NPB · CHIBA LOTTE MARINES · PITCHER
Koshiro Sakamoto salary
Koshiro Sakamoto is paid ¥33,000,000 by the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2026, the joint 332nd highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 35% below the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 0.9% of the Chiba Lotte Marines payroll of ¥3,861,800,000. Among the 547 pitchers in the league, Koshiro Sakamoto is paid the joint 185th most.
SALARY¥33,000,000
LEAGUE RANK332 of 1,061
TEAM RANK27 of 87
VS AVERAGE0.65x
AGE32
Koshiro Sakamoto 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 Koshiro Sakamoto
The 25 players paid closest to Koshiro Sakamoto in 2026, of 1,061 in the league
| # | PLAYER | TEAM | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322 | Atsuya Horie | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥35,000,000 | £176,400£176k |
| 322 | Kazuki Kamizato | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥35,000,000 | £176,400£176k |
| 322 | Keisuke Izumi | Yomiuri Giants | ¥35,000,000 | £176,400£176k |
| 322 | Ryuki Watarai | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥35,000,000 | £176,400£176k |
| 322 | Yasuhiro Yamamoto | Chunichi Dragons | ¥35,000,000 | £176,400£176k |
| 327 | Chihaya Sasaki | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥34,000,000 | £171,360£171k |
| 327 | Ren Kajiya | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥34,000,000 | £171,360£171k |
| 327 | Shinya Hasegawa | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥34,000,000 | £171,360£171k |
| 327 | Shuta Takano | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥34,000,000 | £171,360£171k |
| 327 | Taisei Yanagawa | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥34,000,000 | £171,360£171k |
| 332 | Akiyoshi Katsuno | Chunichi Dragons | ¥33,000,000 | £166,320£166k |
| 332 | Fumiya Kurokawa | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥33,000,000 | £166,320£166k |
| 332 | Koshiro Sakamoto | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥33,000,000 | £166,320£166k |
| 332 | Ryuta Konno | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥33,000,000 | £166,320£166k |
| 332 | Shogo Tamamura | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥33,000,000 | £166,320£166k |
| 337 | Gakuto Wakabayashi | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥32,500,000 | £163,800£164k |
| 338 | Masanori Ishikawa | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥32,000,000 | £161,280£161k |
| 338 | Natsuo Takizawa | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥32,000,000 | £161,280£161k |
| 338 | Takumi Yamamoto | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥32,000,000 | £161,280£161k |
| 338 | Yasunobu Okugawa | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥32,000,000 | £161,280£161k |
| 342 | Minoru Omori | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥31,000,000 | £156,240£156k |
| 342 | Ryutaro Hatsuki | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥31,000,000 | £156,240£156k |
| 342 | Seiya Watanabe | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥31,000,000 | £156,240£156k |
| 342 | Taiga Kamichatani | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥31,000,000 | £156,240£156k |
| 342 | Takuma Hayashi | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥31,000,000 | £156,240£156k |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Koshiro Sakamoto earn?
¥33,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Chiba Lotte Marines. It is the joint 332nd highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.
Is Koshiro Sakamoto the highest paid player on the Chiba Lotte Marines?
No. Gregory Polanco is, on ¥400,000,000. Koshiro Sakamoto is 27th of the 87 on the team.
How does Koshiro Sakamoto's salary compare with the NPB average?
The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥33,000,000 is 35% 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.