NPB · CHIBA LOTTE MARINES · CATCHER
Ko Matsukawa salary
Ko Matsukawa is paid ¥14,000,000 by the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2026, the joint 505th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 72% below the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 0.4% of the Chiba Lotte Marines payroll of ¥3,861,800,000. Among the 107 catchers in the league, Ko Matsukawa is paid the 46th most.
SALARY¥14,000,000
LEAGUE RANK505 of 1,061
TEAM RANK47 of 87
VS AVERAGE0.28x
AGE22
Ko Matsukawa 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 Ko Matsukawa
The 25 players paid closest to Ko Matsukawa in 2026, of 1,061 in the league
| # | PLAYER | TEAM | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488 | Ryusei Miyazaki | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k |
| 488 | Ryusei Takeoka | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k |
| 488 | Ryuta Hirose | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k |
| 488 | Shunsuke Iwai | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k |
| 488 | Shunya Morita | Yomiuri Giants | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k |
| 488 | Taiga Kojima | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k |
| 488 | Taiki Ishikami | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k |
| 488 | Taisei Tsurusaki | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k |
| 488 | Takehiro Hasegawa | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k |
| 488 | Toshiki Abe | Chunichi Dragons | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k |
| 505 | Hayato Tsunehiro | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k |
| 505 | Kaede Yokoyama | Orix Buffaloes | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k |
| 505 | Ko Matsukawa | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k |
| 505 | Koya Takahashi | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k |
| 505 | Masahiro Ehara | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k |
| 505 | Naruki Teranishi | Orix Buffaloes | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k |
| 505 | Ren Mukunoki | Orix Buffaloes | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k |
| 505 | Ryosuke Kodama | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k |
| 505 | Ryosuke Moriwaki | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k |
| 505 | Ryui Ito | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k |
| 505 | Seiji Kawagoe | Chunichi Dragons | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k |
| 505 | Shinya Sugai | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k |
| 505 | Shoichi Futamata | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k |
| 505 | Taiga Hirasawa | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k |
| 505 | Takeru Sasaki | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Ko Matsukawa earn?
¥14,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Chiba Lotte Marines. It is the joint 505th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.
Is Ko Matsukawa the highest paid player on the Chiba Lotte Marines?
No. Gregory Polanco is, on ¥400,000,000. Ko Matsukawa is 47th of the 87 on the team.
How does Ko Matsukawa's salary compare with the NPB average?
The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥14,000,000 is 72% 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.