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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.
NPB Comeback Player of the Year Award
| 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 | - | - | - |