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Hiroshi Kaino salary
Hiroshi Kaino is paid ¥68,000,000 by the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2026, the joint 211th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 1.3 times the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 1.8% of the Saitama Seibu Lions payroll of ¥3,691,800,000. Among the 547 pitchers in the league, Hiroshi Kaino is paid the joint 118th most.
SALARY¥68,000,000
LEAGUE RANK211 of 1,061
TEAM RANK14 of 102
VS AVERAGE1.34x
AGE29
Hiroshi Kaino 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 Hiroshi Kaino
The 25 players paid closest to Hiroshi Kaino in 2026, of 1,061 in the league
| # | PLAYER | TEAM | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | Yasutaka Tobashira | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥75,000,000 | £378,000£378k |
| 200 | Yudai Yamamoto | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥73,000,000 | £367,920£368k |
| 201 | Toshiya Sato | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥72,000,000 | £362,880£363k |
| 202 | Eigoro Mogi | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥70,000,000 | £352,800£353k |
| 202 | Hideaki Wakui | Chunichi Dragons | ¥70,000,000 | £352,800£353k |
| 202 | Hiromi Oka | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥70,000,000 | £352,800£353k |
| 202 | Jeter Downs | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥70,000,000 | £352,800£353k |
| 202 | Ryo Ota | Orix Buffaloes | ¥70,000,000 | £352,800£353k |
| 202 | Takayoshi Noma | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥70,000,000 | £352,800£353k |
| 202 | Takuya Kinoshita | Chunichi Dragons | ¥70,000,000 | £352,800£353k |
| 202 | Tatsuhiro Tamura | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥70,000,000 | £352,800£353k |
| 202 | Yukinori Kishida | Yomiuri Giants | ¥70,000,000 | £352,800£353k |
| 211 | Hiroshi Kaino | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥68,000,000 | £342,720£343k |
| 211 | Ryosuke Otsu | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥68,000,000 | £342,720£343k |
| 213 | Taisho Tamai | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥66,000,000 | £332,640£333k |
| 213 | Yuto Koga | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥66,000,000 | £332,640£333k |
| 215 | Naoki Miyanishi | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥65,000,000 | £327,600£328k |
| 215 | Sho Iwasaki | Orix Buffaloes | ¥65,000,000 | £327,600£328k |
| 217 | Naofumi Kizawa | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥63,000,000 | £317,520£318k |
| 217 | Shinichi Onuki | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥63,000,000 | £317,520£318k |
| 219 | Shota Nakazaki | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥62,000,000 | £312,480£312k |
| 219 | Yuma Mune | Orix Buffaloes | ¥62,000,000 | £312,480£312k |
| 221 | Shota Suekane | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥61,000,000 | £307,440£307k |
| 222 | Atsuki Yuasa | Hanshin Tigers | ¥60,000,000 | £302,400£302k |
| 222 | Katsuya Kakunaka | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥60,000,000 | £302,400£302k |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Hiroshi Kaino earn?
¥68,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Saitama Seibu Lions. It is the joint 211th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.
Is Hiroshi Kaino the highest paid player on the Saitama Seibu Lions?
No. Kaima Taira is, on ¥300,000,000. Hiroshi Kaino is 14th of the 102 on the team.
How does Hiroshi Kaino's salary compare with the NPB average?
The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥68,000,000 is 1.3 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 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.