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Takayoshi Yamamura salary
Takayoshi Yamamura is paid ¥23,000,000 by the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2026, the joint 404th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 55% below the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 0.6% of the Saitama Seibu Lions payroll of ¥3,691,800,000. Among the 238 infielders in the league, Takayoshi Yamamura is paid the joint 89th most.
SALARY¥23,000,000
LEAGUE RANK404 of 1,061
TEAM RANK32 of 102
VS AVERAGE0.45x
AGE23
Takayoshi Yamamura 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 Takayoshi Yamamura
The 25 players paid closest to Takayoshi Yamamura in 2026, of 1,061 in the league
| # | PLAYER | TEAM | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 415 | Ryusei Terachi | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥22,000,000 | £110,880£111k |
| 415 | Yoshihiro Akahane | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥22,000,000 | £110,880£111k |
| 415 | Yutaro Itayama | Chunichi Dragons | ¥22,000,000 | £110,880£111k |
| 422 | Keito Mori | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥21,000,000 | £105,840£106k |
| 422 | Shota Hiranuma | Orix Buffaloes | ¥21,000,000 | £105,840£106k |
| 424 | Haruki Nishikawa | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Takayoshi Yamamura earn?
¥23,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Saitama Seibu Lions. It is the joint 404th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.
Is Takayoshi Yamamura the highest paid player on the Saitama Seibu Lions?
No. Kaima Taira is, on ¥300,000,000. Takayoshi Yamamura is 32nd of the 102 on the team.
How does Takayoshi Yamamura'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 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.