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Yoshiaki Watanabe salary
Yoshiaki Watanabe is paid ¥28,000,000 by the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2026, the joint 366th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 45% below the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 0.8% of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles payroll of ¥3,696,250,000. Among the 238 infielders in the league, Yoshiaki Watanabe is paid the joint 77th most.
SALARY¥28,000,000
LEAGUE RANK366 of 1,061
TEAM RANK35 of 79
VS AVERAGE0.55x
AGE29
Yoshiaki Watanabe and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Every player on the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2026, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideto Asamura | Infielder | ¥500,000,000 | £2,520,000£2.5m | 6 |
| 2 | Luke Voit | Infielder | ¥240,000,000 | £1,209,600£1.2m | 47 |
| 3 | Kenta Maeda | Pitcher | ¥200,000,000 | £1,008,000£1.0m | 53 |
| 4 | Jose Urena | Pitcher | ¥190,000,000 | £957,600£958k | 70 |
| 5 | Takayuki Kishi | Pitcher | ¥180,000,000 | £907,200£907k | 74 |
| 6 | Oscar Gonzalez | Outfielder | ¥160,000,000 | £806,400£806k | 86 |
| 6 | Roansy Contreras | Pitcher | ¥160,000,000 | £806,400£806k | 86 |
| 8 | Carson McCusker | Outfielder | ¥130,000,000 | £655,200£655k | 122 |
| 9 | Daichi Suzuki | Infielder | ¥128,000,000 | £645,120£645k | 130 |
| 10 | Itsuki Murabayashi | Infielder | ¥125,000,000 | £630,000£630k | 132 |
| 11 | Chia-Hao Sung | Pitcher | ¥100,000,000 | £504,000£504k | 157 |
| 12 | Sora Suzuki | Pitcher | ¥88,000,000 | £443,520£444k | 178 |
| 13 | Hiroto Kobukata | Infielder | ¥85,000,000 | £428,400£428k | 180 |
| 14 | Shoma Fujihira | Pitcher | ¥80,000,000 | £403,200£403k | 183 |
| 14 | Tomohito Sakai | Pitcher | ¥80,000,000 | £403,200£403k | 183 |
| 14 | Wataru Karashima | Pitcher | ¥80,000,000 | £403,200£403k | 183 |
| 17 | Takahisa Hayakawa | Pitcher | ¥60,000,000 | £302,400£302k | 222 |
| 17 | Yuya Ogo | Outfielder | ¥60,000,000 | £302,400£302k | 222 |
| 19 | Hikaru Ota | Catcher | ¥58,000,000 | £292,320£292k | 233 |
| 20 | Hikaru Ito | Catcher | ¥52,000,000 | £262,080£262k | 249 |
| 21 | Naoto Nishiguchi | Pitcher | ¥50,000,000 | £252,000£252k | 253 |
| 22 | Masaru Fujii | Pitcher | ¥47,000,000 | £236,880£237k | 268 |
| 23 | Seiryu Uchi | Pitcher | ¥44,000,000 | £221,760£222k | 275 |
| 24 | Kosei Shoji | Pitcher | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 24 | Rui Muneyama | Infielder | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 24 | Ryota Takinaka | Pitcher | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 27 | Tatsuki Koja | Pitcher | ¥39,500,000 | £199,080£199k | 305 |
| 28 | Daisuke Nakashima | Outfielder | ¥37,000,000 | £186,480£186k | 314 |
| 28 | Masaya Nishigaki | Pitcher | ¥37,000,000 | £186,480£186k | 314 |
| 30 | Shota Watanabe | Pitcher | ¥36,000,000 | £181,440£181k | 318 |
| 31 | Ren Kajiya | Pitcher | ¥34,000,000 | £171,360£171k | 327 |
| 32 | Fumiya Kurokawa | Infielder | ¥33,000,000 | £166,320£166k | 332 |
| 32 | Ryuta Konno | Pitcher | ¥33,000,000 | £166,320£166k | 332 |
| 34 | Kazuki Tanaka | Outfielder | ¥30,000,000 | £151,200£151k | 348 |
| 35 | Yoshiaki Watanabe | Infielder | ¥28,000,000 | £141,120£141k | 366 |
| 36 | Naoki Sato | Outfielder | ¥27,000,000 | £136,080£136k | 375 |
| 37 | Yukiya Ito | Infielder | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k | 442 |
| 38 | Sota Fujiwara | Pitcher | ¥16,000,000 | £80,640£81k | 469 |
| 38 | Tsuyoshi Ishihara | Catcher | ¥16,000,000 | £80,640£81k | 469 |
| 40 | Kengo Horiuchi | Catcher | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k | 488 |
| 40 | Taisei Tsurusaki | Pitcher | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k | 488 |
| 42 | Masahiro Ehara | Pitcher | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 43 | Chiharu Tanaka | Pitcher | ¥13,000,000 | £65,520£66k | 522 |
| 43 | Yuma Yasuda | Catcher | ¥13,000,000 | £65,520£66k | 522 |
| 45 | Atsuki Muto | Outfielder | ¥12,500,000 | £63,000£63k | 536 |
| 46 | Tatsuki Ito | Pitcher | ¥11,000,000 | £55,440£55k | 573 |
| 47 | Akira Shigenaga | Infielder | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 47 | Haruto Nakagomi | Pitcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 47 | Kazuto Tokuyama | Pitcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 50 | Daichi Shibata | Pitcher | ¥9,000,000 | £45,360£45k | 649 |
| 50 | Ryu Kutani | Pitcher | ¥9,000,000 | £45,360£45k | 649 |
| 52 | Kotaro Komori | Infielder | ¥8,500,000 | £42,840£43k | 669 |
| 52 | Takaya Tanaka | Catcher | ¥8,500,000 | £42,840£43k | 669 |
| 54 | Ryuya Taira | Infielder | ¥8,000,000 | £40,320£40k | 678 |
| 55 | Soshi Yoshino | Outfielder | ¥7,900,000 | £39,816£40k | 694 |
| 56 | Katsutoshi Tai | Pitcher | ¥7,500,000 | £37,800£38k | 699 |
| 56 | Yuki Hayashi | Pitcher | ¥7,500,000 | £37,800£38k | 699 |
| 58 | Tsubasa Yoshino | Outfielder | ¥7,300,000 | £36,792£37k | 705 |
| 59 | Shoya Sakaue | Outfielder | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 59 | Takuma Matsuda | Pitcher | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 61 | Haruto Sakai | Pitcher | ¥6,400,000 | £32,256£32k | 760 |
| 62 | Naoki Hinata | Pitcher | ¥6,100,000 | £30,744£31k | 769 |
| 63 | Daiki Irie | Infielder | ¥5,800,000 | £29,232£29k | 792 |
| 64 | Po-Hsiang Yang | Infielder | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 64 | RikaiJyumile Waters | Infielder | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 64 | Seiya Ohuchi | Pitcher | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 64 | Taisei Ito | Pitcher | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 64 | Toshiya Osakae | Catcher | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 69 | Ginji Maeda | Outfielder | ¥5,250,000 | £26,460£26k | 830 |
| 70 | Takumi Aono | Infielder | ¥5,200,000 | £26,208£26k | 831 |
| 71 | Kei Mizukami | Catcher | ¥4,500,000 | £22,680£23k | 859 |
| 72 | Kosei Koga | Pitcher | ¥4,300,000 | £21,672£22k | 869 |
| 73 | Chi Hsiao | Pitcher | ¥3,000,000 | £15,120£15k | 982 |
| 74 | Daita Horomura | Outfielder | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
| 74 | Kyosuke Kaneko | Infielder | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
| 74 | Shion Otsubo | Outfielder | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
| 74 | Taiga Shimahara | Catcher | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
| 74 | Takuma Nakazawa | Pitcher | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
| 74 | Yuya Kishimoto | Infielder | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles by salary
The players paid either side of Yoshiaki Watanabe
The 25 players paid closest to Yoshiaki Watanabe in 2026, of 1,061 in the league
| # | PLAYER | TEAM | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348 | Yudai Koga | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥30,000,000 | £151,200£151k |
| 348 | Yutaro Ishida | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥30,000,000 | £151,200£151k |
| 363 | Tsubasa Nabatame | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥29,500,000 | £148,680£149k |
| 364 | Makoto Aduwa | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥29,000,000 | £146,160£146k |
| 364 | Ren Fukushima | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥29,000,000 | £146,160£146k |
| 366 | Daiki Asama | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥28,000,000 | £141,120£141k |
| 366 | Kaito Muramatsu | Chunichi Dragons | ¥28,000,000 | £141,120£141k |
| 366 | Kaito Saiki | Orix Buffaloes | ¥28,000,000 | £141,120£141k |
| 366 | Kosei Yoshida | Orix Buffaloes | ¥28,000,000 | £141,120£141k |
| 366 | Masumi Hamachi | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥28,000,000 | £141,120£141k |
| 366 | Mizuki Hori | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥28,000,000 | £141,120£141k |
| 366 | Takeshi Miyamoto | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥28,000,000 | £141,120£141k |
| 366 | Yoshiaki Watanabe | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥28,000,000 | £141,120£141k |
| 366 | Yuki Udagawa | Orix Buffaloes | ¥28,000,000 | £141,120£141k |
| 375 | Daiki Masuda | Yomiuri Giants | ¥27,000,000 | £136,080£136k |
| 375 | Hiroki Fukunaga | Chunichi Dragons | ¥27,000,000 | £136,080£136k |
| 375 | Naoki Sato | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥27,000,000 | £136,080£136k |
| 375 | Ryusei Ogawa | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥27,000,000 | £136,080£136k |
| 375 | Ryuta Heinai | Yomiuri Giants | ¥27,000,000 | £136,080£136k |
| 375 | Seiryu Kotajima | Orix Buffaloes | ¥27,000,000 | £136,080£136k |
| 375 | Shuto Ogata | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥27,000,000 | £136,080£136k |
| 375 | Takumi Kurohara | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥27,000,000 | £136,080£136k |
| 375 | Yuhi Nishidate | Yomiuri Giants | ¥27,000,000 | £136,080£136k |
| 375 | Yukihiro Iwata | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥27,000,000 | £136,080£136k |
| 385 | Koki Kajiwara | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥26,000,000 | £131,040£131k |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Yoshiaki Watanabe earn?
¥28,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. It is the joint 366th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.
Is Yoshiaki Watanabe the highest paid player on the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles?
No. Hideto Asamura is, on ¥500,000,000. Yoshiaki Watanabe is 35th of the 79 on the team.
How does Yoshiaki Watanabe's salary compare with the NPB average?
The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥28,000,000 is 45% 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 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.