Top guide 近藤 健介 - SoftBank Salary Guide 2026

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M means million yen

Players with the highest guide (million yen)

What this figure does and does not look at

The 'guide' on this page is a salary level derived only from this season's first-team statistics; it is neither an actual salary nor a reported estimate. SoftBank players whose guide comes out above the first-team minimum guarantee are listed from the highest guide downwards, with nothing behind a fold.

Derived from the first-team official games of this season (2026).

• This is a guide figure derived from performance alone; it does not look at anything else. Popularity / merchandise / publicity / team circumstances are not included.
• Remaining years on multi-year deals and performance bonuses are not taken into account.
• Years in NPB and contract rights such as free agency are not taken into account. The guide comes from performance alone, so players with few years tend to come out above their actual salary, while players with many years or on a multi-year deal tend to come out below it.
• Injury information is not used. Time missed shows up only as fewer appearances.
• The figure is a guide (estimate) derived from performance, not a judgement of the player or the contract. Actual salaries are settled between club and player.
• Fielding (errors and range), the different demands of each fielding position such as catcher, and save and hold totals are not looked at. Only players who appeared in first-team official games are covered, and players with little playing time come out low. Only players whose guide comes out above the first-team minimum guarantee are listed.
• The payroll used as the yardstick does not include foreign players, so the guide for a foreign player is a reference figure worked out on the same yardstick. Players who moved during the season are shown separately for each club.

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