In addition, it is also possible that a players ends up with the most votes at more than one position in the same season. In , then-Nankai Hawks infielder Yasuhiro Kunisada ended up with the most votes at both second base and third base in the Pacific League. He only received the award at second base, and the award for best third baseman went to Tony Roig of the Nishitetsu Lions. In , Shohei Otani of Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters received the awards at pitcher and DH.