MLB
Aaron Bummer
Aaron Bummer
Atlanta Braves, Relief Pitcher
Age: 30-241d (Sep 21, 1993)
Exp: 5.15 Years
Country: US
College: Nebraska-Lincoln
Drafted: Round 19 (#558 overall), 2014
2024 Payroll Salary
$5,500,000
2024 Cash
$5,500,000
Career Earnings
$15,171,731
2020-2026 Pre-Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)
Aaron Bummer signed a 5 year , $16,000,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $16,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,200,000. In 2024, Bummer will earn a base salary of $5,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $5,500,000.
Contract Terms:
5 yr(s) / $16,000,000
Average Salary:
$3,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
| Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
|
26 | $370,370 | $3,200,000 | 1.54% | $370,370 | $370,370 | |
| 2021 |
|
27 |
ARB 1
|
$2,000,000 | $3,200,000 | 1.52% | $2,000,000 | $2,370,370 |
| 2022 |
|
28 |
ARB 2
|
$2,500,000 | $3,200,000 | 1.39% | $2,500,000 | $4,870,370 |
| 2023 |
|
29 |
ARB 3
|
$3,750,000 | $3,200,000 | 1.37% | $3,750,000 | $8,620,370 |
| 2024 |
|
30 |
ARB 4
|
$5,500,000 | $6,750,000 | 2.85% | $5,500,000 | $14,120,370 |
| 2025 |
|
31 |
Club
|
$7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | - | $1,250,000 | $15,370,370 |
| 2026 |
|
32 |
Club
|
$7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | - | - | - |
| 2027 |
|
33 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
|
26 | 1.150 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $370,370 | $3,200,000 | |
| 2021 |
|
27 | 2.150 |
ARB 1
|
$2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $3,200,000 |
| 2022 |
|
28 | 3.150 |
ARB 2
|
$2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $3,200,000 |
| 2023 |
|
29 | 4.150 |
ARB 3
|
$3,750,000 | - | - | $3,750,000 | $3,200,000 |
| 2024 |
|
30 | 5.150 |
ARB 4
|
$5,500,000 | - | - | $5,500,000 | $6,750,000 |
| 2025 |
|
31 | - |
Club
|
$7,250,000 | - | - | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 |
| 2026 |
|
32 | - |
Club
|
$7,500,000 | - | - | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 |
| 2027 |
|
33 | - |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
|
26 | $370,370 | $370,370 | $370,370 | $370,370 | $2,195,767 | |
| 2021 |
|
27 |
ARB 1 |
$2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,370,370 | $1,185,185 | $2,500,000 |
| 2022 |
|
28 |
ARB 2 |
$2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $4,870,370 | $1,623,457 | $2,600,000 |
| 2023 |
|
29 |
ARB 3 |
$3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | $8,620,370 | $2,155,093 | $2,625,000 |
| 2024 |
|
30 |
ARB 4 |
$5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $14,120,370 | $2,824,074 | $2,250,000 |
| 2025 |
|
31 |
Club |
$1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $15,370,370 | $2,561,728 | $625,000 |
| 2026 |
|
32 |
Club |
- | - | - | - | - |
Contract Notes
- 2025 club option includes a $1.25M buyout
- If applicable 2026 club option includes a $1M buyout
- AL Reliever of the Year Award 2026 Escalator
1st: $10M
2nd/3rd: $9M
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2019-2019 Pre-Arb
Aaron Bummer signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arb
Aaron Bummer signed a 1 year , $549,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $549,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $549,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $549,000
Average Salary:
$549,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017 Pre-Arb
Aaron Bummer signed a 1 year , $535,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $535,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $535,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $535,000
Average Salary:
$535,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2014-2014 Signing Bonus
Aaron Bummer signed a 1 year , $100,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $100,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $100,000
Average Salary:
$100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Career Earnings thru 2024
$15,171,731
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
|
| 2017 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$195,841 |
$295,841 |
|
| 2018 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$293,000 |
$588,841 |
|
| 2019 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$462,520 |
$1,051,361 |
|
| 2020 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$370,370 |
$1,421,731 |
|
| 2021 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$2,000,000 |
$3,421,731 |
|
| 2022 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$2,500,000 |
$5,921,731 |
|
| 2023 | 29 |
|
Active
|
$3,750,000 |
$9,671,731 |
|
| 2024 | 30 |
|
Active / arbitration-4-bypassed
|
$5,500,000 |
$15,171,731 |
|
| Total |
$15,171,731 |
$15,171,731 |
||||
| 2025 | 31 |
|
Active / Club
|
$1,250,000 |
$16,421,731 |
|
| Total |
$16,421,731 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |
|
20 |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
||
| 2017 |
|
23 |
$195,841
|
$195,841 |
$295,841 |
||
| 2018 |
|
24 |
$293,000
|
$293,000 |
$588,841 |
||
| 2019 |
|
25 |
$462,520
|
$462,520 |
$1,051,361 |
||
| 2020 |
|
26 |
$370,370
|
$370,370 |
$1,421,731 |
||
| 2021 |
|
27 |
$2,000,000
|
$2,000,000 |
$3,421,731 |
||
| 2022 |
|
28 |
$2,500,000
|
$2,500,000 |
$5,921,731 |
||
| 2023 |
|
29 |
$3,750,000
|
$3,750,000 |
$9,671,731 |
||
| 2024 |
|
30 |
$5,500,000
|
$5,500,000 |
$15,171,731 |
||
| Total |
$15,071,731 |
$100,000 |
$15,171,731 |
$15,171,731 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
31 |
$1,250,000
|
$1,250,000 |
$16,421,731 |
||
| Total |
$16,321,731 |
$100,000 |
$16,421,731 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |
|
$9,571,731 | $100,000 | - | $9,671,731 |
| 1 |
|
$5,500,000 | - | - | $5,500,000 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
CHW |
Aug 08, 2020 - Sep 24, 2020 | Biceps |
| 2021 |
CHW |
Jun 28, 2021 - Jul 15, 2021 | Hamstring |
| 2022 |
CHW |
May 08, 2022 - May 22, 2022 | Knee |
| 2022 |
CHW |
Jun 12, 2022 - Sep 05, 2022 | Back |
-
Nov 17, 2023
Traded to Atlanta (ATL) from Chicago (CHW) for Michael Soroka, Jared Shuster, Nicky Lopez, Braden Shewmake and Riley Gowens
-
Feb 22, 2020
Signed a 5 year $16 million contract extension with Chicago (CHW)
-
Feb 23, 2018
Signed a contract with Chicago (CHW)
-
Jul 27, 2017
Contract purchased by Chicago (CHW)
-
Jun 30, 2014
Signed a contract with Chicago (CHW)
-
Jun 07, 2014
Drafted by Chicago (CHW): Round 19 (#558 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ATL | 13 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 2.25 | -0.02 |
| 2023 | CHW | 61 | 0 | 53 | 45 | 44 | 36 | 78 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 58.3 | 6.79 | 5.55 | -0.95 |
| 2022 | CHW | 32 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26.7 | 2.36 | 3.37 | 0.52 |
| 2021 | CHW | 62 | 0 | 42 | 28 | 22 | 29 | 75 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 56.3 | 3.52 | 4.63 | 0.49 |
| 2020 | CHW | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 0.96 | 4.82 | 0.35 |
| 2019 | CHW | 58 | 0 | 43 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67.7 | 2.13 | 3.19 | 2.75 |
| 2018 | CHW | 37 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31.7 | 4.26 | 2.84 | -0.10 |
| 2017 | CHW | 30 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22.0 | 4.50 | 0.16 | 0.19 |
