Nippon Series Most Valuable Player

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Since the Japan Series was first played in 1950, there has been a MVP picked.

Award Winners[edit]

Year MVP Team
1950 Kaoru Betto Mainichi Orions
1951 Yuko Minamimura Yomiuri Giants
1952 Takehiko Bessho Yomiuri Giants
1953 Tetsuharu Kawakami Yomiuri Giants
1954 Shigeru Sugishita Chunichi Dragons
1955 Takehiko Bessho Yomiuri Giants
1956 Yasumitsu Toyoda Nishitetsu Lions
1957 Hiroshi Oshita Nishitetsu Lions
1958 Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions
1959 Tadashi Sugiura Nankai Hawks
1960 Akihito Kondo Taiyo Whales
1961 Andy Miyamoto Yomiuri Giants
1962 Masayuki Dobashi
Masayuki Tanemo
Toei Flyers
1963 Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants
1964 Joe Stanka Nankai Hawks
1965 Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants
1966 Isao Shibata Yomiuri Giants
1967 Masaaki Mori Yomiuri Giants
1968 Shigeru Takada Yomiuri Giants
1969 Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants
1970 Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants
1971 Toshimitsu Suetsugu Yomiuri Giants
1972 Tsuneo Horiuchi Yomiuri Giants
1973 Tsuneo Horiuchi Yomiuri Giants
1974 Sumio Hirota Lotte Orions
1975 Takashi Yamaguchi Hankyu Braves
1976 Yutaka Fukumoto Hankyu Braves
1977 Hisashi Yamada Hankyu Braves
1978 Katsuo Osugi Tokyo Yakult Swallows
1979 Yoshihiko Takahashi Hiroshima Toyo Carp
1980 Jim Lyttle Hiroshima Toyo Carp
1981 Takashi Nishimoto Yomiuri Giants
1982 Osamu Higashio Seibu Lions
1983 Takuji Ota Seibu Lions
1984 Kiyoyuki Nagashima Hiroshima Toyo Carp
1985 Randy Bass Hanshin Tigers
1986 Kimiyasu Kudo Seibu Lions
1987 Kimiyasu Kudo Seibu Lions
1988 Hiromichi Ishige Seibu Lions
1989 Norihiro Komada Yomiuri Giants
1990 Orestes Destrade Seibu Lions
1991 Koji Akiyama Seibu Lions
1992 Takehiro Ishii Seibu Lions
1993 Kenjiro Kawasaki Tokyo Yakult Swallows
1994 Hiromi Makihara Yomiuri Giants
1995 Tom O'Malley Tokyo Yakult Swallows
1996 Troy Neel Orix BlueWave
1997 Atsuya Furuta Tokyo Yakult Swallows
1998 Takanori Suzuki Yokohama BayStars
1999 Koji Akiyama Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
2000 Hideki Matsui Yomiuri Giants
2001 Atsuya Furuta Tokyo Yakult Swallows
2002 Tomohiro Nioka Yomiuri Giants
2003 Toshiya Sugiuchi Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
2004 Takashi Ishii Seibu Lions
2005 Toshiaki Imae Chiba Lotte Marines
2006 Toshiaki Imae Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
2007 Norihiro Nakamura Chunichi Dragons
2008 Takayuki Kishi Seibu Lions
2009 Shinnosuke Abe Yomiuri Giants
2010 Toshiaki Imae Chiba Lotte Marines
2011 Hiroki Kokubo Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2012 Tetsuya Utsumi Yomiuri Giants
2013 Manabu Mima Rakuten Eagles
2014 Seiichi Uchikawa Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2015 Dae-ho Lee Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2016 Brandon Laird Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
2017 Dennis Sarfate Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2018 Takuya Kai Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2019 Yurisbel Gracial Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2020 Ryoya Kurihara Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2021 Yuhei Nakamura Tokyo Yakult Swallows
2022 Yutaro Sugimoto Orix Buffaloes