The Nippon Professional Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award is given to one player in each league of Central League and Pacific League.
| Shield--> | Year | Player | Team | League | Player | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kōzō Ishioka | Yakult Swallows | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Sōhachi Aniya | Hanshin Tigers | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Kazuhide Funada | Yakult Swallows | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Keishi Asano | Yomiuri Giants | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Osamu Nomura | Taiyo Whales | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Toshiyuki Mimura | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Kenichi Yazawa | Chunichi Dragons | Central | Hiromitsu Kadota | Nankai Hawks | Pacific | ||
| Taira Fujita | Hanshin Tigers | Central | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Takamasa Suzuki | Chunichi Dragons | Central | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | Choji Murata | Lotte Orions | Pacific | ||
| Tsunemi Tsuda | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Tōru Sugiura | Yakult Swallows | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Hisao Niura | Taiyo Whales | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Shuzo Arita | Yomiuri Giants | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Takashi Nishimoto | Chunichi Dragons | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Takayoshi Nakao | Yomiuri Giants | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Sadaaki Yoshimura | Yomiuri Giants | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Kazuhiko Endo | Taiyo Whales | Central | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | Kazuyoshi Ono | Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pacific | ||
| - | - | - | Kazuyuki Shirai | Nippon-Ham Fighters | Pacific | ||
| Akimitsu Ito | Yakult Swallows | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Kenjiro Kawasaki | Yakult Swallows | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Toshikatsu Hikono | Chunichi Dragons | Central | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Shinichi Kato | Hiroshima Carp | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Tomohito Ito | Yakult Swallows | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Takashi Saito | Yokohama BayStars | Central | Tatsuji Nishimura | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | Pacific | ||
| Shōji Tōyama | Hanshin Tigers | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Hitoshi Taneda | Chunichi Dragons | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Toshihide Narimoto | Hanshin Tigers | Central | Koki Morita | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pacific | ||
| Tomonori Maeda | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Masafumi Hirai | Chunichi Dragons | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Ken Suzuki | Yakult Swallows | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Hiroki Kokubo | Yomiuri Giants | Central | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Keiichi Hirano | Hanshin Tigers | Central | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Kan Otake | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Central | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
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| Shohei Tateyama | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | Central | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Hitoki Iwase | Chunichi Dragons | Central | - | - | - | ||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | Chunichi Dragons | Central | - | - | - | ||