MLB Contracts
Starting Pitcher Contracts
A real-time, sortable list of active MLB contracts including total value, guaranteed money, and complete salary breakdowns.
| Rank | Player | Signed Age | Yrs | Value | AAV | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gerrit Cole
Starting Pitcher
|
2020-2028 (FA: 2029)
|
29 | 9 | $324,000,000 | $36,000,000 | $0 |
| 2 |
Stephen Strasburg
Starting Pitcher
|
2020-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
31 | 7 | $245,000,000 | $35,000,000 | $0 |
| 3 |
Jacob deGrom
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2027 (FA: 2029)
|
34 | 5 | $185,000,000 | $37,000,000 | $0 |
| 4 |
Carlos Rodon
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2028 (FA: 2029)
|
30 | 6 | $162,000,000 | $27,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 5 |
Chris Sale
Starting Pitcher
|
2020-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
29 | 5 | $145,000,000 | $29,000,000 | $0 |
| 6 |
Patrick Corbin
Starting Pitcher
|
2019-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
29 | 6 | $140,000,000 | $23,333,333 | $2,500,000 |
| 7 |
Jose Berrios
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2028 (FA: 2029)
|
27 | 7 | $131,000,000 | $18,714,286 | $5,000,000 |
| 8 |
Max Scherzer
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2024 (FA: 2025)
Originally signed w/ NYM
|
37 | 3 | $130,000,000 | $43,333,333 | $0 |
| 9 |
Zack Wheeler
Starting Pitcher
|
2020-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
29 | 5 | $118,000,000 | $23,600,000 | $0 |
| 10 |
Robbie Ray
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
30 | 5 | $115,000,000 | $23,000,000 | $0 |
| 11 |
Kevin Gausman
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
30 | 5 | $110,000,000 | $22,000,000 | $0 |
| 12 |
Luis Castillo
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2028 (FA: 2029)
|
29 | 5 | $108,000,000 | $21,600,000 | $7,000,000 |
| 12 |
Yu Darvish
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2028 (FA: 2029)
|
36 | 6 | $108,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $6,000,000 |
| 14 |
Joe Musgrove
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2027 (FA: 2028)
|
29 | 5 | $100,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $0 |
| 15 |
Logan Webb
Starting Pitcher
|
2024-2028 (FA: 2029)
|
26 | 5 | $90,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $0 |
| 16 |
Justin Verlander
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2025 (FA: 2026)
Originally signed w/ NYM
|
39 | 2 | $86,666,666 | $43,333,333 | $0 |
| 17 |
Lance McCullers
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
27 | 5 | $85,000,000 | $17,000,000 | $0 |
| 18 |
Hyun-Jin Ryu
Starting Pitcher
|
2020-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
32 | 4 | $80,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $0 |
| 19 |
Eduardo Rodriguez
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
28 | 5 | $77,000,000 | $15,400,000 | $0 |
| 20 |
Spencer Strider
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2029 (FA: 2030)
|
23 | 6 | $75,000,000 | $12,500,000 | $0 |
| 20 |
Kodai Senga
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2027 (FA: 2028)
|
29 | 5 | $75,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 22 |
Pablo Lopez
Starting Pitcher
|
2024-2027 (FA: 2028)
|
27 | 4 | $73,500,000 | $18,375,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 23 |
Taijuan Walker
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
30 | 4 | $72,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $0 |
| 24 |
Marcus Stroman
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
30 | 3 | $71,000,000 | $23,666,667 | $0 |
| 25 |
Jameson Taillon
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
31 | 4 | $68,000,000 | $17,000,000 | $0 |
| 26 |
Kyle Freeland
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2027 (FA: 2028)
|
28 | 5 | $64,500,000 | $12,900,000 | $0 |
| 27 |
Cristian Javier
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2027 (FA: 2028)
|
25 | 5 | $64,000,000 | $12,800,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 28 |
Chris Bassitt
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
33 | 3 | $63,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| 29 |
Jon Gray
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
30 | 4 | $56,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $0 |
| 29 |
Sandy Alcantara
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2027 (FA: 2028)
|
26 | 5 | $56,000,000 | $11,200,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 31 |
Miles Mikolas
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
34 | 3 | $55,750,000 | $18,583,333 | $5,000,000 |
| 32 |
Kyle Hendricks
Starting Pitcher
|
2020-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
29 | 4 | $55,500,000 | $13,875,000 | $0 |
| 33 |
Hunter Greene
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2029 (FA: 2030)
|
23 | 6 | $53,000,000 | $8,833,333 | $2,000,000 |
| 34 |
Antonio Senzatela
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2027 (FA: 2028)
|
26 | 5 | $50,500,000 | $10,100,000 | $0 |
| 35 |
Blake Snell
Starting Pitcher
|
2019-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ TB
|
26 | 5 | $50,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| 36 |
Carlos Carrasco
Starting Pitcher
|
2019-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ CLE
|
31 | 4 | $47,000,000 | $11,750,000 | $0 |
| 37 |
Aaron Nola
Starting Pitcher
|
2019-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
25 | 4 | $45,000,000 | $11,250,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 38 |
Steven Matz
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
30 | 4 | $44,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 39 |
German Marquez
Starting Pitcher
|
2019-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
24 | 5 | $43,000,000 | $8,600,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 40 |
Zach Eflin
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
28 | 3 | $40,000,000 | $13,333,333 | $0 |
| 40 |
Luis Severino
Starting Pitcher
|
2019-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
24 | 4 | $40,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 42 |
Tyler Anderson
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
32 | 3 | $39,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $0 |
| 43 |
Lance Lynn
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2023 (FA: 2025)
Originally signed w/ CHW
|
34 | 2 | $38,000,000 | $19,000,000 | $0 |
| 44 |
Yusei Kikuchi
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
30 | 3 | $36,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $0 |
| 44 |
Anthony DeSclafani
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
31 | 3 | $36,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $0 |
| 46 |
Nathan Eovaldi
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2024 (FA: 2026)
|
32 | 2 | $34,000,000 | $17,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 47 |
Jeffrey Springs
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2027 (FA: 2028)
|
30 | 4 | $31,000,000 | $7,750,000 | $0 |
| 48 |
Sonny Gray
Starting Pitcher
|
2019-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ CIN
|
29 | 3 | $30,500,000 | $10,166,667 | $500,000 |
| 49 |
Tyler Glasnow
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
29 | 2 | $30,350,000 | $15,175,000 | $0 |
| 50 |
Marco Gonzales
Starting Pitcher
|
2020-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
27 | 4 | $30,000,000 | $7,500,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 50 |
Shohei Ohtani
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
28 | 1 | $30,000,000 | $30,000,000 | $0 |
| 52 |
Michael Wacha
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
31 | 4 | $26,000,000 | $6,500,000 | $3,500,000 |
| 52 |
Jose Quintana
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
33 | 2 | $26,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $0 |
| 54 |
Sean Manaea
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
30 | 2 | $25,000,000 | $12,500,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 54 |
Ross Stripling
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
33 | 2 | $25,000,000 | $12,500,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 54 |
Kenta Maeda
Starting Pitcher
|
2016-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ LAD
|
27 | 8 | $25,000,000 | $3,125,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 54 |
Alex Wood
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
30 | 2 | $25,000,000 | $12,500,000 | $0 |
| 54 |
Andrew Heaney
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
31 | 2 | $25,000,000 | $12,500,000 | $0 |
| 59 |
Jake Odorizzi
Starting Pitcher
|
2021-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ HOU
|
30 | 3 | $23,500,000 | $7,833,333 | $6,000,000 |
| 60 |
Aaron Ashby
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2029 (FA: 2030)
|
24 | 5 | $20,500,000 | $4,100,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 61 |
Alex Cobb
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
34 | 2 | $20,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $0 |
| 61 |
Clayton Kershaw
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
34 | 1 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 61 |
Charlie Morton
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
37 | 1 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $0 |
| 64 |
Martin Perez
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
31 | 1 | $19,650,000 | $19,650,000 | $0 |
| 65 |
Drew Smyly
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
33 | 2 | $19,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $0 |
| 66 |
Garrett Whitlock
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2028 (FA: 2029)
|
25 | 4 | $18,750,000 | $4,687,500 | $1,000,000 |
| 67 |
Merrill Kelly
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
33 | 2 | $18,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 68 |
Adam Wainwright
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
40 | 1 | $17,500,000 | $17,500,000 | $0 |
| 69 |
Jordan Lyles
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
32 | 2 | $17,000,000 | $8,500,000 | $0 |
| 70 |
Freddy Peralta
Starting Pitcher
|
2020-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
23 | 5 | $15,500,000 | $3,100,000 | $1,174,800 |
| 71 |
Seth Lugo
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
33 | 2 | $15,000,000 | $7,500,000 | $0 |
| 72 |
Julio Urias
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
26 | 1 | $14,250,000 | $14,250,000 | $0 |
| 73 |
Max Fried
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2025)
|
29 | 1 | $13,500,000 | $13,500,000 | $0 |
| 74 |
Noah Syndergaard
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ LAD
|
30 | 1 | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $0 |
| 75 |
Chris Paddack
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
27 | 3 | $12,525,000 | $4,175,000 | $0 |
| 76 |
Mike Clevinger
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
31 | 1 | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $0 |
| 77 |
Brandon Woodruff
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2025)
|
29 | 1 | $10,800,000 | $10,800,000 | $0 |
| 78 |
Lucas Giolito
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ CHW
|
28 | 1 | $10,400,000 | $10,400,000 | $0 |
| 79 |
Shane Bieber
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2025)
|
27 | 1 | $10,010,000 | $10,010,000 | $0 |
| 79 |
Corbin Burnes
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2025)
|
28 | 1 | $10,010,000 | $10,010,000 | $0 |
| 81 |
Matt Boyd
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
31 | 1 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $0 |
| 81 |
James Paxton
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
33 | 1 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $0 |
| 81 |
Kyle Gibson
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
35 | 1 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $0 |
| 81 |
Corey Kluber
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
36 | 1 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $0 |
| 81 |
Jordan Montgomery
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ STL
|
30 | 1 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $0 |
| 86 |
Michael Lorenzen
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ DET
|
30 | 1 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $0 |
| 86 |
Zack Greinke
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
39 | 1 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $0 |
| 86 |
Johnny Cueto
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
36 | 1 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $0 |
| 89 |
Walker Buehler
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2025)
|
28 | 1 | $8,025,000 | $8,025,000 | $0 |
| 90 |
Rich Hill
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ PIT
|
42 | 1 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $0 |
| 91 |
Tyler Mahle
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
28 | 1 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $0 |
| 91 |
Frankie Montas
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
29 | 1 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $0 |
| 93 |
Framber Valdez
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2026)
|
29 | 1 | $6,800,000 | $6,800,000 | $0 |
| 94 |
Anthony Gonsolin
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2024 (FA: 2027)
|
28 | 2 | $6,650,000 | $3,325,000 | $0 |
| 95 |
John Means
Starting Pitcher
|
2022-2023 (FA: 2025)
|
29 | 2 | $5,925,000 | $2,962,500 | $0 |
| 96 |
Brad Keller
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
27 | 1 | $5,775,000 | $5,775,000 | $0 |
| 97 |
Dylan Cease
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2026)
|
27 | 1 | $5,700,000 | $5,700,000 | $0 |
| 98 |
Zac Gallen
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2026)
|
27 | 1 | $5,600,000 | $5,600,000 | $0 |
| 99 |
Cal Quantrill
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 2026)
|
27 | 1 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $0 |
| 100 |
Pablo Lopez
Starting Pitcher
|
2023-2023 (FA: 0)
Originally signed w/ MIA
|
26 | 1 | $5,450,000 | $5,450,000 | $0 |