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Yuki Sakaeda salary

Yuki Sakaeda is paid ¥10,000,000 by the Hanshin Tigers in 2026, the joint 589th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 80% below the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 0.2% of the Hanshin Tigers payroll of ¥5,427,000,000. Among the 107 catchers in the league, Yuki Sakaeda is paid the joint 53rd most.

SALARY¥10,000,000
LEAGUE RANK589 of 1,061
TEAM RANK50 of 80
VS AVERAGE0.20x
AGE28

Yuki Sakaeda and the Hanshin Tigers

Every player on the Hanshin Tigers in 2026, highest paid first

Hanshin Tigers players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Koji Chikamoto Outfielder ¥500,000,000£2,520,000£2.5m 6
2 Teruaki Sato Infielder ¥450,000,000£2,268,000£2.3m 13
3 Yusuke Oyama Infielder ¥340,000,000£1,713,600£1.7m 22
4 Takumu Nakano Infielder ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m 24
4 Yuki Nishi Pitcher ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m 24
6 Hiroto Saiki Pitcher ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m 39
7 Shoki Murakami Pitcher ¥230,000,000£1,159,200£1.2m 49
8 Shota Morishita Outfielder ¥210,000,000£1,058,400£1.1m 52
9 Daichi Ishii Pitcher ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
9 Suguru Iwazaki Pitcher ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
11 Easton Lucas Pitcher ¥188,400,000£949,536£950k 71
12 Dauri Moreta Pitcher ¥156,000,000£786,240£786k 93
13 Masashi Ito Pitcher ¥140,000,000£705,600£706k 115
14 Cam Devanney Infielder ¥139,500,000£703,080£703k 120
15 Kotaro Otake Pitcher ¥130,000,000£655,200£655k 122
16 Carson Ragsdale Pitcher ¥125,800,000£634,032£634k 131
17 Ryutaro Umeno Catcher ¥120,000,000£604,800£605k 135
18 Masaki Oyokawa Pitcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
18 Rafael Dolis Pitcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
18 Seishiro Sakamoto Catcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
18 Torai Fushimi Catcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
18 Yuta Iwasada Pitcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
23 Takuma Kirishiki Pitcher ¥85,000,000£428,400£428k 180
24 Atsuki Yuasa Pitcher ¥60,000,000£302,400£302k 222
25 Anderson Severino Pitcher ¥57,000,000£287,280£287k 237
26 Kento Itohara Infielder ¥55,000,000£277,200£277k 241
26 Seiya Kinami Infielder ¥55,000,000£277,200£277k 241
28 Ryuhei Obata Infielder ¥40,000,000£201,600£202k 290
29 Takato Ihara Pitcher ¥36,000,000£181,440£181k 318
30 Ukyo Maegawa Outfielder ¥31,000,000£156,240£156k 342
31 Haruto Takahashi Pitcher ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
31 Kairi Shimada Outfielder ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
31 Takahiro Kumagai Infielder ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
34 Kai Ueda Infielder ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k 391
34 Ren Tomida Pitcher ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k 391
36 Nozomu Takatera Infielder ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
36 Seishu Hatake Pitcher ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
38 Hidetaka Okadome Pitcher ¥19,000,000£95,760£96k 442
39 Masahiro Tateishi Infielder ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
39 Taiki Hamada Outfielder ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
41 Dan Onodera Outfielder ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
41 Junya Nishi Outfielder ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
43 Hiyu Motoyama Infielder ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
43 Keito Mombetsu Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
43 Kenya Nagasaka Catcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
43 Rito Kinoshita Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
43 Shogo Tanihata Infielder ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
48 Hiroshi Toyoda Outfielder ¥11,300,000£56,952£57k 572
49 Kaito Shimomura Pitcher ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k 573
50 Hayato Nakagawa Catcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Tsuyoshi Shiiba Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Yuki Sakaeda Catcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
53 Dermis Garcia Outfielder ¥9,700,000£48,888£49k 638
54 Kaisei Okashiro Outfielder ¥9,600,000£48,384£48k 640
55 Yuya Ishiguro Pitcher ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
56 Taisei Kudo Pitcher ¥8,400,000£42,336£42k 675
57 Hayato Machida Catcher ¥7,300,000£36,792£37k 705
57 Taiyo Sano Infielder ¥7,300,000£36,792£37k 705
59 Daiki Hayakawa Pitcher ¥7,200,000£36,288£36k 711
59 Junya Tsuda Pitcher ¥7,200,000£36,288£36k 711
59 Yuki Kesamaru Pitcher ¥7,200,000£36,288£36k 711
62 Hinase Itsubo Outfielder ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
63 Syuto Noto Pitcher ¥6,600,000£33,264£33k 744
64 Ippei Ogawa Pitcher ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k 747
65 Shuya Yamada Infielder ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
66 Hidetoshi Ibaragi Pitcher ¥5,500,000£27,720£28k 801
67 Kento Fujita Catcher ¥5,400,000£27,216£27k 819
68 Aoi Momosaki Infielder ¥5,000,000£25,200£25k 836
69 Reiji Toi Infielder ¥4,800,000£24,192£24k 852
69 Saku Hayase Pitcher ¥4,800,000£24,192£24k 852
71 Ryo Ito Pitcher ¥3,500,000£17,640£18k 961
72 Anthony Martinez Pitcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
72 Jean Arnaez Infielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
72 Kai Matsubara Pitcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
72 Kein Fukushima Outfielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
72 Rinshiro Shimamura Catcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
72 Ryosuke Jingu Pitcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
72 Shoei Yamasaki Outfielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
72 Stanley Consuegra Outfielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
72 Toshiaki Kawasaki Infielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982

The Hanshin Tigers by salary

Koji Chikamoto ¥500m Teruaki Sato ¥450m Yusuke Oyama ¥340m Takumu Nakano ¥300m Yuki Nishi ¥300m Hiroto Saiki ¥250m Shoki Murakami ¥230m Shota Morishita ¥210m Daichi Ishii ¥200m Suguru Iwazaki ¥200m Easton Lucas ¥188.4m Dauri Moreta ¥156m Masashi Ito ¥140m Cam Devanney ¥139.5m Kotaro Otake ¥130m Carson Ragsdale ¥125.8m Ryutaro Umeno ¥120m Masaki Oyokawa ¥100m Rafael Dolis ¥100m Seishiro Sakamoto ¥100m Torai Fushimi ¥100m Yuta Iwasada ¥100m Takuma Kirishiki ¥85m Atsuki Yuasa ¥60m Anderson Severino ¥57m Kento Itohara ¥55m Seiya Kinami ¥55m Ryuhei Obata ¥40m Takato Ihara ¥36m Ukyo Maegawa ¥31m Haruto Takahashi ¥30m Kairi Shimada ¥30m Takahiro Kumagai ¥30m Kai Ueda ¥25m Ren Tomida ¥25m Nozomu Takatera ¥20m Seishu Hatake ¥20m Hidetaka Okadome ¥19m Masahiro Tateishi ¥16m Taiki Hamada ¥16m Dan Onodera ¥15m
Junya Nishi ¥15m
Hiyu Motoyama ¥12m Keito Mombetsu ¥12m Kenya Nagasaka ¥12m Rito Kinoshita ¥12m Shogo Tanihata ¥12m Hiroshi Toyoda ¥11.3m Kaito Shimomura ¥11m Hayato Nakagawa ¥10m Tsuyoshi Shiiba ¥10m
Yuki Sakaeda ¥10m
Dermis Garcia ¥9.7m Kaisei Okashiro ¥9.6m Yuya Ishiguro ¥9m Taisei Kudo ¥8.4m Hayato Machida ¥7.3m Taiyo Sano ¥7.3m Daiki Hayakawa ¥7.2m Junya Tsuda ¥7.2m Yuki Kesamaru ¥7.2m Hinase Itsubo ¥7m Syuto Noto ¥6.6m
Ippei Ogawa ¥6.5m
Shuya Yamada ¥6m Hidetoshi Ibaragi ¥5.5m Kento Fujita ¥5.4m Aoi Momosaki ¥5m
Reiji Toi ¥4.8m
Saku Hayase ¥4.8m
Ryo Ito ¥3.5m
Anthony Martinez ¥3m
Jean Arnaez ¥3m
Kai Matsubara ¥3m
Kein Fukushima ¥3m Rinshiro Shimamura ¥3m Ryosuke Jingu ¥3m
Shoei Yamasaki ¥3m
Stanley Consuegra ¥3m
Toshiaki Kawasaki ¥3m

The players paid either side of Yuki Sakaeda

The 25 players paid closest to Yuki Sakaeda in 2026, of 1,061 in the league

NPB players paid close to Yuki Sakaeda in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
589 Shota Masui Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k
589 Shoya Makino Saitama Seibu Lions ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k
589 Shunsuke Miyahara Yomiuri Giants ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k
589 Shunsuke Tamura Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k
589 Takanori Takahashi Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k
589 Takehisa Masuda Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k
589 Tamon Asari Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k
589 Tomoya Kakinuma Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k
589 Tsuyoshi Shiiba Hanshin Tigers ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k
589 Tsuyoshi Yamasaki Chiba Lotte Marines ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k
589 Yoshiyasu Sasagawa Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k
589 Yu Tatematsu Chiba Lotte Marines ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k
589 Yuki Sakaeda Hanshin Tigers ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k
589 Yuto Kohama Yomiuri Giants ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k
635 Kazuki Miyazaki Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥9,900,000£49,896£50k
635 Reo Shibata Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥9,900,000£49,896£50k
637 Shun Antoku Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥9,800,000£49,392£49k
638 Dermis Garcia Hanshin Tigers ¥9,700,000£48,888£49k
638 Teppei Mataki Yomiuri Giants ¥9,700,000£48,888£49k
640 Kaisei Okashiro Hanshin Tigers ¥9,600,000£48,384£48k
641 Kuan-Chen Lin Saitama Seibu Lions ¥9,500,000£47,880£48k
641 Kyosuke Saito Orix Buffaloes ¥9,500,000£47,880£48k
641 Reon Murata Saitama Seibu Lions ¥9,500,000£47,880£48k
641 Rintaro Tsujimoto Chunichi Dragons ¥9,500,000£47,880£48k
641 Ryoto Matsumoto Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥9,500,000£47,880£48k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Yuki Sakaeda earn?

¥10,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Hanshin Tigers. It is the joint 589th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.

Is Yuki Sakaeda the highest paid player on the Hanshin Tigers?

No. Koji Chikamoto is, on ¥500,000,000. Yuki Sakaeda is joint 50th of the 80 on the team.

How does Yuki Sakaeda's salary compare with the NPB average?

The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥10,000,000 is 80% 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 Hanshin Tigers payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.