William Contreras

Milwaukee Brewers, Catcher
Age: 28y-2m-12d (Dec 24, 1997)
Exp: 4.112 Years
Country: VE
Agent(s): Octagon
2026 Payroll Salary

$9,400,000

2026 Cash

$9,400,000

Career Earnings

$14,903,769

2026-2026 Arbitration (CURRENT)

William Contreras signed a 1 year, $9,400,000 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, including $9,400,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $9,400,000. In 2026, Contreras will earn a base salary of $9,400,000, while carrying a total salary of $9,400,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $9,400,000
Average Salary:
$9,400,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
4.112
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 28 4.112
Arb Avoided #
 $9,400,000 $9,400,000 3.85% $9,400,000 $9,400,000
2027 29 4.112
Club
 $14,500,000 $9,400,000 - - $9,400,000
2028 30 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 28 4.112
Arb Avoided #
 $9,400,000 - - $9,400,000 $9,400,000
2027 29 -
Club
 $14,500,000 - - $14,500,000 $9,400,000
2028 30 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 28
Arb Avoided #
 $9,400,000 $9,400,000 $9,400,000 $9,400,000 $9,400,000 $9,400,000
2027 29
Club
 - - $9,400,000 - - -
Contract Notes

  • Award bonuses

Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2026 Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,100,000
Average Salary:
$6,100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
3.112
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2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $766,900
Average Salary:
$766,900
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
2.112
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $739,000
Average Salary:
$739,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.112
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $710,000
Average Salary:
$710,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.112
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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:
0.017
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2020-2020 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $563,500
Average Salary:
$563,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2014-2014 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $15,000
Average Salary:
$15,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

4.112 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$11,403,769

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2014 16
-
Signing Bonus
$15,000
$15,000
2020 22
0
Reserve / minor-buried
$21,805
$36,805
2021 23
0.017
Active
$285,231
$322,036
 Champion
2022 24
0.112
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$667,071
$273,244
$989,107
$1,262,351
2023 25
1.112
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
Active
$813,344
$739,000
$2,075,695
$2,814,695
 NL Silver Slugger:C
2024 26
2.112
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$1,000,000
$766,900
$722,174
$3,814,695
$4,581,595
$5,303,769
 NL Silver Slugger:C All MLB (1st)
2025 27
3.112
Active / arbitration-avoided-option-numbers-exchanged
Buyout
$6,000,000
$100,000
$11,303,769
$11,403,769
Total      
$11,403,769
$11,303,769
$11,403,769
2026 28
4.112
Active / arbitration-avoided-option-numbers-exchanged
$9,400,000
Total
$20,803,769

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $974,107 $15,000 - $989,107
4 $10,414,662 - - $10,414,662
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2014
16
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
2020
22
$21,805
$21,805
$36,805
2021
23
$285,231
$285,231
$322,036
2022
24
$667,071
$273,244
$667,071
$273,244
$989,107
$1,262,351
2023
25
$813,344
$739,000
$813,344
$739,000
$2,075,695
$2,814,695
2024
26
$1,000,000
$766,900
$722,174
$1,000,000
$766,900
$722,174
$3,814,695
$4,581,595
$5,303,769
2025
27
$6,000,000
$100,000
$6,000,000
$100,000
$11,303,769
$11,403,769
Total
$11,388,769
$15,000
$11,403,769
$11,303,769
$11,403,769
2026
28
$9,400,000
$9,400,000
Total
$20,788,769
$15,000
$20,803,769

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $974,107 $15,000 - $989,107
4 $10,414,662 - - $10,414,662
  • Feb 12, 2026 Signed a 1 year $9.4 million contract with Milwaukee (MIL), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 08, 2026 Player: $9.9M; Team (MIL): $8.55M
  • Nov 04, 2025 Milwaukee (MIL) declined a $12 million club option for 2026
  • Feb 01, 2025 Signed a 1 year $6.1 million contract with Milwaukee (MIL), plus a club option for 2026, avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 09, 2025 Player: $6.5M; Team (MIL): $5.6M
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $766,900 contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $739,000 contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
  • Dec 12, 2022 Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from Atlanta (ATL) as part of a 3-team trade: Oakland (OAK) traded Sean Murphy to Atlanta (ATL); Oakland (OAK) traded Joel Payamps to Milwaukee (MIL); Atlanta (ATL) traded Manuel Pina, Kyle Muller, Freddy Tarnok and Royber Salinas to Oakland (OAK); Atlanta (ATL) traded Justin Yeager to Milwaukee (MIL); Milwaukee (MIL) traded Esteury Ruiz to Oakland (OAK)
  • Apr 28, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
  • Apr 12, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $710,000 contract with Atlanta (ATL)
  • Nov 19, 2019 Contract purchased by Atlanta (ATL)
  • Feb 10, 2015 Signed a contract with Atlanta (ATL)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2025 MIL 150 150 659 566 89 147 28 0 17 76 226 84 120 6 .260 .355 .399 .754 3.85
2024 MIL 155 153 679 595 99 167 37 2 23 92 277 78 139 9 .281 .365 .466 .831 4.86
2023 MIL 141 137 610 540 86 156 38 1 17 78 247 63 126 6 .289 .367 .457 .824 3.76
2022 ATL 97 89 376 334 51 93 14 1 20 45 169 39 104 2 .278 .354 .506 .860 2.64
2021 ATL 53 48 185 163 19 35 4 1 8 23 65 19 54 0 .215 .303 .399 .702 0.08
2020 ATL 4 2 10 10 0 4 1 0 0 1 5 0 4 0 .400 .400 .500 .900 0.09

Calculated Market Value

$15.6M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 7 years, $109,510,037
  • Avg. Salary: $15,644,291
  • MLB Rank: 109
  • C Rank: 1

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2028
  • Avg. Salary: $9,400,000
  • MLB Rank: 192
  • C Rank: 8

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Will Smith 10 $140,000,000 $14,000,000 28
Sean Murphy 6 $73,000,000 $12,166,667 28
Cal Raleigh 6 $105,000,000 $17,500,000 28
Salvador Perez 4 $82,000,000 $20,500,000 31
Averages 7 $100,000,000 $16,041,667 28.8

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Contreras's current age (28), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
8 $126,068,320 $15,758,540

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Contreras statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, H/Gm, RBI/Gm, K/Gm, AVG/Yr, OPS, WOBP, ISO, WAR

Player GP% H/Gm RBI/Gm K/Gm AVG/Yr OPS WOBP ISO WAR
Will Smith
2022-2023
 80.67 0.96 0.62 0.70 0.26 0.80 0.36 0.19 4.78
Sean Murphy
2021-2022
 82.41 0.82 0.47 0.89 0.23 0.74 0.33 0.18 3.90
Cal Raleigh
2023-2024
 91.67 0.80 0.59 1.12 0.23 0.76 0.34 0.22 4.25
Salvador Perez
2020-2021
 89.19 1.11 0.77 1.04 0.30 0.92 0.40 0.29 5.83
Average 85.99 0.92 0.61 0.94 0.26 0.80 0.35 0.22 4.69
William Contreras
2024-2025
 94.70 1.03 0.55 0.85 0.27 0.80 0.35 0.16 4.43
Pct Change 10.13 11.96 -9.84 9.57 4.23 -0.63 -0.57 -27.27 -5.54
Median Prime % Change -0.57%
Average Prime % Change -0.88%

Calculated Market Value: William Contreras

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
7 years, $109,510,037 $15,644,291
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