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Daisuke Nakashima salary
Daisuke Nakashima is paid ¥37,000,000 by the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2026, the joint 314th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 27% below the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 1.0% of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles payroll of ¥3,696,250,000. Among the 169 outfielders in the league, Daisuke Nakashima is paid the 46th most.
SALARY¥37,000,000
LEAGUE RANK314 of 1,061
TEAM RANK28 of 79
VS AVERAGE0.73x
AGE25
Daisuke Nakashima and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Every player on the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2026, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideto Asamura | Infielder | ¥500,000,000 | £2,520,000£2.5m | 6 |
| 2 | Luke Voit | Infielder | ¥240,000,000 | £1,209,600£1.2m | 47 |
| 3 | Kenta Maeda | Pitcher | ¥200,000,000 | £1,008,000£1.0m | 53 |
| 4 | Jose Urena | Pitcher | ¥190,000,000 | £957,600£958k | 70 |
| 5 | Takayuki Kishi | Pitcher | ¥180,000,000 | £907,200£907k | 74 |
| 6 | Oscar Gonzalez | Outfielder | ¥160,000,000 | £806,400£806k | 86 |
| 6 | Roansy Contreras | Pitcher | ¥160,000,000 | £806,400£806k | 86 |
| 8 | Carson McCusker | Outfielder | ¥130,000,000 | £655,200£655k | 122 |
| 9 | Daichi Suzuki | Infielder | ¥128,000,000 | £645,120£645k | 130 |
| 10 | Itsuki Murabayashi | Infielder | ¥125,000,000 | £630,000£630k | 132 |
| 11 | Chia-Hao Sung | Pitcher | ¥100,000,000 | £504,000£504k | 157 |
| 12 | Sora Suzuki | Pitcher | ¥88,000,000 | £443,520£444k | 178 |
| 13 | Hiroto Kobukata | Infielder | ¥85,000,000 | £428,400£428k | 180 |
| 14 | Shoma Fujihira | Pitcher | ¥80,000,000 | £403,200£403k | 183 |
| 14 | Tomohito Sakai | Pitcher | ¥80,000,000 | £403,200£403k | 183 |
| 14 | Wataru Karashima | Pitcher | ¥80,000,000 | £403,200£403k | 183 |
| 17 | Takahisa Hayakawa | Pitcher | ¥60,000,000 | £302,400£302k | 222 |
| 17 | Yuya Ogo | Outfielder | ¥60,000,000 | £302,400£302k | 222 |
| 19 | Hikaru Ota | Catcher | ¥58,000,000 | £292,320£292k | 233 |
| 20 | Hikaru Ito | Catcher | ¥52,000,000 | £262,080£262k | 249 |
| 21 | Naoto Nishiguchi | Pitcher | ¥50,000,000 | £252,000£252k | 253 |
| 22 | Masaru Fujii | Pitcher | ¥47,000,000 | £236,880£237k | 268 |
| 23 | Seiryu Uchi | Pitcher | ¥44,000,000 | £221,760£222k | 275 |
| 24 | Kosei Shoji | Pitcher | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 24 | Rui Muneyama | Infielder | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 24 | Ryota Takinaka | Pitcher | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 27 | Tatsuki Koja | Pitcher | ¥39,500,000 | £199,080£199k | 305 |
| 28 | Daisuke Nakashima | Outfielder | ¥37,000,000 | £186,480£186k | 314 |
| 28 | Masaya Nishigaki | Pitcher | ¥37,000,000 | £186,480£186k | 314 |
| 30 | Shota Watanabe | Pitcher | ¥36,000,000 | £181,440£181k | 318 |
| 31 | Ren Kajiya | Pitcher | ¥34,000,000 | £171,360£171k | 327 |
| 32 | Fumiya Kurokawa | Infielder | ¥33,000,000 | £166,320£166k | 332 |
| 32 | Ryuta Konno | Pitcher | ¥33,000,000 | £166,320£166k | 332 |
| 34 | Kazuki Tanaka | Outfielder | ¥30,000,000 | £151,200£151k | 348 |
| 35 | Yoshiaki Watanabe | Infielder | ¥28,000,000 | £141,120£141k | 366 |
| 36 | Naoki Sato | Outfielder | ¥27,000,000 | £136,080£136k | 375 |
| 37 | Yukiya Ito | Infielder | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k | 442 |
| 38 | Sota Fujiwara | Pitcher | ¥16,000,000 | £80,640£81k | 469 |
| 38 | Tsuyoshi Ishihara | Catcher | ¥16,000,000 | £80,640£81k | 469 |
| 40 | Kengo Horiuchi | Catcher | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k | 488 |
| 40 | Taisei Tsurusaki | Pitcher | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k | 488 |
| 42 | Masahiro Ehara | Pitcher | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 43 | Chiharu Tanaka | Pitcher | ¥13,000,000 | £65,520£66k | 522 |
| 43 | Yuma Yasuda | Catcher | ¥13,000,000 | £65,520£66k | 522 |
| 45 | Atsuki Muto | Outfielder | ¥12,500,000 | £63,000£63k | 536 |
| 46 | Tatsuki Ito | Pitcher | ¥11,000,000 | £55,440£55k | 573 |
| 47 | Akira Shigenaga | Infielder | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 47 | Haruto Nakagomi | Pitcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 47 | Kazuto Tokuyama | Pitcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 50 | Daichi Shibata | Pitcher | ¥9,000,000 | £45,360£45k | 649 |
| 50 | Ryu Kutani | Pitcher | ¥9,000,000 | £45,360£45k | 649 |
| 52 | Kotaro Komori | Infielder | ¥8,500,000 | £42,840£43k | 669 |
| 52 | Takaya Tanaka | Catcher | ¥8,500,000 | £42,840£43k | 669 |
| 54 | Ryuya Taira | Infielder | ¥8,000,000 | £40,320£40k | 678 |
| 55 | Soshi Yoshino | Outfielder | ¥7,900,000 | £39,816£40k | 694 |
| 56 | Katsutoshi Tai | Pitcher | ¥7,500,000 | £37,800£38k | 699 |
| 56 | Yuki Hayashi | Pitcher | ¥7,500,000 | £37,800£38k | 699 |
| 58 | Tsubasa Yoshino | Outfielder | ¥7,300,000 | £36,792£37k | 705 |
| 59 | Shoya Sakaue | Outfielder | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 59 | Takuma Matsuda | Pitcher | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 61 | Haruto Sakai | Pitcher | ¥6,400,000 | £32,256£32k | 760 |
| 62 | Naoki Hinata | Pitcher | ¥6,100,000 | £30,744£31k | 769 |
| 63 | Daiki Irie | Infielder | ¥5,800,000 | £29,232£29k | 792 |
| 64 | Po-Hsiang Yang | Infielder | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 64 | RikaiJyumile Waters | Infielder | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 64 | Seiya Ohuchi | Pitcher | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 64 | Taisei Ito | Pitcher | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 64 | Toshiya Osakae | Catcher | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 69 | Ginji Maeda | Outfielder | ¥5,250,000 | £26,460£26k | 830 |
| 70 | Takumi Aono | Infielder | ¥5,200,000 | £26,208£26k | 831 |
| 71 | Kei Mizukami | Catcher | ¥4,500,000 | £22,680£23k | 859 |
| 72 | Kosei Koga | Pitcher | ¥4,300,000 | £21,672£22k | 869 |
| 73 | Chi Hsiao | Pitcher | ¥3,000,000 | £15,120£15k | 982 |
| 74 | Daita Horomura | Outfielder | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
| 74 | Kyosuke Kaneko | Infielder | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
| 74 | Shion Otsubo | Outfielder | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
| 74 | Taiga Shimahara | Catcher | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
| 74 | Takuma Nakazawa | Pitcher | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
| 74 | Yuya Kishimoto | Infielder | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles by salary
The players paid either side of Daisuke Nakashima
The 25 players paid closest to Daisuke Nakashima in 2026, of 1,061 in the league
| # | PLAYER | TEAM | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 290 | Seiji Kobayashi | Yomiuri Giants | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k |
| 290 | Tatsuhiro Shibata | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k |
| 290 | Wataru Matsumoto | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k |
| 305 | Tatsuki Koja | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥39,500,000 | £199,080£199k |
| 306 | Daigo Kamikawabata | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥39,000,000 | £196,560£197k |
| 306 | Yuki Hashimoto | Chunichi Dragons | ¥39,000,000 | £196,560£197k |
| 308 | Natsuki Takeuchi | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥38,500,000 | £194,040£194k |
| 309 | Atsuki Tomosugi | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥38,000,000 | £191,520£192k |
| 309 | Haruto Inoue | Yomiuri Giants | ¥38,000,000 | £191,520£192k |
| 309 | Raito Nakayama | Yomiuri Giants | ¥38,000,000 | £191,520£192k |
| 309 | Shohei Mori | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥38,000,000 | £191,520£192k |
| 309 | Shunsuke Sato | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥38,000,000 | £191,520£192k |
| 314 | Daisuke Nakashima | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥37,000,000 | £186,480£186k |
| 314 | Masaya Nishigaki | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥37,000,000 | £186,480£186k |
| 314 | Shota Abe | Orix Buffaloes | ¥37,000,000 | £186,480£186k |
| 317 | Tatsuya Ishikawa | Yomiuri Giants | ¥36,500,000 | £183,960£184k |
| 318 | Haru Matsumoto | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥36,000,000 | £181,440£181k |
| 318 | Mikiya Tanaka | Chunichi Dragons | ¥36,000,000 | £181,440£181k |
| 318 | Shota Watanabe | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥36,000,000 | £181,440£181k |
| 318 | Takato Ihara | Hanshin Tigers | ¥36,000,000 | £181,440£181k |
| 322 | Atsuya Horie | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥35,000,000 | £176,400£176k |
| 322 | Kazuki Kamizato | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥35,000,000 | £176,400£176k |
| 322 | Keisuke Izumi | Yomiuri Giants | ¥35,000,000 | £176,400£176k |
| 322 | Ryuki Watarai | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥35,000,000 | £176,400£176k |
| 322 | Yasuhiro Yamamoto | Chunichi Dragons | ¥35,000,000 | £176,400£176k |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Daisuke Nakashima earn?
¥37,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. It is the joint 314th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.
Is Daisuke Nakashima the highest paid player on the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles?
No. Hideto Asamura is, on ¥500,000,000. Daisuke Nakashima is joint 28th of the 79 on the team.
How does Daisuke Nakashima's salary compare with the NPB average?
The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥37,000,000 is 27% 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 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.