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Kenta Uehara salary
Kenta Uehara is paid ¥49,000,000 by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2026, the 263rd highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is close to the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 1.1% of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters payroll of ¥4,496,000,000. Among the 547 pitchers in the league, Kenta Uehara is paid the 144th most.
SALARY¥49,000,000
LEAGUE RANK263 of 1,061
TEAM RANK24 of 82
VS AVERAGE0.96x
AGE32
Kenta Uehara and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Every player on the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2026, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kohei Arihara | Pitcher | ¥500,000,000 | £2,520,000£2.5m | 6 |
| 2 | Franmil Reyes | Outfielder | ¥450,000,000 | £2,268,000£2.3m | 13 |
| 3 | Hiromi Ito | Pitcher | ¥340,000,000 | £1,713,600£1.7m | 22 |
| 4 | Takayuki Kato | Pitcher | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m | 24 |
| 5 | Ariel Martinez | Catcher | ¥250,000,000 | £1,260,000£1.3m | 39 |
| 5 | Sachiya Yamasaki | Pitcher | ¥250,000,000 | £1,260,000£1.3m | 39 |
| 7 | Chusei Mannami | Outfielder | ¥195,000,000 | £982,800£983k | 69 |
| 8 | Kotaro Kiyomiya | Infielder | ¥130,000,000 | £655,200£655k | 122 |
| 9 | Rodolfo Castro | Infielder | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k | 135 |
| 9 | Sauryn Lao | Pitcher | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k | 135 |
| 11 | Yuya Gunji | Catcher | ¥110,000,000 | £554,400£554k | 148 |
| 12 | Seigi Tanaka | Pitcher | ¥100,000,000 | £504,000£504k | 157 |
| 13 | Koki Kitayama | Pitcher | ¥95,000,000 | £478,800£479k | 170 |
| 14 | Ryusei Kawano | Pitcher | ¥86,000,000 | £433,440£433k | 179 |
| 15 | Ruei-Yang Gu Lin | Pitcher | ¥75,000,000 | £378,000£378k | 193 |
| 16 | Taisho Tamai | Pitcher | ¥66,000,000 | £332,640£333k | 213 |
| 17 | Naoki Miyanishi | Pitcher | ¥65,000,000 | £327,600£328k | 215 |
| 18 | Yuki Nomura | Infielder | ¥58,000,000 | £292,320£292k | 233 |
| 19 | Yukiya Saito | Pitcher | ¥55,000,000 | £277,200£277k | 241 |
| 20 | Takahide Ikeda | Pitcher | ¥52,000,000 | £262,080£262k | 249 |
| 21 | Shun Mizutani | Outfielder | ¥50,000,000 | £252,000£252k | 253 |
| 21 | Tatsuki Mizuno | Infielder | ¥50,000,000 | £252,000£252k | 253 |
| 21 | Yua Tamiya | Catcher | ¥50,000,000 | £252,000£252k | 253 |
| 24 | Kenta Uehara | Pitcher | ¥49,000,000 | £246,960£247k | 263 |
| 25 | Shoma Kanemura | Pitcher | ¥48,000,000 | £241,920£242k | 264 |
| 26 | Koji Fukutani | Pitcher | ¥45,000,000 | £226,800£227k | 273 |
| 27 | Kota Tatsu | Pitcher | ¥42,000,000 | £211,680£212k | 284 |
| 28 | Hiroya Shimamoto | Pitcher | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 28 | Ryota Isobata | Outfielder | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 30 | Daigo Kamikawabata | Infielder | ¥39,000,000 | £196,560£197k | 306 |
| 31 | Taisei Yanagawa | Pitcher | ¥34,000,000 | £171,360£171k | 327 |
| 32 | Takumi Yamamoto | Pitcher | ¥32,000,000 | £161,280£161k | 338 |
| 33 | Tsubasa Nabatame | Pitcher | ¥29,500,000 | £148,680£149k | 363 |
| 34 | Ren Fukushima | Pitcher | ¥29,000,000 | £146,160£146k | 364 |
| 35 | Daiki Asama | Outfielder | ¥28,000,000 | £141,120£141k | 366 |
| 35 | Mizuki Hori | Pitcher | ¥28,000,000 | £141,120£141k | 366 |
| 37 | Kota Yazawa | Pitcher | ¥26,000,000 | £131,040£131k | 385 |
| 38 | Taiki Narama | Infielder | ¥25,000,000 | £126,000£126k | 391 |
| 38 | Takuya Nakashima | Infielder | ¥25,000,000 | £126,000£126k | 391 |
| 40 | Haruki Nishikawa | Outfielder | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 40 | Taiki Kikuchi | Pitcher | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 40 | Yushi Shimizu | Catcher | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 43 | Haruki Hosono | Pitcher | ¥17,000,000 | £85,680£86k | 463 |
| 44 | Lyle Chia-Cheng Lin | Catcher | ¥16,000,000 | £80,640£81k | 469 |
| 44 | Shu Yamagata | Infielder | ¥16,000,000 | £80,640£81k | 469 |
| 44 | Yuma Imagawa | Outfielder | ¥16,000,000 | £80,640£81k | 469 |
| 47 | Haruka Nemoto | Pitcher | ¥13,000,000 | £65,520£66k | 522 |
| 47 | Jay Okawa | Pitcher | ¥13,000,000 | £65,520£66k | 522 |
| 49 | Kengo Yoshida | Catcher | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 49 | Yuya Shinto | Catcher | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 51 | Ryohei Hosokawa | Infielder | ¥11,500,000 | £57,960£58k | 568 |
| 52 | Kane Edokpolo | Outfielder | ¥11,000,000 | £55,440£55k | 573 |
| 53 | Ruan Otsuka | Infielder | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 53 | Tamon Asari | Pitcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 55 | Kazuki Miyazaki | Outfielder | ¥9,900,000 | £49,896£50k | 635 |
| 55 | Reo Shibata | Pitcher | ¥9,900,000 | £49,896£50k | 635 |
| 57 | Yuki Umebayashi | Catcher | ¥8,300,000 | £41,832£42k | 677 |
| 58 | Suguru Fukuda | Pitcher | ¥8,000,000 | £40,320£40k | 678 |
| 59 | Kotaro Yamashiro | Pitcher | ¥7,700,000 | £38,808£39k | 695 |
| 59 | Kyosuke Kuroyanagi | Pitcher | ¥7,700,000 | £38,808£39k | 695 |
| 59 | Ryusei Fujita | Pitcher | ¥7,700,000 | £38,808£39k | 695 |
| 62 | Naoki Arizono | Infielder | ¥7,300,000 | £36,792£37k | 705 |
| 63 | Kotaro Seimiya | Pitcher | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 64 | Koki Matsuoka | Pitcher | ¥6,600,000 | £33,264£33k | 744 |
| 65 | Yi-Lei Sun | Pitcher | ¥6,000,000 | £30,240£30k | 771 |
| 66 | Uta Sakaguchi | Infielder | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 67 | Daiki Shimizu | Pitcher | ¥5,300,000 | £26,712£27k | 824 |
| 67 | Hinode Hoshino | Outfielder | ¥5,300,000 | £26,712£27k | 824 |
| 67 | Kaito Fujimori | Catcher | ¥5,300,000 | £26,712£27k | 824 |
| 67 | Kanato Anzai | Pitcher | ¥5,300,000 | £26,712£27k | 824 |
| 67 | Minato Handa | Infielder | ¥5,300,000 | £26,712£27k | 824 |
| 67 | Ryosuke Myose | Infielder | ¥5,300,000 | £26,712£27k | 824 |
| 73 | Ryodai Matsumoto | Pitcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 74 | Ataru Yamaguchi | Outfielder | ¥3,000,000 | £15,120£15k | 982 |
| 74 | Taisei Fujita | Outfielder | ¥3,000,000 | £15,120£15k | 982 |
| 74 | Toki Hiwatari | Catcher | ¥3,000,000 | £15,120£15k | 982 |
| 77 | Hiroki Tsuneya | Infielder | ¥2,600,000 | £13,104£13k | 1033 |
| 77 | Junki Shibuya | Pitcher | ¥2,600,000 | £13,104£13k | 1033 |
| 77 | Sorato Kawakatsu | Pitcher | ¥2,600,000 | £13,104£13k | 1033 |
| 77 | Taiki Hamada | Infielder | ¥2,600,000 | £13,104£13k | 1033 |
| 77 | Towa Yokoyama | Pitcher | ¥2,600,000 | £13,104£13k | 1033 |
| 77 | Yamato Kato | Pitcher | ¥2,600,000 | £13,104£13k | 1033 |
The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters by salary
The players paid either side of Kenta Uehara
The 25 players paid closest to Kenta Uehara in 2026, of 1,061 in the league
Frequently asked questions
How much does Kenta Uehara earn?
¥49,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. It is the 263rd highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.
Is Kenta Uehara the highest paid player on the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters?
No. Kohei Arihara is, on ¥500,000,000. Kenta Uehara is 24th of the 82 on the team.
How does Kenta Uehara's salary compare with the NPB average?
The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥49,000,000 is 4% 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 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.