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Current Contract
Miguel Cabrera signed a 8 year / $248,000,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $248,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $31,000,000. In 2023, Cabrera will earn a base salary of $32,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $32,000,000.
2016-2025
Contract: 8 yr(s) / $248,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $31,000,000 Free Agent: 2026 / UFA Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentive Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash 2016 33 12.101 $28,000,000 $50,000 $31,000,000 $28,050,000 $28,050,000 $28,050,000($28,050,000) 2017 34 13.101 $28,000,000 - $31,000,000 $28,000,000 $28,000,000 $28,000,000($56,050,000) 2018 35 14.101 $30,000,000 - $29,200,000 $30,000,000 $30,000,000 $30,000,000($86,050,000) 2019 36 15.101 $30,000,000 - $29,200,000 $30,000,000 $30,000,000 $30,000,000($116,050,000) 2020 37 16.101 $30,000,000 - $29,200,000 $30,000,000 $11,111,111 $11,111,111($127,161,111) 2021 38 17.101 $30,000,000 - $29,200,000 $30,000,000 $30,000,000 $30,000,000($157,161,111) 2022 39 18.101 $32,000,000 - $29,200,000 $32,000,000 $32,000,000 $32,000,000($189,161,111) 2023 40 19.101 $32,000,000 - $29,200,000 $32,000,000 $32,000,000 $32,000,000($221,161,111) 2024 41 Vested $30,000,000 - $30,000,000 $30,000,000 $30,000,000 $8,000,000($229,161,111) 2025 42 Vested $30,000,000 - $30,000,000 $30,000,000 $30,000,000 -($229,161,111) 2026 43 UFA Contract Notes:- Options include $8M buyout
- Options vest with Top 10 finish in MVP voting year prior
- MVP Bonus: $2M
- All-Star MVP: $100k
- Gold Glove, Silver Slugger: $100k
- LCS MVP: $150k
- WS MVP: $200k
- MVP Voting (2-5): $200k
- MVP Voting (6-10): $100k
- All-Star Selection: $50k
- Hank Aaron Award: $250k
- WS MVP+ Hank Aaron + MVP: $1M
Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.
Previous Contracts
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2008-2015 Arbitration Extension
Contract: 8 yr(s) / $152,300,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $19,037,500 Free Agent: 2008-2008 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $11,300,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $11,300,000 Free Agent: 2007-2007 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $7,400,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $7,400,000 Free Agent: 2006-2006 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $472,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $472,000 Free Agent: 2005-2005 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $370,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $370,000 Free Agent: 2004-2004 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $320,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $320,000 Free Agent: 2003-2003 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $300,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $300,000 Free Agent: 1999-1999Signing Bonus
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,900,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $1,900,000 Free Agent: -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 1999 - $1,900,000 - $1,900,000 2003 $165,574 - - $165,573 2004 $320,000 - - $320,000 2005 $370,000 - - $370,000 2006 $472,000 - - $472,000 2007 $7,400,000 - - $7,400,000 2008 $11,300,000 - - $11,300,000 2009 $15,000,000 - $50,000 $15,050,000 2010 AL SILVER SLUGGER:1B $20,000,000 - $200,000 $20,200,000 2011 $20,000,000 - $150,000 $20,150,000 2012 AL MVP,
AL HANK AARON,
AL SILVER SLUGGER:3B$21,000,000 - $300,000 $21,300,000 2013 AL MVP,
AL HANK AARON,
AL SILVER SLUGGER:3B$21,000,000 - $300,000 $21,300,000 2014 $22,000,000 - $100,000 $22,100,000 2015 AL SILVER SLUGGER:1B $22,000,000 - - $22,000,000 2016 AL SILVER SLUGGER:1B $28,000,000 - $50,000 $28,050,000 2017 $28,000,000 - - $28,000,000 2018 $30,000,000 - - $30,000,000 2019 $30,000,000 - - $30,000,000 2020 $11,111,111 - - $11,111,111 2021 $30,000,000 - - $30,000,000 2022 $32,000,000 - - $32,000,000 2023 $32,000,000 - - $32,000,000 Est. Earnings
(21 seasons)$382,138,685 $1,900,000 $1,150,000 $385,188,684 2024 $8,000,000 - - $8,000,000 $390,138,685 $1,900,000 $1,150,000 $393,188,684 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 5 seasons $8,727,574 $1,900,000 - $10,627,573 16 seasons $373,411,111 - - $374,561,111 * denotes deferred payment -
Transactions
Mar 27 2014Signed an 8 year $248 million contract extension with Detroit (DET)Mar 22 2008Signed an 8 year $152.3 million contract wit Detroit (DET)Dec 4 2007Traded to Detroit (DET) from Florida (FLA) with Dontrelle Willis for Andrew Miller, Burke Badenhop, Eury De La Rosa, Dallas Trahern, Mike Rabelo and Cameron MaybinFeb 17 2007Signed a 1 year $7.4 million contract with Florida (FLA), avoiding arbitrationMar 2 2006Signed a 1 year $472k contract with Florida (FLA)Mar 2 2005Signed a 1 year $370k contract with Florida (FLA)Mar 2 2004Signed a 1 year $320k contract with Florida (FLA)Jul 2 1999Signed a contract with Florida (FLA) -
Injuries
A look at the injuries for Miguel Cabrera, and the financial implications.
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2023 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Miguel Cabrera 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 2023 DET 94 91 320 18 80 17 0 3 31 29 0 72 .250 .312 .331 .643 -0.55 2022 DET 112 109 397 25 101 10 0 5 43 28 1 101 .254 .305 .317 .622 -1.07 2021 DET 130 127 472 48 121 16 0 15 75 40 0 118 .256 .316 .386 .702 -0.51 2020 DET 57 57 204 28 51 4 0 10 35 24 1 51 .250 .329 .417 .746 0.1 2019 DET 137 133 492 41 139 21 0 12 59 48 0 108 .283 .347 .398 .745 0 2018 DET 38 37 134 17 40 11 0 3 22 22 0 27 .299 .395 .448 .843 0.23 2017 DET 130 129 469 50 117 22 0 16 60 54 0 110 .249 .329 .399 .728 -0.93 2016 DET 158 156 595 92 188 31 1 38 108 75 0 116 .316 .393 .563 .956 5.07 2015 DET 119 118 429 64 145 28 1 19 76 77 1 82 .338 .440 .541 .981 4.93 2014 DET 159 158 611 101 191 52 1 25 109 60 1 117 .313 .371 .524 .895 5.07 2013 DET 148 147 555 103 193 26 1 44 137 90 3 94 .348 .442 .636 1.078 7.49 2012 DET 161 161 622 109 205 40 0 44 139 66 4 98 .330 .393 .606 .999 7.14 2011 DET 161 159 572 111 197 48 0 30 105 108 2 89 .344 .448 .586 1.034 7.62 2010 DET 150 150 548 111 180 45 1 38 126 89 3 95 .328 .420 .622 1.042 6.47 2009 DET 160 159 609 96 198 34 0 34 103 68 6 107 .325 .397 .548 .945 5.09 2008 DET 160 159 616 85 180 36 2 37 127 56 1 126 .292 .349 .537 .886 2.71 Totals 2,231 2,206 8,233 1,190 2,514 479 9 407 1,474 1,013 25 1,638 0.305 0.382 0.514 0.896 48.86