 |  | 11-24-2020 |  | | | | | | | | | | | Nippon Professional Baseball League Financial Report |
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| Rank | Team | Payroll | | 1 | Chiba Howlers | $26,656,350 | | 2 | Chunichi Plainsmen | $26,506,100 | | 3 | Yomiuri Greenfish | $23,282,480 | | 4 | Orix Evaders | $21,873,204 | | 5 | Hiroshima Locomotives | $21,165,945 | | 6 | Fukuoka Felons | $19,683,006 | | 7 | Hokkaido Loyalists | $17,352,615 | | 8 | Tohoku Mercenaries | $16,920,682 | | 9 | Tokyo Earls | $16,837,911 | | 10 | Yokohama Bravery | $13,704,850 | | 11 | Hanshin Golden Lions | $12,428,897 | | 12 | Seibu Czars | $11,981,236 | | | |
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| Rank | Team | Media Revenue | | 1 | Chiba Howlers | $10,000,000 | | 2 | Fukuoka Felons | $10,000,000 | | 3 | Hokkaido Loyalists | $10,000,000 | | 4 | Orix Evaders | $10,000,000 | | 5 | Tohoku Mercenaries | $10,000,000 | | 6 | Seibu Czars | $10,000,000 | | 7 | Chunichi Plainsmen | $10,000,000 | | 8 | Hanshin Golden Lions | $10,000,000 | | 9 | Hiroshima Locomotives | $10,000,000 | | 10 | Tokyo Earls | $10,000,000 | | 11 | Yokohama Bravery | $10,000,000 | | 12 | Yomiuri Greenfish | $10,000,000 | | | | Rank | Team | Current Budget | | 1 | Chunichi Plainsmen | $35,310,149 | | 2 | Chiba Howlers | $35,109,304 | | 3 | Tohoku Mercenaries | $33,059,858 | | 4 | Yomiuri Greenfish | $30,288,472 | | 5 | Hiroshima Locomotives | $27,760,350 | | 6 | Fukuoka Felons | $26,392,922 | | 7 | Yokohama Bravery | $26,053,729 | | 8 | Hokkaido Loyalists | $24,162,461 | | 9 | Seibu Czars | $24,010,774 | | 10 | Orix Evaders | $22,682,484 | | 11 | Tokyo Earls | $22,248,784 | | 12 | Hanshin Golden Lions | $20,767,238 | |
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| Rank | Player | Team | Salary | | | 1 | Hidemichi Tada | Orix | $10,350,000 | | | 2 | Takeru Kichida | Hiroshima | $7,935,000 | | | 3 | Tokimasa Heida | Chunichi | $6,425,000 | | | 4 | Joji Imamura | Yomiuri | $5,840,000 | | | 5 | Sadaharu Sakei | Chunichi | $5,242,500 | | | 6 | Conrado Amezcua | Hokkaido | $4,320,000 | | | 7 | Taikan Fukuda | Chiba | $3,260,000 | | | 8 | Nicholas Lyke | Chiba | $3,250,000 | | | 9 | Takamori Suzuki | Yomiuri | $3,200,000 | | | 10 | Hirokumi Hayashi | Fukuoka | $3,050,000 | | | 11 | Roberto Elisarraraz | Tokyo | $3,000,000 | | | 12 | Masaru Suitani | Chiba | $3,000,000 | | | 13 | Masaharu Matsuda | Chiba | $2,718,600 | | | 14 | Hirokazu Hashimoto | Orix | $2,600,000 | | | 15 | Todd Miller | Chiba | $2,330,000 | | | 16 | Shihi Eida | Chunichi | $2,270,000 | | | 17 | Yoshitomo Wada | Fukuoka | $2,222,640 | | | 18 | Tatsui Daisen | Hokkaido | $2,200,000 | | | 19 | Shigenobu Fujihara | Fukuoka | $2,150,800 | | | 20 | John Green | Chunichi | $2,095,000 | | | 21 | Jose Dediego | Hokkaido | $1,995,000 | | | 22 | Takeru Kawaguchi | Yomiuri | $1,825,000 | | | 23 | Katsumoto Takahashi | Tokyo | $1,791,000 | | | 24 | Yoshifumi Takahashi | Hanshin | $1,710,000 | | | 25 | Vittorio Montuluo | Chunichi | $1,675,000 | | |
| Chiba Howlers |  |
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| General Information | | Team Focus | Win Now! | | Staff Payroll | $0 | | Player Payroll | $26,656,350 | | Current Budget | $35,109,304 | | Projected Balance | $5,378,502 | | | | | Average Player Salary | $952,013 | | League Average Salary | $720,879 | | Highest Paid Players: | | | 1) Taikan Fukuda | $3,260,000 | | 2) Nicholas Lyke | $3,250,000 | | 3) Masaru Suitani | $3,000,000 | | 4) Masaharu Matsuda | $2,718,600 | | 5) Todd Miller | $2,330,000 |
| | Current Financial Overview | | Attendance | 0 | | Attendance per Game | 0 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $0 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $0 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $6,214,618 | | | | | Player Expenses | $409,452 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $15,805,166 |
| | Last Season Overview | | Attendance | 1,143,883 | | Attendance per Game | 15,670 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $10,526,157 | | Playoff Revenue | $769,179 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $5,286,936 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $10,000,000 | | | | | Player Expenses | $30,367,654 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $6,214,618 |
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| Chunichi Plainsmen |  |
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| General Information | | Team Focus | Neutral | | Staff Payroll | $0 | | Player Payroll | $26,506,100 | | Current Budget | $35,310,149 | | Projected Balance | $6,900,624 | | | | | Average Player Salary | $1,004,081 | | League Average Salary | $720,879 | | Highest Paid Players: | | | 1) Tokimasa Heida | $6,425,000 | | 2) Sadaharu Sakei | $5,242,500 | | 3) Shihi Eida | $2,270,000 | | 4) John Green | $2,095,000 | | 5) Vittorio Montuluo | $1,675,000 |
| | Current Financial Overview | | Attendance | 0 | | Attendance per Game | 0 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $0 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $0 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $9,752,579 | | | | | Player Expenses | $1,693,425 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $18,059,154 |
| | Last Season Overview | | Attendance | 1,501,896 | | Attendance per Game | 20,574 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $12,986,810 | | Playoff Revenue | $721,443 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $8,400,517 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $4,440,667 | | | | | Player Expenses | $26,796,858 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $9,752,579 |
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| Fukuoka Felons |  |
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| General Information | | Team Focus | Neutral | | Staff Payroll | $0 | | Player Payroll | $19,683,006 | | Current Budget | $26,392,922 | | Projected Balance | $5,731,834 | | | | | Average Player Salary | $779,320 | | League Average Salary | $720,879 | | Highest Paid Players: | | | 1) Hirokumi Hayashi | $3,050,000 | | 2) Yoshitomo Wada | $2,222,640 | | 3) Shigenobu Fujihara | $2,150,800 | | 4) Toshiki Minoru | $1,650,000 | | 5) Yoshiaga Kouki | $1,410,000 |
| | Current Financial Overview | | Attendance | 0 | | Attendance per Game | 0 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $0 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $0 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $-6,029,751 | | | | | Player Expenses | $978,082 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $2,992,167 |
| | Last Season Overview | | Attendance | 893,497 | | Attendance per Game | 12,240 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $8,706,015 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $4,756,771 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $-9,087,728 | | | | | Player Expenses | $20,404,809 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $-6,029,751 |
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| Hanshin Golden Lions |  |
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| General Information | | Team Focus | Rebuilding | | Staff Payroll | $0 | | Player Payroll | $12,428,897 | | Current Budget | $20,767,238 | | Projected Balance | $6,387,692 | | | | | Average Player Salary | $470,342 | | League Average Salary | $720,879 | | Highest Paid Players: | | | 1) Yoshifumi Takahashi | $1,710,000 | | 2) Gunnar Riley | $1,683,000 | | 3) Takehide Sammiya | $1,170,000 | | 4) Ryoma Higuchi | $760,000 | | 5) Tsurayuki Nakano | $580,650 |
| | Current Financial Overview | | Attendance | 0 | | Attendance per Game | 0 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $0 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $0 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $-6,183,298 | | | | | Player Expenses | $525,649 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $3,291,053 |
| | Last Season Overview | | Attendance | 489,844 | | Attendance per Game | 6,710 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $5,715,147 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $2,038,553 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $-10,000,000 | | | | | Player Expenses | $13,936,998 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $-6,183,298 |
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| Hiroshima Locomotives |  |
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| General Information | | Team Focus | Neutral | | Staff Payroll | $0 | | Player Payroll | $21,165,945 | | Current Budget | $27,760,350 | | Projected Balance | $1,154,405 | | | | | Average Player Salary | $798,690 | | League Average Salary | $720,879 | | Highest Paid Players: | | | 1) Takeru Kichida | $7,935,000 | | 2) Takiji Takahashi | $1,405,000 | | 3) Akira Ichihara | $1,185,000 | | 4) Kenko Miyamoto | $990,000 | | 5) Russell Secrist | $875,000 |
| | Current Financial Overview | | Attendance | 0 | | Attendance per Game | 0 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $0 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $0 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $2,077,983 | | | | | Player Expenses | $0 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $12,077,983 |
| | Last Season Overview | | Attendance | 803,719 | | Attendance per Game | 11,010 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $8,067,981 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $4,369,230 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $4,817,523 | | | | | Player Expenses | $25,176,751 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $2,077,983 |
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| Hokkaido Loyalists |  |
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| General Information | | Team Focus | Rebuilding | | Staff Payroll | $0 | | Player Payroll | $17,352,615 | | Current Budget | $24,162,461 | | Projected Balance | $6,407,106 | | | | | Average Player Salary | $698,026 | | League Average Salary | $720,879 | | Highest Paid Players: | | | 1) Conrado Amezcua | $4,320,000 | | 2) Tatsui Daisen | $2,200,000 | | 3) Jose Dediego | $1,995,000 | | 4) Hirohisa Nishikawa | $1,265,000 | | 5) Ryuzaburo Ine | $948,065 |
| | Current Financial Overview | | Attendance | 0 | | Attendance per Game | 0 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $0 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $0 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $-10,000,000 | | | | | Player Expenses | $402,740 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $-402,740 |
| | Last Season Overview | | Attendance | 658,237 | | Attendance per Game | 9,017 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $6,929,670 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $3,075,701 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $-9,013,754 | | | | | Player Expenses | $26,203,292 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $-15,211,675 |
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| Orix Evaders |  |
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| General Information | | Team Focus | Rebuilding | | Staff Payroll | $0 | | Player Payroll | $21,873,204 | | Current Budget | $22,682,484 | | Projected Balance | $-264,693 | | | | | Average Player Salary | $874,928 | | League Average Salary | $720,879 | | Highest Paid Players: | | | 1) Hidemichi Tada | $10,350,000 | | 2) Hirokazu Hashimoto | $2,600,000 | | 3) Naohiro Shimada | $880,000 | | 4) Yoshino Mizutani | $806,400 | | 5) Shinsaku Wada | $756,400 |
| | Current Financial Overview | | Attendance | 0 | | Attendance per Game | 0 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $0 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $0 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $-10,000,000 | | | | | Player Expenses | $1,073,973 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $-1,073,973 |
| | Last Season Overview | | Attendance | 581,209 | | Attendance per Game | 7,962 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $6,390,964 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $3,042,750 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $-10,000,000 | | | | | Player Expenses | $25,414,621 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $-15,980,907 |
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| Seibu Czars |  |
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| General Information | | Team Focus | Rebuilding | | Staff Payroll | $0 | | Player Payroll | $11,981,236 | | Current Budget | $24,010,774 | | Projected Balance | $9,435,565 | | | | | Average Player Salary | $420,758 | | League Average Salary | $720,879 | | Highest Paid Players: | | | 1) Yoshiteru Takahashi | $1,425,000 | | 2) Hirohisa Hayagawa | $670,000 | | 3) Tsutomu Ikeda | $649,440 | | 4) Tatsui Shibata | $629,800 | | 5) Toyokazu Yoshimura | $600,000 |
| | Current Financial Overview | | Attendance | 0 | | Attendance per Game | 0 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $0 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $0 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $-7,772,976 | | | | | Player Expenses | $1,073,973 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $1,153,051 |
| | Last Season Overview | | Attendance | 567,542 | | Attendance per Game | 7,775 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $6,316,157 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $2,605,946 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $-6,494,569 | | | | | Player Expenses | $20,200,510 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $-7,772,976 |
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| Tohoku Mercenaries |  |
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| General Information | | Team Focus | Rebuilding | | Staff Payroll | $0 | | Player Payroll | $16,920,682 | | Current Budget | $33,059,858 | | Projected Balance | $10,755,683 | | | | | Average Player Salary | $569,679 | | League Average Salary | $720,879 | | Highest Paid Players: | | | 1) Cesar Deluna | $1,740,000 | | 2) Marcos Dávila | $1,415,000 | | 3) Shirai Watanabe | $1,345,000 | | 4) Ramón Flores | $1,300,000 | | 5) Yosai Ikeda | $915,000 |
| | Current Financial Overview | | Attendance | 0 | | Attendance per Game | 0 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $0 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $0 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $10,000,000 | | | | | Player Expenses | $268,493 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $19,731,507 |
| | Last Season Overview | | Attendance | 933,855 | | Attendance per Game | 12,793 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $9,028,624 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $4,969,905 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $10,000,000 | | | | | Player Expenses | $22,377,582 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $11,620,947 |
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| Tokyo Earls |  |
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| General Information | | Team Focus | Rebuilding | | Staff Payroll | $0 | | Player Payroll | $16,837,911 | | Current Budget | $22,248,784 | | Projected Balance | $5,131,421 | | | | | Average Player Salary | $641,516 | | League Average Salary | $720,879 | | Highest Paid Players: | | | 1) Roberto Elisarraraz | $3,000,000 | | 2) Katsumoto Takahashi | $1,791,000 | | 3) Sachi Kichikawa | $1,449,000 | | 4) Kevin West | $1,270,000 | | 5) Ichizo Tanaka | $1,128,600 |
| | Current Financial Overview | | Attendance | 0 | | Attendance per Game | 0 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $0 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $0 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $-5,570,102 | | | | | Player Expenses | $279,452 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $4,150,446 |
| | Last Season Overview | | Attendance | 561,861 | | Attendance per Game | 7,697 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $6,229,187 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $2,045,535 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $-2,432,352 | | | | | Player Expenses | $21,412,472 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $-5,570,102 |
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| Yokohama Bravery |  |
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| General Information | | Team Focus | Rebuilding | | Staff Payroll | $0 | | Player Payroll | $13,704,850 | | Current Budget | $26,053,729 | | Projected Balance | $10,180,883 | | | | | Average Player Salary | $532,194 | | League Average Salary | $720,879 | | Highest Paid Players: | | | 1) Takashi Sasaki | $1,655,000 | | 2) Kunimatsu Maeda | $955,000 | | 3) Kazuhiko Okamoto | $910,000 | | 4) Okakura Nii | $905,000 | | 5) Horiuchi Morishita | $870,000 |
| | Current Financial Overview | | Attendance | 0 | | Attendance per Game | 0 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $0 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $0 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $-9,888,168 | | | | | Player Expenses | $1,852,996 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $-1,741,164 |
| | Last Season Overview | | Attendance | 727,928 | | Attendance per Game | 9,972 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $7,580,132 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $3,166,521 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $-10,000,000 | | | | | Player Expenses | $20,634,821 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $-9,888,168 |
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| Yomiuri Greenfish |  |
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| General Information | | Team Focus | Neutral | | Staff Payroll | $0 | | Player Payroll | $23,282,480 | | Current Budget | $30,288,472 | | Projected Balance | $4,957,362 | | | | | Average Player Salary | $945,103 | | League Average Salary | $720,879 | | Highest Paid Players: | | | 1) Joji Imamura | $5,840,000 | | 2) Takamori Suzuki | $3,200,000 | | 3) Takeru Kawaguchi | $1,825,000 | | 4) Shigekazu Hirose | $1,225,000 | | 5) Shohei Mori | $995,000 |
| | Current Financial Overview | | Attendance | 0 | | Attendance per Game | 0 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $0 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $0 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $-3,470,291 | | | | | Player Expenses | $778,630 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $5,751,079 |
| | Last Season Overview | | Attendance | 1,079,158 | | Attendance per Game | 14,783 | | | | | Gate Revenue | $11,140,847 | | Playoff Revenue | $0 | | Media Revenue | $10,000,000 | | Merchandising Revenue | $6,851,811 | | Revenue Sharing | $0 | | CASH | $-3,594,968 | | | | | Player Expenses | $27,867,981 | | Staff Expenses | $0 | | | | | BALANCE | $-3,470,291 |
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