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Ariel Martinez salary

Ariel Martinez is paid ¥250,000,000 by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2026, the joint 39th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 4.9 times the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 5.6% of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters payroll of ¥4,496,000,000. Among the 107 catchers in the league, Ariel Martinez is paid the 3rd most.

SALARY¥250,000,000
LEAGUE RANK39 of 1,061
TEAM RANK5 of 82
VS AVERAGE4.91x
AGE30

Ariel Martinez and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Every player on the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2026, highest paid first

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

The players paid either side of Ariel Martinez

The 25 players paid closest to Ariel Martinez in 2026, of 1,061 in the league

NPB players paid close to Ariel Martinez in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
24 Katsuki Azuma Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m
24 Neftali Soto Chiba Lotte Marines ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m
24 Sosuke Genda Saitama Seibu Lions ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m
24 Takahiro Norimoto Yomiuri Giants ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m
24 Takayuki Kato Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m
24 Takumu Nakano Hanshin Tigers ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m
24 Takuya Kai Yomiuri Giants ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m
24 Tyler Nevin Saitama Seibu Lions ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m
24 Yasuaki Yamasaki Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m
24 Yoshitomo Tsutsugo Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m
24 Yuki Nishi Hanshin Tigers ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m
38 Andres Machado Orix Buffaloes ¥280,000,000£1,411,200£1.4m
39 Ariel Martinez Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m
39 Darwinzon Hernandez Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m
39 Hiroto Saiki Hanshin Tigers ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m
39 Kona Takahashi Saitama Seibu Lions ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m
39 Naoyuki Uwasawa Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m
39 Sachiya Yamasaki Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m
39 Shugo Maki Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m
39 Trey Cabbage Yomiuri Giants ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m
47 Luke Voit Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥240,000,000£1,209,600£1.2m
47 Shosei Togo Yomiuri Giants ¥240,000,000£1,209,600£1.2m
49 Anderson Espinoza Orix Buffaloes ¥230,000,000£1,159,200£1.2m
49 Shoki Murakami Hanshin Tigers ¥230,000,000£1,159,200£1.2m
51 Hiroya Miyagi Orix Buffaloes ¥220,000,000£1,108,800£1.1m

Frequently asked questions

How much does Ariel Martinez earn?

¥250,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. It is the joint 39th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.

Is Ariel Martinez the highest paid player on the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters?

No. Kohei Arihara is, on ¥500,000,000. Ariel Martinez is joint 5th of the 82 on the team.

How does Ariel Martinez's salary compare with the NPB average?

The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥250,000,000 is 4.9 times the average.

Who is the highest paid player in NPB?

Raidel Martinez of the Yomiuri Giants, on ¥1,200,000,000 in 2026.

Where to next

The whole Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.