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Yushin Kawada salary

Yushin Kawada is paid ¥7,000,000 by the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2026, the joint 717th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 86% below the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 0.2% of the Saitama Seibu Lions payroll of ¥3,691,800,000. Among the 169 outfielders in the league, Yushin Kawada is paid the joint 116th most.

SALARY¥7,000,000
LEAGUE RANK717 of 1,061
TEAM RANK65 of 102
VS AVERAGE0.14x
AGE24

Yushin Kawada and the Saitama Seibu Lions

Every player on the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2026, highest paid first

Saitama Seibu Lions players ranked by salary in 2026.
# 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

Kaima Taira ¥300m Sosuke Genda ¥300m Tyler Nevin ¥300m Kona Takahashi ¥250m Chihiro Sumida ¥160m Shuta Tonosaki ¥160m Alexander Canario ¥150m An-Ko Lin ¥150m Trey Wingenter ¥150m Emmanuel Ramirez ¥130m Allan Winans ¥120m Masayuki Kuwahara ¥120m Takeya Nakamura ¥75m Hiroshi Kaino ¥68m Yuto Koga ¥66m Takumi Kuriyama ¥60m Manaya Nishikawa ¥57m Yutaro Watanabe ¥43m Bo Takahashi ¥40m Ginjiro Sumitani ¥40m Kaito Yoza ¥40m Kazunari Ishii ¥40m Wataru Matsumoto ¥40m Natsuki Takeuchi ¥38.5m Shunsuke Sato ¥38m Shinya Hasegawa ¥34m Gakuto Wakabayashi ¥32.5m Natsuo Takizawa ¥32m Seiya Watanabe ¥31m Haruto Yamada ¥30m Yuta Kuroki ¥24m Takayoshi Yamamura ¥23m Junichiro Kishi ¥19m Takuya Hiruma ¥19m Yuta Nakamura ¥18m Sena Tsuge ¥17m Taiga Kojima ¥15m Ryosuke Kodama ¥14m Ryosuke Moriwaki ¥14m Shinya Sugai ¥14m Taiga Hirasawa ¥14m
Takeru Sasaki ¥14m
Tokumasa Chano ¥14m Hakua Iwaki ¥12.5m Taiga Ueda ¥12.5m
Daiju Nomura ¥12m
Keisuke Nakata ¥12m Minato Aoyama ¥12m
Rei Takahashi ¥12m
Shun Akiyama ¥12m Ryota Itogawa ¥11.5m Wataru Takamatsu ¥11.5m Shinnosuke Hada ¥11m Hiroto Saito ¥10m Shoya Makino ¥10m Kuan-Chen Lin ¥9.5m Reon Murata ¥9.5m Keita Horikoshi ¥9m Sowa Yokota ¥9m
Taisei Miyazawa ¥8m
Shota Hamaya ¥7.5m Taishi Mameda ¥7.5m Yudai Furukawa ¥7.5m Masaya Kuroda ¥7.3m Haruki Sugiyama ¥7m Hibiki Shinohara ¥7m Shoma Kariu ¥7m
Teruki Koga ¥7m
Yushin Kawada ¥7m
Haruse Narita ¥6.5m Yuta Nakami ¥6.5m
Koichi Okumura ¥6.2m
Haruki Tatsuyama ¥6m
Kaito Noda ¥6m
Taiyo Sato ¥6m
Towa Uema ¥5m
Daiki Miura ¥4m
Ginto Ando ¥4m
Hiroto Hiraguchi ¥4m
Jorge Gonzalez ¥4m
Joseph Konosuke Sinclair ¥4m
Keishin Saito ¥4m
Ronny Oliver ¥4m
Ryosuke Koresawa ¥4m So Sato ¥4m
Yuma Masaki ¥4m
Carlos Tovar ¥3.2m
Isabirye Musa ¥3.2m
Juan Corniel ¥3.2m
Koji Kaneko ¥3.2m
Kyazze Fred ¥3.2m
Asahi Taniguchi ¥2.8m
Haruma Fukuo ¥2.8m
Haruto Sawada ¥2.8m
Masahiro Kawashimo ¥2.8m
Okem Mei Umebinyuo ¥2.8m
Ramal Geevin Ratanayake ¥2.8m
Shota Kise ¥2.8m
Sota Hamaoka ¥2.8m
Takumu Imaoka ¥2.8m
Yamato Fuji ¥2.8m
Yuito Arai ¥2.8m

The players paid either side of Yushin Kawada

The 25 players paid closest to Yushin Kawada in 2026, of 1,061 in the league

NPB players paid close to Yushin Kawada in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
717 Ryusei Gonda Orix Buffaloes ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k
717 Seita Maekawa Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k
717 Seiya Akagi Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k
717 Shoma Kariu Saitama Seibu Lions ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k
717 Shoya Sakaue Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k
717 Shu Kubo Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k
717 Shu Takaya Orix Buffaloes ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k
717 Taijiro Yano Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k
717 Takahiro Nakamura Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k
717 Takuma Matsuda Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k
717 Teruki Koga Saitama Seibu Lions ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k
717 Yosuke Kubota Orix Buffaloes ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k
717 Yushin Kawada Saitama Seibu Lions ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k
717 Yuta Saito Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k
717 Yuto Watanabe Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k
744 Kenta Kozono Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥6,600,000£33,264£33k
744 Koki Matsuoka Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥6,600,000£33,264£33k
744 Syuto Noto Hanshin Tigers ¥6,600,000£33,264£33k
747 Haruse Narita Saitama Seibu Lions ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k
747 Haruto Tanaka Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k
747 Ippei Ogawa Hanshin Tigers ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k
747 Kaisei Tomatsu Orix Buffaloes ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k
747 Keito Matsuura Yomiuri Giants ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k
747 Nikita Moiseev Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k
747 Ryuhei Kuki Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Yushin Kawada earn?

¥7,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Saitama Seibu Lions. It is the joint 717th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.

Is Yushin Kawada the highest paid player on the Saitama Seibu Lions?

No. Kaima Taira is, on ¥300,000,000. Yushin Kawada is joint 65th of the 102 on the team.

How does Yushin Kawada's salary compare with the NPB average?

The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥7,000,000 is 86% 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.