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MLB
Christian Walker
Christian Walker
Houston Astros, 1st Base
Age: 34y-11m-9d (Mar 28, 1991)
Exp: 7.124 Years
Country: US
College: South Carolina
Drafted: Round 4 (#132 overall), 2012
Agent(s): CAA Sports
2026 Payroll Salary
$20,000,000
2026 Cash
$20,000,000
Career Earnings
$42,557,710
2025-2027 Free Agent (CURRENT)
Christian Walker signed a 3 year, $60,000,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $60,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $20,000,000. In 2026, Walker will earn a base salary of $20,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $20,000,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $60,000,000
Average Salary:
$20,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
6.124
Contract Notes
- 6-team no trade list annual
- MVP
1st: $200,000
2nd: $175,000
3rd: $150,000
4th: $125,000
5th: $100,000 - WS MVP: $100,000
- $75,000 each for All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger
- LCS MVP: $50,000
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $10,900,000
Average Salary:
$10,900,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
5.124
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2023-2023 Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,500,000
Average Salary:
$6,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
4.124
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2022-2022 Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,600,000
Average Salary:
$2,600,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
3.124
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2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $619,300
Average Salary:
$619,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
2.124
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2020-2020 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $589,500
Average Salary:
$589,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.124
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2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $559,800
Average Salary:
$559,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.124
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2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $545,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.055
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2017-2017 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $535,000
Average Salary:
$535,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.033
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2015-2015 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $507,500
Average Salary:
$507,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2014-2014 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $500,000
Average Salary:
$500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2012-2012 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $349,900
Average Salary:
$349,900
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons
7.124 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$42,557,710
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 21 |
|
- |
Signing Bonus
|
$349,900 |
$349,900 |
|
| 2014 | 23 |
|
7.124 |
Active
|
$500,000 |
$849,900 |
|
| 2015 | 24 |
|
0 |
Active
|
$52,691 |
$902,591 |
|
| 2017 | 26 |
|
0.033 |
Active
|
$64,306 |
$966,897 |
|
| 2018 | 27 |
|
0.055 |
Injured
|
$193,380 |
$1,160,277 |
|
| 2019 | 28 |
|
0.124 |
Active
|
$559,800 |
$1,720,077 |
|
| 2020 | 29 |
|
1.124 |
Active
|
$218,333 |
$1,938,410 |
|
| 2021 | 30 |
|
2.124 |
Active
|
$619,300 |
$2,557,710 |
|
| 2022 | 31 |
|
3.124 |
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$2,600,000 |
$5,157,710 |
NL Gold Glove:1B |
| 2023 | 32 |
|
4.124 |
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$6,500,000 |
$11,657,710 |
NL Gold Glove:1B |
| 2024 | 33 |
|
5.124 |
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$10,900,000 |
$22,557,710 |
NL Gold Glove:1B |
| 2025 | 34 |
|
6.124 |
Active
|
$20,000,000 |
$42,557,710 |
|
| Total |
$42,557,710 |
$42,557,710 |
|||||
| 2026 | 35 |
|
7.124 |
Active
|
$20,000,000 |
||
| 2027 | 36 |
|
7.124 |
Active
|
$20,000,000 |
||
| Total |
$82,557,710 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$52,691 | $349,900 | - | $402,591 |
| 2 |
|
$20,500,000 | - | - | $20,500,000 |
| 8 |
|
$21,655,119 | - | - | $21,655,119 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |
|
21 |
$349,900 |
$349,900 |
$349,900 |
||
| 2014 |
|
23 |
$500,000
|
$500,000 |
$849,900 |
||
| 2015 |
|
24 |
$52,691
|
$52,691 |
$902,591 |
||
| 2017 |
|
26 |
$64,306
|
$64,306 |
$966,897 |
||
| 2018 |
|
27 |
$193,380
|
$193,380 |
$1,160,277 |
||
| 2019 |
|
28 |
$559,800
|
$559,800 |
$1,720,077 |
||
| 2020 |
|
29 |
$218,333
|
$218,333 |
$1,938,410 |
||
| 2021 |
|
30 |
$619,300
|
$619,300 |
$2,557,710 |
||
| 2022 |
|
31 |
$2,600,000
|
$2,600,000 |
$5,157,710 |
||
| 2023 |
|
32 |
$6,500,000
|
$6,500,000 |
$11,657,710 |
||
| 2024 |
|
33 |
$10,900,000
|
$10,900,000 |
$22,557,710 |
||
| 2025 |
|
34 |
$20,000,000
|
$20,000,000 |
$42,557,710 |
||
| Total |
$42,207,810 |
$349,900 |
$42,557,710 |
$42,557,710 |
|||
| 2026 |
|
35 |
$20,000,000
|
$20,000,000 |
|||
| 2027 |
|
36 |
$20,000,000
|
$20,000,000 |
|||
| Total |
$82,207,810 |
$349,900 |
$82,557,710 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$52,691 | $349,900 | - | $402,591 |
| 2 |
|
$20,500,000 | - | - | $20,500,000 |
| 8 |
|
$21,655,119 | - | - | $21,655,119 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
ARI |
Jul 29, 2024 - Sep 03, 2024 | Oblique |
| 2021 |
ARI |
May 03, 2021 - May 29, 2021 | Oblique |
| 2021 |
ARI |
Apr 12, 2021 - May 04, 2021 | Oblique |
| 2018 |
ARI |
Sep 29, 2018 - Oct 01, 2018 | Face |
-
Dec 20, 2024
Signed a 3 year $60 million contract with Houston (HOU)
-
Nov 19, 2024
Declined a $21.05 million Qualifying Offer from Arizonar (ARI)
-
Nov 04, 2024
Arizona (ARI) extended a 1 year $21.05 million Qualifying Offer
-
Jan 11, 2024
Signed a 1 year $10.9 million contract with Arizona (ARI), avoiding arbitration
-
Jan 13, 2023
Signed a 1 year $6.5 million contract with Arizona (ARI), avoiding arbitration
-
Mar 22, 2022
Signed a 1 year $2.6 million contract with Arizona (ARI), avoiding arbitration
-
Mar 05, 2020
Signed a 1 year $589,500 contract with Arizona (ARI)
-
Mar 05, 2019
Signed a 1 year $559,800 contract with Arizona (ARI)
-
Sep 10, 2017
Contract purchased by Arizona (ARI)
-
Mar 28, 2017
Claimed off waivers by Arizona (ARI)
-
Mar 06, 2017
Claimed off waivers by Cincinnati (CIN)
-
Feb 25, 2017
Claimed off waivers by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Feb 21, 2017
Designated for Assignment by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Mar 10, 2015
Signed a 1 year contract with Baltimore (BAL)
-
Sep 17, 2014
Contract purchased by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Jun 10, 2012
Signed a contract with Baltimore (BAL)
-
Jun 05, 2012
Drafted by Baltimore (BAL): Round 4 (#132 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HOU | 154 | 152 | 640 | 585 | 72 | 139 | 24 | 1 | 27 | 88 | 246 | 40 | 177 | 2 | .238 | .297 | .421 | .718 | 0.24 |
| 2024 | ARI | 130 | 126 | 552 | 479 | 72 | 120 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 84 | 224 | 55 | 133 | 2 | .251 | .335 | .468 | .803 | 2.56 |
| 2023 | ARI | 157 | 154 | 660 | 582 | 86 | 150 | 36 | 2 | 33 | 103 | 289 | 62 | 127 | 11 | .258 | .333 | .497 | .830 | 3.80 |
| 2022 | ARI | 160 | 157 | 667 | 583 | 84 | 141 | 25 | 2 | 36 | 94 | 278 | 69 | 131 | 2 | .242 | .327 | .477 | .804 | 5.05 |
| 2021 | ARI | 115 | 100 | 445 | 401 | 55 | 98 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 153 | 38 | 106 | 0 | .244 | .315 | .382 | .697 | 0.49 |
| 2020 | ARI | 57 | 56 | 243 | 218 | 35 | 59 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 100 | 19 | 50 | 1 | .271 | .333 | .459 | .792 | 0.77 |
| 2019 | ARI | 152 | 135 | 603 | 529 | 86 | 137 | 26 | 1 | 29 | 73 | 252 | 67 | 155 | 8 | .259 | .348 | .476 | .824 | 2.76 |
| 2018 | ARI | 37 | 5 | 53 | 49 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 1 | .163 | .226 | .388 | .614 | -0.20 |
| 2017 | ARI | 11 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .833 | 1.233 | 0.11 |
| 2015 | BAL | 7 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .111 | .333 | .111 | .444 | -0.07 |
| 2014 | BAL | 6 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .167 | .211 | .389 | .600 | -0.17 |
