Top 40 Salaries of NPB (Japan Professional Baseball) Players in 2015
This year, Giants infielder Shinnosuke Abe will get the highest salary again (510 million yen = $4,266,150 = €3,765,840). He was converted from catcher to infielder.
Buffaloes pitcher Chihiro Kaneko who got most wins and best ERA last year will get the second highest salary 500 million yen.
2016 version is Top 30 Salaries of NPB (Japan Professional Baseball) Players in 2016
| Rank | Player | Team | P. | Yen | $ | Euro |
| 1 | Abe, Shinnosuke | Giants | IF | 510,000,000 | 4,266,150 | 3,765,840 |
| 2 | Kaneko, Chihiro | Buffaloes | P | 500,000,000 | 4,182,500 | 3,692,000 |
| 2 | Lee, Dae-Ho | Hawks | 1B | 500,000,000 | 4,182,500 | 3,692,000 |
| 2 | Sugiuchi, Toshiya | Giants | P | 500,000,000 | 4,182,500 | 3,692,000 |
| 5 | Murton, Matt | Tigers | OF | 460,000,000 | 3,847,900 | 3,396,640 |
| 6 | Kuroda, Hiroki | Carp | P | 400,000,000 | 3,346,000 | 2,953,600 |
| 6 | Matsuzaka, Daisuke | Hawks | P | 400,000,000 | 3,346,000 | 2,953,600 |
| 6 | Settsu, Tadashi | Hawks | P | 400,000,000 | 3,346,000 | 2,953,600 |
| 6 | Toritani, Takashi | Tigers | SS | 400,000,000 | 3,346,000 | 2,953,600 |
| 6 | Utsumi, Tetsuya | Giants | P | 400,000,000 | 3,346,000 | 2,953,600 |
| 11 | Nakamura, Takeya | Lions | IF | 380,000,000 | 3,178,700 | 2,805,920 |
| 12 | Itoi, Yoshio | Buffaloes | OF | 350,000,000 | 2,927,750 | 2,584,400 |
| 12 | Nakajima, Hiroyuki | Buffaloes | SS | 350,000,000 | 2,927,750 | 2,584,400 |
| 14 | Yamaguchi, Tetsuya | Giants | P | 320,000,000 | 2,676,800 | 2,362,880 |
| 15 | Balentien, Wladimir | Swallows | OF | 300,000,000 | 2,509,500 | 2,215,200 |
| 15 | Gourriel, Yuliesky | BayStars | IF | 300,000,000 | 2,509,500 | 2,215,200 |
| 15 | Hirano, Yoshihisa | Buffaloes | P | 300,000,000 | 2,509,500 | 2,215,200 |
| 15 | Iwase, Hitoki | Dragons | P | 300,000,000 | 2,509,500 | 2,215,200 |
| 15 | Maeda, Kenta | Carp | P | 300,000,000 | 2,509,500 | 2,215,200 |
| 15 | Murata, Shuichi | Giants | 3B | 300,000,000 | 2,509,500 | 2,215,200 |
| 15 | Oh, Seung-hwan | Tigers | P | 300,000,000 | 2,509,500 | 2,215,200 |
| 15 | Uchikawa, Seiichi | Hawks | OF | 300,000,000 | 2,509,500 | 2,215,200 |
| 23 | Blanco, Tony | Buffaloes | 1B | 250,000,000 | 2,091,250 | 1,846,000 |
| 23 | Messenger, Randy | Tigers | P | 250,000,000 | 2,091,250 | 1,846,000 |
| 23 | Rodriguez, Alfredo Despaigne | Marines | OF | 250,000,000 | 2,091,250 | 1,846,000 |
| 23 | Sanchez, Gaby | Golden Eagles | IF | 250,000,000 | 2,091,250 | 1,846,000 |
| 23 | Wada, Kazuhiro | Dragons | OF | 250,000,000 | 2,091,250 | 1,846,000 |
| 28 | Kuriyama, Takumi | Lions | OF | 240,000,000 | 2,007,600 | 1,772,160 |
| 29 | Milledge, Lastings Darnell | Swallows | OF | 228,000,000 | 1,907,220 | 1,683,552 |
| 30 | Kishi, Takayuki | Lions | P | 225,000,000 | 1,882,125 | 1,661,400 |
| 31 | Matsuda, Nobuhiro | Hawks | 3B | 220,000,000 | 1,840,300 | 1,624,480 |
| 31 | Sakamoto, Hayato | Giants | SS | 220,000,000 | 1,840,300 | 1,624,480 |
| 31 | Wakui, Hideaki | Marines | P | 220,000,000 | 1,840,300 | 1,624,480 |
| 34 | Chono, Hisayoshi | Giants | OF | 200,000,000 | 1,673,000 | 1,476,800 |
| 34 | Gómez, Mauro Alexis | Tigers | 1B | 200,000,000 | 1,673,000 | 1,476,800 |
| 34 | Hasegawa, Yuya | Hawks | OF | 200,000,000 | 1,673,000 | 1,476,800 |
| 34 | Imae, Toshiaki | Marines | 3B | 200,000,000 | 1,673,000 | 1,476,800 |
| 34 | Luna, Hector | Dragons | 3B | 200,000,000 | 1,673,000 | 1,476,800 |
| 34 | Nakata, Sho | Fighters | OF | 200,000,000 | 1,673,000 | 1,476,800 |
| 34 | Naruse, Yoshihisa | Swallows | P | 200,000,000 | 1,673,000 | 1,476,800 |
| 34 | Standridge, Jason | Hawks | P | 200,000,000 | 1,673,000 | 1,476,800 |
| 34 | Van Den Hurk, Rick | Hawks | P | 200,000,000 | 1,673,000 | 1,476,800 |
| 34 | Yang, Dai-Kang | Fighters | OF | 200,000,000 | 1,673,000 | 1,476,800 |
Source is Pro-Yakyu Senshu Data Meikan 2015, Takarajima sha. プロ野球選手データ名鑑 2015、宝島社
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