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Current Contract
Corey Kluber signed a 1 year / $10,000,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $10,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $10,000,000. In 2023, Kluber will earn a base salary of $10,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $10,000,000.
2023-2024 Free Agent
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $10,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $10,000,000 Free Agent: 2025 / UFA Year Age Service Status Base Salary Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash 2023 37 10.074 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000($10,000,000) 2024 38 Club $11,000,000 $11,000,000 $11,000,000 $11,000,000 -($10,000,000) 2025 39 UFA Contract Notes:- 2024 Club Option includes no buyout
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Also escalate the 2024 option by the same amount
20: $500,000
25: $750,000
30: $750,000
Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.
Previous Contracts
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2022-2022 Free Agent
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $8,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $8,000,000 Free Agent: 2021-2021 Free Agent
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $11,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $11,000,000 Free Agent: 2020-2020Retained
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $500,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $500,000 Free Agent: 2020-2020Buyout
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $1,000,000 Free Agent: 2015-2019 Pre-Arbitration Extension
Contract: 5 yr(s) / $38,500,000 Signing Bonus $1,000,000 Average Salary $7,700,000 Free Agent: 2015-2015 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $601,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $601,000 Free Agent: 2014-2014 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $514,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $514,000 Free Agent: 2013-2013 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $491,800 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $491,800 Free Agent: 2012-2012 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $480,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $480,000 Free Agent: 2011-2011 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $414,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $414,000 Free Agent: 2007-2007Signing Bonus
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $200,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $200,000 Free Agent: -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 2007 - $200,000 - $200,000 2011 $22,620 - - $22,620 2012 $165,249 - - $165,249 2013 $491,800 - - $491,800 2014 AL CY YOUNG $514,000 - $10,000 $524,000 2015 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 - $2,000,000 2016 $4,500,000 - - $4,500,000 2017 AL CY YOUNG $7,500,000 - $250,000 $7,750,000 2018 $10,500,000 - - $10,500,000 2019 $17,000,000 - $500,000 $17,500,000 2020 $6,481,481 - - $6,481,481 2020 $500,000 - - $500,000 2020 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 2021 $11,000,000 - - $11,000,000 2022 $8,000,000 - $5,000,000 $13,000,000 2023 $10,000,000 - - $10,000,000 Est. Earnings
(13 seasons)$78,675,150 $1,200,000 $5,760,000 $85,635,150 $78,675,150 $1,200,000 $5,760,000 $85,635,150 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash seasons - $200,000 - $200,000 8 seasons $25,193,669 $1,000,000 - $26,453,669 3 seasons $24,481,481 - - $24,981,481 1 seasons $11,000,000 - - $11,000,000 1 seasons $8,000,000 - - $13,000,000 1 seasons $10,000,000 - - $10,000,000 * denotes deferred payment -
Transactions
Dec 28 2022Signed a 1 year $10 million contract with Boston (BOS), including an $11M club option for 2024Nov 28 2021Signed a 1 year $8 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB)Jan 15 2021Signed a 1 year $11 million contract with New York (NYY)Oct 29 2020Texas (TEX) declined an $18 million option for 2021Dec 15 2019Traded to Texas (TEX) from Cleveland (CLE) for Delino DeShields and Emmanuel ClaseOct 4 2019Cleveland (CLE) exercised a $17.5 million option for 2020Apr 4 2015Signed a 5 year $38.5 million extension with Cleveland (CLE)Mar 11 2015Signed a 1 year $601k contract with Cleveland (CLE)Mar 3 2014Signed a 1 year $514k contract with Cleveland (CLE)Mar 7 2013Signed a 1 year $491,800 contract with Cleveland (CLE)Mar 3 2012Signed a 1 year $480k contract with Cleveland (CLE)Feb 1 2011Signed a 1 year $414k contract with Cleveland (CLE)Jul 31 2010Traded to Cleveland (CLE) from San Diego (SD) as part of a 3-team trade: St. Louis (STL) traded Ryan Ludwick to San Diego (SD); San Diego (SD) traded Nick Greenwood to St. Louis (STL)Jul 13 2007Signed a contract with San Diego (SD)Jun 24 2007Drafted by San Diego (SD): Round 7 (#134 overall) -
Injuries
A look at the injuries for Corey Kluber, and the financial implications.
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2023 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Corey Kluber ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
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Statistics
Season Team GP GS IP H R ER BB K HR W L S ERA WHIP WAR 2023 BOS 9 9 41.2 46 33 29 18 34 11 2 6 0 6.26 1.536 -0.35 2022 TB 31 31 164.0 178 82 79 21 139 20 10 10 0 4.34 1.213 0.8 2021 NYY 16 16 80.0 74 37 34 33 82 8 5 3 0 3.83 1.338 1.44 2020 TEX 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 0.06 2019 CLE 7 7 35.2 44 26 23 15 38 4 2 3 0 5.80 1.654 -0.37 2018 CLE 33 33 215.0 179 75 69 34 222 25 20 7 0 2.89 0.991 6.01 2017 CLE 29 29 203.2 141 56 51 36 265 21 18 4 0 2.25 0.869 7.85 2016 CLE 32 32 215.0 171 82 79 57 227 22 18 9 0 3.31 1.06 5.63 2015 CLE 32 32 222.0 189 92 86 45 245 22 9 16 0 3.49 1.054 4.33 2014 CLE 36 34 235.2 207 72 64 51 269 14 18 9 0 2.44 1.095 8.13 2013 CLE 26 24 147.1 153 67 63 33 136 15 11 5 0 3.85 1.262 1.49 2012 CLE 12 12 63.0 76 44 36 18 54 9 2 5 0 5.14 1.492 -0.45 2011 CLE 3 0 4.1 6 4 4 3 5 0 0 0 0 8.31 2.077 -0.08 Totals 267 260 1628.1 1,464 670 617 365 1,717 171 115 77 0 3.41 1.123 34.49 -
Calculated Market Value
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Previous Contract
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Comparable Players
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Corey Kluber's Calculated Market Value
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