2005 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award

The 2005 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award went to Softbank Hawks ace Toshiya Sugiuchi, who was 18-4 with a 2.11 ERA, leading the league in both wins and ERA. It was a close vote, as he edged out teammate and 2004 MVP Nobuhiko Matsunaka, the home run, RBI and walk leader; Matsunaka had one more first-place vote but fewer vote points. The third-place finisher, Shunsuke Watanabe, was only two first-place votes behind Sugiuchi.

Voting Results

Finish	Name	Team	Position	1st Place Votes	2nd Place Votes	3rd Place Votes	Points
1	Toshiya Sugiuchi	Softbank Hawks	Pitcher	55	55	26	466
2	Nobuhiko Matsunaka	Softbank Hawks	Designated Hitter	56	39	48	445
3	Shunsuke Watanabe	Chiba Lotte Marines	Pitcher	53	29	27	379
4	Kazumi Saitoh	Softbank Hawks	Pitcher	4	12	21	77
5	Julio Zuleta	Softbank Hawks	1st Baseman	1	12	15	56
6	Masahide Kobayashi	Chiba Lotte Marines	Pitcher	1	6	0	23
7	Kenji Johjima	Softbank Hawks	Catcher	0	3	4	13
8	Fumiya Nishiguchi	Seibu Lions	Pitcher	0	1	6	9
9	Toshiaki Imae	Chiba Lotte Marines	3rd Baseman	0	2	1	7
10	Kazuya Fukuura	Chiba Lotte Marines	1st Baseman	0	2	0	6
	Tsuyoshi Nishioka	Chiba Lotte Marines	Shortstop	0	1	3	6
12	Hiroyuki Kobayashi	Chiba Lotte Marines	Pitcher	0	1	1	4
	Kazuhiro Wada	Seibu Lions	Outfielder	0	1	1	4
14	Yasutomo Kubo	Chiba Lotte Marines	Pitcher	0	1	0	3
	Daisuke Matsuzaka	Seibu Lions	Pitcher	0	0	3	3
16	Tomoya Satozaki	Chiba Lotte Marines	Catcher	0	0	1	1
	Koichi Hori	Chiba Lotte Marines	2bd Baseman	0	0	1	1
	Matt Franco	Chiba Lotte Marines	Outfielder	0	0	1	1
	Tsuyoshi Kikuchihara	Orix Buffaloes	Pitcher	0	0	1	1

Source: NPB website