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Ko Nakagawa salary

Ko Nakagawa is paid ¥23,000,000 by the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in 2026, the joint 404th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 55% below the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 0.5% of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars payroll of ¥4,215,200,000. Among the 547 pitchers in the league, Ko Nakagawa is paid the joint 222nd most.

SALARY¥23,000,000
LEAGUE RANK404 of 1,061
TEAM RANK35 of 82
VS AVERAGE0.45x
AGE26

Ko Nakagawa and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars

Every player on the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in 2026, highest paid first

Yokohama DeNA BayStars players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Jon Duplantier Pitcher ¥470,000,000£2,368,800£2.4m 12
2 Katsuki Azuma Pitcher ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m 24
2 Yasuaki Yamasaki Pitcher ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m 24
2 Yoshitomo Tsutsugo Infielder ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m 24
5 Shugo Maki Infielder ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m 39
6 Toshiro Miyazaki Infielder ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
7 Keita Sano Outfielder ¥170,000,000£856,800£857k 82
8 Austin Cox Pitcher ¥156,000,000£786,240£786k 93
8 Jose Ruiz Pitcher ¥156,000,000£786,240£786k 93
10 Hiromu Ise Pitcher ¥140,000,000£705,600£706k 115
10 Sean Reynolds Pitcher ¥140,000,000£705,600£706k 115
12 Cooper Hummel Outfielder ¥107,000,000£539,280£539k 156
13 Kohei Morihara Pitcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
14 Dayan Viciedo Infielder ¥93,600,000£471,744£472k 173
15 Kenta Ishida Pitcher ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k 183
15 Shintaro Fujinami Pitcher ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k 183
17 Yasutaka Tobashira Catcher ¥75,000,000£378,000£378k 193
18 Shinichi Onuki Pitcher ¥63,000,000£317,520£318k 217
19 Yota Kyoda Infielder ¥60,000,000£302,400£302k 222
20 Taisei Irie Pitcher ¥58,000,000£292,320£292k 233
21 Masaki Mimori Infielder ¥50,000,000£252,000£252k 253
22 Tatsuo Ebina Outfielder ¥47,000,000£236,880£237k 268
23 Yuya Sakamoto Pitcher ¥44,000,000£221,760£222k 275
24 Taiki Sekine Outfielder ¥40,400,000£203,616£204k 289
25 Tatsuhiro Shibata Infielder ¥40,000,000£201,600£202k 290
26 Kazuki Kamizato Outfielder ¥35,000,000£176,400£176k 322
26 Ryuki Watarai Outfielder ¥35,000,000£176,400£176k 322
28 Chihaya Sasaki Pitcher ¥34,000,000£171,360£171k 327
29 Takuma Hayashi Infielder ¥31,000,000£156,240£156k 342
30 Kentaro Taira Pitcher ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
30 Yutaro Ishida Pitcher ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
32 Masumi Hamachi Pitcher ¥28,000,000£141,120£141k 366
33 Shuto Ogata Pitcher ¥27,000,000£136,080£136k 375
34 Koki Kajiwara Outfielder ¥26,000,000£131,040£131k 385
35 Ko Nakagawa Pitcher ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k 404
35 Shion Matsuo Catcher ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k 404
37 Keito Mori Infielder ¥21,000,000£105,840£106k 422
38 Yu Takeda Pitcher ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
39 Hayate Nakagawa Pitcher ¥19,000,000£95,760£96k 442
40 Koichiro Oda Infielder ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
41 Taiki Ishikami Infielder ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
42 Daita Miyagi Pitcher ¥12,800,000£64,512£65k 535
43 Kentaro Shinogi Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
43 Kosuke Baba Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
43 Shunya Shimada Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
46 Teruki Yoshino Pitcher ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k 573
47 Hansel Marcelino Pitcher ¥10,900,000£54,936£55k 583
48 Hiromi Katayama Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
49 Ryoto Matsumoto Pitcher ¥9,500,000£47,880£48k 641
50 Tomoya Inoue Infielder ¥9,300,000£46,872£47k 647
51 Asahi Miyashita Infielder ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
51 Kento Inoue Outfielder ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
53 Syuto Naruse Infielder ¥8,500,000£42,840£43k 669
54 Naoki Wakamatsu Pitcher ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k 678
54 Takeru Furuichi Catcher ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k 678
56 Hibiki Kato Infielder ¥7,500,000£37,800£38k 699
57 Hayato Horioka Pitcher ¥7,300,000£36,792£37k 705
58 Kasuga Sakaguchi Pitcher ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
59 Kenta Kozono Pitcher ¥6,600,000£33,264£33k 744
60 Ryuhei Kuki Catcher ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k 747
60 Shonosuke Hama Outfielder ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k 747
60 Tatsuya Hashimoto Pitcher ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k 747
63 Atsushi Katsumata Outfielder ¥6,200,000£31,248£31k 763
64 Junpei Azuma Catcher ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
65 Kenji Nishimaki Infielder ¥5,700,000£28,728£29k 794
66 Kyosuke Mashiko Catcher ¥5,600,000£28,224£28k 795
66 Masaki Iwata Pitcher ¥5,600,000£28,224£28k 795
66 Riku Takeda Pitcher ¥5,600,000£28,224£28k 795
66 Ryunosuke Matsumoto Pitcher ¥5,600,000£28,224£28k 795
70 Ryudai Morishita Pitcher ¥5,500,000£27,720£28k 801
71 Manato Tanai Infielder ¥5,200,000£26,208£26k 831
72 Osuke Fukazawa Pitcher ¥5,000,000£25,200£25k 836
73 Ryota Joko Catcher ¥4,600,000£23,184£23k 857
74 Haruto Shoji Pitcher ¥4,500,000£22,680£23k 859
75 Daiki Kobari Outfielder ¥3,400,000£17,136£17k 965
75 Haru Yoshioka Pitcher ¥3,400,000£17,136£17k 965
75 Ikumi Takamizawa Infielder ¥3,400,000£17,136£17k 965
75 Koki Kanabuchi Pitcher ¥3,400,000£17,136£17k 965
75 Manato Shimizu Pitcher ¥3,400,000£17,136£17k 965
75 So Ogasawara Infielder ¥3,400,000£17,136£17k 965
75 Taiga Kondo Catcher ¥3,400,000£17,136£17k 965
75 Uta Shimizu Infielder ¥3,400,000£17,136£17k 965

The Yokohama DeNA BayStars by salary

Jon Duplantier ¥470m Katsuki Azuma ¥300m Yasuaki Yamasaki ¥300m Yoshitomo Tsutsugo ¥300m Shugo Maki ¥250m Toshiro Miyazaki ¥200m Keita Sano ¥170m Austin Cox ¥156m Jose Ruiz ¥156m Hiromu Ise ¥140m Sean Reynolds ¥140m Cooper Hummel ¥107m Kohei Morihara ¥100m Dayan Viciedo ¥93.6m Kenta Ishida ¥80m Shintaro Fujinami ¥80m Yasutaka Tobashira ¥75m Shinichi Onuki ¥63m Yota Kyoda ¥60m Taisei Irie ¥58m Masaki Mimori ¥50m Tatsuo Ebina ¥47m Yuya Sakamoto ¥44m Taiki Sekine ¥40.4m Tatsuhiro Shibata ¥40m Kazuki Kamizato ¥35m Ryuki Watarai ¥35m Chihaya Sasaki ¥34m Takuma Hayashi ¥31m Kentaro Taira ¥30m Yutaro Ishida ¥30m Masumi Hamachi ¥28m Shuto Ogata ¥27m Koki Kajiwara ¥26m
Ko Nakagawa ¥23m
Shion Matsuo ¥23m Keito Mori ¥21m Yu Takeda ¥20m Hayate Nakagawa ¥19m Koichiro Oda ¥16m Taiki Ishikami ¥15m Daita Miyagi ¥12.8m Kentaro Shinogi ¥12m Kosuke Baba ¥12m Shunya Shimada ¥12m Teruki Yoshino ¥11m Hansel Marcelino ¥10.9m Hiromi Katayama ¥10m Ryoto Matsumoto ¥9.5m Tomoya Inoue ¥9.3m Asahi Miyashita ¥9m Kento Inoue ¥9m Syuto Naruse ¥8.5m Naoki Wakamatsu ¥8m Takeru Furuichi ¥8m Hibiki Kato ¥7.5m Hayato Horioka ¥7.3m Kasuga Sakaguchi ¥7m Kenta Kozono ¥6.6m Ryuhei Kuki ¥6.5m Shonosuke Hama ¥6.5m Tatsuya Hashimoto ¥6.5m Atsushi Katsumata ¥6.2m Junpei Azuma ¥6m
Kenji Nishimaki ¥5.7m
Kyosuke Mashiko ¥5.6m Masaki Iwata ¥5.6m Riku Takeda ¥5.6m
Ryunosuke Matsumoto ¥5.6m
Ryudai Morishita ¥5.5m
Manato Tanai ¥5.2m Osuke Fukazawa ¥5m
Ryota Joko ¥4.6m
Haruto Shoji ¥4.5m
Daiki Kobari ¥3.4m
Haru Yoshioka ¥3.4m
Ikumi Takamizawa ¥3.4m
Koki Kanabuchi ¥3.4m
Manato Shimizu ¥3.4m
So Ogasawara ¥3.4m
Taiga Kondo ¥3.4m
Uta Shimizu ¥3.4m

The players paid either side of Ko Nakagawa

The 25 players paid closest to Ko Nakagawa in 2026, of 1,061 in the league

NPB players paid close to Ko Nakagawa in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
391 Taiki Narama Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k
391 Takuya Nakashima Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k
391 Tomoya Masaki Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k
391 Yugo Umeno Chunichi Dragons ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k
391 Yumeto Kanemaru Chunichi Dragons ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k
399 Yuto Akihiro Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥24,500,000£123,480£123k
400 Aito Takeda Chiba Lotte Marines ¥24,000,000£120,960£121k
400 Riku Ogata Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥24,000,000£120,960£121k
400 Taito Takashima Orix Buffaloes ¥24,000,000£120,960£121k
400 Yuta Kuroki Saitama Seibu Lions ¥24,000,000£120,960£121k
404 Atsuya Kogita Orix Buffaloes ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
404 Haruya Tanaka Chiba Lotte Marines ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
404 Ko Nakagawa Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
404 Shingo Ishikawa Chiba Lotte Marines ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
404 Shion Matsuo Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
404 Shunsuke Sasaki Yomiuri Giants ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
404 Taichi Yamano Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
404 Takaya Ishikawa Chunichi Dragons ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
404 Takayoshi Yamamura Saitama Seibu Lions ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
404 Yusuke Mugitani Orix Buffaloes ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
414 Takuma Kato Chunichi Dragons ¥22,500,000£113,400£113k
415 Hiroshi Suzuki Orix Buffaloes ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k
415 Kazuya Maruyama Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k
415 Kenta Bright Chunichi Dragons ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k
415 Kenta Tanigawara Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Ko Nakagawa earn?

¥23,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. It is the joint 404th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.

Is Ko Nakagawa the highest paid player on the Yokohama DeNA BayStars?

No. Jon Duplantier is, on ¥470,000,000. Ko Nakagawa is joint 35th of the 82 on the team.

How does Ko Nakagawa's salary compare with the NPB average?

The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥23,000,000 is 55% 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 Yokohama DeNA BayStars payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.