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Masayuki Kuwahara salary
Masayuki Kuwahara is paid ¥120,000,000 by the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2026, the joint 135th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 2.4 times the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 3.3% of the Saitama Seibu Lions payroll of ¥3,691,800,000. Among the 169 outfielders in the league, Masayuki Kuwahara is paid the 23rd most.
SALARY¥120,000,000
LEAGUE RANK135 of 1,061
TEAM RANK11 of 102
VS AVERAGE2.36x
AGE33
Masayuki Kuwahara and the Saitama Seibu Lions
Every player on the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2026, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaima Taira | Pitcher | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m | 24 |
| 1 | Sosuke Genda | Infielder | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m | 24 |
| 1 | Tyler Nevin | Infielder | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m | 24 |
| 4 | Kona Takahashi | Pitcher | ¥250,000,000 | £1,260,000£1.3m | 39 |
| 5 | Chihiro Sumida | Pitcher | ¥160,000,000 | £806,400£806k | 86 |
| 5 | Shuta Tonosaki | Infielder | ¥160,000,000 | £806,400£806k | 86 |
| 7 | Alexander Canario | Outfielder | ¥150,000,000 | £756,000£756k | 97 |
| 7 | An-Ko Lin | Outfielder | ¥150,000,000 | £756,000£756k | 97 |
| 7 | Trey Wingenter | Pitcher | ¥150,000,000 | £756,000£756k | 97 |
| 10 | Emmanuel Ramirez | Pitcher | ¥130,000,000 | £655,200£655k | 122 |
| 11 | Allan Winans | Pitcher | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k | 135 |
| 11 | Masayuki Kuwahara | Outfielder | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k | 135 |
| 13 | Takeya Nakamura | Infielder | ¥75,000,000 | £378,000£378k | 193 |
| 14 | Hiroshi Kaino | Pitcher | ¥68,000,000 | £342,720£343k | 211 |
| 15 | Yuto Koga | Catcher | ¥66,000,000 | £332,640£333k | 213 |
| 16 | Takumi Kuriyama | Outfielder | ¥60,000,000 | £302,400£302k | 222 |
| 17 | Manaya Nishikawa | Outfielder | ¥57,000,000 | £287,280£287k | 237 |
| 18 | Yutaro Watanabe | Pitcher | ¥43,000,000 | £216,720£217k | 280 |
| 19 | Bo Takahashi | Pitcher | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 19 | Ginjiro Sumitani | Catcher | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 19 | Kaito Yoza | Pitcher | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 19 | Kazunari Ishii | Infielder | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 19 | Wataru Matsumoto | Pitcher | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 24 | Natsuki Takeuchi | Pitcher | ¥38,500,000 | £194,040£194k | 308 |
| 25 | Shunsuke Sato | Pitcher | ¥38,000,000 | £191,520£192k | 309 |
| 26 | Shinya Hasegawa | Outfielder | ¥34,000,000 | £171,360£171k | 327 |
| 27 | Gakuto Wakabayashi | Outfielder | ¥32,500,000 | £163,800£164k | 337 |
| 28 | Natsuo Takizawa | Infielder | ¥32,000,000 | £161,280£161k | 338 |
| 29 | Seiya Watanabe | Outfielder | ¥31,000,000 | £156,240£156k | 342 |
| 30 | Haruto Yamada | Pitcher | ¥30,000,000 | £151,200£151k | 348 |
| 31 | Yuta Kuroki | Pitcher | ¥24,000,000 | £120,960£121k | 400 |
| 32 | Takayoshi Yamamura | Infielder | ¥23,000,000 | £115,920£116k | 404 |
| 33 | Junichiro Kishi | Outfielder | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k | 442 |
| 33 | Takuya Hiruma | Outfielder | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k | 442 |
| 35 | Yuta Nakamura | Pitcher | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k | 451 |
| 36 | Sena Tsuge | Catcher | ¥17,000,000 | £85,680£86k | 463 |
| 37 | Taiga Kojima | Catcher | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k | 488 |
| 38 | Ryosuke Kodama | Infielder | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 38 | Ryosuke Moriwaki | Pitcher | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 38 | Shinya Sugai | Pitcher | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 38 | Taiga Hirasawa | Infielder | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 38 | Takeru Sasaki | Pitcher | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 38 | Tokumasa Chano | Outfielder | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 44 | Hakua Iwaki | Pitcher | ¥12,500,000 | £63,000£63k | 536 |
| 44 | Taiga Ueda | Pitcher | ¥12,500,000 | £63,000£63k | 536 |
| 46 | Daiju Nomura | Catcher | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 46 | Keisuke Nakata | Infielder | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 46 | Minato Aoyama | Pitcher | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 46 | Rei Takahashi | Pitcher | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 46 | Shun Akiyama | Outfielder | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 51 | Ryota Itogawa | Pitcher | ¥11,500,000 | £57,960£58k | 568 |
| 51 | Wataru Takamatsu | Infielder | ¥11,500,000 | £57,960£58k | 568 |
| 53 | Shinnosuke Hada | Pitcher | ¥11,000,000 | £55,440£55k | 573 |
| 54 | Hiroto Saito | Infielder | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 54 | Shoya Makino | Catcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 56 | Kuan-Chen Lin | Outfielder | ¥9,500,000 | £47,880£48k | 641 |
| 56 | Reon Murata | Infielder | ¥9,500,000 | £47,880£48k | 641 |
| 58 | Keita Horikoshi | Pitcher | ¥9,000,000 | £45,360£45k | 649 |
| 58 | Sowa Yokota | Infielder | ¥9,000,000 | £45,360£45k | 649 |
| 60 | Taisei Miyazawa | Pitcher | ¥8,000,000 | £40,320£40k | 678 |
| 61 | Shota Hamaya | Pitcher | ¥7,500,000 | £37,800£38k | 699 |
| 61 | Taishi Mameda | Pitcher | ¥7,500,000 | £37,800£38k | 699 |
| 61 | Yudai Furukawa | Outfielder | ¥7,500,000 | £37,800£38k | 699 |
| 64 | Masaya Kuroda | Pitcher | ¥7,300,000 | £36,792£37k | 705 |
| 65 | Haruki Sugiyama | Pitcher | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 65 | Hibiki Shinohara | Pitcher | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 65 | Shoma Kariu | Pitcher | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 65 | Teruki Koga | Infielder | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 65 | Yushin Kawada | Outfielder | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 70 | Haruse Narita | Pitcher | ¥6,500,000 | £32,760£33k | 747 |
| 70 | Yuta Nakami | Outfielder | ¥6,500,000 | £32,760£33k | 747 |
| 72 | Koichi Okumura | Outfielder | ¥6,200,000 | £31,248£31k | 763 |
| 73 | Haruki Tatsuyama | Catcher | ¥6,000,000 | £30,240£30k | 771 |
| 73 | Kaito Noda | Catcher | ¥6,000,000 | £30,240£30k | 771 |
| 73 | Taiyo Sato | Infielder | ¥6,000,000 | £30,240£30k | 771 |
| 76 | Towa Uema | Pitcher | ¥5,000,000 | £25,200£25k | 836 |
| 77 | Daiki Miura | Pitcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | Ginto Ando | Outfielder | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | Hiroto Hiraguchi | Pitcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | Jorge Gonzalez | Pitcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | Joseph Konosuke Sinclair | Pitcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | Keishin Saito | Pitcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | Ronny Oliver | Pitcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | Ryosuke Koresawa | Catcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | So Sato | Pitcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 77 | Yuma Masaki | Pitcher | ¥4,000,000 | £20,160£20k | 880 |
| 87 | Carlos Tovar | Outfielder | ¥3,200,000 | £16,128£16k | 974 |
| 87 | Isabirye Musa | Pitcher | ¥3,200,000 | £16,128£16k | 974 |
| 87 | Juan Corniel | Infielder | ¥3,200,000 | £16,128£16k | 974 |
| 87 | Koji Kaneko | Infielder | ¥3,200,000 | £16,128£16k | 974 |
| 87 | Kyazze Fred | Pitcher | ¥3,200,000 | £16,128£16k | 974 |
| 92 | Asahi Taniguchi | Infielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Haruma Fukuo | Infielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Haruto Sawada | Outfielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Masahiro Kawashimo | Pitcher | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Okem Mei Umebinyuo | Outfielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Ramal Geevin Ratanayake | Outfielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Shota Kise | Pitcher | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Sota Hamaoka | Pitcher | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Takumu Imaoka | Infielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Yamato Fuji | Pitcher | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 92 | Yuito Arai | Infielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
The Saitama Seibu Lions by salary
The players paid either side of Masayuki Kuwahara
The 25 players paid closest to Masayuki Kuwahara in 2026, of 1,061 in the league
| # | PLAYER | TEAM | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | Shogo Akiyama | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥130,000,000 | £655,200£655k |
| 122 | Sotaro Shimauchi | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥130,000,000 | £655,200£655k |
| 130 | Daichi Suzuki | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥128,000,000 | £645,120£645k |
| 131 | Carson Ragsdale | Hanshin Tigers | ¥125,800,000 | £634,032£634k |
| 132 | Itsuki Murabayashi | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥125,000,000 | £630,000£630k |
| 132 | Shinya Matsuyama | Chunichi Dragons | ¥125,000,000 | £630,000£630k |
| 132 | Tatsuya Shimizu | Chunichi Dragons | ¥125,000,000 | £630,000£630k |
| 135 | Akira Nakamura | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k |
| 135 | Allan Winans | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k |
| 135 | Kento Fujishima | Chunichi Dragons | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k |
| 135 | Koya Fujii | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k |
| 135 | Luis Perdomo | Orix Buffaloes | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k |
| 135 | Masayuki Kuwahara | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k |
| 135 | Naoya Masuda | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k |
| 135 | Rodolfo Castro | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k |
| 135 | Ryutaro Umeno | Hanshin Tigers | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k |
| 135 | Sauryn Lao | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k |
| 135 | Taichi Ishiyama | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k |
| 146 | Elehuris Montero | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥118,000,000 | £594,720£595k |
| 147 | Taylor Hearn | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥116,000,000 | £584,640£585k |
| 148 | Daiki Tajima | Orix Buffaloes | ¥110,000,000 | £554,400£554k |
| 148 | Daisuke Moriura | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥110,000,000 | £554,400£554k |
| 148 | Go Matsumoto | Yomiuri Giants | ¥110,000,000 | £554,400£554k |
| 148 | Humberto Mejia | Chunichi Dragons | ¥110,000,000 | £554,400£554k |
| 148 | Nao Higashihama | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥110,000,000 | £554,400£554k |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Masayuki Kuwahara earn?
¥120,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Saitama Seibu Lions. It is the joint 135th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.
Is Masayuki Kuwahara the highest paid player on the Saitama Seibu Lions?
No. Kaima Taira is, on ¥300,000,000. Masayuki Kuwahara is joint 11th of the 102 on the team.
How does Masayuki Kuwahara's salary compare with the NPB average?
The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥120,000,000 is 2.4 times 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 Saitama Seibu Lions payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.