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[edit]
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
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