Chris Davis
1st Base
Age: 33
Exp: 10.061 Years
Drafted: Round 5 (#148 overall), 2006
College: Navarro JC (TX)
Agent(s): Scott Boras (Boras Corporation)
Orioles – The Athletic
Myriad Orioles Thoughts: A Rule 5 rotation; Rob Manfred on Baltimore; Brandon Hyde’s staff and Year 1 lessons
Connolly: A trade not made makes you wonder how much Mike Elias’ hands are tied by Orioles’ financial constraints
Myriad Orioles Thoughts: Mychal Givens’ trade value; rotation fillers; and future Adley Rutschman sighting
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Current Contract
Chris Davis signed a 7 year / $161,000,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $161,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $23,000,000. In 2020, Davis will earn a base salary of $17,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $21,118,782.
Contract: 7 yr(s) / $161,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $23,000,000 Free Agent: 2023 / UFA Year Age Status Base Salary Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash 2016 
30 $17,000,000 $21,118,782 $21,118,782 $17,000,000($17,000,000) 2017 31 $17,000,000 $21,118,782 $21,118,782 $17,000,000($34,000,000) 2018 32 $17,000,000 $21,118,782 $21,118,782 $17,000,000($51,000,000) 2019 33 $17,000,000 $21,118,782 $21,118,782 $17,000,000($68,000,000) 2020 34 $17,000,000 $23,000,000 $21,118,782 $21,118,782 $17,000,000($85,000,000) 2021 35 $17,000,000 $21,118,782 $21,118,782 $17,000,000($102,000,000) 2022 36 $17,000,000 $21,118,782 $21,118,782 $17,000,000($119,000,000) 2023 37 UFA Contract Notes:- Limited No-trade clause
- $42M deferred from 2023-2037
Contract Source: Buster Olney
Upcoming Deferred Contract
Contract: (s) / Signing Bonus Average Salary Year Age Base Salary Total Salary Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.Contract: (s) / Signing Bonus Average Salary Year Age Base Salary Total Salary Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.Contract: 15 yr(s) / $42,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $2,800,000 Year Age Base Salary Total Salary 2023 37 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 2024 38 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 2025 39 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 2026 40 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 2027 41 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 2028 42 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 2029 43 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 2030 44 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 2031 45 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 2032 46 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 2033 47 $1,400,000 $1,400,000 2034 48 $1,400,000 $1,400,000 2035 49 $1,400,000 $1,400,000 2036 50 $1,400,000 $1,400,000 2037 51 $1,400,000 $1,400,000 Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.
Previous Contracts
2015-2015
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $12,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $12,000,000 Free Agent: 2016 / UFA Year Age Base Salary Total Salary Yearly Cash 2015 29 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000($12,000,000) 
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Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 2008 
$198,196 - - $198,196 2009
$406,620 - $10,000 $416,620 2010
$414,120 - - $414,120 2011
$139,430 - - $139,430 2011
$278,860 - - $278,860 2012
$488,000 - - $488,000 2013
$3,300,000 - $50,000 $3,350,000 2014
$10,350,000 - - $10,350,000 2015
$12,000,000 - - $12,000,000 2016
$17,000,000 - - $17,000,000 2017
$17,000,000 - - $17,000,000 2018
$17,000,000 - - $17,000,000 2019
$17,000,000 - - $17,000,000 Est. Earnings
(12 seasons)$95,575,226 - $60,000 $95,635,226 2021 $17,000,000 - - $17,000,000 2022 $17,000,000 - - $17,000,000 2023* $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 2024* $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 2025* $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 2026* $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 2027* $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 2028* $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 2029* $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 2030* $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 2031* $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 2032* $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 2033* $1,400,000 - - $1,400,000 2034* $1,400,000 - - $1,400,000 2035* $1,400,000 - - $1,400,000 2036* $1,400,000 - - $1,400,000 2037* $1,400,000 - - $1,400,000 $171,575,226 - $60,000 $171,635,226 * denotes deferred payment -
Fines
Date Team Category Games Susp. Forfeited Reason 09/12/2014 PEDs 25 games $961,475 Violating MLB's performance enhacing drug policy (suspended 17 regular season games + playoffs) 25 $961,475 -
Injuries
A look at the injuries for Chris Davis, and the financial implications.
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2020 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Chris Davis ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
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Statistics
Season Team GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR 2019 BAL 106 86 307 26 55 9 0 12 36 39 0 139 .179 .276 .326 .602 -0.96 2018 BAL 129 127 470 40 79 12 0 16 49 41 2 192 .168 .243 .296 .539 -2.76 2017 BAL 128 127 456 65 98 15 1 26 61 61 1 195 .215 .309 .423 .732 -0.08 2016 BAL 157 157 566 99 125 21 0 38 84 88 1 219 .221 .332 .459 .791 3.28 2015 BAL 160 159 573 100 150 31 0 47 117 84 2 208 .262 .361 .562 .923 5.34 2014 BAL 127 123 450 65 88 16 0 26 72 60 2 173 .196 .300 .404 .704 1.65 2013 BAL 160 160 582 102 166 42 1 53 138 72 4 198 .285 .370 .634 1.004 6.46 2012 BAL 139 136 515 75 139 20 0 33 85 37 2 169 .270 .326 .501 .827 1.72 2011 TEX 59 51 199 25 53 12 0 5 19 11 1 63 .266 .305 .402 .707 0.02 2010 TEX 45 30 120 7 23 9 0 1 4 15 3 40 .192 .279 .292 .571 -0.51 2009 TEX 112 105 388 47 92 15 1 20 58 23 0 149 .237 .282 .436 .718 -0.9 2008 TEX 80 77 295 51 84 23 2 17 55 20 1 88 .285 .331 .549 .880 1.04 Totals 1,402 1,338 4,921 702 1,152 225 5 294 778 551 19 1,833 0.234 0.316 0.461 0.777 14.30