2018 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award

The 2018 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award was a close battle between Seibu Lions infielders Hotaka Yamakawa (.281/.396/.590, 47 HR, 115 R, 124 RBI) and Hideto Asamura (.310/.383/.527, 32 HR, 104 R, 127 RBI), with first baseman Yamakawa beating out second baseman Asamura.

Voting Results

Finish	Name	Team	Position	1st Place Votes	2nd Place Votes	3rd Place Votes	Points
1	Hotaka Yamakawa	Seibu Lions	1st Baseman	148	77	20	991
2	Hideto Asamura	Seibu Lions	2nd Baseman	81	107	24	750
3	Shogo Akiyama	Seibu Lions	Outfielder	11	21	73	191
4	Yuki Yanagita	Softbank Hawks	Outfielder	14	21	43	176
5	Yusei Kikuchi	Seibu Lions	Pitcher	2	15	43	98
6	Shinsaburo Tawata	Seibu Lions	Pitcher	0	6	19	37
7	Sosuke Genda	Seibu Lions	Shortstop	1	0	2	7
8	Masataka Yoshida	Orix BlueWave	Outfielder	1	0	0	5
9	Daiki Enokida	Seibu Lions	Pitcher	0	1	1	4
10	Takahiro Norimoto	Rakuten Golden Eagles	Pitcher	0	1	1	4
11	Tomoya Mori	Seibu Lions	Catcher	0	0	3	3
12	Naoki Miyanishi	Nippon Ham Fighters	Pitcher	0	1	0	3
13	Takayuki Kishi	Rakuten Golden Eagles	Pitcher	0	0	3	3
14	Yuito Mori	Softbank Hawks	Pitcher	0	0	1	1

8 voters did not pick any second-place finisher; 25 did not vote for third place