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NPB SALARIES · 2026

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters salaries in 2026

The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters pay their 82 players ¥4,496,000,000 in 2026, the 4th biggest payroll of the 12 teams in NPB and 0% less than the average team. Kohei Arihara is the highest paid on ¥500,000,000, jointly the 6th highest salary in the league, and 4 of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters are among the 25 best paid.

PAYROLL¥4.50bn
LEAGUE RANK4th of 12
PLAYERS82
AVERAGE¥54.8m
HIGHEST¥500m

Every Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters salary

All 82 players in 2026, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Kohei Arihara Pitcher ¥500,000,000£2,520,000£2.5m 6
2 Franmil Reyes Outfielder ¥450,000,000£2,268,000£2.3m 13
3 Hiromi Ito Pitcher ¥340,000,000£1,713,600£1.7m 22
4 Takayuki Kato Pitcher ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m 24
5 Ariel Martinez Catcher ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m 39
5 Sachiya Yamasaki Pitcher ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m 39
7 Chusei Mannami Outfielder ¥195,000,000£982,800£983k 69
8 Kotaro Kiyomiya Infielder ¥130,000,000£655,200£655k 122
9 Rodolfo Castro Infielder ¥120,000,000£604,800£605k 135
9 Sauryn Lao Pitcher ¥120,000,000£604,800£605k 135
11 Yuya Gunji Catcher ¥110,000,000£554,400£554k 148
12 Seigi Tanaka Pitcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
13 Koki Kitayama Pitcher ¥95,000,000£478,800£479k 170
14 Ryusei Kawano Pitcher ¥86,000,000£433,440£433k 179
15 Ruei-Yang Gu Lin Pitcher ¥75,000,000£378,000£378k 193
16 Taisho Tamai Pitcher ¥66,000,000£332,640£333k 213
17 Naoki Miyanishi Pitcher ¥65,000,000£327,600£328k 215
18 Yuki Nomura Infielder ¥58,000,000£292,320£292k 233
19 Yukiya Saito Pitcher ¥55,000,000£277,200£277k 241
20 Takahide Ikeda Pitcher ¥52,000,000£262,080£262k 249
21 Shun Mizutani Outfielder ¥50,000,000£252,000£252k 253
21 Tatsuki Mizuno Infielder ¥50,000,000£252,000£252k 253
21 Yua Tamiya Catcher ¥50,000,000£252,000£252k 253
24 Kenta Uehara Pitcher ¥49,000,000£246,960£247k 263
25 Shoma Kanemura Pitcher ¥48,000,000£241,920£242k 264
26 Koji Fukutani Pitcher ¥45,000,000£226,800£227k 273
27 Kota Tatsu Pitcher ¥42,000,000£211,680£212k 284
28 Hiroya Shimamoto Pitcher ¥40,000,000£201,600£202k 290
28 Ryota Isobata Outfielder ¥40,000,000£201,600£202k 290
30 Daigo Kamikawabata Infielder ¥39,000,000£196,560£197k 306
31 Taisei Yanagawa Pitcher ¥34,000,000£171,360£171k 327
32 Takumi Yamamoto Pitcher ¥32,000,000£161,280£161k 338
33 Tsubasa Nabatame Pitcher ¥29,500,000£148,680£149k 363
34 Ren Fukushima Pitcher ¥29,000,000£146,160£146k 364
35 Daiki Asama Outfielder ¥28,000,000£141,120£141k 366
35 Mizuki Hori Pitcher ¥28,000,000£141,120£141k 366
37 Kota Yazawa Pitcher ¥26,000,000£131,040£131k 385
38 Taiki Narama Infielder ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k 391
38 Takuya Nakashima Infielder ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k 391
40 Haruki Nishikawa Outfielder ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
40 Taiki Kikuchi Pitcher ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
40 Yushi Shimizu Catcher ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
43 Haruki Hosono Pitcher ¥17,000,000£85,680£86k 463
44 Lyle Chia-Cheng Lin Catcher ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
44 Shu Yamagata Infielder ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
44 Yuma Imagawa Outfielder ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
47 Haruka Nemoto Pitcher ¥13,000,000£65,520£66k 522
47 Jay Okawa Pitcher ¥13,000,000£65,520£66k 522
49 Kengo Yoshida Catcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
49 Yuya Shinto Catcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
51 Ryohei Hosokawa Infielder ¥11,500,000£57,960£58k 568
52 Kane Edokpolo Outfielder ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k 573
53 Ruan Otsuka Infielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
53 Tamon Asari Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
55 Kazuki Miyazaki Outfielder ¥9,900,000£49,896£50k 635
55 Reo Shibata Pitcher ¥9,900,000£49,896£50k 635
57 Yuki Umebayashi Catcher ¥8,300,000£41,832£42k 677
58 Suguru Fukuda Pitcher ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k 678
59 Kotaro Yamashiro Pitcher ¥7,700,000£38,808£39k 695
59 Kyosuke Kuroyanagi Pitcher ¥7,700,000£38,808£39k 695
59 Ryusei Fujita Pitcher ¥7,700,000£38,808£39k 695
62 Naoki Arizono Infielder ¥7,300,000£36,792£37k 705
63 Kotaro Seimiya Pitcher ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
64 Koki Matsuoka Pitcher ¥6,600,000£33,264£33k 744
65 Yi-Lei Sun Pitcher ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
66 Uta Sakaguchi Infielder ¥5,500,000£27,720£28k 801
67 Daiki Shimizu Pitcher ¥5,300,000£26,712£27k 824
67 Hinode Hoshino Outfielder ¥5,300,000£26,712£27k 824
67 Kaito Fujimori Catcher ¥5,300,000£26,712£27k 824
67 Kanato Anzai Pitcher ¥5,300,000£26,712£27k 824
67 Minato Handa Infielder ¥5,300,000£26,712£27k 824
67 Ryosuke Myose Infielder ¥5,300,000£26,712£27k 824
73 Ryodai Matsumoto Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
74 Ataru Yamaguchi Outfielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
74 Taisei Fujita Outfielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
74 Toki Hiwatari Catcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
77 Hiroki Tsuneya Infielder ¥2,600,000£13,104£13k 1033
77 Junki Shibuya Pitcher ¥2,600,000£13,104£13k 1033
77 Sorato Kawakatsu Pitcher ¥2,600,000£13,104£13k 1033
77 Taiki Hamada Infielder ¥2,600,000£13,104£13k 1033
77 Towa Yokoyama Pitcher ¥2,600,000£13,104£13k 1033
77 Yamato Kato Pitcher ¥2,600,000£13,104£13k 1033

The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters by salary

Kohei Arihara ¥500m Franmil Reyes ¥450m Hiromi Ito ¥340m Takayuki Kato ¥300m Ariel Martinez ¥250m Sachiya Yamasaki ¥250m Chusei Mannami ¥195m Kotaro Kiyomiya ¥130m Rodolfo Castro ¥120m Sauryn Lao ¥120m Yuya Gunji ¥110m Seigi Tanaka ¥100m Koki Kitayama ¥95m Ryusei Kawano ¥86m Ruei-Yang Gu Lin ¥75m Taisho Tamai ¥66m Naoki Miyanishi ¥65m Yuki Nomura ¥58m Yukiya Saito ¥55m Takahide Ikeda ¥52m Shun Mizutani ¥50m Tatsuki Mizuno ¥50m Yua Tamiya ¥50m Kenta Uehara ¥49m Shoma Kanemura ¥48m Koji Fukutani ¥45m Kota Tatsu ¥42m Hiroya Shimamoto ¥40m Ryota Isobata ¥40m Daigo Kamikawabata ¥39m Taisei Yanagawa ¥34m Takumi Yamamoto ¥32m Tsubasa Nabatame ¥29.5m Ren Fukushima ¥29m Daiki Asama ¥28m Mizuki Hori ¥28m Kota Yazawa ¥26m Taiki Narama ¥25m Takuya Nakashima ¥25m Haruki Nishikawa ¥20m Taiki Kikuchi ¥20m Yushi Shimizu ¥20m Haruki Hosono ¥17m Lyle Chia-Cheng Lin ¥16m Shu Yamagata ¥16m Yuma Imagawa ¥16m
Haruka Nemoto ¥13m
Jay Okawa ¥13m Kengo Yoshida ¥12m Yuya Shinto ¥12m Ryohei Hosokawa ¥11.5m Kane Edokpolo ¥11m Ruan Otsuka ¥10m Tamon Asari ¥10m Kazuki Miyazaki ¥9.9m Reo Shibata ¥9.9m Yuki Umebayashi ¥8.3m
Suguru Fukuda ¥8m
Kotaro Yamashiro ¥7.7m Kyosuke Kuroyanagi ¥7.7m Ryusei Fujita ¥7.7m Naoki Arizono ¥7.3m Kotaro Seimiya ¥7m Koki Matsuoka ¥6.6m Yi-Lei Sun ¥6m Uta Sakaguchi ¥5.5m Daiki Shimizu ¥5.3m
Hinode Hoshino ¥5.3m
Kaito Fujimori ¥5.3m
Kanato Anzai ¥5.3m
Minato Handa ¥5.3m Ryosuke Myose ¥5.3m
Ryodai Matsumoto ¥4m
Ataru Yamaguchi ¥3m
Taisei Fujita ¥3m
Toki Hiwatari ¥3m
Hiroki Tsuneya ¥2.6m
Junki Shibuya ¥2.6m
Sorato Kawakatsu ¥2.6m
Taiki Hamada ¥2.6m
Towa Yokoyama ¥2.6m
Yamato Kato ¥2.6m

Where the money goes

The 44 pitchers are paid ¥2,665,100,000 between them, 59% of the payroll; the 12 outfielders ¥831,200,000, 18%; the 16 infielders ¥513,100,000, 11%; and the 10 catchers ¥486,600,000, 11%.

How the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters payroll compares

All 12 NPB teams in 2026, biggest payroll first

NPB teams ranked by payroll in 2026.
# TEAM PLAYERS PAYROLL CONVERTED
1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 115 ¥8,107,100,000£40,859,784£40.9m
2 Yomiuri Giants 104 ¥6,129,500,000£30,892,680£30.9m
3 Hanshin Tigers 80 ¥5,427,000,000£27,352,080£27.4m
4 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 82 ¥4,496,000,000£22,659,840£22.7m
5 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 82 ¥4,215,200,000£21,244,608£21.2m
6 Orix Buffaloes 91 ¥4,108,700,000£20,707,848£20.7m
7 Chiba Lotte Marines 87 ¥3,861,800,000£19,463,472£19.5m
8 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 79 ¥3,745,400,000£18,876,816£18.9m
9 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 79 ¥3,696,250,000£18,629,100£18.6m
10 Saitama Seibu Lions 102 ¥3,691,800,000£18,606,672£18.6m
11 Chunichi Dragons 81 ¥3,310,000,000£16,682,400£16.7m
12 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 79 ¥3,215,500,000£16,206,120£16.2m

Payroll by team

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥8,107,100,000 Yomiuri Giants ¥6,129,500,000 Hanshin Tigers ¥5,427,000,000 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥4,496,000,000 Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥4,215,200,000 Orix Buffaloes ¥4,108,700,000 Chiba Lotte Marines ¥3,861,800,000 Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥3,745,400,000 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥3,696,250,000 Saitama Seibu Lions ¥3,691,800,000 Chunichi Dragons ¥3,310,000,000 Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥3,215,500,000

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player on the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters?

Kohei Arihara, on ¥500,000,000 in 2026. That is jointly the 6th highest salary in NPB. Franmil Reyes is next on ¥450,000,000.

What is the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters payroll?

¥4,496,000,000 across 82 players in 2026, the 4th biggest of the 12 teams. The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pay the most, ¥8,107,100,000.

What is the average salary on the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters?

¥54,829,268 in 2026, against ¥50,899,387 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters?

Yamato Kato, on ¥2,600,000. 6 players on the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters are paid that.

Where to next

Every player across the league is on the NPB salaries 2026 page. The other teams: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Yomiuri Giants, Hanshin Tigers, Yokohama DeNA BayStars, Orix Buffaloes, Chiba Lotte Marines, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, Saitama Seibu Lions, Chunichi Dragons and Hiroshima Toyo Carp.