MLB Positional Spending
Starting Pitcher Spending
A real-time look at how MLB teams are spending their 2023 cap dollars on Starting Pitchers.
Team Payroll Allocation: Active Roster
| Rank | Team | Signed | 2023 Payroll Dollars | % of 2023 Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXTexas Rangers | 6 | $94,113,242 | 38.09% |
| 2 | TORToronto Blue Jays | 5 | $85,714,285 | 40.19% |
| 3 | PHIPhiladelphia Phillies | 5 | $61,798,277 | 25.18% |
| 4 | SDSan Diego Padres | 6 | $59,502,383 | 23.55% |
| 5 | HOUHouston Astros | 6 | $57,856,241 | 24.42% |
| 6 | NYYNew York Yankees | 4 | $52,174,027 | 18.68% |
| 7 | LAALos Angeles Angels | 7 | $51,463,876 | 21.87% |
| 8 | NYMNew York Mets | 4 | $42,572,544 | 12.38% |
| 9 | STLSt. Louis Cardinals | 4 | $42,011,831 | 27.46% |
| 10 | LADLos Angeles Dodgers | 5 | $41,423,423 | 17.36% |
| 11 | CHCChicago Cubs | 4 | $36,740,000 | 19.75% |
| 12 | ATLAtlanta Braves | 4 | $35,192,903 | 17.09% |
| 13 | WSHWashington Nationals | 5 | $32,454,487 | 34.98% |
| 14 | MILMilwaukee Brewers | 5 | $31,644,960 | 25.42% |
| 15 | BOSBoston Red Sox | 6 | $29,539,929 | 16.33% |
| 16 | MINMinnesota Twins | 5 | $22,311,136 | 14.44% |
| 17 | TBTampa Bay Rays | 3 | $17,216,636 | 21.76% |
| 18 | CHWChicago White Sox | 5 | $16,632,588 | 10.23% |
| 19 | DETDetroit Tigers | 5 | $16,394,198 | 13.57% |
| 20 | MIAMiami Marlins | 5 | $15,903,746 | 15.69% |
| 21 | ARIArizona Diamondbacks | 3 | $14,471,616 | 12.24% |
| 22 | COLColorado Rockies | 6 | $13,772,631 | 8.11% |
| 23 | BALBaltimore Orioles | 5 | $13,725,740 | 19.45% |
| 24 | SFSan Francisco Giants | 2 | $13,600,000 | 7.26% |
| 25 | SEASeattle Mariners | 4 | $13,542,863 | 10.07% |
| 26 | KCKansas City Royals | 5 | $12,740,219 | 14.01% |
| 27 | CLECleveland Guardians | 4 | $4,323,852 | 4.85% |
| 28 | OAKOakland Athletics | 5 | $4,296,137 | 7.31% |
| 29 | PITPittsburgh Pirates | 5 | $4,012,626 | 5.85% |
| 30 | CINCincinnati Reds | 5 | $3,267,456 | 3.50% |
| Total | 143 | $940,413,852 | 19.05% | |
| Average | 5 | $31,347,128 | 17.7% |
| Rank | Player | 2023 Payroll Dollars | % of 2023 Payroll | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Merrill Kelly | $8,500,000 | 7.19% |
| 2 | 
|
Zac Gallen | $5,600,000 | 4.74% |
| 3 | 
|
Brandon Pfaadt | $720,000 | 0.31% |
| 4 | 
|
Charlie Morton | $20,000,000 | 9.71% |
| 5 | 
|
Max Fried | $13,500,000 | 6.55% |
| 6 | 
|
Spencer Strider | $1,000,000 | 0.49% |
| 7 | 
|
Bryce Elder | $720,000 | 0.34% |
| 8 | 
|
Kyle Gibson | $10,000,000 | 14.17% |
| 9 | 
|
Jack Flaherty | $5,400,000 | 2.51% |
| 10 | 
|
Dean Kremer | $731,200 | 1.04% |
| 11 | 
|
Kyle Bradish | $728,100 | 1.03% |
| 12 | 
|
Grayson Rodriguez | $720,000 | 0.70% |
| 13 | 
|
Chris Sale | $27,500,000 | 9.68% |
| 14 | 
|
Nick Pivetta | $5,350,000 | 2.96% |
| 15 | 
|
James Paxton | $4,000,000 | 2.21% |
| 16 | 
|
Garrett Whitlock | $1,250,000 | 0.69% |
| 17 | 
|
Kutter Crawford | $730,000 | 0.40% |
| 18 | 
|
Brayan Bello | $729,500 | 0.39% |
| 19 | 
|
Kyle Hendricks | $14,000,000 | 7.53% |
|
Jameson Taillon | $14,000,000 | 7.53% | |
| 21 | 
|
Drew Smyly | $8,000,000 | 4.30% |
| 22 | 
|
Justin Steele | $740,000 | 0.40% |
| 23 | 
|
Mike Clevinger | $8,000,000 | 4.92% |
| 24 | 
|
Dylan Cease | $5,700,000 | 3.50% |
| 25 | 
|
Michael Kopech | $2,050,000 | 1.26% |
| 26 | 
|
Jesse Scholtens | $720,000 | 0.30% |
|
Touki Toussaint | $720,000 | 0.25% | |
| 28 | 
|
Hunter Greene | $1,333,333 | 1.43% |
| 29 | 
|
Graham Ashcraft | $722,500 | 0.77% |
| 30 | 
|
Andrew Abbott | $720,000 | 0.49% |
|
Brett Kennedy | $720,000 | 0.24% | |
|
Brandon Williamson | $720,000 | 0.57% | |
| 33 | 
|
Noah Syndergaard | $13,000,000 | 3.11% |
| 34 | 
|
Logan Allen | $720,000 | 0.62% |
|
Tanner Bibee | $720,000 | 0.69% | |
|
Gavin Williams | $720,000 | 0.44% | |
| 37 | 
|
Kyle Freeland | $10,500,000 | 6.18% |
| 38 | 
|
Austin Gomber | $1,650,000 | 0.97% |
| 39 | 
|
Ty Blach | $1,100,000 | 0.32% |
| 40 | 
|
Peter Lambert | $775,000 | 0.32% |
| 41 | 
|
Chris Flexen | $720,000 | 0.15% |
|
Karl Kauffmann | $720,000 | 0.16% | |
| 43 | 
|
Eduardo Rodriguez | $14,000,000 | 11.58% |
| 44 | 
|
Tarik Skubal | $743,700 | 0.62% |
| 45 | 
|
Matt Manning | $729,200 | 0.60% |
| 46 | 
|
Alex Faedo | $720,000 | 0.37% |
|
Reese Olson | $720,000 | 0.39% | |
| 48 | 
|
Justin Verlander | $43,333,333 | 18.29% |
| 49 | 
|
Framber Valdez | $6,800,000 | 2.87% |
| 50 | 
|
Cristian Javier | $3,400,000 | 1.44% |
| 51 | 
|
Jose Urquidy | $3,025,000 | 1.28% |
| 52 | 
|
Hunter Brown | $725,000 | 0.31% |
| 53 | 
|
J.P. France | $720,000 | 0.24% |
| 54 | 
|
Jordan Lyles | $8,500,000 | 9.35% |
| 55 | 
|
Brady Singer | $2,950,000 | 3.24% |
| 56 | 
|
Angel Zerpa | $721,400 | 0.72% |
| 57 | 
|
Jackson Kowar | $720,000 | 0.31% |
|
Alec Marsh | $720,000 | 0.40% | |
| 59 | 
|
Shohei Ohtani | $30,000,000 | 12.75% |
| 60 | 
|
Tyler Anderson | $13,000,000 | 5.53% |
| 61 | 
|
Lucas Giolito | $10,400,000 | 1.57% |
| 62 | 
|
Patrick Sandoval | $2,750,000 | 1.17% |
| 63 | 
|
Griffin Canning | $850,000 | 0.36% |
| 64 | 
|
Reid Detmers | $740,000 | 0.31% |
| 65 | 
|
Chase Silseth | $720,000 | 0.18% |
| 66 | 
|
Clayton Kershaw | $20,000,000 | 8.38% |
| 67 | 
|
Lance Lynn | $18,500,000 | 2.71% |
| 68 | 
|
Julio Urias | $14,250,000 | 5.97% |
| 69 | 
|
Bryan Hudson | $720,000 | 0.08% |
|
Bobby Miller | $720,000 | 0.21% | |
| 71 | 
|
Sandy Alcantara | $6,300,000 | 6.21% |
| 72 | 
|
Johnny Cueto | $6,000,000 | 5.92% |
| 73 | 
|
Jesus Luzardo | $2,450,000 | 2.42% |
| 74 | 
|
Braxton Garrett | $732,000 | 0.71% |
| 75 | 
|
Eury Perez | $720,000 | 0.43% |
| 76 | 
|
Brandon Woodruff | $10,800,000 | 8.68% |
| 77 | 
|
Corbin Burnes | $10,010,000 | 8.04% |
| 78 | 
|
Freddy Peralta | $3,734,960 | 3.00% |
| 79 | 
|
Adrian Houser | $3,600,000 | 2.89% |
| 80 | 
|
Wade Miley | $3,500,000 | 2.81% |
| 81 | 
|
Sonny Gray | $12,900,000 | 8.35% |
| 82 | 
|
Pablo Lopez | $5,450,000 | 3.53% |
| 83 | 
|
Kenta Maeda | $3,125,000 | 2.02% |
| 84 | 
|
Dallas Keuchel | $720,000 | 0.15% |
|
Bailey Ober | $720,000 | 0.39% | |
| 86 | 
|
Kodai Senga | $15,000,000 | 4.36% |
| 87 | 
|
Carlos Carrasco | $14,000,000 | 4.07% |
| 88 | 
|
Jose Quintana | $13,000,000 | 3.78% |
| 89 | 
|
Tylor Megill | $750,000 | 0.17% |
| 90 | 
|
Gerrit Cole | $36,000,000 | 12.89% |
| 91 | 
|
Luis Severino | $15,000,000 | 5.37% |
| 92 | 
|
Clarke Schmidt | $740,475 | 0.27% |
| 93 | 
|
Jhony Brito | $720,000 | 0.16% |
| 94 | 
|
Paul Blackburn | $1,900,000 | 3.23% |
| 95 | 
|
Luis Medina | $720,000 | 0.95% |
|
Kyle Muller | $720,000 | 0.67% | |
|
JP Sears | $720,000 | 1.22% | |
|
Ken Waldichuk | $720,000 | 1.22% | |
| 99 | 
|
Zack Wheeler | $24,500,000 | 9.98% |
| 100 | 
|
Taijuan Walker | $18,000,000 | 7.33% |
| 101 | 
|
Aaron Nola | $16,000,000 | 6.52% |
| 102 | 
|
Michael Lorenzen | $8,500,000 | 1.14% |
| 103 | 
|
Cristopher Sanchez | $725,000 | 0.21% |
| 104 | 
|
Mitch Keller | $2,437,500 | 3.55% |
| 105 | 
|
Johan Oviedo | $735,000 | 1.07% |
| 106 | 
|
Bailey Falter | $733,000 | 0.33% |
| 107 | 
|
Osvaldo Bido | $720,000 | 0.59% |
|
Thomas Hatch | $720,000 | 0.30% | |
| 109 | 
|
Yu Darvish | $25,000,000 | 9.90% |
| 110 | 
|
Blake Snell | $16,600,000 | 6.57% |
| 111 | 
|
Rich Hill | $8,000,000 | 1.04% |
| 112 | 
|
Michael Wacha | $7,500,000 | 2.97% |
|
Seth Lugo | $7,500,000 | 2.97% | |
| 114 | 
|
Pedro Avila | $720,000 | 0.11% |
| 115 | 
|
Alex Cobb | $9,000,000 | 4.80% |
| 116 | 
|
Logan Webb | $4,600,000 | 2.46% |
| 117 | 
|
Luis Castillo | $11,425,000 | 8.50% |
| 118 | 
|
Logan Gilbert | $767,300 | 0.57% |
| 119 | 
|
George Kirby | $758,300 | 0.56% |
| 120 | 
|
Bryce Miller | $720,000 | 0.44% |
| 121 | 
|
Miles Mikolas | $20,416,666 | 13.35% |
| 122 | 
|
Adam Wainwright | $18,500,000 | 12.09% |
| 123 | 
|
Dakota Hudson | $2,650,000 | 1.73% |
| 124 | 
|
Matthew Liberatore | $720,000 | 0.29% |
| 125 | 
|
Zach Eflin | $11,000,000 | 13.91% |
| 126 | 
|
Tyler Glasnow | $5,350,000 | 6.76% |
| 127 | 
|
Aaron Civale | $2,600,000 | 1.10% |
| 128 | 
|
Max Scherzer | $43,333,333 | 17.54% |
| 129 | 
|
Martin Perez | $19,650,000 | 7.95% |
| 130 | 
|
Jon Gray | $15,000,000 | 6.07% |
| 131 | 
|
Andrew Heaney | $12,000,000 | 4.86% |
| 132 | 
|
Jordan Montgomery | $10,000,000 | 1.37% |
| 133 | 
|
Dane Dunning | $742,840 | 0.30% |
| 134 | 
|
Kevin Gausman | $21,000,000 | 9.85% |
| 135 | 
|
Hyun-Jin Ryu | $20,000,000 | 9.38% |
| 136 | 
|
Chris Bassitt | $19,000,000 | 8.91% |
| 137 | 
|
Jose Berrios | $15,714,285 | 7.37% |
| 138 | 
|
Yusei Kikuchi | $10,000,000 | 4.69% |
| 139 | 
|
Patrick Corbin | $24,416,666 | 26.32% |
| 140 | 
|
Trevor Williams | $6,000,000 | 6.47% |
| 141 | 
|
Josiah Gray | $730,000 | 0.79% |
| 142 | 
|
MacKenzie Gore | $723,300 | 0.78% |
| 143 | 
|
Jake Irvin | $720,000 | 0.63% |