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MLB
Matt Olson
Matt Olson
Atlanta Braves, 1st Base
Age: 31y-11m-8d (Mar 29, 1994)
Exp: 8.103 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 2 (#47 overall), 2012
Agent(s): Wasserman
2026 Payroll Salary
$22,000,000
2026 Cash
$22,000,000
Career Earnings
$87,720,715
2022-2030 Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)
Matt Olson signed a 8 year, $168,000,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves, including $168,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $21,000,000. In 2026, Olson will earn a base salary of $22,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $22,000,000.
Contract Terms:
8 yr(s) / $168,000,000
Average Salary:
$21,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2031 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
4.103
| Year | Age | YOS | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
28 | 4.103 |
Arb Avoided
|
$15,000,000 | $21,000,000 | 9.13% | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 |
| 2023 |
|
29 | 5.103 |
ARB 3
|
$21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | 9.01% | $21,000,000 | $36,000,000 |
| 2024 |
|
30 | 6.103 | $22,000,000 | $21,000,000 | 8.86% | $22,000,000 | $58,000,000 | |
| 2025 |
|
31 | 7.103 | $22,000,000 | $21,000,000 | 8.71% | $22,000,000 | $80,000,000 | |
| 2026 |
|
32 | 8.103 | $22,000,000 | $21,000,000 | 8.61% | $22,000,000 | $102,000,000 | |
| 2027 |
|
33 | 8.103 | $22,000,000 | $21,000,000 | 8.50% | $22,000,000 | $124,000,000 | |
| 2028 |
|
34 | 8.103 | $22,000,000 | $21,000,000 | 8.40% | $22,000,000 | $146,000,000 | |
| 2029 |
|
35 | 8.103 | $22,000,000 | $21,000,000 | 8.30% | $22,000,000 | $168,000,000 | |
| 2030 |
|
36 | 8.103 |
Club
|
$20,000,000 | $21,000,000 | - | - | $168,000,000 |
| 2031 |
|
37 | - |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
28 | 4.103 |
Arb Avoided
|
$15,000,000 | - | - | $15,000,000 | $21,000,000 |
| 2023 |
|
29 | 5.103 |
ARB 3
|
$21,000,000 | - | - | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 |
| 2024 |
|
30 | 6.103 | $22,000,000 | - | - | $22,000,000 | $21,000,000 | |
| 2025 |
|
31 | 7.103 | $22,000,000 | - | - | $22,000,000 | $21,000,000 | |
| 2026 |
|
32 | 8.103 | $22,000,000 | - | - | $22,000,000 | $21,000,000 | |
| 2027 |
|
33 | - | $22,000,000 | - | - | $22,000,000 | $21,000,000 | |
| 2028 |
|
34 | - | $22,000,000 | - | - | $22,000,000 | $21,000,000 | |
| 2029 |
|
35 | - | $22,000,000 | - | - | $22,000,000 | $21,000,000 | |
| 2030 |
|
36 | - |
Club
|
$20,000,000 | - | - | $20,000,000 | $21,000,000 |
| 2031 |
|
37 | -- |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
28 |
Arb Avoided |
$15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $168,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $18,666,667 |
| 2023 |
|
29 |
ARB 3 |
$21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $36,000,000 | $153,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $19,125,000 |
| 2024 |
|
30 | $22,000,000 | $22,000,000 | $58,000,000 | $132,000,000 | $19,333,333 | $18,857,143 | |
| 2025 |
|
31 | $22,000,000 | $22,000,000 | $80,000,000 | $110,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $18,333,333 | |
| 2026 |
|
32 | $22,000,000 | $22,000,000 | $102,000,000 | $88,000,000 | $20,400,000 | $17,600,000 | |
| 2027 |
|
33 | $22,000,000 | $22,000,000 | $124,000,000 | $66,000,000 | $20,666,667 | $16,500,000 | |
| 2028 |
|
34 | $22,000,000 | $22,000,000 | $146,000,000 | $44,000,000 | $20,857,143 | $14,666,667 | |
| 2029 |
|
35 | $22,000,000 | $22,000,000 | $168,000,000 | $22,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $11,000,000 | |
| 2030 |
|
36 |
Club |
- | - | $168,000,000 | - | - | - |
Contract Notes
- 2030 Club Option: $20M
- Largest total value contract in Atlanta Bravs history at the time of signing
Source:
Ken Rosenthal
2021-2021 Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,000,000
Average Salary:
$5,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
3.103
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2020-2020 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $603,500
Average Salary:
$603,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
2.103
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2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $575,000
Average Salary:
$575,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.102
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2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $547,500
Average Salary:
$547,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.103
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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:
0.021
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2016-2016 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $507,500
Average Salary:
$507,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2012-2012 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,079,700
Average Salary:
$1,079,700
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons
8.103 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$87,720,715
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18 |
 |
- |
Signing Bonus
|
$1,079,700 |
$1,079,700 |
|
| 2016 | 22 |
|
0 |
Active
|
$58,233 |
$1,137,933 |
|
| 2017 | 23 |
|
0.021 |
Active
|
$236,763 |
$1,374,696 |
|
| 2018 | 24 |
|
0.103 |
Active
|
$547,500 |
$1,922,196 |
AL Gold Glove:1B |
| 2019 | 25 |
|
1.102 |
Active
|
$575,000 |
$2,497,196 |
AL Gold Glove:1B |
| 2020 | 26 |
|
2.103 |
Active
|
$223,519 |
$2,720,715 |
|
| 2021 | 27 |
|
3.103 |
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$5,000,000 |
$7,720,715 |
|
| 2022 | 28 |
|
4.103 |
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$15,000,000 |
$22,720,715 |
|
| 2023 | 29 |
|
5.103 |
Active / Arbitration 3 Bypassed
|
$21,000,000 |
$43,720,715 |
NL Silver Slugger:1B All MLB (2nd) |
| 2024 | 30 |
|
6.103 |
Active
|
$22,000,000 |
$65,720,715 |
|
| 2025 | 31 |
|
7.103 |
Active
|
$22,000,000 |
$87,720,715 |
NL Gold Glove:1B |
| Total |
$87,720,715 |
$87,720,715 |
|||||
| 2026 | 32 |
|
8.103 |
Active
|
$22,000,000 |
||
| 2027 | 33 |
|
8.103 |
Active
|
$22,000,000 |
||
| 2028 | 34 |
|
8.103 |
Active
|
$22,000,000 |
||
| 2029 | 35 |
|
8.103 |
Active
|
$22,000,000 |
||
| Total |
$175,720,715 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
|
$6,641,015 | $1,079,700 | - | $7,720,715 |
| 4 |
|
$80,000,000 | - | - | $80,000,000 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |
|
18 |
$1,079,700 |
$1,079,700 |
$1,079,700 |
||
| 2016 |
|
22 |
$58,233
|
$58,233 |
$1,137,933 |
||
| 2017 |
|
23 |
$236,763
|
$236,763 |
$1,374,696 |
||
| 2018 |
|
24 |
$547,500
|
$547,500 |
$1,922,196 |
||
| 2019 |
|
25 |
$575,000
|
$575,000 |
$2,497,196 |
||
| 2020 |
|
26 |
$223,519
|
$223,519 |
$2,720,715 |
||
| 2021 |
|
27 |
$5,000,000
|
$5,000,000 |
$7,720,715 |
||
| 2022 |
|
28 |
$15,000,000
|
$15,000,000 |
$22,720,715 |
||
| 2023 |
|
29 |
$21,000,000
|
$21,000,000 |
$43,720,715 |
||
| 2024 |
|
30 |
$22,000,000
|
$22,000,000 |
$65,720,715 |
||
| 2025 |
|
31 |
$22,000,000
|
$22,000,000 |
$87,720,715 |
||
| Total |
$86,641,015 |
$1,079,700 |
$87,720,715 |
$87,720,715 |
|||
| 2026 |
|
32 |
$22,000,000
|
$22,000,000 |
|||
| 2027 |
|
33 |
$22,000,000
|
$22,000,000 |
|||
| 2028 |
|
34 |
$22,000,000
|
$22,000,000 |
|||
| 2029 |
|
35 |
$22,000,000
|
$22,000,000 |
|||
| Total |
$174,641,015 |
$1,079,700 |
$175,720,715 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
|
$6,641,015 | $1,079,700 | - | $7,720,715 |
| 4 |
|
$80,000,000 | - | - | $80,000,000 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
OAK |
Mar 28, 2019 - May 07, 2019 | Hand |
-
Mar 15, 2022
Signed a 8 year $168 million contract extension with Atlanta (ATL)
-
Mar 14, 2022
Traded to Atlanta (ATL) from Oakland (OAK) for Cristian Pache, Shea Langeliers, Joey Estes and Ryan Cusick
-
Dec 02, 2020
Signed a 1 year $5 million contract with Oakland (OAK), avoiding arbitration
-
Mar 06, 2020
Signed a 1 year $603,500 contract with Oakland (OAK)
-
Mar 05, 2019
Signed a 1 year $575,000 contract with Oakland (OAK)
-
Mar 24, 2018
Signed a 1 year $547,500 contract with Oakland (OAK)
-
Sep 12, 2016
Contract purchased by Oakland (OAK)
-
Jun 19, 2012
Signed a contract with Oakland (OAK)
-
Jun 04, 2012
Drafted by Oakland (OAK): Round 2 (#47 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ATL | 162 | 162 | 724 | 624 | 98 | 170 | 41 | 2 | 29 | 95 | 302 | 91 | 176 | 1 | .272 | .366 | .484 | .850 | 6.00 |
| 2024 | ATL | 162 | 162 | 685 | 600 | 78 | 148 | 37 | 1 | 29 | 98 | 274 | 71 | 170 | 0 | .247 | .333 | .457 | .790 | 3.95 |
| 2023 | ATL | 162 | 162 | 720 | 608 | 127 | 172 | 27 | 3 | 54 | 139 | 367 | 104 | 167 | 1 | .283 | .389 | .604 | .993 | 7.37 |
| 2022 | ATL | 162 | 161 | 699 | 616 | 86 | 148 | 44 | 0 | 34 | 103 | 294 | 75 | 170 | 0 | .240 | .325 | .477 | .802 | 3.30 |
| 2021 | OAK | 156 | 156 | 673 | 565 | 101 | 153 | 35 | 0 | 39 | 111 | 305 | 88 | 113 | 4 | .271 | .371 | .540 | .911 | 5.82 |
| 2020 | OAK | 60 | 59 | 245 | 210 | 28 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 42 | 89 | 34 | 77 | 1 | .195 | .310 | .424 | .734 | 1.09 |
| 2019 | OAK | 127 | 125 | 546 | 482 | 73 | 129 | 26 | 0 | 36 | 91 | 263 | 51 | 138 | 0 | .268 | .352 | .546 | .898 | 4.89 |
| 2018 | OAK | 162 | 152 | 660 | 580 | 85 | 143 | 33 | 0 | 29 | 84 | 263 | 70 | 163 | 2 | .247 | .335 | .453 | .788 | 3.72 |
| 2017 | OAK | 59 | 48 | 216 | 189 | 33 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 45 | 123 | 22 | 60 | 0 | .259 | .352 | .651 | 1.003 | 2.92 |
| 2016 | OAK | 11 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .095 | .321 | .143 | .464 | -0.15 |
