NPB · CHIBA LOTTE MARINES · PITCHER
Yuto Kimura salary
Yuto Kimura is paid ¥20,000,000 by the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2026, the joint 424th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 61% below the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 0.5% of the Chiba Lotte Marines payroll of ¥3,861,800,000. Among the 547 pitchers in the league, Yuto Kimura is paid the joint 227th most.
SALARY¥20,000,000
LEAGUE RANK424 of 1,061
TEAM RANK35 of 87
VS AVERAGE0.39x
AGE21
Yuto Kimura and the Chiba Lotte Marines
Every player on the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2026, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregory Polanco | Outfielder | ¥400,000,000 | £2,016,000£2.0m | 17 |
| 2 | Andre Jackson | Pitcher | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m | 24 |
| 2 | Neftali Soto | Infielder | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m | 24 |
| 4 | Jose Castillo | Pitcher | ¥200,000,000 | £1,008,000£1.0m | 53 |
| 4 | Sam Long | Pitcher | ¥200,000,000 | £1,008,000£1.0m | 53 |
| 4 | Shogo Nakamura | Infielder | ¥200,000,000 | £1,008,000£1.0m | 53 |
| 7 | Shuta Ishikawa | Pitcher | ¥160,000,000 | £806,400£806k | 86 |
| 8 | Yuji Nishino | Pitcher | ¥150,000,000 | £756,000£756k | 97 |
| 9 | Kazuya Ojima | Pitcher | ¥145,000,000 | £730,800£731k | 114 |
| 10 | Atsuki Taneichi | Pitcher | ¥130,000,000 | £655,200£655k | 122 |
| 11 | Naoya Masuda | Pitcher | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k | 135 |
| 12 | Yudai Fujioka | Infielder | ¥110,000,000 | £554,400£554k | 148 |
| 13 | Kyota Fujiwara | Outfielder | ¥80,000,000 | £403,200£403k | 183 |
| 14 | Toshiya Sato | Catcher | ¥72,000,000 | £362,880£363k | 201 |
| 15 | Hiromi Oka | Outfielder | ¥70,000,000 | £352,800£353k | 202 |
| 15 | Tatsuhiro Tamura | Catcher | ¥70,000,000 | £352,800£353k | 202 |
| 17 | Katsuya Kakunaka | Outfielder | ¥60,000,000 | £302,400£302k | 222 |
| 18 | Rikuto Yokoyama | Pitcher | ¥58,000,000 | £292,320£292k | 233 |
| 19 | Shota Suzuki | Pitcher | ¥51,000,000 | £257,040£257k | 252 |
| 20 | Akito Takabe | Outfielder | ¥50,000,000 | £252,000£252k | 253 |
| 21 | Yuki Karakawa | Pitcher | ¥44,000,000 | £221,760£222k | 275 |
| 22 | Hisanori Yasuda | Infielder | ¥43,000,000 | £216,720£217k | 280 |
| 23 | Fumiya Ono | Pitcher | ¥42,000,000 | £211,680£212k | 284 |
| 23 | Misho Nishikawa | Outfielder | ¥42,000,000 | £211,680£212k | 284 |
| 25 | Atsuki Tomosugi | Infielder | ¥38,000,000 | £191,520£192k | 309 |
| 26 | Shuta Takano | Pitcher | ¥34,000,000 | £171,360£171k | 327 |
| 27 | Koshiro Sakamoto | Pitcher | ¥33,000,000 | £166,320£166k | 332 |
| 28 | Koki Yamaguchi | Outfielder | ¥30,000,000 | £151,200£151k | 348 |
| 29 | Ryusei Ogawa | Infielder | ¥27,000,000 | £136,080£136k | 375 |
| 30 | Shunsuke Nakamori | Pitcher | ¥26,000,000 | £131,040£131k | 385 |
| 31 | Aito Takeda | Outfielder | ¥24,000,000 | £120,960£121k | 400 |
| 32 | Haruya Tanaka | Pitcher | ¥23,000,000 | £115,920£116k | 404 |
| 32 | Shingo Ishikawa | Outfielder | ¥23,000,000 | £115,920£116k | 404 |
| 34 | Ryusei Terachi | Catcher | ¥22,000,000 | £110,880£111k | 415 |
| 35 | Koshiro Wada | Outfielder | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 35 | Kyuto Ueda | Infielder | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 35 | Raito Ikeda | Infielder | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 35 | Riku Kikuchi | Pitcher | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 35 | Yuto Kimura | Pitcher | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 40 | Keisuke Sawada | Pitcher | ¥19,400,000 | £97,776£98k | 441 |
| 41 | Akira Yagi | Pitcher | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k | 451 |
| 41 | Daito Yamamoto | Outfielder | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k | 451 |
| 41 | Kenta Chatani | Infielder | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k | 451 |
| 41 | Yusuke Azuma | Pitcher | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k | 451 |
| 45 | Genki Ishigaki | Pitcher | ¥16,000,000 | £80,640£81k | 469 |
| 46 | Ryusei Miyazaki | Infielder | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k | 488 |
| 47 | Ko Matsukawa | Catcher | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 48 | Atsuya Hirohata | Pitcher | ¥13,000,000 | £65,520£66k | 522 |
| 48 | Koshiro Hiroike | Pitcher | ¥13,000,000 | £65,520£66k | 522 |
| 50 | Kaito Mori | Pitcher | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 50 | Tokito Kawamura | Pitcher | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 52 | Fumiya Motomae | Pitcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 52 | Hayato Fuji | Pitcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 52 | Kota Inoue | Outfielder | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 52 | Rikima Ichijo | Pitcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 52 | Tsuyoshi Yamasaki | Infielder | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 52 | Yu Tatematsu | Infielder | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 58 | Hikaru Otani | Pitcher | ¥9,200,000 | £46,368£46k | 648 |
| 59 | Masami Ishigaki | Infielder | ¥9,000,000 | £45,360£45k | 649 |
| 60 | Yamato Tanaka | Pitcher | ¥8,000,000 | £40,320£40k | 678 |
| 61 | Oto Hayasaka | Pitcher | ¥7,100,000 | £35,784£36k | 716 |
| 62 | Hayato Miyazaki | Pitcher | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 63 | Haru Sakai | Pitcher | ¥6,000,000 | £30,240£30k | 771 |
| 63 | Raito Okumura | Pitcher | ¥6,000,000 | £30,240£30k | 771 |
| 63 | Shota Ueda | Catcher | ¥6,000,000 | £30,240£30k | 771 |
| 66 | Yuya Sakurai | Infielder | ¥5,600,000 | £28,224£28k | 795 |
| 67 | Ryotaro Mori | Pitcher | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 68 | Ryota Nakamura | Pitcher | ¥5,000,000 | £25,200£25k | 836 |
| 68 | Seiun Akiyama | Pitcher | ¥5,000,000 | £25,200£25k | 836 |
| 68 | Stiven Acevedo | Outfielder | ¥5,000,000 | £25,200£25k | 836 |
| 68 | Yuta Kaneda | Infielder | ¥5,000,000 | £25,200£25k | 836 |
| 68 | Yuto Yoshikawa | Pitcher | ¥5,000,000 | £25,200£25k | 836 |
| 73 | Ryoju Okamura | Catcher | ¥4,600,000 | £23,184£23k | 857 |
| 74 | Kosuke Nagashima | Pitcher | ¥3,100,000 | £15,624£16k | 981 |
| 75 | Kirato Nagashimada | Pitcher | ¥3,000,000 | £15,120£15k | 982 |
| 75 | Ryo Sugiyama | Outfielder | ¥3,000,000 | £15,120£15k | 982 |
| 77 | Hikaru Kono | Outfielder | ¥2,900,000 | £14,616£15k | 1012 |
| 77 | Rui Katsumata | Infielder | ¥2,900,000 | £14,616£15k | 1012 |
| 79 | Kaishu Takahashi | Pitcher | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 79 | Kazuki Fujita | Outfielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 79 | Konoshin Tomiyama | Catcher | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 79 | Ryota Takeuchi | Pitcher | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 79 | Shinya Matsuishi | Infielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 84 | Tsuyoshi Tanimura | Infielder | ¥2,700,000 | £13,608£14k | 1031 |
| 84 | Yuta Ibaragi | Pitcher | ¥2,700,000 | £13,608£14k | 1031 |
| 86 | Yuto Nakayama | Pitcher | ¥2,600,000 | £13,104£13k | 1033 |
| 87 | Chariel Radney | Pitcher | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
The Chiba Lotte Marines by salary
The players paid either side of Yuto Kimura
The 25 players paid closest to Yuto Kimura in 2026, of 1,061 in the league
| # | PLAYER | TEAM | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424 | Kyuto Ueda | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k |
| 424 | Nozomu Takatera | Hanshin Tigers | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k |
| 424 | Raito Ikeda | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k |
| 424 | Riku Kikuchi | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k |
| 424 | Ryo Oyama | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k |
| 424 | Seishu Hatake | Hanshin Tigers | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k |
| 424 | Shun Okamoto | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k |
| 424 | Taiki Kikuchi | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k |
| 424 | Tomoki Ishihara | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k |
| 424 | Toshiya Nakamura | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k |
| 424 | Yu Takeda | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k |
| 424 | Yushi Shimizu | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k |
| 424 | Yuto Kimura | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k |
| 441 | Keisuke Sawada | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥19,400,000 | £97,776£98k |
| 442 | Hayate Nakagawa | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k |
| 442 | Hidetaka Okadome | Hanshin Tigers | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k |
| 442 | Junichiro Kishi | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k |
| 442 | Kohei Azuma | Orix Buffaloes | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k |
| 442 | Kosei Osato | Orix Buffaloes | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k |
| 442 | Ryoto Kita | Orix Buffaloes | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k |
| 442 | Takuya Hiruma | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k |
| 442 | Yukiya Ito | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k |
| 450 | Haruki Omichi | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥18,500,000 | £93,240£93k |
| 451 | Akira Yagi | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k |
| 451 | Atsushi Endo | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Yuto Kimura earn?
¥20,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Chiba Lotte Marines. It is the joint 424th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.
Is Yuto Kimura the highest paid player on the Chiba Lotte Marines?
No. Gregory Polanco is, on ¥400,000,000. Yuto Kimura is joint 35th of the 87 on the team.
How does Yuto Kimura's salary compare with the NPB average?
The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥20,000,000 is 61% 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 Chiba Lotte Marines payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.