Kerry Carpenter

Detroit Tigers, Right Field
Age: 28y-6m-3d (Sep 02, 1997)
Exp: 3.057 Years
Country: US
College: Virginia Tech
Drafted: Round 19 (#562 overall), 2019
Agent(s): PSI Sports Management
2026 Payroll Salary

$3,275,000

2026 Cash

$3,275,000

Career Earnings

$3,135,144

2026-2026 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Kerry Carpenter signed a 1 year, $3,275,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $3,275,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,275,000. In 2026, Carpenter will earn a base salary of $3,275,000, while carrying a total salary of $3,275,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,275,000
Average Salary:
$3,275,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
3.057
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 28 3.057
Arb Avoided
 $3,275,000 $3,275,000 1.34% $3,275,000 $3,275,000
2027 29 --
ARB 2
2028 30 --
ARB 3
2029 31 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 28 3.057
Arb Avoided
 $3,275,000 - - $3,275,000 $3,275,000
2027 29 --
ARB 2
2028 30 --
ARB 3
2029 31 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 28
Arb Avoided
 $3,275,000 $3,275,000 $3,275,000 $3,275,000 $3,275,000 $3,275,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $796,800
Average Salary:
$796,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
2.057
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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:
1.057
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $723,700
Average Salary:
$723,700
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.057
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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) / $125,000
Average Salary:
$125,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

3.057 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$3,135,144

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2022 24
0
Injured
$215,376
$215,376
2023 25
0.057
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$723,700
$327,659
$939,076
$1,266,735
2024 26
1.057
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$761,000
$310,609
$2,027,735
$2,338,344
2025 27
2.057
Active
$796,800
$3,135,144
Total      
$3,135,144
$3,135,144
2026 28
3.057
Active / Arb Avoided
$3,275,000
Total
$6,410,144

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $3,135,144 - - $3,135,144
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2022
24
$215,376
$215,376
$215,376
2023
25
$723,700
$327,659
$723,700
$327,659
$939,076
$1,266,735
2024
26
$761,000
$310,609
$761,000
$310,609
$2,027,735
$2,338,344
2025
27
$796,800
$796,800
$3,135,144
Total
$3,135,144
$3,135,144
$3,135,144
2026
28
$3,275,000
$3,275,000
Total
$6,410,144
$6,410,144

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $3,135,144 - - $3,135,144

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2025 DET Jun 30, 2025 - Jul 27, 2025 Hamstring
2024 DET May 29, 2024 - Aug 13, 2024 Back
2023 DET Apr 29, 2023 - Jun 09, 2023 Shoulder
2022 DET Sep 29, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 Back
  • Jan 08, 2026 Signed a 1 year $3.275 million contract with Detroit (DET), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $761,000 contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $723,700 contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Aug 10, 2022 Contract purchased by Detroit (DET)
  • Jun 23, 2019 Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Jun 05, 2019 Drafted by Detroit (DET): Round 19 (#562 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2025 DET 130 109 460 433 66 109 18 5 26 62 215 18 106 1 .252 .291 .497 .788 1.81
2024 DET 87 73 293 264 37 75 16 5 18 57 155 22 75 0 .284 .345 .587 .932 2.17
2023 DET 118 111 459 418 57 116 17 2 20 64 197 32 115 6 .278 .340 .471 .811 1.94
2022 DET 31 28 113 103 16 26 4 1 6 10 50 6 32 0 .252 .310 .485 .795 0.44
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