George Kirby

Seattle Mariners, Starting Pitcher
Age: 28y-1m-22d (Feb 04, 1998)
Exp: 3.151 Years
Country: US
College: Elon (NC)
Drafted: Round 1 (#20 overall), 2019
Agent(s): CAA Sports
2026 Payroll Salary

$6,550,000

2026 Cash

$6,550,000

Career Earnings

$15,478,528

2026-2026 Arbitration (CURRENT)

George Kirby signed a 1 year, $6,550,000 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $6,550,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,550,000. In 2026, Kirby will earn a base salary of $6,550,000, while carrying a total salary of $6,550,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,550,000
Average Salary:
$6,550,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
3.151
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 28 3.151
Arb Avoided
 $6,550,000 $6,550,000 2.68% $6,550,000 $6,550,000
2027 29 --
ARB 3
2028 30 --
ARB 4
2029 31 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 28 3.151
Arb Avoided
 $6,550,000 - - $6,550,000 $6,550,000
2027 29 --
ARB 3
2028 30 --
ARB 4
2029 31 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 28
Arb Avoided
 $6,550,000 $6,550,000 $6,550,000 $6,550,000 $6,550,000 $6,550,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2025 Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,300,000
Average Salary:
$4,300,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
2.151
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2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $798,600
Average Salary:
$798,600
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.151
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $758,300
Average Salary:
$758,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.135
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2019-2019 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,242,900
Average Salary:
$3,242,900
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

3.151 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$10,978,528

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 21
-
Signing Bonus
$3,242,900
$3,242,900
2022 24
0
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$519,210
$300,224
$3,762,110
$4,062,334
2023 25
0.135
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$758,300
$613,007
$4,820,634
$5,433,641
2024 26
1.151
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$798,600
$446,287
$6,232,241
$6,678,528
2025 27
2.151
Active / Arb Avoided
$4,300,000
$10,978,528
Total      
$10,978,528
$10,978,528
2026 28
3.151
Active / Arb Avoided
$6,550,000
Total
$17,528,528

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $7,735,628 $3,242,900 - $10,978,528
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
21
$3,242,900
$3,242,900
$3,242,900
2022
24
$519,210
$300,224
$519,210
$300,224
$3,762,110
$4,062,334
2023
25
$758,300
$613,007
$758,300
$613,007
$4,820,634
$5,433,641
2024
26
$798,600
$446,287
$798,600
$446,287
$6,232,241
$6,678,528
2025
27
$4,300,000
$4,300,000
$10,978,528
Total
$7,735,628
$3,242,900
$10,978,528
$10,978,528
2026
28
$6,550,000
$6,550,000
Total
$14,285,628
$3,242,900
$17,528,528

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $7,735,628 $3,242,900 - $10,978,528

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2025 SEA Mar 27, 2025 - May 22, 2025 Shoulder
  • Jan 08, 2026 Signed a 1 year $6.55 million contract with Seattle (SEA), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 09, 2025 Signed a 1 year $4.3 million contract with Seattle (SEA), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $798,600 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $758,300 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Jul 26, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Jul 10, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • May 07, 2022 Contract purchased by Seattle (SEA)
  • Jun 05, 2019 Signed a contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Jun 03, 2019 Drafted by Seattle (SEA): Round 1 (#20 overall)
  • Jul 15, 2016 Unsigned by New York (NYM)
  • Jun 11, 2016 Drafted by New York (NYM): Round 32 (#970 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2025 SEA 23 23 121 60 59 29 137 15 10 8 0 126.0 4.21 1.19 0.81
2024 SEA 33 33 181 82 75 23 179 22 14 11 0 191.0 3.53 1.07 1.92
2023 SEA 31 31 179 74 71 19 172 22 13 10 0 190.7 3.35 1.04 3.92
2022 SEA 25 25 135 54 49 22 133 13 8 5 0 130.0 3.39 1.21 1.37
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