2021 Central League Most Valuable Player Award

The 2021 Central League Most Valuable Player Award went to Yakult Swallows third baseman Munetaka Murakami, who had hit .278/.408/.566 with 106 walks, 39 homers and 112 RBI, leading the CL in homers and walks.

Voting Results

Finish	Name	Team	Position	1st Place Votes	2nd Place Votes	3rd Place Votes	Points
1	Munetaka Murakami	Yakult Swallows	3rd Baseman	287	10	7	1,472
2	Tetsuto Yamada	Yakult Swallows	2nd Baseman	1	98	49	348
3	Noboru Shimizu	Yakult Swallows	Pitcher	7	57	49	255
4	Kazuma Okamoto	Yomiuri Giants	3rd Baseman	1	34	28	135
5	Seiya Suzuki	Hiroshima Carp	Outfielder	5	21	32	120
6	Robert Suárez	Hanshin Tigers	Pitcher	0	26	27	105
7	Yuhei Nakamura	Yakult Swallows	Catcher	1	16	24	77
8	Nori Aoki	Yakult Swallows	Outfielder	2	8	6	40
9	Yasutaka Shiomi	Yakult Swallows	Outfielder	1	3	7	21
10	Ryoji Kuribayashi	Hiroshima Carp	Pitcher	1	2	8	19
11	Scott McGough	Yakult Swallows	Pitcher	0	4	6	18
12	Koji Chikamoto	Hanshin Tigers	Outfielder	0	2	9	15
13	Koyo Aoyagi	Hanshin Tigers	Pitcher	0	1	11	14
14	Yasunobu Okugawa	Yakult Swallows	Pitcher	0	3	3	12
15	Yuya Yanagi	Chunichi Dragons	Pitcher	0	2	5	11
16	Ryuta Konno	Yakult Swallows	Pitcher	0	0	2	2

19 voters did not pick any second-place finisher; 33 did not vote for third place

Source: NPB website