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Bo Takahashi salary
Bo Takahashi is paid ¥40,000,000 by the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2026, the joint 290th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 21% below the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 1.1% of the Saitama Seibu Lions payroll of ¥3,691,800,000. Among the 547 pitchers in the league, Bo Takahashi is paid the joint 161st most.
SALARY¥40,000,000
LEAGUE RANK290 of 1,061
TEAM RANK19 of 102
VS AVERAGE0.79x
AGE29
Bo Takahashi and the Saitama Seibu Lions
Every player on the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2026, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaima Taira | Pitcher | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m | 24 |
| 1 | Sosuke Genda | Infielder | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m | 24 |
| 1 | Tyler Nevin | Infielder | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m | 24 |
| 4 | Kona Takahashi | Pitcher | ¥250,000,000 | £1,260,000£1.3m | 39 |
| 5 | Chihiro Sumida | Pitcher | ¥160,000,000 | £806,400£806k | 86 |
| 5 | Shuta Tonosaki | Infielder | ¥160,000,000 | £806,400£806k | 86 |
| 7 | Alexander Canario | Outfielder | ¥150,000,000 | £756,000£756k | 97 |
| 7 | An-Ko Lin | Outfielder | ¥150,000,000 | £756,000£756k | 97 |
| 7 | Trey Wingenter | Pitcher | ¥150,000,000 | £756,000£756k | 97 |
| 10 | Emmanuel Ramirez | Pitcher | ¥130,000,000 | £655,200£655k | 122 |
| 11 | Allan Winans | Pitcher | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k | 135 |
| 11 | Masayuki Kuwahara | Outfielder | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k | 135 |
| 13 | Takeya Nakamura | Infielder | ¥75,000,000 | £378,000£378k | 193 |
| 14 | Hiroshi Kaino | Pitcher | ¥68,000,000 | £342,720£343k | 211 |
| 15 | Yuto Koga | Catcher | ¥66,000,000 | £332,640£333k | 213 |
| 16 | Takumi Kuriyama | Outfielder | ¥60,000,000 | £302,400£302k | 222 |
| 17 | Manaya Nishikawa | Outfielder | ¥57,000,000 | £287,280£287k | 237 |
| 18 | Yutaro Watanabe | Pitcher | ¥43,000,000 | £216,720£217k | 280 |
| 19 | Bo Takahashi | Pitcher | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 19 | Ginjiro Sumitani | Catcher | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 19 | Kaito Yoza | Pitcher | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 19 | Kazunari Ishii | Infielder | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 19 | Wataru Matsumoto | Pitcher | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 24 | Natsuki Takeuchi | Pitcher | ¥38,500,000 | £194,040£194k | 308 |
| 25 | Shunsuke Sato | Pitcher | ¥38,000,000 | £191,520£192k | 309 |
| 26 | Shinya Hasegawa | Outfielder | ¥34,000,000 | £171,360£171k | 327 |
| 27 | Gakuto Wakabayashi | Outfielder | ¥32,500,000 | £163,800£164k | 337 |
| 28 | Natsuo Takizawa | Infielder | ¥32,000,000 | £161,280£161k | 338 |
| 29 | Seiya Watanabe | Outfielder | ¥31,000,000 | £156,240£156k | 342 |
| 30 | Haruto Yamada | Pitcher | ¥30,000,000 | £151,200£151k | 348 |
| 31 | Yuta Kuroki | Pitcher | ¥24,000,000 | £120,960£121k | 400 |
| 32 | Takayoshi Yamamura | Infielder | ¥23,000,000 | £115,920£116k | 404 |
| 33 | Junichiro Kishi | Outfielder | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k | 442 |
| 33 | Takuya Hiruma | Outfielder | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k | 442 |
| 35 | Yuta Nakamura | Pitcher | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k | 451 |
| 36 | Sena Tsuge | Catcher | ¥17,000,000 | £85,680£86k | 463 |
| 37 | Taiga Kojima | Catcher | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k | 488 |
| 38 | Ryosuke Kodama | Infielder | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 38 | Ryosuke Moriwaki | Pitcher | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 38 | Shinya Sugai | Pitcher | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 38 | Taiga Hirasawa | Infielder | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 38 | Takeru Sasaki | Pitcher | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 38 | Tokumasa Chano | Outfielder | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 44 | Hakua Iwaki | Pitcher | ¥12,500,000 | £63,000£63k | 536 |
| 44 | Taiga Ueda | Pitcher | ¥12,500,000 | £63,000£63k | 536 |
| 46 | Daiju Nomura | Catcher | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 46 | Keisuke Nakata | Infielder | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 46 | Minato Aoyama | Pitcher | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 46 | Rei Takahashi | Pitcher | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 46 | Shun Akiyama | Outfielder | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 51 | Ryota Itogawa | Pitcher | ¥11,500,000 | £57,960£58k | 568 |
| 51 | Wataru Takamatsu | Infielder | ¥11,500,000 | £57,960£58k | 568 |
| 53 | Shinnosuke Hada | Pitcher | ¥11,000,000 | £55,440£55k | 573 |
| 54 | Hiroto Saito | Infielder | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 54 | Shoya Makino | Catcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 56 | Kuan-Chen Lin | Outfielder | ¥9,500,000 | £47,880£48k | 641 |
| 56 | Reon Murata | Infielder | ¥9,500,000 | £47,880£48k | 641 |
| 58 | Keita Horikoshi | Pitcher | ¥9,000,000 | £45,360£45k | 649 |
| 58 | Sowa Yokota | Infielder | ¥9,000,000 | £45,360£45k | 649 |
| 60 | Taisei Miyazawa | Pitcher | ¥8,000,000 | £40,320£40k | 678 |
| 61 | Shota Hamaya | Pitcher | ¥7,500,000 | £37,800£38k | 699 |
| 61 | Taishi Mameda | Pitcher | ¥7,500,000 | £37,800£38k | 699 |
| 61 | Yudai Furukawa | Outfielder | ¥7,500,000 | £37,800£38k | 699 |
| 64 | Masaya Kuroda | Pitcher | ¥7,300,000 | £36,792£37k | 705 |
| 65 | Haruki Sugiyama | Pitcher | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 65 | Hibiki Shinohara | Pitcher | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 65 | Shoma Kariu | Pitcher | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 65 | Teruki Koga | Infielder | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 65 | Yushin Kawada | Outfielder | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 70 | Haruse Narita | Pitcher | ¥6,500,000 | £32,760£33k | 747 |
| 70 | Yuta Nakami | Outfielder | ¥6,500,000 | £32,760£33k | 747 |
| 72 | Koichi Okumura | Outfielder | ¥6,200,000 | £31,248£31k | 763 |
| 73 | Haruki Tatsuyama | Catcher | ¥6,000,000 | £30,240£30k | 771 |
| 73 | Kaito Noda | Catcher | ¥6,000,000 | £30,240£30k | 771 |
| 73 | Taiyo Sato | Infielder | ¥6,000,000 | £30,240£30k | 771 |
| 76 | Towa Uema | Pitcher | ¥5,000,000 | £25,200£25k | 836 |
| 77 | Daiki Miura | Pitcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | Ginto Ando | Outfielder | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | Hiroto Hiraguchi | Pitcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | Jorge Gonzalez | Pitcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | Joseph Konosuke Sinclair | Pitcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | Keishin Saito | Pitcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | Ronny Oliver | Pitcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | Ryosuke Koresawa | Catcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | So Sato | Pitcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | Yuma Masaki | Pitcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 87 | Carlos Tovar | Outfielder | ¥3,200,000 | £16,128£16k | 974 |
| 87 | Isabirye Musa | Pitcher | ¥3,200,000 | £16,128£16k | 974 |
| 87 | Juan Corniel | Infielder | ¥3,200,000 | £16,128£16k | 974 |
| 87 | Koji Kaneko | Infielder | ¥3,200,000 | £16,128£16k | 974 |
| 87 | Kyazze Fred | Pitcher | ¥3,200,000 | £16,128£16k | 974 |
| 92 | Asahi Taniguchi | Infielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Haruma Fukuo | Infielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Haruto Sawada | Outfielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Masahiro Kawashimo | Pitcher | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Okem Mei Umebinyuo | Outfielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Ramal Geevin Ratanayake | Outfielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Shota Kise | Pitcher | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Sota Hamaoka | Pitcher | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Takumu Imaoka | Infielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Yamato Fuji | Pitcher | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Yuito Arai | Infielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
The Saitama Seibu Lions by salary
The players paid either side of Bo Takahashi
The 25 players paid closest to Bo Takahashi in 2026, of 1,061 in the league
| # | PLAYER | TEAM | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 275 | Yuki Karakawa | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥44,000,000 | £221,760£222k |
| 275 | Yuya Sakamoto | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥44,000,000 | £221,760£222k |
| 280 | Hirotoshi Takanashi | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥43,000,000 | £216,720£217k |
| 280 | Hisanori Yasuda | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥43,000,000 | £216,720£217k |
| 280 | Yasutaka Shiomi | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥43,000,000 | £216,720£217k |
| 280 | Yutaro Watanabe | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥43,000,000 | £216,720£217k |
| 284 | Fumiya Ono | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥42,000,000 | £211,680£212k |
| 284 | Kota Shoji | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥42,000,000 | £211,680£212k |
| 284 | Kota Tatsu | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥42,000,000 | £211,680£212k |
| 284 | Misho Nishikawa | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥42,000,000 | £211,680£212k |
| 288 | Reiji Kozawa | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥41,000,000 | £206,640£207k |
| 289 | Taiki Sekine | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥40,400,000 | £203,616£204k |
| 290 | Bo Takahashi | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k |
| 290 | Ginjiro Sumitani | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k |
| 290 | Hiroya Shimamoto | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k |
| 290 | Kaito Yoza | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k |
| 290 | Kazunari Ishii | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k |
| 290 | Koji Oshiro | Orix Buffaloes | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k |
| 290 | Kosei Shoji | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k |
| 290 | Makoto Kadowaki | Yomiuri Giants | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k |
| 290 | Rui Muneyama | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k |
| 290 | Ryota Isobata | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k |
| 290 | Ryota Takinaka | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k |
| 290 | Ryuhei Obata | Hanshin Tigers | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k |
| 290 | Seiji Kobayashi | Yomiuri Giants | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Bo Takahashi earn?
¥40,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Saitama Seibu Lions. It is the joint 290th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.
Is Bo Takahashi the highest paid player on the Saitama Seibu Lions?
No. Kaima Taira is, on ¥300,000,000. Bo Takahashi is joint 19th of the 102 on the team.
How does Bo Takahashi's salary compare with the NPB average?
The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥40,000,000 is 21% below 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 Saitama Seibu Lions payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.