2020 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award
The 2020 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award went to Softbank Hawks outfielder Yuki Yanagita, who had hit .342/.449/.623 with 29 homers; he led the PL in OPS and runs (90) in winning his second MVP. 27 players received votes.
Voting Results[edit]
Finish | Name | Team | Position | 1st Place Votes | 2nd Place Votes | 3rd Place Votes | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yuki Yanagita | Softbank Hawks | Outfielder | 194 | 54 | 15 | 1,147 |
2 | Kodai Senga | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 50 | 84 | 40 | 542 |
3 | Liván Moinelo | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 20 | 51 | 35 | 293 |
4 | Yuito Mori | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 1 | 23 | 34 | 108 |
5 | Hideto Asamura | Rakuten Golden Eagles | 2nd Baseman | 2 | 20 | 17 | 87 |
6 | Ukyo Shuto | Softbank Hawks | 2nd Baseman | 3 | 5 | 18 | 48 |
7 | Masataka Yoshida | Orix Buffaloes | Outfielder | 1 | 7 | 15 | 41 |
8 | Hideaki Wakui | Rakuten Golden Eagles | Pitcher | 1 | 6 | 9 | 32 |
9 | Akira Nakamura | Softbank Hawks | 1st Baseman | 0 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
10 | Shuta Ishikawa | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 |
11 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | Rakuten Golden Eagles | Pitcher | 2 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
12 | Nao Higashihama | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 |
13 | Sho Nakata | Nippon Ham Fighters | 1st Baseman | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
14 | Ryoya Kurihara | Softbank Hawks | Outfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
15 | Naoya Masuda | Chiba Lotte Marines | Pitcher | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
16 | Nobuhiro Matsuda | Softbank Hawks | 3rd Baseman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Tatsushi Masuda | Seibu Lions | Pitcher | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
18 | Takuya Kai | Softbank Hawks | Catcher | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Kensuke Kondo | Nippon Ham Fighters | Outfielder | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
20 | Tsuyoshi Wada | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rei Takahashi | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Ayumu Ishikawa | Chiba Lotte Marines | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Manabu Mima | Chiba Lotte Marines | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Seiya Inoue | Chiba Lotte Marines | 1st Baseman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Leonys Martín | Chiba Lotte Marines | Outfielder | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Sosuke Genda | Seibu Lions | Shortstop | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Naoki Miyanishi | Nippon Ham Fighters | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
8 voters did not pick anyone for 2nd place and 38 did not pick anyone for 3rd place
Source: NPB website
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