Lars Nootbaar

St. Louis Cardinals, Left Field
Age: 28y-6m-6d (Sep 08, 1997)
Exp: 4.076 Years
Country: US
College: Southern California
Drafted: Round 8 (#243 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Wasserman
2026 Payroll Salary

$5,250,000

2026 Cash

$5,250,000

Career Earnings

$9,042,566

2026-2026 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Lars Nootbaar signed a 1 year, $5,250,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $5,250,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,250,000. In 2026, Nootbaar will earn a base salary of $5,250,000, while carrying a total salary of $5,250,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,250,000
Average Salary:
$5,250,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
4.076
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 28 4.076
Arb Avoided
 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 2.15% $5,250,000 $5,250,000
2027 29 --
ARB 3
2028 30 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 28 4.076
Arb Avoided
 $5,250,000 - - $5,250,000 $5,250,000
2027 29 --
ARB 3
2028 30 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 28
Arb Avoided
 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2025 Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,950,000
Average Salary:
$2,950,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
3.076
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2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $761,000
Average Salary:
$761,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
2.076
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $732,400
Average Salary:
$732,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.076
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $705,200
Average Salary:
$705,200
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.087
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2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2018-2018 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $150,000
Average Salary:
$150,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

4.076 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$6,342,566

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 20
-
Signing Bonus
Signing Bonus
$150,000
$150,000
$150,000
$300,000
2021 23
0
Active
$263,762
$563,762
2022 24
0.087
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$538,625
$343,687
$1,102,387
$1,446,074
2023 25
1.076
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$732,400
$453,092
$2,178,474
$2,631,566
2024 26
2.076
Active
$761,000
$3,392,566
2025 27
3.076
Active / Arb Settled (P)
$2,950,000
$6,342,566
Total      
$6,342,566
$6,342,566
2026 28
4.076
Active / Arb Avoided
$5,250,000
Total
$11,592,566

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $6,042,566 $300,000 - $6,342,566
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
20
$150,000
$150,000
$150,000
$150,000
$150,000
$300,000
2021
23
$263,762
$263,762
$563,762
2022
24
$538,625
$343,687
$538,625
$343,687
$1,102,387
$1,446,074
2023
25
$732,400
$453,092
$732,400
$453,092
$2,178,474
$2,631,566
2024
26
$761,000
$761,000
$3,392,566
2025
27
$2,950,000
$2,950,000
$6,342,566
Total
$6,042,566
$300,000
$6,342,566
$6,342,566
2026
28
$5,250,000
$5,250,000
Total
$11,292,566
$300,000
$11,592,566

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $6,042,566 $300,000 - $6,342,566

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2025 STL Jul 13, 2025 - Aug 02, 2025 Ribs
2024 STL May 30, 2024 - Jul 08, 2024 Oblique
2024 STL Mar 28, 2024 - Apr 11, 2024 Ribs
2023 STL Aug 18, 2023 - Sep 01, 2023 Groin
2023 STL Jun 02, 2023 - Jun 19, 2023 Back
2023 STL Mar 31, 2023 - Apr 15, 2023 Thumb
  • Jan 08, 2026 Signed a 1 year $5.25 million contract with St. Louis (STL), avoiding arbitration
  • Feb 12, 2025 Signed a 1 year $2.95 million contract with St. Louis (STL), settling in arbitration
  • Jan 09, 2025 Player: $2.95M; Team (STL): $2.45M
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $761,000 contract with St. Louis (STL)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $732,400 contract with St. Louis (STL)
  • Jul 15, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Jul 14, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Jun 20, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Jun 11, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • May 23, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Apr 25, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $705,200 contract with St. Louis (STL)
  • Jun 14, 2018 Signed a contract with St. Louis (STL)
  • Jun 04, 2018 Drafted by St. Louis (STL): Round 8 (#243 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2025 STL 135 130 583 509 68 119 24 1 13 48 184 64 119 4 .234 .324 .361 .685 1.36
2024 STL 109 98 404 348 39 85 18 3 12 45 145 52 79 7 .244 .342 .417 .759 1.35
2023 STL 117 112 502 426 74 111 23 1 14 46 178 72 99 11 .261 .367 .418 .785 3.33
2022 STL 108 82 347 290 53 66 16 3 14 40 130 51 71 4 .228 .340 .448 .788 2.06
2021 STL 58 23 123 109 15 26 3 1 5 15 46 13 28 2 .239 .317 .422 .739 0.66
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