2017 Central League Most Valuable Player Award

The 2017 Central League Most Valuable Player Award went to Hiroshima Carp outfielder Yoshihiro Maru, who led the CL in hits and runs. He had 196 of 286 first-plate votes.

Voting Results

Finish	Name	Team	Position	1st Place Votes	2nd Place Votes	3rd Place Votes	Points
1	Yoshihiro Maru	Hiroshima Carp	Outfielder	196	46	16	1,134
2	Kazuki Yabuta	Hiroshima Carp	Pitcher	19	75	61	381
3	Tomoyuki Sugano	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	40	39	51	368
4	Seiya Suzuki	Hiroshima Carp	Outfielder	14	58	37	281
5	Kosuke Tanaka	Hiroshima Carp	Shortstop	8	25	43	158
6	Toshiro Miyazaki	Yokohama BayStars	3rd Baseman	3	10	13	58
7	José López	Yokohama BayStars	1st Baseman	1	10	15	50
8	Ryosuke Kikuchi	Hiroshima Carp	2nd Baseman	3	7	7	43
9	Tomohiro Abe	Hiroshima Carp	3rd Baseman	1	3	1	15
10	Yusuke Nomura	Hiroshima Carp	Pitcher	1	1	1	9
11	Takashi Toritani	Hanshin Tigers	3rd Baseman	0	1	3	6
12	Yoshitomo Tsutsugo	Yokohama BayStars	Outfielder	0	1	2	5
13	Takeru Imamura	Hiroshima Carp	Pitcher	0	1	1	4
	Ryuhei Matsuyama	Hiroshima Carp	3rd Baseman	0	1	1	4
15	Daichi Osera	Hiroshima Carp	Pitcher	0	0	1	1
	Yoshio Itoi	Hanshin Tigers	Outfielder	0	0	1	1
	Alex Guerrero	Chunichi Dragons	Outfielder	0	0	1	1

8 voters did not pick any second-place finisher; 31 did not vote for third place