"I Marvel at Him Every Day"… Ohtani's Records: 310 Career Home Runs, 4 MVPs, No. 1 in Earnings

As of Aug. 26, 2026, here is everything in one place: Shohei Ohtani's career and season stats, his 10-year, $700 million contract, and his No. 1 ranking in Forbes earnings.

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Three-Line Summary

As of Aug. 26, 2026, his career line is 310 home runs, a .282 average and a .954 OPS, with a pitching record of 47 wins and 22 losses and a 2.83 ERA.
His Dodgers contract has a nominal total of $700 million over 10 years, but $680 million of it is deferred and paid from 2034 to 2043.
Forbes put Ohtani's total 2026 earnings at $127 million, ranking him No. 1 among MLB players.

Two lines of numbers appear on the scoreboard. The top one is hitter Ohtani's home runs, the bottom one pitcher Ohtani's strikeouts. On the day he hit his 300th career home run, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told MLB.com, "I just marvel at him every day." He meant that he is amazed every day. We checked whether that is an exaggeration against the numbers as of Aug. 26, 2026.

Ohtani's Records: 310 Career Home Runs, With 47 Pitching Wins Stacked Up Too

A ballpark scoreboard showing a hitter's stats and a pitcher's stats side by side in two lines — Two-way stat board / Graphic: Whale SV

MLB.com player page data (2026.08.26) shows Ohtani's career regular-season line at 4,196 at-bats with a .282 average, 310 home runs, 749 RBIs, 174 stolen bases and a .954 OPS. His pitching entry lists 114 games, 47 wins and 22 losses, a 2.83 ERA, 614⅓ innings and 765 strikeouts. It is a résumé that stacks 300 career home runs and 40-plus wins in a single player.

Looking at the 2026 season alone, he has a .288 average with 30 home runs and 80 RBIs in 466 at-bats, and a .934 OPS. As a pitcher, he is 8-2 with a 1.79 ERA in 14 games, which is 1.04 lower than his career 2.83. His 85⅔ innings are few, but his efficiency is at a career-best level. Season stats are values that update after every game.

Category	AVG	HR	RBI	OPS	Pitching
2026 season	.288	30	80	.934	8 wins, 2 losses · ERA 1.79
Career	.282	310	749	.954	47 wins, 22 losses · ERA 2.83

Shohei Ohtani was born on July 5, 1994, and as of August 2026 is 32 years old, a Japanese national who throws right-handed and bats left-handed. He was the No. 1 draft pick of the Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2012 and played in the NPB through 2017, then made his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Angels in 2018. He has worn a Dodgers uniform since 2024. He has kept up his two-way play since his debut.

Ohtani's Milestones: First 50-50, 300 Home Runs, 4 MVPs

A runner sliding into a base at a ballpark, with a graphic engraved with the numbers 50-50 — 50 home run-50 stolen base feat / Graphic: Whale SV

The Sept. 19, 2024 road game in Miami was the turning point. In an official press release, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced that on that day Ohtani reached 50 home runs and 51 stolen bases, becoming the first player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season. Even 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases is among the rarest feats in league history. He was the first to step into the tier one level above that.

His second milestone came on July 8, 2026. According to reports that day, Ohtani became the first Japan-born MLB player to reach 300 career home runs, and MLB.com counted him as the 170th member of the 300-home-run club. The number 170 shows how rare this feat is, and none of those names also piled up 47 wins as a pitcher.

The backbone of his awards résumé is the MVP. Ohtani won the 2025 National League MVP unanimously, his fourth career MVP. He won in the American League in 2021 and 2023, and in the National League in 2024 and 2025. MLB.com summarized that Barry Bonds (62) is the only player with more MVPs than Ohtani. The gap to Bonds' 7 is 3.

Ohtani's $2 Million Salary and the Catch in the $700 Million Contract

In December 2023, Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers, which MLB.com described as the largest in professional sports at the time it was signed. Yet the cash salary he actually receives in 2026 is $2 million by Forbes' count. That is about 0.3% of the total. This gap is the item readers search for most.

The difference is deferred payments. According to an AP report, $680 million of the $700 million is paid out in installments from 2034 to 2043, and the annual average for luxury tax purposes is about $46 million. Baseball-Reference lists the same contract at a present value of $282.17 million over 10 years. The nominal total and the present value should be read separately. In MLB.com's count, Juan Soto's 15-year, $765 million contract in 2025 surpassed it, making it No. 2 among free-agent contract totals.

Ohtani's $127 Million in Earnings, 2.2 Times the No. 2 Player

Despite a cash salary of $2 million, Ohtani is No. 1 in Forbes' 2026 MLB player earnings. Of his total earnings of $127 million, $125 million is estimated off-field income. SponsorForce CEO Shoto Ju told Forbes that "Whoever catches more eyes takes everything," meaning the side that draws more attention takes it all.

Compared with No. 2 Cody Bellinger's $56.5 million, Ohtani's $127 million is about 2.2 times as much ($127 million ÷ $56.5 million). In Forbes' ranking of the world's highest-paid athletes, Ohtani is also No. 5 at $127.6 million, between LeBron James (No. 4) and Stephen Curry (No. 6). Forbes figures are estimates before taxes and fees.

2026 MLB Player Total Earnings Ranking (Forbes, as of March 24, 2026)

Rank	Player	Total earnings	Team · Position
1	Shohei Ohtani	$127 million	LA Dodgers, designated hitter/pitcher
2	Cody Bellinger	$56.5 million	New York Yankees, outfielder
3	Kyle Tucker	$56 million	LA Dodgers, right fielder
4	Juan Soto	$51.9 million	New York Mets, outfielder
5	Aaron Judge	$46.1 million	New York Yankees, right fielder

As of Aug. 26, 2026: 310 career home runs, 749 RBIs, 174 stolen bases, a .282 average and a .954 OPS; a pitching record of 47 wins and 22 losses with a 2.83 ERA; 4 MVPs; titles at the 2023 WBC and in 2 World Series; a nominal contract total of $700 million over 10 years; a 2026 cash salary of $2 million; and Forbes-estimated total earnings of $127 million, No. 1 in MLB.

As the season continues, his 30 home runs and 310 career home runs keep updating, and his pitching record of 8 wins and 2 losses and 1.79 ERA is recalculated with every start. When the season ends, the MVP voting results will come out, and they will determine whether the gap of 3 MVPs to Barry Bonds narrows. The next confirmed turning point is 2034, when the $680 million in deferred payments begins over 10 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How much is Ohtani's salary?

By Forbes' count, his cash salary from the Dodgers for the 2026 season is $2 million. The nominal contract total is $700 million over 10 years, but $680 million of it is deferred and paid from 2034 to 2043, so it differs from what he actually receives.

Q. How many career home runs does Ohtani have among his records?

As of Aug. 26, 2026, the official MLB player page shows 310 career home runs. He passed 300 career home runs in July 2026, becoming the first Japan-born player and the 170th player in MLB overall to join the 300-home-run club.

Q. How many MVPs has Ohtani won?

He has won 4 in total. He won in the American League in 2021 and 2023, and in the National League in 2024 and 2025, with 2023 and 2025 being unanimous. The only player with more MVPs than Ohtani is Barry Bonds, with 7.

Related Official Sites

Official MLB Shohei Ohtani player page — the primary source, with batting and pitching stats updated right after games
Baseball Savant Shohei Ohtani Statcast page — detailed tracking data such as exit velocity and pitch speed
Official Los Angeles Dodgers website — official club press releases and game schedule
Official MLB stats page — leaguewide rankings and category-by-category record comparisons