NPB SALARIES · 2026
Saitama Seibu Lions salaries in 2026
The Saitama Seibu Lions pay their 102 players ¥3,691,800,000 in 2026, the 10th biggest payroll of the 12 teams in NPB and 18% less than the average team. Kaima Taira, Sosuke Genda and Tyler Nevin are the highest paid on ¥300,000,000, jointly the 24th highest salary in the league, and 3 of the Saitama Seibu Lions are among the 25 best paid.
PAYROLL¥3.69bn
LEAGUE RANK10th of 12
PLAYERS102
AVERAGE¥36.2m
HIGHEST¥300m
Every Saitama Seibu Lions salary
All 102 players in 2026, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league
| # | 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
Where the money goes
The 49 pitchers are paid ¥1,724,400,000 between them, 47% of the payroll; the 22 infielders ¥1,040,600,000, 28%; the 22 outfielders ¥750,800,000, 20%; and the 9 catchers ¥176,000,000, 5%.
How the Saitama Seibu Lions payroll compares
All 12 NPB teams in 2026, biggest payroll first
| # | TEAM | PLAYERS | PAYROLL | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 115 | ¥8,107,100,000 | £40,859,784£40.9m |
| 2 | Yomiuri Giants | 104 | ¥6,129,500,000 | £30,892,680£30.9m |
| 3 | Hanshin Tigers | 80 | ¥5,427,000,000 | £27,352,080£27.4m |
| 4 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 82 | ¥4,496,000,000 | £22,659,840£22.7m |
| 5 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 82 | ¥4,215,200,000 | £21,244,608£21.2m |
| 6 | Orix Buffaloes | 91 | ¥4,108,700,000 | £20,707,848£20.7m |
| 7 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 87 | ¥3,861,800,000 | £19,463,472£19.5m |
| 8 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 79 | ¥3,745,400,000 | £18,876,816£18.9m |
| 9 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 79 | ¥3,696,250,000 | £18,629,100£18.6m |
| 10 | Saitama Seibu Lions | 102 | ¥3,691,800,000 | £18,606,672£18.6m |
| 11 | Chunichi Dragons | 81 | ¥3,310,000,000 | £16,682,400£16.7m |
| 12 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 79 | ¥3,215,500,000 | £16,206,120£16.2m |
Payroll by team
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player on the Saitama Seibu Lions?
Kaima Taira, Sosuke Genda and Tyler Nevin, jointly, on ¥300,000,000 in 2026. That is jointly the 24th highest salary in NPB. Kona Takahashi is next on ¥250,000,000.
What is the Saitama Seibu Lions payroll?
¥3,691,800,000 across 102 players in 2026, the 10th biggest of the 12 teams. The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pay the most, ¥8,107,100,000.
What is the average salary on the Saitama Seibu Lions?
¥36,194,118 in 2026, against ¥50,899,387 across the whole league.
Who is the lowest paid player on the Saitama Seibu Lions?
Yuito Arai, on ¥2,800,000. 11 players on the Saitama Seibu Lions are paid that.
Where to next
Every player across the league is on the NPB salaries 2026 page. The other teams: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Yomiuri Giants, Hanshin Tigers, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Yokohama DeNA BayStars, Orix Buffaloes, Chiba Lotte Marines, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, Chunichi Dragons and Hiroshima Toyo Carp.