As of 2021, professional baseball players playing as outfielders in Japan's professional baseball league (NPB) earned on average close to half a billion Japanese yen during their career. Remuneration varied considerably, with outfielders earning on average almost double the amount of catchers during their career.
Average total income during baseball career in Japan's professional baseball league (NPB) as of 2021, by position
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Career earnings in million Japanese yen
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Yahoo Japan. (November 28, 2021). Average total income during baseball career in Japan's professional baseball league (NPB) as of 2021, by position (in million Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283564/npb-average-career-income-baseball-players-by-position/
Yahoo Japan. "Average total income during baseball career in Japan's professional baseball league (NPB) as of 2021, by position (in million Japanese yen)." Chart. November 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283564/npb-average-career-income-baseball-players-by-position/
Yahoo Japan. (2021). Average total income during baseball career in Japan's professional baseball league (NPB) as of 2021, by position (in million Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283564/npb-average-career-income-baseball-players-by-position/
Yahoo Japan. "Average Total Income during Baseball Career in Japan's Professional Baseball League (Npb) as of 2021, by Position (in Million Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283564/npb-average-career-income-baseball-players-by-position/
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Average total income during baseball career in Japan's professional baseball league (NPB) as of 2021, by position (in million Japanese yen) [Graph], Yahoo Japan, November 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283564/npb-average-career-income-baseball-players-by-position/