Nippon Series Most Valuable Player

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

Award Winners

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