2013 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award
The 2013 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award went to Masahiro Tanaka of the Rakuten Golden Eagles in a unanimous vote, as Tanaka had gone 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA; no one else had ever led one of Japan's top leagues in wins without losing a game.
Voting Results[edit]
Finish | Name | Team | Position | 1st Place Votes | 2nd Place Votes | 3rd Place Votes | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Masahiro Tanaka | Rakuten Golden Eagles | Pitcher | 233 | 0 | 0 | 1,165 |
2 | Yuya Hasegawa | Softbank Hawks | Outfielder | 0 | 26 | 28 | 106 |
3 | Casey McGehee | Rakuten Golden Eagles | 3rd Baseman | 0 | 27 | 19 | 100 |
4 | Takahiro Norimoto | Rakuten Golden Eagles | Pitcher | 0 | 25 | 10 | 85 |
5 | Hideto Asamura | Seibu Lions | 1st Baseman | 0 | 17 | 29 | 80 |
6 | Motohiro Shima | Rakuten Golden Eagles | Catcher | 0 | 15 | 6 | 51 |
7 | Andruw Jones | Rakuten Golden Eagles | Designated Hitter | 0 | 14 | 6 | 48 |
8 | Chihiro Kaneko | Orix Buffaloes | Pitcher | 0 | 9 | 16 | 43 |
9 | Ginji Akaminai | Rakuten Golden Eagles | 1st Baseman | 0 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
10 | Kazuya Fujita | Rakuten Golden Eagles | 2nd Baseman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Toshiaki Imae | Chiba Lotte Marines | 3rd Baseman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
12 | Tadahito Iguchi | Chiba Lotte Marines | 1st Baseman | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Shohei Otani | Nippon Ham Fighters | OF-P | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
14 | Naoya Masuda | Chiba Lotte Marines | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tadashi Settsu | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Dai-Kang Yoh | Nippon Ham Fighters | Outfielder | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
88 voters did not pick any second-place finisher; 100 did not vote for third place
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