2016 Central League Most Valuable Player Award

The 2016 Central League Most Valuable Player Award was much closer than the 2016 Pacific League MVP vote. While only two players got first-place votes in the PL MVP race, seven players from the champion Hiroshima Carp all got first-place votes over in the CL and no one got even half the first-place votes, with veteran slugger Takahiro Arai taking the award.

Voting Results

Finish	Name	Team	Position	1st Place Votes	2nd Place Votes	3rd Place Votes	Points
1	Takahiro Arai	Hiroshima Carp	1st Baseman	120	51	28	781
2	Ryosuke Kikuchi	Hiroshima Carp	2nd Baseman	54	46	21	429
3	Seiya Suzuki	Hiroshima Carp	Outfielder	35	50	40	365
4	Yusuke Nomura	Hiroshima Carp	Pitcher	19	43	40	264
5	Yoshitomo Tsutsugo	Yokohama BayStars	Outfielder	19	20	45	200
6	Kris Johnson	Hiroshima Carp	Pitcher	5	23	25	119
7	Tetsuto Yamada	Yakult Swallows	2nd Baseman	9	14	27	114
8	Hiroki Kuroda	Hiroshima Carp	Pitcher	6	10	12	72
9	Hayato Sakamoto	Yomiuri Giants	Shortstop	1	5	11	31
10	Shota Nakazaki	Hiroshima Carp	Pitcher	1	0	4	9
11	Yoshihiro Maru	Hiroshima Carp	Outfielder	0	1	2	5
12	Yoshiyuki Ishihara	Hiroshima Carp	Catcher	0	1	0	3
13	Tomoyuki Sugano	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	0	0	1	1

5 voters did not pick any second-place finisher; 13 did not vote for third place