Nippon Professional Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award

The Nippon Professional Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award is given to one player in each league of Central League and Pacific League.

NPB Comeback Player of the Year Award

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Year Player Team League Player Team League
1974 Kōzō Ishioka Yakult Swallows Central - - -
1975 Sōhachi Aniya Hanshin Tigers Central - - -
1976 Kazuhide Funada Yakult Swallows Central - - -
1977 Keishi Asano Yomiuri Giants Central - - -
1978 Osamu Nomura Taiyo Whales Central - - -
1979 Toshiyuki Mimura Hiroshima Toyo Carp Central - - -
1980 Kenichi Yazawa Chunichi Dragons Central Hiromitsu Kadota Nankai Hawks Pacific
1981 Taira Fujita Hanshin Tigers Central - - -
1984 Takamasa Suzuki Chunichi Dragons Central - - -
1985 - - - Choji Murata Lotte Orions Pacific
1986 Tsunemi Tsuda Hiroshima Toyo Carp Central - - -
1987 Tōru Sugiura Yakult Swallows Central - - -
Hisao Niura Taiyo Whales Central - - -
1988 Shuzo Arita Yomiuri Giants Central - - -
1989 Takashi Nishimoto Chunichi Dragons Central - - -
Takayoshi Nakao Yomiuri Giants Central - - -
1990 Sadaaki Yoshimura Yomiuri Giants Central - - -
Kazuhiko Endo Taiyo Whales Central - - -
1991 - - - Kazuyoshi Ono Kintetsu Buffaloes Pacific
- - - Kazuyuki Shirai Nippon-Ham Fighters Pacific
1992 Akimitsu Ito Yakult Swallows Central - - -
1993 Kenjiro Kawasaki Yakult Swallows Central - - -
1994 Toshikatsu Hikono Chunichi Dragons Central - - -
1996 Shinichi Kato Hiroshima Carp Central - - -
1997 Tomohito Ito Yakult Swallows Central - - -
1998 Takashi Saito Yokohama BayStars Central Tatsuji Nishimura Fukuoka Daiei Hawks Pacific
1999 Shōji Tōyama Hanshin Tigers Central - - -
2000 Hitoshi Taneda Chunichi Dragons Central - - -
2001 Toshihide Narimoto Hanshin Tigers Central Koki Morita Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Pacific
2002 Tomonori Maeda Hiroshima Toyo Carp Central - - -
2003 Masafumi Hirai Chunichi Dragons Central - - -
Ken Suzuki Yakult Swallows Central - - -
2004 Hiroki Kokubo Yomiuri Giants Central - - -
2008 Keiichi Hirano Hanshin Tigers Central - - -
2012 Kan Otake Hiroshima Toyo Carp Central - - -
2015 Shohei Tateyama Tokyo Yakult Swallows Central - - -
2017 Hitoki Iwase Chunichi Dragons Central - - -
2018 Daisuke Matsuzaka Chunichi Dragons Central - - -

See also

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