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Hotaka Yamakawa salary

Hotaka Yamakawa is paid ¥450,000,000 by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2026, the joint 13th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 8.8 times the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 5.6% of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks payroll of ¥8,107,100,000. Among the 238 infielders in the league, Hotaka Yamakawa is paid the joint 3rd most.

SALARY¥450,000,000
LEAGUE RANK13 of 1,061
TEAM RANK6 of 115
VS AVERAGE8.84x
AGE34

Hotaka Yamakawa and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Every player on the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2026, highest paid first

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Livan Moinelo Pitcher ¥1,000,000,000£5,040,000£5.0m 2
1 Roberto Osuna Pitcher ¥1,000,000,000£5,040,000£5.0m 2
3 Carter Stewart Jr. Pitcher ¥700,000,000£3,528,000£3.5m 4
4 Kensuke Kondo Outfielder ¥550,000,000£2,772,000£2.8m 5
5 Jo-Hsi Hsu Pitcher ¥500,000,000£2,520,000£2.5m 6
6 Hotaka Yamakawa Infielder ¥450,000,000£2,268,000£2.3m 13
7 Ukyo Shuto Outfielder ¥400,000,000£2,016,000£2.0m 17
8 Yuki Yanagita Outfielder ¥370,000,000£1,864,800£1.9m 21
9 Darwinzon Hernandez Pitcher ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m 39
9 Naoyuki Uwasawa Pitcher ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m 39
11 Kenta Imamiya Infielder ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
12 Yuki Matsumoto Pitcher ¥180,000,000£907,200£907k 74
13 Tomohisa Ozeki Pitcher ¥170,000,000£856,800£857k 82
14 Taisei Makihara Infielder ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
15 Ryoya Kurihara Infielder ¥140,000,000£705,600£706k 115
16 Akira Nakamura Infielder ¥120,000,000£604,800£605k 135
16 Koya Fujii Pitcher ¥120,000,000£604,800£605k 135
18 Nao Higashihama Pitcher ¥110,000,000£554,400£554k 148
18 Tatsuru Yanagimachi Outfielder ¥110,000,000£554,400£554k 148
20 Kazuki Sugiyama Pitcher ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k 183
21 Hiroki Minei Catcher ¥75,000,000£378,000£378k 193
22 Yudai Yamamoto Catcher ¥73,000,000£367,920£368k 200
23 Jeter Downs Infielder ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k 202
24 Ryosuke Otsu Pitcher ¥68,000,000£342,720£343k 211
25 Yuki Tsumori Pitcher ¥60,000,000£302,400£302k 222
26 Takashi Umino Catcher ¥55,000,000£277,200£277k 241
27 Isami Nomura Infielder ¥52,000,000£262,080£262k 249
28 Hikaru Kawase Infielder ¥50,000,000£252,000£252k 253
29 Haru Matsumoto Pitcher ¥36,000,000£181,440£181k 318
30 Taiga Kamichatani Pitcher ¥31,000,000£156,240£156k 342
31 Ryusei Ohe Pitcher ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k 391
31 Tomoya Masaki Outfielder ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k 391
33 Yuto Akihiro Infielder ¥24,500,000£123,480£123k 399
34 Riku Ogata Outfielder ¥24,000,000£120,960£121k 400
35 Kenta Tanigawara Catcher ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k 415
36 Ryo Oyama Pitcher ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
36 Toshiya Nakamura Pitcher ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
38 Jun Maeda Pitcher ¥18,000,000£90,720£91k 451
38 Yuto Kawamura Outfielder ¥18,000,000£90,720£91k 451
40 Riku Watanabe Catcher ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
40 Ryuta Hirose Infielder ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
40 Shunsuke Iwai Pitcher ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
40 Takehiro Hasegawa Pitcher ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
44 Hikaru Kimura Pitcher ¥13,000,000£65,520£66k 522
44 Yudai Shoji Infielder ¥13,000,000£65,520£66k 522
46 Ryuta Inagawa Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
47 Gota Suzuki Pitcher ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k 573
47 Yugo Maeda Pitcher ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k 573
49 Ikumi Kai Outfielder ¥10,500,000£52,920£53k 585
50 Alexander Armenta Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Dario Sarduy Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 David Almonte Infielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Jose Ozuna Outfielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Luis Rodriguez Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Masato Sagara Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Ryotaro Sawayanagi Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Takanori Takahashi Infielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Yoshiyasu Sasagawa Outfielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
59 Shun Antoku Pitcher ¥9,800,000£49,392£49k 637
60 Keita Yamamoto Outfielder ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
60 Soichiro Ishizuka Catcher ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
60 Yusuke Ito Pitcher ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
63 Shunsuke Iwasaki Pitcher ¥8,600,000£43,344£43k 668
64 Itua Ikhine Infielder ¥8,500,000£42,840£43k 669
65 Taito Murakami Pitcher ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k 678
66 Kenichi Murata Pitcher ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
67 Sota Tanoue Pitcher ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k 747
68 Kazuo Ono Pitcher ¥6,200,000£31,248£31k 763
68 Yutaro Fujita Catcher ¥6,200,000£31,248£31k 763
70 Fuga Otake Pitcher ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
70 Toya Kawaguchi Pitcher ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
72 Taisei Kimura Pitcher ¥5,900,000£29,736£30k 791
73 Kota Makihara Catcher ¥5,500,000£27,720£28k 801
74 Soma Ishimi Infielder ¥5,100,000£25,704£26k 833
75 Shinjiro Uno Infielder ¥5,000,000£25,200£25k 836
76 Ayuma Nishio Infielder ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Hokuto Oyama Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Jun-Wei Zhang Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Kaito Shigematsu Outfielder ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Koha Gyofu Outfielder ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Koichiro Okada Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Ryusei Oya Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Shuya Ohizumi Outfielder ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 So Otomo Catcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Takahiro Suzuki Outfielder ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Yuta Aihara Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Yuwa Miyasato Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
88 Akito Sasaki Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Ayumu Ezaki Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Dan Shioji Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Emil Serrano Prenza Outfielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Haruto Fujiwara Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Hayato Kinoshita Outfielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Jumpei Okaue Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Kaito Uchino Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Kanta Ikeda Catcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Keio Fujino Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Keishin Nagamizu Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Kenshiro Tsukayama Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Koki Nakazawa Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Kota Sato Outfielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Kyogo Yamashita Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Kyoshiro Sakura Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Leiri Hammond Tanaka Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Renta Nagasaki Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Reo Ohashi Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Ryota Morishima Catcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Sanshiro Izaki Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Shinichiro Kawano Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Shuji Kuwahara Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Taiga Kumagai Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Takuma Yamasaki Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Yuki Hirose Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Yusei Tobita Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Zairen Sobukawa Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks by salary

Livan Moinelo ¥1bn Roberto Osuna ¥1bn Carter Stewart Jr. ¥700m Kensuke Kondo ¥550m Jo-Hsi Hsu ¥500m
Hotaka Yamakawa ¥450m
Ukyo Shuto ¥400m Yuki Yanagita ¥370m Darwinzon Hernandez ¥250m Naoyuki Uwasawa ¥250m Kenta Imamiya ¥200m Yuki Matsumoto ¥180m Tomohisa Ozeki ¥170m Taisei Makihara ¥150m Ryoya Kurihara ¥140m Akira Nakamura ¥120m Koya Fujii ¥120m Nao Higashihama ¥110m Tatsuru Yanagimachi ¥110m Kazuki Sugiyama ¥80m Hiroki Minei ¥75m Yudai Yamamoto ¥73m Jeter Downs ¥70m Ryosuke Otsu ¥68m Yuki Tsumori ¥60m Takashi Umino ¥55m Isami Nomura ¥52m Hikaru Kawase ¥50m Haru Matsumoto ¥36m Taiga Kamichatani ¥31m Ryusei Ohe ¥25m Tomoya Masaki ¥25m Yuto Akihiro ¥24.5m Riku Ogata ¥24m Kenta Tanigawara ¥22m Ryo Oyama ¥20m Toshiya Nakamura ¥20m Jun Maeda ¥18m Yuto Kawamura ¥18m Riku Watanabe ¥15m Ryuta Hirose ¥15m Shunsuke Iwai ¥15m
Takehiro Hasegawa ¥15m
Hikaru Kimura ¥13m Yudai Shoji ¥13m Ryuta Inagawa ¥12m Gota Suzuki ¥11m Yugo Maeda ¥11m
Ikumi Kai ¥10.5m
Alexander Armenta ¥10m
Dario Sarduy ¥10m
David Almonte ¥10m
Jose Ozuna ¥10m
Luis Rodriguez ¥10m Masato Sagara ¥10m
Ryotaro Sawayanagi ¥10m
Takanori Takahashi ¥10m Yoshiyasu Sasagawa ¥10m Shun Antoku ¥9.8m Keita Yamamoto ¥9m Soichiro Ishizuka ¥9m Yusuke Ito ¥9m Shunsuke Iwasaki ¥8.6m Itua Ikhine ¥8.5m Taito Murakami ¥8m
Kenichi Murata ¥7m
Sota Tanoue ¥6.5m
Kazuo Ono ¥6.2m Yutaro Fujita ¥6.2m Fuga Otake ¥6m
Toya Kawaguchi ¥6m
Taisei Kimura ¥5.9m
Kota Makihara ¥5.5m
Soma Ishimi ¥5.1m Shinjiro Uno ¥5m
Ayuma Nishio ¥4m
Hokuto Oyama ¥4m Jun-Wei Zhang ¥4m
Kaito Shigematsu ¥4m
Koha Gyofu ¥4m
Koichiro Okada ¥4m
Ryusei Oya ¥4m
Shuya Ohizumi ¥4m
So Otomo ¥4m
Takahiro Suzuki ¥4m
Yuta Aihara ¥4m
Yuwa Miyasato ¥4m
Akito Sasaki ¥3.6m
Ayumu Ezaki ¥3.6m
Dan Shioji ¥3.6m
Emil Serrano Prenza ¥3.6m
Haruto Fujiwara ¥3.6m
Hayato Kinoshita ¥3.6m
Jumpei Okaue ¥3.6m
Kaito Uchino ¥3.6m
Kanta Ikeda ¥3.6m
Keio Fujino ¥3.6m
Keishin Nagamizu ¥3.6m
Kenshiro Tsukayama ¥3.6m
Koki Nakazawa ¥3.6m
Kota Sato ¥3.6m
Kyogo Yamashita ¥3.6m
Kyoshiro Sakura ¥3.6m
Leiri Hammond Tanaka ¥3.6m
Renta Nagasaki ¥3.6m
Reo Ohashi ¥3.6m
Ryota Morishima ¥3.6m
Sanshiro Izaki ¥3.6m
Shinichiro Kawano ¥3.6m
Shuji Kuwahara ¥3.6m
Taiga Kumagai ¥3.6m
Takuma Yamasaki ¥3.6m
Yuki Hirose ¥3.6m
Yusei Tobita ¥3.6m
Zairen Sobukawa ¥3.6m

The players paid either side of Hotaka Yamakawa

The 25 players paid closest to Hotaka Yamakawa in 2026, of 1,061 in the league

NPB players paid close to Hotaka Yamakawa in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
2 Livan Moinelo Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥1,000,000,000£5,040,000£5.0m
2 Roberto Osuna Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥1,000,000,000£5,040,000£5.0m
4 Carter Stewart Jr. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥700,000,000£3,528,000£3.5m
5 Kensuke Kondo Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥550,000,000£2,772,000£2.8m
6 Hideto Asamura Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥500,000,000£2,520,000£2.5m
6 Jo-Hsi Hsu Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥500,000,000£2,520,000£2.5m
6 Kohei Arihara Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥500,000,000£2,520,000£2.5m
6 Koji Chikamoto Hanshin Tigers ¥500,000,000£2,520,000£2.5m
6 Tetsuto Yamada Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥500,000,000£2,520,000£2.5m
11 Domingo Santana Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥477,000,000£2,404,080£2.4m
12 Jon Duplantier Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥470,000,000£2,368,800£2.4m
13 Franmil Reyes Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥450,000,000£2,268,000£2.3m
13 Hotaka Yamakawa Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥450,000,000£2,268,000£2.3m
13 Teruaki Sato Hanshin Tigers ¥450,000,000£2,268,000£2.3m
16 Jose Osuna Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥437,000,000£2,202,480£2.2m
17 Gregory Polanco Chiba Lotte Marines ¥400,000,000£2,016,000£2.0m
17 Ryoma Nishikawa Orix Buffaloes ¥400,000,000£2,016,000£2.0m
17 Tomoya Mori Orix Buffaloes ¥400,000,000£2,016,000£2.0m
17 Ukyo Shuto Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥400,000,000£2,016,000£2.0m
21 Yuki Yanagita Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥370,000,000£1,864,800£1.9m
22 Hiromi Ito Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥340,000,000£1,713,600£1.7m
22 Yusuke Oyama Hanshin Tigers ¥340,000,000£1,713,600£1.7m
24 Andre Jackson Chiba Lotte Marines ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m
24 Hayato Sakamoto Yomiuri Giants ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m
24 Kaima Taira Saitama Seibu Lions ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m

Frequently asked questions

How much does Hotaka Yamakawa earn?

¥450,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. It is the joint 13th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.

Is Hotaka Yamakawa the highest paid player on the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks?

No. Livan Moinelo is, on ¥1,000,000,000. Hotaka Yamakawa is 6th of the 115 on the team.

How does Hotaka Yamakawa's salary compare with the NPB average?

The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥450,000,000 is 8.8 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 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.