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Japanese Best Nine Award Counts through the 2001 Season
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Yearly Best 9 Winners from 1940 to 2003 -
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Quick facts: The Best Nine award was won more often by players on the Giants than any other team. The Hawks have had the most catcher seasons and the Lions have had the most winning Shortstop seasons.
| Award | Team | LG | Pitcher | Catcher | First Base | Second Base | Third Base | Shortstop | Outfield | DH |
| Best Nine | Giants | C | 25 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 41 | |
| Best Nine | Carp | C | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 25 | |
| Best Nine | Tigers | C | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |
| Best Nine | Dragons | C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 30 | |
| Best Nine | Swallows | C | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 25 | |
| Best Nine | BayStars | C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 18 | |
| Best Nine | Hawks | P | 8 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 3 |
| Best Nine | Blue Wave | P | 8 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 6 |
| Best Nine | Lions | P | 19 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 5 |
| Best Nine | Marines | P | 9 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 2 |
| Best Nine | Buffaloes | P | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 5 |
| Best Nine | Fighters | P | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 3 |
| Best Nine | Robins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Best Nine | Tsubasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Best Nine | Unions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Best Nine | Lion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Best Nine | Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
