Jordan Montgomery

Texas Rangers, Starting Pitcher
Age: 33y-2m-9d (Dec 27, 1992)
Exp: 8.145 Years
Country: US
College: South Carolina
Drafted: Round 4 (#122 overall), 2014
Agent(s): Joel Wolfe, Nick Chanock (Wasserman)
2026 Payroll Salary

$1,250,000

2026 Cash

$1,250,000

Career Earnings

$67,924,671

2026-2026 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Jordan Montgomery signed a 1 year, $1,250,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $1,250,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,250,000. In 2026, Montgomery will earn a base salary of $1,250,000, while carrying a total salary of $1,250,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,250,000
Average Salary:
$1,250,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
8.145
Year Age YOS PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 33 8.145 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 0.51% $1,250,000 $1,250,000
2027 34 -
UFA
Year Age Service Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 33 8.145 $1,250,000 - - $1,250,000 $1,250,000
2027 34 --
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 33 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $1,250,000
Contract Notes

  • Performance incentives

Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2025 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $25,000,000
Average Salary:
$25,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
6.153
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2023-2023 Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $10,000,000
Average Salary:
$10,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
5.153
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2022-2022 Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,000,000
Average Salary:
$6,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
4.153
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2021-2021 Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,130,000
Average Salary:
$2,130,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
3.153
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2020-2020 Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $805,000
Average Salary:
$805,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
2.153
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2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $596,600
Average Salary:
$596,600
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.153
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2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $580,450
Average Salary:
$580,450
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.153
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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
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2014-2014 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $424,000
Average Salary:
$424,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

8.145 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$67,924,671

Earnings w/ Different Teams

5 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2014 21
-
Signing Bonus
$424,000
$424,000
2017 24
0
Active
$435,527
$859,527
2018 25
0.153
Injured
$580,450
$1,439,977
2019 26
1.153
Active
$596,600
$2,036,577
2020 27
2.153
Active / Arb Avoided
$258,100
$2,294,677
2021 28
3.153
Active / Arb Avoided
$2,130,000
$4,424,677
2022 29
4.153
Active / Arb Avoided
Retained
$2,109,888
$3,890,106
$6,534,565
$10,424,671
2023 30
5.153
Active / Arb Avoided
Retained
$3,387,069
$6,612,931
$13,811,740
$20,424,671
 Champion All MLB (2nd)
2024 31
6.153
Active
$25,000,000
$45,424,671
2025 32
7.145
Injured / Player Exercised
Retained
$2,000,000
$20,500,000
$47,424,671
$67,924,671
Total      
$67,924,671
$47,424,671
$67,924,671
2026 33
8.145
Active
$1,250,000
Total
$69,174,671

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $7,890,783 $424,000 - $8,314,783
2 $8,722,819 - - $8,722,819
1 $3,387,069 - - $3,387,069
2 $45,500,000 - - $45,500,000
1 $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2014
21
$424,000
$424,000
$424,000
2017
24
$435,527
$435,527
$859,527
2018
25
$580,450
$580,450
$1,439,977
2019
26
$596,600
$596,600
$2,036,577
2020
27
$258,100
$258,100
$2,294,677
2021
28
$2,130,000
$2,130,000
$4,424,677
2022
29
$2,109,888
$3,890,106
$2,109,888
$3,890,106
$6,534,565
$10,424,671
2023
30
$3,387,069
$6,612,931
$3,387,069
$6,612,931
$13,811,740
$20,424,671
2024
31
$25,000,000
$25,000,000
$45,424,671
2025
32
$2,000,000
$20,500,000
$2,000,000
$20,500,000
$47,424,671
$67,924,671
Total
$67,500,671
$424,000
$67,924,671
$47,424,671
$67,924,671
2026
33
$1,250,000
$1,250,000
Total
$68,750,671
$424,000
$69,174,671

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $7,890,783 $424,000 - $8,314,783
2 $8,722,819 - - $8,722,819
1 $3,387,069 - - $3,387,069
2 $45,500,000 - - $45,500,000
1 $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2025 ARI Mar 27, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 Elbow (Tommy John)
2024 ARI Jun 29, 2024 - Jul 23, 2024 Knee
2021 NYY Aug 03, 2021 - Aug 17, 2021 COVID-19
2019 NYY Mar 28, 2019 - Sep 15, 2019 Elbow (Tommy John)
2018 NYY May 04, 2018 - Oct 01, 2018 Elbow
  • Feb 11, 2026 Signed a 1 year $1.25 million contract with Texas (TEX)
  • Jul 31, 2025 Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from Arizona (ARI) with Shelby Miller for future considerations
  • Oct 31, 2024 Arizona (ARI) exercised an option for 2025
  • Mar 26, 2024 Signed a 1 year $25 million contract with Arizona (ARI), plus a $25M vesting option for 2025
  • Jul 30, 2023 Traded to Texas (TEX) from St. Louis (STL) with Chris Stratton and International Bonus Pool Cap Space ($250,000) for John King, Thomas Saggese and Tekoah Roby
  • Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $10 million contract with St. Louis (STL), avoiding arbitration
  • Aug 02, 2022 Traded to St. Louis (STL) from New York (NYY) for Harrison Bader
  • Mar 22, 2022 Signed a 1 year $6 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 15, 2021 Signed a 1 year $2.13 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 10, 2020 Signed a 1 year $805,000 contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 09, 2019 Signed a 1 year $596,600 contract with New York (NYY)
  • Mar 18, 2018 Signed a 1 year $580,450 contract with New York (NYY)
  • Jun 19, 2014 Signed a contract with New York (NYY)
  • Jun 06, 2014 Drafted by New York (NYY): Round 4 (#122 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 ARI 26 21 149 83 81 44 83 14 8 7 1 117.0 6.23 1.65 -1.41
2023 TEX 32 32 177 75 67 48 166 18 10 11 0 188.7 3.20 1.19 4.06
2022 STL 32 32 159 72 69 36 158 21 9 6 0 178.3 3.48 1.09 1.85
2021 NYY 30 30 150 73 67 51 162 19 6 7 0 157.3 3.83 1.28 3.33
2020 NYY 10 10 48 27 25 9 47 7 2 3 0 44.0 5.11 1.30 0.17
2019 NYY 2 1 7 3 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 4.0 6.75 1.75 -0.06
2018 NYY 6 6 25 11 11 12 23 3 2 0 0 27.3 3.62 1.35 0.45
2017 NYY 29 29 140 72 67 51 144 21 9 7 0 155.3 3.88 1.23 2.80

Calculated Market Value

$2.6M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 2 years, $5,296,854
  • Avg. Salary: $2,648,427
  • MLB Rank: 386
  • SP Rank: 109

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2027
  • Avg. Salary: $1,250,000
  • MLB Rank: 511
  • SP Rank: 125

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Jordan Montgomery to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Trevor Williams 2 $14,000,000 $7,000,000 32
Kyle Hendricks 1 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 34
Ben Lively 1 $2,250,000 $2,250,000 32
Paul Blackburn 1 $4,050,000 $4,050,000 31
Averages 1 $5,700,000 $3,950,000 32.3

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Montgomery's current age (33), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
2 $7,535,714 $3,767,857

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Montgomery statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GS/Yr, IP, K/9, BB/9, ERA, WHIP, FIP, WAR

Player GS/Yr IP K/9 BB/9 ERA WHIP FIP WAR
Trevor Williams
2023-2024
 21.50 4.91 7.44 2.86 3.79 1.32 4.38 1.95
Kyle Hendricks
2023-2024
 24.00 5.05 6.05 2.37 4.84 1.33 4.40 -0.12
Ben Lively
2023-2024
 20.50 4.99 7.52 2.73 4.60 1.31 5.00 1.60
Paul Blackburn
2023-2024
 17.00 5.11 8.04 3.12 4.55 1.42 4.30 3.36
Average 20.75 5.02 7.26 2.77 4.45 1.35 4.52 1.70
Jordan Montgomery
2024-2024
 21.00 4.50 6.38 3.38 6.23 1.65 4.48 -2.28
Pct Change 1.20 -10.36 -12.12 -22.02 -40.00 -22.22 0.88 -234.12
Median Prime % Change -17.07%
Average Prime % Change -42.35%

Calculated Market Value: Jordan Montgomery

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
2 years, $5,296,854 $2,648,427
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