2017 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award
The 2017 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award easily went to Softbank Hawks closer Dennis Sarfate, who had 180 of 263 first-place votes and more than double the vote point total of runner-up, teammate and former winner Yuki Yanagita. Sarfate had a 1.09 ERA while shattering the Nippon Pro Baseball with 54 saves, 8 more than the old mark.
Voting Results[edit]
Finish | Name | Team | Position | 1st Place Votes | 2nd Place Votes | 3rd Place Votes | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dennis Sarfate | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 180 | 24 | 11 | 983 |
2 | Yuki Yanagita | Softbank Hawks | Outfielder | 35 | 66 | 48 | 421 |
3 | Nao Higashihama | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 12 | 55 | 46 | 271 |
4 | Yusei Kikuchi | Seibu Lions | Pitcher | 22 | 29 | 45 | 242 |
5 | Alfredo Despaigne | Softbank Hawks | Designated Hitter | 4 | 45 | 39 | 194 |
6 | Shogo Akiyama | Seibu Lions | Outfielder | 1 | 9 | 16 | 48 |
7 | Takahiro Norimoto | Rakuten Golden Eagles | Pitcher | 2 | 8 | 11 | 45 |
8 | Sho Iwasaki | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 1 | 4 | 10 | 27 |
9 | Kodai Senga | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
10 | Taisuke Yamaoka | Orix Buffaloes | Pitcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
11 | Yuki Matsui | Rakuten Golden Eagles | Pitcher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Yuta Kuroki | Orix Buffaloes | Pitcher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
13 | Kenta Imamiya | Softbank Hawks | Shortstop | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hideto Asamura | Seibu Lions | 2nd Baseman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Sosuke Genda | Seibu Lions | Shortstop | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Hotaka Yamakawa | Seibu Lions | Infielder | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Carlos Peguero | Rakuten Golden Eagles | Outfielder | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Taisuke Kondo | Orix Buffaloes | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Haruki Nishikawa | Nippon Ham Fighters | Outfielder | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
12 voters did not pick any second-place finisher; 22 did not vote for third place
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