2020 Central League Most Valuable Player Award

The 2020 Central League Most Valuable Player Award went to Yomiuri Giants pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano, who had gone 14-2 with a 1.97 ERA, leading the CL in victories.

Voting Results

Finish	Name	Team	Position	1st Place Votes	2nd Place Votes	3rd Place Votes	Points
1	Tomoyuki Sugano	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	261	43	4	1,438
2	Kazuma Okamoto	Yomiuri Giants	3rd Baseman	30	195	51	786
3	Yudai Ono	Chunichi Dragons	Pitcher	17	39	101	303
4	Hayato Sakamoto	Yomiuri Giants	Shortstop	4	28	69	173
5	Yoshihiro Maru	Yomiuri Giants	Outfielder	0	3	43	52
6	Keita Sano	Yokohama BayStars	1st Baseman	0	0	6	6
7	Seiya Suzuki	Hiroshima Carp	Outfielder	1	0	0	5
	Masato Morishita	Hiroshima Carp	Pitcher	0	0	5	5
9	Ryosuke Kikuchi	Hiroshima Carp	2nd Baseman	0	1	0	3
	Yusuke Oyama	Hanshin Tigers	3rd Baseman	0	0	3	3
	Munetaka Murakami	Yakult Swallows	1st Baseman	0	0	3	3
	Yuki Nishi	Hanshin Tigers	Pitcher	0	0	3	3
13	Shosei Togo	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	0	0	1	1
	Kota Nakagawa	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	0	0	1	1
	Yuhei Takanashi	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	0	0	1	1
	Nori Aoki	Yakult Swallows	Outfielder	0	0	1	1

4 voters did not pick any second-place finisher; 22 did not vote for third place

Source: NPB website