NPB Central Ages 2026: players at each age

Data as of

In the Central League, the youngest players holding a top-team place are at Hiroshima / Yomiuri (median 28).

This page counts how the ages stack up at each club, using every registered and development player.

Players at each age

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Team 19202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546 Total
players
Hanshin 11446611677463611321 80
Yomiuri 37612910612115543141122 104
DeNA 24435968611459212111 84
Hiroshima 222877108412342111212 79
Yakult 233347711874144431211 80
Chunichi 2532867786342354111111 81

See nextClub strength breakdownHighest-rated club in its leagueHanshin PitchingA+ BattingA−Club strength breakdownHighest-rated battersHighest-rated club in its leagueHanshin 佐藤 輝明S+ 森下 翔太SHighest-rated battersHighest-rated pitchersHighest-rated club in its leagueHanshin 髙橋 遥人A− 村上 頌樹A−Highest-rated pitchersRookie of the Year candidatesLeading eligible players by league, with the rules

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Ages of established players and the core (players holding a top-team place)

All players Established Core

20253035Hanshin: All players 27 / Established 25 / Core 30Yomiuri: All players 25 / Established 26 / Core 28DeNA: All players 27 / Established 27 / Core 29Hiroshima: All players 26 / Established 26 / Core 28Yakult: All players 26.5 / Established 26 / Core 29Chunichi: All players 27 / Established 26 / Core 30
20253035Hanshin: All players 27 / Established 25 / Core 30Yomiuri: All players 25 / Established 26 / Core 28DeNA: All players 27 / Established 27 / Core 29Hiroshima: All players 26 / Established 26 / Core 28Yakult: All players 26.5 / Established 26 / Core 29Chunichi: All players 27 / Established 26 / Core 30

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Team Median age,
all players		 Median age,
established		 Median age,
core		 Players,
core
Hanshin 27 25 (−2) 30 (+3) 37
Yomiuri 25 26 (+1) 28 (+3) 37
DeNA 27 27 (0) 29 (+2) 38
Hiroshima 26 26 (0) 28 (+2) 30
Yakult 26.5 26 (−0.5) 29 (+2.5) 35
Chunichi 27 26 (−1) 30 (+3) 35
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Age spread by club

Holding a top-team place Established in the top team Other registered players Development players Median age

Hanshin Tigers

051015202530354045Median 27
051015202530354045Median 27

See the age profile of Hanshin

Yomiuri Giants

051015202530354045Median 25
051015202530354045Median 25

See the age profile of Yomiuri

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Yokohama DeNA BayStars

051015202530354045Median 27
051015202530354045Median 27

See the age profile of DeNA

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

051015202530354045Median 26
051015202530354045Median 26

See the age profile of Hiroshima

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Tokyo Yakult Swallows

051015202530354045Median 26.5
051015202530354045Median 26.5

See the age profile of Yakult

Chunichi Dragons

051015202530354045Median 27
051015202530354045Median 27

See the age profile of Chunichi

Every age on this page is the age for this season. Whether the birthday has already come round is not taken into account.

See the wins by age for all 12 clubs

The estimated figures are worked out by this site and are not official announcements.

How to read the age profile

In the table of established and core ages, the figure in brackets is the gap from the median of all players, so a negative figure means the established players (core excluded) or the core are younger than the squad as a whole. Each club chart stacks, from the darkest band at the bottom, players holding a top-team place, other players established in the top team, other registered players and development players. The age profile with every player's name is on each club's page. The same view by league is on Central League age structure and Pacific League age structure.

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