Cumulative annual salary paid in professional baseball in Japan 2023, by position
In the 2023 season, pitchers playing in Japan's professional baseball league (NPB) together received a total of approximately 15.27 billion Japanese yen in salary. On average, infielders received the highest remuneration, but due to the high number of pitchers, the total amount received by pitchers was more than double the amount received by infielders.