In the 2024 season, the average player in Japan's professional baseball league (NPB) playing in the Pacific League earned 44.98 million Japanese yen, while Central League players earned on average about 49.23 million yen. In the 2024 season, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players on average received the highest remuneration among all teams, followed by Yomiuri Giants players.
Average annual player salary in professional baseball (NPB) in Japan from 2015 to 2024, by league
(in million Japanese yen)
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JPBPA. (April 26, 2024). Average annual player salary in professional baseball (NPB) in Japan from 2015 to 2024, by league (in million Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280831/npb-average-annual-player-salary-professional-baseball-by-league/
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JPBPA. (2024). Average annual player salary in professional baseball (NPB) in Japan from 2015 to 2024, by league (in million Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280831/npb-average-annual-player-salary-professional-baseball-by-league/
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Average annual player salary in professional baseball (NPB) in Japan from 2015 to 2024, by league (in million Japanese yen) [Graph], JPBPA, April 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280831/npb-average-annual-player-salary-professional-baseball-by-league/