Year |
Central League |
Pacific League
|
Player |
Team |
ERA |
Player |
Team |
ERA
|
1950 |
Nobuo Oshima |
Shochiku Robins |
2.03 |
Atsushi Aramaki |
Mainichi Orions |
2.06
|
1951 |
Kiyoshi Matsuda |
Yomiuri Giants |
2.01 |
Susumu Yuki |
Nankai Hawks |
2.08
|
1952 |
Tabayoshi Kajioka |
Osaka Tigers |
1.71 |
Susumu Yuki |
Nankai Hawks |
1.91
|
1953 |
Takumi Otomo |
Yomiuri Giants |
1.85 |
Tokuji Kawasaki |
Nishitetsu Lions |
1.98
|
1954 |
Shigeru Sugishita |
Chunichi Dragons |
1.39 |
Motoji Takuwa |
Nankai Hawks |
1.58
|
1955 |
Takehiko Bessho |
Yomiuri Giants |
1.33 |
Takashi Nakagawa |
Mainichi Orions |
2.08
|
1956 |
Shozo Watanabe |
Osaka Tigers |
1.45 |
Kazuhisa Inao |
Nishitetsu Lions |
1.06
|
1957 |
Masaichi Kaneda |
Kokutetsu Swallows |
1.63 |
Kazuhisa Inao |
Nishitetsu Lions |
1.37
|
1958 |
Masaichi Kaneda |
Kokutetsu Swallows |
1.30 |
Kazuhisa Inao |
Nishitetsu Lions |
1.42
|
1959 |
Minoru Murayama |
Osaka Tigers |
1.19 |
Tadashi Sugiura |
Nankai Hawks |
1.40
|
1960 |
Noboru Akiyama |
Taiyo Whales |
1.75 |
Shoichi Ono |
Daimai Orions |
1.98
|
1961 |
Hiroshi Gondo |
Chunichi Dragons |
1.70 |
Kazuhisa Inao |
Nishitetsu Lions |
1.69
|
1962 |
Minoru Murayama |
Hanshin Tigers |
1.20 |
Osamu Kubota |
Toei Flyers |
2.12
|
1963 |
Minoru Kakimoto |
Chunichi Dragons |
1.70 |
Hiroyuki Kubo |
Kintetsu Buffaloes |
2.36
|
1964 |
Gene Bacque |
Hanshin Tigers |
1.89 |
Yoshiro Tsumajima |
Tokyo Orions |
2.15
|
1965 |
Masaichi Kaneda |
Yomiuri Giants |
1.84 |
Kiyohiro Miura |
Nankai Hawks |
1.57
|
1966 |
Tsuneo Horiuchi |
Yomiuri Giants |
1.39 |
Kazuhisa Inao |
Nishitetsu Lions |
1.79
|
1967 |
Masatoshi Gondo |
Hanshin Tigers |
1.40 |
Mitsuhiro Adachi |
Hankyu Braves |
1.75
|
1968 |
Yoshiro Sotokoba |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
1.94 |
Mutsuo Minagawa |
Nankai Hawks |
1.61
|
1969 |
Yutaka Enatsu |
Hanshin Tigers |
1.81 |
Masaaki Kitaru |
Lotte Orions |
1.72
|
1970 |
Minoru Murayama |
Hanshin Tigers |
0.98 |
Michio Sato |
Nankai Hawks |
2.05
|
1971 |
Kazuhiro Fujimoto |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
1.71 |
Hisashi Yamada |
Hankyu Braves |
2.37
|
1972 |
Takeshi Yasuda |
Yakult Atoms |
2.08 |
Toshihiko Sei |
Kintetsu Buffaloes |
2.36
|
1973 |
Takeshi Yasuda |
Yakult Atoms |
2.02 |
Tetsuya Yoneda |
Hankyu Braves |
2.47
|
1974 |
Shitoshi Sekimoto |
Yomiuri Giants |
2.28 |
Michio Sato |
Nankai Hawks |
1.91
|
1975 |
Sohachi Aniya |
Hanshin Tigers |
1.91 |
Choji Murata |
Lotte Orions |
2.20
|
1976 |
Takamasa Suzuki |
Chunichi Dragons |
2.98 |
Choji Murata |
Lotte Orions |
1.82
|
1977 |
Hisao Niura |
Yomiuri Giants |
2.32 |
Hisashi Yamada |
Hankyu Braves |
2.28
|
1978 |
Hisao Niura |
Yomiuri Giants |
2.81 |
Keishi Suzuki |
Kintetsu Buffaloes |
2.02
|
1979 |
Masaji Hiramatsu |
Taiyo Whales |
2.39 |
Tetsuji Yamaguchi |
Kintetsu Buffaloes |
2.49
|
1980 |
Hiromu Matsuoka |
Yakult Swallows |
2.35 |
Isamu Kida |
Nippon Ham Fighters |
2.28
|
1981 |
Suguru Egawa |
Yomiuri Giants |
2.29 |
Noriaki Okabe |
Nippon Ham Fighters |
2.70
|
1982 |
Akio Saito |
Taiyo Whales |
2.07 |
Satoshi Takahashi |
Nippon Ham Fighters |
1.84
|
1983 |
Osamu Fukuma |
Hanshin Tigers |
2.62 |
Osamu Higashio |
Seibu Lions |
2.92
|
1984 |
Seiji Kobayashi |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
2.20 |
Yutaro Imai |
Hankyu Braves |
2.93
|
1985 |
Tatsuo Komatsu |
Chunichi Dragons |
2.65 |
Kimiyasu Kudo |
Seibu Lions |
2.76
|
1986 |
Manabu Kitabeppu |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
2.43 |
Yoshinori Sato |
Hankyu Braves |
2.83
|
1987 |
Masumi Kuwata |
Yomiuri Giants |
2.17 |
Kimiyasu Kudoh |
Seibu Lions |
2.41
|
1988 |
Yutaka Ohno |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
1.70 |
Hirofumi Kono |
Nippon Ham Fighters |
2.38
|
1989 |
Masaki Saito |
Yomiuri Giants |
1.62 |
Choji Murata |
Lotte Orions |
2.50
|
1990 |
Masaki Saito |
Yomiuri Giants |
2.17 |
Hideo Nomo |
Kintetsu Buffaloes |
2.91
|
1991 |
Shinji Sasaoka |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
2.44 |
Tomio Watanabe |
Seibu Lions |
2.35
|
1992 |
Koki Morita |
Taiyo Whales |
2.05 |
Motoyuki Akahori |
Kintetsu Buffaloes |
1.80
|
1993 |
Masahiro Yamamoto |
Chunichi Dragons |
2.05 |
Kimiyasu Kudo |
Seibu Lions |
2.06
|
1994 |
Genji Kaku |
Chunichi Dragons |
2.45 |
Hiroshi Shintani |
Seibu Lions |
2.91
|
1995 |
Terry Bross |
Yakult Swallows |
2.33 |
Hideki Irabu |
Chiba Lotte Marines |
2.53
|
1996 |
Masaki Saito |
Yomiuri Giants |
2.36 |
Hideki Irabu |
Chiba Lotte Marines |
2.40
|
1997 |
Yutaka Ohno |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
2.85 |
Satoru Komiyama |
Chiba Lotte Marines |
2.49
|
1998 |
Shigeki Noguchi |
Chunichi Dragons |
2.34 |
Satoru Kanemura |
Nippon Ham Fighters |
2.73
|
1999 |
Koji Uehara |
Yomiuri Giants |
2.09 |
Kimiyasu Kudo |
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks |
2.38
|
2000 |
Kazuhisa Ishii |
Yakult Swallows |
2.61 |
Nobuyuki Ebisu |
Orix BlueWave |
3.27
|
2001 |
Shigeki Noguchi |
Chunichi Dragons |
2.46 |
Nate Minchey |
Chiba Lotte Marines |
3.26
|
2002 |
Masumi Kuwata |
Yomiuri Giants |
2.22 |
Masahiko Kaneda |
Orix BlueWave |
2.50
|
2003 |
Kei Igawa |
Hanshin Tigers |
2.80 |
Kazumi Saito |
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks |
2.83
|
Daisuke Matsuzaka |
Seibu Lions
|
2004 |
Koji Uehara |
Yomiuri Giants |
2.60 |
Daisuke Matsuzaka |
Seibu Lions |
2.90
|
2005 |
Daisuke Miura |
Yokohama BayStars |
2.52 |
Toshiya Sugiuchi |
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
2.11
|
2006 |
Hiroki Kuroda |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
1.85 |
Kazumi Saito |
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
1.75
|
2007 |
Hisanori Takahashi |
Yomiuri Giants |
2.75 |
Yoshihisa Naruse |
Chiba Lotte Marines |
1.82
|
2008 |
Masanori Ishikawa |
Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
2.68 |
Hisashi Iwakuma |
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
1.87
|
2009 |
Chen Wei-Yin |
Chunichi Dragons |
1.54 |
Yu Darvish |
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
1.73
|
2010 |
Kenta Maeda |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
2.21 |
Yu Darvish |
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
1.78
|
2011 |
Kazuki Yoshimi |
Chunichi Dragons |
1.65 |
Masahiro Tanaka |
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
1.27
|
2012 |
Kenta Maeda |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
1.53 |
Mitsuo Yoshikawa |
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
1.71
|
2013 |
Kenta Maeda |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
2.10 |
Masahiro Tanaka |
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
1.27
|
2014 |
Tomoyuki Sugano |
Yomiuri Giants |
2.33 |
Chihiro Kaneko |
Orix Buffaloes |
1.98
|
2015 |
Kris Johnson |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
1.85 |
Shohei Otani |
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
2.24
|
2016 |
Tomoyuki Sugano |
Yomiuri Giants |
2.01 |
Ayumu Ishikawa |
Chiba Lotte Marines |
2.16
|
2017 |
Tomoyuki Sugano |
Yomiuri Giants |
1.59 |
Yusei Kikuchi |
Saitama Seibu Lions |
1.97
|
2018 |
Tomoyuki Sugano |
Yomiuri Giants |
2.14 |
Takayuki Kishi |
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
2.72
|
2019 |
Yūdai Ōno |
Chunichi Dragons |
2.58 |
Yoshinobu Yamamoto |
Orix Buffaloes |
1.95
|