Spencer Strider

Atlanta Braves, Starting Pitcher
Age: 27y-4m-8d (Oct 28, 1998)
Exp: 4.003 Years
Country: US
College: Clemson (SC)
Drafted: Round 4 (#126 overall), 2020
Agent(s): Frontline
2026 Payroll Salary

$20,000,000

2026 Cash

$20,000,000

Career Earnings

$9,938,061

2023-2029 Pre-Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)

Spencer Strider signed a 6 year, $75,000,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves, including $75,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $12,500,000. In 2026, Strider will earn a base salary of $20,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $20,000,000.
Contract Terms:
6 yr(s) / $75,000,000
Average Salary:
$12,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2030 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
1.003
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2023 24 1.003
Pre-Arb
 $1,000,000 $12,500,000 5.36% $1,000,000 $1,000,000
2024 25 2.003
Pre-Arb
 $1,000,000 $12,500,000 - $1,000,000 $2,000,000
2025 26 3.003
ARB 1
 $4,000,000 $12,500,000 5.19% $4,000,000 $6,000,000
2026 27 4.003
ARB 2
 $20,000,000 $12,500,000 5.12% $20,000,000 $26,000,000
2027 28 4.003
ARB 3
 $22,000,000 $12,500,000 5.06% $22,000,000 $48,000,000
2028 29 4.003 $22,000,000 $12,500,000 5.00% $22,000,000 $70,000,000
2029 30 4.003
Club
 $22,000,000 $12,500,000 - $5,000,000 $75,000,000
2030 31 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2023 24 1.003
Pre-Arb
 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 $12,500,000
2024 25 2.003
Pre-Arb
 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 $12,500,000
2025 26 3.003
ARB 1
 $4,000,000 - - $4,000,000 $12,500,000
2026 27 4.003
ARB 2
 $20,000,000 - - $20,000,000 $12,500,000
2027 28 -
ARB 3
 $22,000,000 - - $22,000,000 $12,500,000
2028 29 - $22,000,000 - - $22,000,000 $12,500,000
2029 30 -
Club
 $22,000,000 - - $22,000,000 $12,500,000
2030 31 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2023 24
Pre-Arb
 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $76,692,833 $1,000,000 $10,714,286
2024 25
Pre-Arb
 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $74,000,000 $1,000,000 $12,333,333
2025 26
ARB 1
 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $6,000,000 $73,000,000 $2,000,000 $14,600,000
2026 27
ARB 2
 $20,000,000 $20,000,000 $26,000,000 $69,000,000 $6,500,000 $17,250,000
2027 28
ARB 3
 $22,000,000 $22,000,000 $48,000,000 $49,000,000 $9,600,000 $16,333,333
2028 29 $22,000,000 $22,000,000 $70,000,000 $27,000,000 $11,666,667 $13,500,000
2029 30
Club
 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $75,000,000 $5,000,000 $10,714,286 $5,000,000
Contract Notes
  • 2029 Club Option includes a $5M buyout
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $710,000
Average Salary:
$710,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.003
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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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2020-2020 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $451,800
Average Salary:
$451,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

4.003 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$9,938,061

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2020 21
-
Signing Bonus
$451,800
$451,800
2021 22
0
Active
$6,134
$457,934
 Champion
2022 23
0.003
Injured
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$710,000
$577,294
$500,000
$1,167,934
$1,745,228
$2,245,228
2023 24
1.003
Active / Pre-Arbitration Bypassed
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$692,833
$3,245,228
$4,245,228
$4,938,061
 All MLB (1st)
2024 25
2.003
Injured / Pre-Arbitration Bypassed
$1,000,000
$5,938,061
2025 26
3.003
Active / Arbitration 1 Bypassed
$4,000,000
$9,938,061
Total      
$9,938,061
$9,938,061
2026 27
4.003
Active / Arbitration 2 Bypassed
$20,000,000
2027 28
4.003
Active / Arbitration 3 Bypassed
$22,000,000
2028 29
4.003
Active
$22,000,000
2029 30
4.003
Active / Club
$5,000,000
Total
$78,938,061

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $9,486,261 $451,800 - $9,938,061
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2020
21
$451,800
$451,800
$451,800
2021
22
$6,134
$6,134
$457,934
2022
23
$710,000
$577,294
$500,000
$710,000
$577,294
$500,000
$1,167,934
$1,745,228
$2,245,228
2023
24
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$692,833
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$692,833
$3,245,228
$4,245,228
$4,938,061
2024
25
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$5,938,061
2025
26
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
$9,938,061
Total
$9,486,261
$451,800
$9,938,061
$9,938,061
2026
27
$20,000,000
$20,000,000
2027
28
$22,000,000
$22,000,000
2028
29
$22,000,000
$22,000,000
2029
30
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
Total
$78,486,261
$451,800
$78,938,061

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $9,486,261 $451,800 - $9,938,061

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2025 ATL Apr 18, 2025 - May 19, 2025 Hamstring
2025 ATL Mar 27, 2025 - Apr 16, 2025 Elbow
2024 ATL Apr 07, 2024 - Sep 29, 2024 Elbow
2022 ATL Sep 24, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 Oblique
  • Oct 10, 2022 Signed a 6 year $75 million contract extension with Atlanta (ATL), including a club option for 2029
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $710,000 contract with Atlanta (ATL)
  • Oct 01, 2021 Contract purchased by Atlanta (ATL)
  • Jun 17, 2020 Signed a contract with Atlanta (ATL)
  • Jun 11, 2020 Drafted by Atlanta (ATL): Round 4 (#126 overall)
  • Jul 07, 2017 Unsigned by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Jun 14, 2017 Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 35 (#1062 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2025 ATL 24 23 124 63 62 51 131 20 7 14 0 125.3 4.45 1.40 1.07
2024 ATL 2 2 10 7 7 5 12 2 0 0 0 9.0 7.00 1.67 -0.10
2023 ATL 32 32 146 85 80 58 281 22 20 5 0 186.7 3.86 1.09 3.29
2022 ATL 31 20 86 42 39 45 202 7 11 5 0 131.7 2.67 1.00 3.82
2021 ATL 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2.3 3.86 1.29 0.02
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