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Ruei-Yang Gu Lin salary

Ruei-Yang Gu Lin is paid ¥75,000,000 by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2026, the joint 193rd highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 1.5 times the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 1.7% of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters payroll of ¥4,496,000,000. Among the 547 pitchers in the league, Ruei-Yang Gu Lin is paid the joint 114th most.

SALARY¥75,000,000
LEAGUE RANK193 of 1,061
TEAM RANK15 of 82
VS AVERAGE1.47x
AGE26

Ruei-Yang Gu Lin and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Every player on the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2026, highest paid first

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players ranked by salary in 2026.
# 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

Kohei Arihara ¥500m Franmil Reyes ¥450m Hiromi Ito ¥340m Takayuki Kato ¥300m Ariel Martinez ¥250m Sachiya Yamasaki ¥250m Chusei Mannami ¥195m Kotaro Kiyomiya ¥130m Rodolfo Castro ¥120m Sauryn Lao ¥120m Yuya Gunji ¥110m Seigi Tanaka ¥100m Koki Kitayama ¥95m Ryusei Kawano ¥86m
Ruei-Yang Gu Lin ¥75m
Taisho Tamai ¥66m Naoki Miyanishi ¥65m Yuki Nomura ¥58m Yukiya Saito ¥55m Takahide Ikeda ¥52m Shun Mizutani ¥50m Tatsuki Mizuno ¥50m Yua Tamiya ¥50m Kenta Uehara ¥49m Shoma Kanemura ¥48m Koji Fukutani ¥45m Kota Tatsu ¥42m Hiroya Shimamoto ¥40m Ryota Isobata ¥40m Daigo Kamikawabata ¥39m Taisei Yanagawa ¥34m Takumi Yamamoto ¥32m Tsubasa Nabatame ¥29.5m Ren Fukushima ¥29m Daiki Asama ¥28m Mizuki Hori ¥28m Kota Yazawa ¥26m Taiki Narama ¥25m Takuya Nakashima ¥25m Haruki Nishikawa ¥20m Taiki Kikuchi ¥20m Yushi Shimizu ¥20m Haruki Hosono ¥17m Lyle Chia-Cheng Lin ¥16m Shu Yamagata ¥16m Yuma Imagawa ¥16m
Haruka Nemoto ¥13m
Jay Okawa ¥13m Kengo Yoshida ¥12m Yuya Shinto ¥12m Ryohei Hosokawa ¥11.5m Kane Edokpolo ¥11m Ruan Otsuka ¥10m Tamon Asari ¥10m Kazuki Miyazaki ¥9.9m Reo Shibata ¥9.9m Yuki Umebayashi ¥8.3m
Suguru Fukuda ¥8m
Kotaro Yamashiro ¥7.7m Kyosuke Kuroyanagi ¥7.7m Ryusei Fujita ¥7.7m Naoki Arizono ¥7.3m Kotaro Seimiya ¥7m Koki Matsuoka ¥6.6m Yi-Lei Sun ¥6m Uta Sakaguchi ¥5.5m Daiki Shimizu ¥5.3m
Hinode Hoshino ¥5.3m
Kaito Fujimori ¥5.3m
Kanato Anzai ¥5.3m
Minato Handa ¥5.3m Ryosuke Myose ¥5.3m
Ryodai Matsumoto ¥4m
Ataru Yamaguchi ¥3m
Taisei Fujita ¥3m
Toki Hiwatari ¥3m
Hiroki Tsuneya ¥2.6m
Junki Shibuya ¥2.6m
Sorato Kawakatsu ¥2.6m
Taiki Hamada ¥2.6m
Towa Yokoyama ¥2.6m
Yamato Kato ¥2.6m

The players paid either side of Ruei-Yang Gu Lin

The 25 players paid closest to Ruei-Yang Gu Lin in 2026, of 1,061 in the league

NPB players paid close to Ruei-Yang Gu Lin in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
183 Kyota Fujiwara Chiba Lotte Marines ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k
183 Shintaro Fujinami Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k
183 Shoma Fujihira Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k
183 Taisuke Yamaoka Orix Buffaloes ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k
183 Tomohito Sakai Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k
183 Wataru Karashima Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k
191 Nash Walters Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥78,000,000£393,120£393k
192 Yutaro Sugimoto Orix Buffaloes ¥77,000,000£388,080£388k
193 Hideki Nagaoka Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥75,000,000£378,000£378k
193 Hiroki Minei Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥75,000,000£378,000£378k
193 Kojiro Yoshimura Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥75,000,000£378,000£378k
193 Noboru Shimizu Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥75,000,000£378,000£378k
193 Ruei-Yang Gu Lin Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥75,000,000£378,000£378k
193 Takeya Nakamura Saitama Seibu Lions ¥75,000,000£378,000£378k
193 Yasutaka Tobashira Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥75,000,000£378,000£378k
200 Yudai Yamamoto Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥73,000,000£367,920£368k
201 Toshiya Sato Chiba Lotte Marines ¥72,000,000£362,880£363k
202 Eigoro Mogi Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k
202 Hideaki Wakui Chunichi Dragons ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k
202 Hiromi Oka Chiba Lotte Marines ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k
202 Jeter Downs Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k
202 Ryo Ota Orix Buffaloes ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k
202 Takayoshi Noma Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k
202 Takuya Kinoshita Chunichi Dragons ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k
202 Tatsuhiro Tamura Chiba Lotte Marines ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Ruei-Yang Gu Lin earn?

¥75,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. It is the joint 193rd highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.

Is Ruei-Yang Gu Lin the highest paid player on the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters?

No. Kohei Arihara is, on ¥500,000,000. Ruei-Yang Gu Lin is 15th of the 82 on the team.

How does Ruei-Yang Gu Lin's salary compare with the NPB average?

The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥75,000,000 is 1.5 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 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.