NPB Pacific Ages 2026: players at each age

Data as of

In the Pacific League, the youngest players holding a top-team place are at Nippon-Ham (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 171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243 Total
players
SoftBank 1081012811981247821113111 118
Seibu 1595515116910364442212 104
Nippon-Ham 35451073116454331521 82
ORIX 746278513856541313111 91
Lotte 53113773758752331431 88
Rakuten 3254108654657321232211 82

See nextClub strength breakdownHighest-rated club in its leagueNippon-Ham PitchingB− BattingB−Club strength breakdownHighest-rated pitchersHighest-rated club in its leagueNippon-Ham 柳川 大晟A 北山 亘基B+Highest-rated pitchersHighest-rated battersHighest-rated club in its leagueNippon-Ham 水野 達稀A レイエスB−Highest-rated battersRookie 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

20253035SoftBank: All players 24.5 / Established 27 / Core 29Seibu: All players 25 / Established 26.5 / Core 28.5Nippon-Ham: All players 26 / Established 25 / Core 28ORIX: All players 26 / Established 26 / Core 29Lotte: All players 26 / Established 26.5 / Core 29Rakuten: All players 26 / Established 27 / Core 30
20253035SoftBank: All players 24.5 / Established 27 / Core 29Seibu: All players 25 / Established 26.5 / Core 28.5Nippon-Ham: All players 26 / Established 25 / Core 28ORIX: All players 26 / Established 26 / Core 29Lotte: All players 26 / Established 26.5 / Core 29Rakuten: All players 26 / Established 27 / Core 30

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Team Median age,
all players		 Median age,
established		 Median age,
core		 Players,
core
SoftBank 24.5 27 (+2.5) 29 (+4.5) 35
Seibu 25 26.5 (+1.5) 28.5 (+3.5) 34
Nippon-Ham 26 25 (−1) 28 (+2) 43
ORIX 26 26 (0) 29 (+3) 35
Lotte 26 26.5 (+0.5) 29 (+3) 39
Rakuten 26 27 (+1) 30 (+4) 33
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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

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

0510152025303540Median 24.5
0510152025303540Median 24.5

See the age profile of SoftBank

Saitama Seibu Lions

0510152025303540Median 25
0510152025303540Median 25

See the age profile of Seibu

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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

0510152025303540Median 26
0510152025303540Median 26

See the age profile of Nippon-Ham

ORIX Buffaloes

0510152025303540Median 26
0510152025303540Median 26

See the age profile of ORIX

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Chiba Lotte Marines

0510152025303540Median 26
0510152025303540Median 26

See the age profile of Lotte

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

0510152025303540Median 26
0510152025303540Median 26

See the age profile of Rakuten

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

Players whose birth year is not in the records are left out of the table and charts.

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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