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Yudai Ono salary

Yudai Ono is paid ¥170,000,000 by the Chunichi Dragons in 2026, the joint 82nd highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 3.3 times the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 5.1% of the Chunichi Dragons payroll of ¥3,310,000,000. Among the 547 pitchers in the league, Yudai Ono is paid the joint 46th most.

SALARY¥170,000,000
LEAGUE RANK82 of 1,061
TEAM RANK4 of 81
VS AVERAGE3.34x
AGE37

Yudai Ono and the Chunichi Dragons

Every player on the Chunichi Dragons in 2026, highest paid first

Chunichi Dragons players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Hiroto Takahashi Pitcher ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
1 Miguel Sano Infielder ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
1 Yuya Yanagi Pitcher ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
4 Yudai Ono Pitcher ¥170,000,000£856,800£857k 82
5 Albert Abreu Pitcher ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
5 Jason Vosler Outfielder ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
5 Yuki Okabayashi Outfielder ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
8 Seiya Hosokawa Outfielder ¥130,000,000£655,200£655k 122
9 Shinya Matsuyama Pitcher ¥125,000,000£630,000£630k 132
9 Tatsuya Shimizu Pitcher ¥125,000,000£630,000£630k 132
11 Kento Fujishima Pitcher ¥120,000,000£604,800£605k 135
12 Humberto Mejia Pitcher ¥110,000,000£554,400£554k 148
13 Kyle Muller Pitcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
13 Takahiro Matsuba Pitcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
15 Orlando Calixte Infielder ¥90,000,000£453,600£454k 174
16 Hideaki Wakui Pitcher ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k 202
16 Takuya Kinoshita Catcher ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k 202
18 Shuhei Takahashi Infielder ¥60,000,000£302,400£302k 222
18 Toshihiro Sugiura Pitcher ¥60,000,000£302,400£302k 222
18 Yohei Oshima Outfielder ¥60,000,000£302,400£302k 222
21 Koki Saito Pitcher ¥55,000,000£277,200£277k 241
22 Seiji Uebayashi Outfielder ¥46,000,000£231,840£232k 271
23 Yuki Hashimoto Pitcher ¥39,000,000£196,560£197k 306
24 Mikiya Tanaka Infielder ¥36,000,000£181,440£181k 318
25 Yasuhiro Yamamoto Infielder ¥35,000,000£176,400£176k 322
26 Akiyoshi Katsuno Pitcher ¥33,000,000£166,320£166k 332
27 Hiroto Fuku Pitcher ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
27 Shingo Usami Catcher ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
29 Kaito Muramatsu Infielder ¥28,000,000£141,120£141k 366
30 Hiroki Fukunaga Infielder ¥27,000,000£136,080£136k 375
31 Yuta Ishii Catcher ¥26,000,000£131,040£131k 385
32 Yugo Umeno Pitcher ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k 391
32 Yumeto Kanemaru Pitcher ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k 391
34 Takaya Ishikawa Infielder ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k 404
35 Takuma Kato Catcher ¥22,500,000£113,400£113k 414
36 Kenta Bright Outfielder ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k 415
36 Yutaro Itayama Infielder ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k 415
38 Masaki Nakanishi Pitcher ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
39 Christian Rodriguez Infielder ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
39 Toshiki Abe Infielder ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
41 Seiji Kawagoe Outfielder ¥14,000,000£70,560£71k 505
42 Ryuku Tsuchida Infielder ¥13,000,000£65,520£66k 522
43 Yorinosuke Sakurai Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
44 Seiya Yoshida Pitcher ¥11,500,000£57,960£58k 568
45 Sho Kusaka Pitcher ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k 573
46 Kota Ishibashi Catcher ¥10,600,000£53,424£53k 584
47 Akira Neo Pitcher ¥10,500,000£52,920£53k 585
47 Kosuke Ukai Outfielder ¥10,500,000£52,920£53k 585
49 Kunitada Shinozaki Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
49 Mao Ito Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
49 Naoto Chino Infielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
49 Randy Martinez Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
53 Rintaro Tsujimoto Infielder ¥9,500,000£47,880£48k 641
54 Mizuki Miura Pitcher ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
54 Reia Nakachi Pitcher ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
54 Ren Kondo Pitcher ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
54 Yuta Matsukihira Pitcher ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
58 Goki Oda Outfielder ¥8,500,000£42,840£43k 669
59 Seishu Higuchi Infielder ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k 678
60 Haruki Miyauchi Pitcher ¥7,700,000£38,808£39k 695
61 Asahi Hanada Outfielder ¥7,200,000£36,288£36k 711
61 Mao Shimpo Infielder ¥7,200,000£36,288£36k 711
63 Konosuke Fukuda Pitcher ¥6,300,000£31,752£32k 761
64 Shunta Mori Infielder ¥6,200,000£31,248£31k 763
65 Taisei Miya Catcher ¥6,100,000£30,744£31k 769
66 Kiramu Noto Outfielder ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
67 Keito Arima Pitcher ¥5,400,000£27,216£27k 819
67 Kosuke Takahashi Pitcher ¥5,400,000£27,216£27k 819
69 Akio Moriyama Pitcher ¥4,200,000£21,168£21k 870
69 Keishi Tsuda Infielder ¥4,200,000£21,168£21k 870
69 Yuma Fukumoto Outfielder ¥4,200,000£21,168£21k 870
72 Hiroto Mori Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
72 Kodai Umetsu Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
72 Ryunosuke Yamaasa Catcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
72 Shota Habu Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Rii Kawakami Infielder ¥3,300,000£16,632£17k 973
77 Aisuke Mikami Outfielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
77 Kenshin Makino Pitcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
77 Kenya Inoue Pitcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
77 Naiki Nakamura Infielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
77 Taiga Ishikawa Infielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982

The Chunichi Dragons by salary

Hiroto Takahashi ¥200m Miguel Sano ¥200m Yuya Yanagi ¥200m
Yudai Ono ¥170m
Albert Abreu ¥150m Jason Vosler ¥150m Yuki Okabayashi ¥150m Seiya Hosokawa ¥130m Shinya Matsuyama ¥125m Tatsuya Shimizu ¥125m Kento Fujishima ¥120m Humberto Mejia ¥110m Kyle Muller ¥100m Takahiro Matsuba ¥100m Orlando Calixte ¥90m Hideaki Wakui ¥70m Takuya Kinoshita ¥70m Shuhei Takahashi ¥60m Toshihiro Sugiura ¥60m Yohei Oshima ¥60m Koki Saito ¥55m Seiji Uebayashi ¥46m Yuki Hashimoto ¥39m Mikiya Tanaka ¥36m Yasuhiro Yamamoto ¥35m Akiyoshi Katsuno ¥33m Hiroto Fuku ¥30m Shingo Usami ¥30m Kaito Muramatsu ¥28m Hiroki Fukunaga ¥27m Yuta Ishii ¥26m Yugo Umeno ¥25m Yumeto Kanemaru ¥25m Takaya Ishikawa ¥23m Takuma Kato ¥22.5m Kenta Bright ¥22m Yutaro Itayama ¥22m Masaki Nakanishi ¥16m Christian Rodriguez ¥15m Toshiki Abe ¥15m Seiji Kawagoe ¥14m Ryuku Tsuchida ¥13m Yorinosuke Sakurai ¥12m Seiya Yoshida ¥11.5m Sho Kusaka ¥11m Kota Ishibashi ¥10.6m Akira Neo ¥10.5m Kosuke Ukai ¥10.5m Kunitada Shinozaki ¥10m Mao Ito ¥10m Naoto Chino ¥10m
Randy Martinez ¥10m
Rintaro Tsujimoto ¥9.5m Mizuki Miura ¥9m Reia Nakachi ¥9m Ren Kondo ¥9m Yuta Matsukihira ¥9m Goki Oda ¥8.5m Seishu Higuchi ¥8m Haruki Miyauchi ¥7.7m Asahi Hanada ¥7.2m Mao Shimpo ¥7.2m Konosuke Fukuda ¥6.3m Shunta Mori ¥6.2m Taisei Miya ¥6.1m Kiramu Noto ¥6m Keito Arima ¥5.4m Kosuke Takahashi ¥5.4m
Akio Moriyama ¥4.2m
Keishi Tsuda ¥4.2m
Yuma Fukumoto ¥4.2m Hiroto Mori ¥4m
Kodai Umetsu ¥4m
Ryunosuke Yamaasa ¥4m
Shota Habu ¥4m
Rii Kawakami ¥3.3m
Aisuke Mikami ¥3m
Kenshin Makino ¥3m
Kenya Inoue ¥3m
Naiki Nakamura ¥3m
Taiga Ishikawa ¥3m

The players paid either side of Yudai Ono

The 25 players paid closest to Yudai Ono in 2026, of 1,061 in the league

NPB players paid close to Yudai Ono in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
73 Hiroki Tokoda Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥185,000,000£932,400£932k
74 Iori Yamasaki Yomiuri Giants ¥180,000,000£907,200£907k
74 Kenya Wakatsuki Orix Buffaloes ¥180,000,000£907,200£907k
74 Ryoji Kuribayashi Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥180,000,000£907,200£907k
74 Shinnosuke Ogasawara Yomiuri Giants ¥180,000,000£907,200£907k
74 Taisei Ota Yomiuri Giants ¥180,000,000£907,200£907k
74 Takayuki Kishi Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥180,000,000£907,200£907k
74 Yuki Matsumoto Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥180,000,000£907,200£907k
81 Kazuto Taguchi Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥175,000,000£882,000£882k
82 Keita Sano Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥170,000,000£856,800£857k
82 Ryosuke Kikuchi Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥170,000,000£856,800£857k
82 Tomohisa Ozeki Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥170,000,000£856,800£857k
82 Yudai Ono Chunichi Dragons ¥170,000,000£856,800£857k
86 Allen Kuri Orix Buffaloes ¥160,000,000£806,400£806k
86 Chihiro Sumida Saitama Seibu Lions ¥160,000,000£806,400£806k
86 Oscar Gonzalez Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥160,000,000£806,400£806k
86 Roansy Contreras Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥160,000,000£806,400£806k
86 Shuta Ishikawa Chiba Lotte Marines ¥160,000,000£806,400£806k
86 Shuta Tonosaki Saitama Seibu Lions ¥160,000,000£806,400£806k
86 Takumi Oshiro Yomiuri Giants ¥160,000,000£806,400£806k
93 Austin Cox Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥156,000,000£786,240£786k
93 Dauri Moreta Hanshin Tigers ¥156,000,000£786,240£786k
93 Freddy Tarnok Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥156,000,000£786,240£786k
93 Jose Ruiz Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥156,000,000£786,240£786k
97 Albert Abreu Chunichi Dragons ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Yudai Ono earn?

¥170,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Chunichi Dragons. It is the joint 82nd highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.

Is Yudai Ono the highest paid player on the Chunichi Dragons?

No. Hiroto Takahashi is, on ¥200,000,000. Yudai Ono is 4th of the 81 on the team.

How does Yudai Ono's salary compare with the NPB average?

The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥170,000,000 is 3.3 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 Chunichi Dragons payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.