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Kenta Chatani salary
Kenta Chatani is paid ¥18,000,000 by the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2026, the joint 451st highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 65% below the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 0.5% of the Chiba Lotte Marines payroll of ¥3,861,800,000. Among the 238 infielders in the league, Kenta Chatani is paid the joint 99th most.
SALARY¥18,000,000
LEAGUE RANK451 of 1,061
TEAM RANK41 of 87
VS AVERAGE0.35x
AGE28
Kenta Chatani and the Chiba Lotte Marines
Every player on the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2026, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregory Polanco | Outfielder | ¥400,000,000 | £2,016,000£2.0m | 17 |
| 2 | Andre Jackson | Pitcher | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m | 24 |
| 2 | Neftali Soto | Infielder | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m | 24 |
| 4 | Jose Castillo | Pitcher | ¥200,000,000 | £1,008,000£1.0m | 53 |
| 4 | Sam Long | Pitcher | ¥200,000,000 | £1,008,000£1.0m | 53 |
| 4 | Shogo Nakamura | Infielder | ¥200,000,000 | £1,008,000£1.0m | 53 |
| 7 | Shuta Ishikawa | Pitcher | ¥160,000,000 | £806,400£806k | 86 |
| 8 | Yuji Nishino | Pitcher | ¥150,000,000 | £756,000£756k | 97 |
| 9 | Kazuya Ojima | Pitcher | ¥145,000,000 | £730,800£731k | 114 |
| 10 | Atsuki Taneichi | Pitcher | ¥130,000,000 | £655,200£655k | 122 |
| 11 | Naoya Masuda | Pitcher | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k | 135 |
| 12 | Yudai Fujioka | Infielder | ¥110,000,000 | £554,400£554k | 148 |
| 13 | Kyota Fujiwara | Outfielder | ¥80,000,000 | £403,200£403k | 183 |
| 14 | Toshiya Sato | Catcher | ¥72,000,000 | £362,880£363k | 201 |
| 15 | Hiromi Oka | Outfielder | ¥70,000,000 | £352,800£353k | 202 |
| 15 | Tatsuhiro Tamura | Catcher | ¥70,000,000 | £352,800£353k | 202 |
| 17 | Katsuya Kakunaka | Outfielder | ¥60,000,000 | £302,400£302k | 222 |
| 18 | Rikuto Yokoyama | Pitcher | ¥58,000,000 | £292,320£292k | 233 |
| 19 | Shota Suzuki | Pitcher | ¥51,000,000 | £257,040£257k | 252 |
| 20 | Akito Takabe | Outfielder | ¥50,000,000 | £252,000£252k | 253 |
| 21 | Yuki Karakawa | Pitcher | ¥44,000,000 | £221,760£222k | 275 |
| 22 | Hisanori Yasuda | Infielder | ¥43,000,000 | £216,720£217k | 280 |
| 23 | Fumiya Ono | Pitcher | ¥42,000,000 | £211,680£212k | 284 |
| 23 | Misho Nishikawa | Outfielder | ¥42,000,000 | £211,680£212k | 284 |
| 25 | Atsuki Tomosugi | Infielder | ¥38,000,000 | £191,520£192k | 309 |
| 26 | Shuta Takano | Pitcher | ¥34,000,000 | £171,360£171k | 327 |
| 27 | Koshiro Sakamoto | Pitcher | ¥33,000,000 | £166,320£166k | 332 |
| 28 | Koki Yamaguchi | Outfielder | ¥30,000,000 | £151,200£151k | 348 |
| 29 | Ryusei Ogawa | Infielder | ¥27,000,000 | £136,080£136k | 375 |
| 30 | Shunsuke Nakamori | Pitcher | ¥26,000,000 | £131,040£131k | 385 |
| 31 | Aito Takeda | Outfielder | ¥24,000,000 | £120,960£121k | 400 |
| 32 | Haruya Tanaka | Pitcher | ¥23,000,000 | £115,920£116k | 404 |
| 32 | Shingo Ishikawa | Outfielder | ¥23,000,000 | £115,920£116k | 404 |
| 34 | Ryusei Terachi | Catcher | ¥22,000,000 | £110,880£111k | 415 |
| 35 | Koshiro Wada | Outfielder | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 35 | Kyuto Ueda | Infielder | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 35 | Raito Ikeda | Infielder | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 35 | Riku Kikuchi | Pitcher | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 35 | Yuto Kimura | Pitcher | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 40 | Keisuke Sawada | Pitcher | ¥19,400,000 | £97,776£98k | 441 |
| 41 | Akira Yagi | Pitcher | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k | 451 |
| 41 | Daito Yamamoto | Outfielder | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k | 451 |
| 41 | Kenta Chatani | Infielder | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k | 451 |
| 41 | Yusuke Azuma | Pitcher | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k | 451 |
| 45 | Genki Ishigaki | Pitcher | ¥16,000,000 | £80,640£81k | 469 |
| 46 | Ryusei Miyazaki | Infielder | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k | 488 |
| 47 | Ko Matsukawa | Catcher | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 48 | Atsuya Hirohata | Pitcher | ¥13,000,000 | £65,520£66k | 522 |
| 48 | Koshiro Hiroike | Pitcher | ¥13,000,000 | £65,520£66k | 522 |
| 50 | Kaito Mori | Pitcher | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 50 | Tokito Kawamura | Pitcher | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 52 | Fumiya Motomae | Pitcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 52 | Hayato Fuji | Pitcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 52 | Kota Inoue | Outfielder | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 52 | Rikima Ichijo | Pitcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 52 | Tsuyoshi Yamasaki | Infielder | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 52 | Yu Tatematsu | Infielder | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 58 | Hikaru Otani | Pitcher | ¥9,200,000 | £46,368£46k | 648 |
| 59 | Masami Ishigaki | Infielder | ¥9,000,000 | £45,360£45k | 649 |
| 60 | Yamato Tanaka | Pitcher | ¥8,000,000 | £40,320£40k | 678 |
| 61 | Oto Hayasaka | Pitcher | ¥7,100,000 | £35,784£36k | 716 |
| 62 | Hayato Miyazaki | Pitcher | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 63 | Haru Sakai | Pitcher | ¥6,000,000 | £30,240£30k | 771 |
| 63 | Raito Okumura | Pitcher | ¥6,000,000 | £30,240£30k | 771 |
| 63 | Shota Ueda | Catcher | ¥6,000,000 | £30,240£30k | 771 |
| 66 | Yuya Sakurai | Infielder | ¥5,600,000 | £28,224£28k | 795 |
| 67 | Ryotaro Mori | Pitcher | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 68 | Ryota Nakamura | Pitcher | ¥5,000,000 | £25,200£25k | 836 |
| 68 | Seiun Akiyama | Pitcher | ¥5,000,000 | £25,200£25k | 836 |
| 68 | Stiven Acevedo | Outfielder | ¥5,000,000 | £25,200£25k | 836 |
| 68 | Yuta Kaneda | Infielder | ¥5,000,000 | £25,200£25k | 836 |
| 68 | Yuto Yoshikawa | Pitcher | ¥5,000,000 | £25,200£25k | 836 |
| 73 | Ryoju Okamura | Catcher | ¥4,600,000 | £23,184£23k | 857 |
| 74 | Kosuke Nagashima | Pitcher | ¥3,100,000 | £15,624£16k | 981 |
| 75 | Kirato Nagashimada | Pitcher | ¥3,000,000 | £15,120£15k | 982 |
| 75 | Ryo Sugiyama | Outfielder | ¥3,000,000 | £15,120£15k | 982 |
| 77 | Hikaru Kono | Outfielder | ¥2,900,000 | £14,616£15k | 1012 |
| 77 | Rui Katsumata | Infielder | ¥2,900,000 | £14,616£15k | 1012 |
| 79 | Kaishu Takahashi | Pitcher | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 79 | Kazuki Fujita | Outfielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 79 | Konoshin Tomiyama | Catcher | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 79 | Ryota Takeuchi | Pitcher | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 79 | Shinya Matsuishi | Infielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 84 | Tsuyoshi Tanimura | Infielder | ¥2,700,000 | £13,608£14k | 1031 |
| 84 | Yuta Ibaragi | Pitcher | ¥2,700,000 | £13,608£14k | 1031 |
| 86 | Yuto Nakayama | Pitcher | ¥2,600,000 | £13,104£13k | 1033 |
| 87 | Chariel Radney | Pitcher | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
The Chiba Lotte Marines by salary
The players paid either side of Kenta Chatani
The 25 players paid closest to Kenta Chatani in 2026, of 1,061 in the league
| # | PLAYER | TEAM | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 442 | Hidetaka Okadome | Hanshin Tigers | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k |
| 442 | Junichiro Kishi | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k |
| 442 | Kohei Azuma | Orix Buffaloes | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k |
| 442 | Kosei Osato | Orix Buffaloes | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k |
| 442 | Ryoto Kita | Orix Buffaloes | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k |
| 442 | Takuya Hiruma | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k |
| 442 | Yukiya Ito | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k |
| 450 | Haruki Omichi | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥18,500,000 | £93,240£93k |
| 451 | Akira Yagi | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k |
| 451 | Atsushi Endo | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k |
| 451 | Daito Yamamoto | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k |
| 451 | Jun Maeda | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k |
| 451 | Kenta Chatani | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k |
| 451 | Naoki Matsumoto | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k |
| 451 | Tai Sasaki | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k |
| 451 | Taichi Taka | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k |
| 451 | Tomoya Noguchi | Orix Buffaloes | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k |
| 451 | Yusuke Azuma | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k |
| 451 | Yuta Nakamura | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k |
| 451 | Yuto Kawamura | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k |
| 463 | Haruki Hosono | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥17,000,000 | £85,680£86k |
| 463 | Haruto Watanabe | Orix Buffaloes | ¥17,000,000 | £85,680£86k |
| 463 | Sena Tsuge | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥17,000,000 | £85,680£86k |
| 463 | Sho Fukunaga | Orix Buffaloes | ¥17,000,000 | £85,680£86k |
| 463 | Shogo Asano | Yomiuri Giants | ¥17,000,000 | £85,680£86k |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Kenta Chatani earn?
¥18,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Chiba Lotte Marines. It is the joint 451st highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.
Is Kenta Chatani the highest paid player on the Chiba Lotte Marines?
No. Gregory Polanco is, on ¥400,000,000. Kenta Chatani is joint 41st of the 87 on the team.
How does Kenta Chatani's salary compare with the NPB average?
The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥18,000,000 is 65% 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 Chiba Lotte Marines payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.