Corey Kluber
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Current Contract
Corey Kluber signed a 5 year / $38,500,000 contract with the Cleveland Indians, including a $1,000,000 signing bonus, $38,500,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $7,700,000. In 2018, Kluber will earn a base salary of $10,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $10,700,000.
Contract: 5 yr(s) / $38,500,000 Signing Bonus $1,000,000 Average Salary $7,700,000 Free Agent: 2022 / UFA Year Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Salary Adjusted Salary 2015 
29 $1,000,000 $200,000 - $1,200,000 $1,200,000 2016 30 $4,500,000 $200,000 - $4,700,000 $4,700,000 2017 31 $7,500,000 $200,000 $250,000 $7,950,000 $7,950,000 2018 32 $10,500,000 $200,000 - $10,700,000 $10,700,000 2019 33 $15,000,000 $200,000 - $15,200,000 $15,200,000 2020 34 $15,500,000 - - $15,500,000 $15,500,000 2021 35 $16,000,000 - - $16,000,000 $16,000,000 2022 36 UFA Contract Notes:- 2019 has a $4M escalator
- 2020-21 options include a $1M buyout
- Trade Bonus: $1
- Cy Young Escalators for 2020-21 (max $4M per year)
$500,000 for 6th-10th place
$750,000 for 4th- 5th
$1M for 2nd-3rd
$2M for 1st - 2020/21 Options increased $1.5M per Cy Young bonus
Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.
Previous Contracts
2014-2014
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $514,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $514,000 Free Agent: 0 / UFA Year Age Base Salary Incentive Total Salary 2014 28 $514,000 $10,000 $524,000 
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Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team 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
$514,000 - $10,000 $524,000 2015
$1,000,000 $1,000,000 - $2,000,000 2016
$4,500,000 - - $4,500,000 2017
$7,500,000 - $250,000 $7,750,000 2018
$10,500,000 - - $10,500,000 Est. Earnings
(8 seasons)$24,693,669 $1,200,000 $260,000 $26,153,669 2019 $15,000,000 - - $15,000,000 2020 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 2021 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 $41,693,669 $1,200,000 $260,000 $43,153,669 * denotes deferred payment -
2018 Player Rankings
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Statistics
Season Team GP GS IP H R ER BB K HR W L S ERA WHIP 2018 CLE 20 20 133.2 104 43 41 17 132 19 12 5 0 2.76 0.905 2017 CLE 29 29 203.2 141 56 51 36 265 21 18 4 0 2.25 0.869 2016 CLE 32 32 215. 171 82 79 57 227 22 18 9 0 3.31 1.06 2015 CLE 32 32 222. 189 92 86 45 245 22 9 16 0 3.49 1.054 2014 CLE 36 34 235.2 207 72 64 51 269 14 18 9 0 2.44 1.095 2013 CLE 26 24 147.1 153 67 63 33 136 15 11 5 0 3.85 1.262 2012 CLE 12 12 63. 76 44 36 18 54 9 2 5 0 5.14 1.492 2011 CLE 3 0 4.1 6 4 4 3 5 0 0 0 8.31 2.077 -
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Previous Contract
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