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