MLB
Luke Jackson
Luke Jackson
Atlanta Braves, Relief Pitcher
Age: 33-59d (Aug 24, 1991)
Exp: 7.019 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 1 (#45 overall), 2010
Agent(s): VaynerSports
2024 Payroll Salary
$2,131,706
2024 Cash
$6,430,093
Career Earnings
$19,254,238
2023-2025 free-agent-xxb (CURRENT)
Luke Jackson signed a 2 year , $11,500,000 contract with the San Francisco Giants, including $11,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,750,000. In 2024, Jackson will earn a base salary of $2,131,706, while carrying a total salary of $6,500,000. Jackson's adjusted salary with the San Francisco Giants is $2,131,706
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $11,500,000
Average Salary:
$5,750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
| Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
31 | $3,000,000 | $5,750,000 | 2.47% | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |||
| 2024 |
|
32 | $2,131,706 | $4,201,613 | 1.77% | $2,131,706 | $5,131,706 | |||
| 2025 |
|
33 |
Club
|
$7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $7,131,706 | ||
| 2026 |
|
34 |
UFA |
|||||||
| Retained Salary | ||||||||||
| 2024 |
|
32 | $4,298,387 | $4,298,387 | 1.81% | $4,298,387 | $7,298,387 | |||
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
31 | 6.019 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $5,750,000 | ||||
| 2024 |
|
32 | 7.019 | $6,500,000 | - | - | $2,131,706 | $4,201,613 | ||||
| 2025 |
|
33 | - |
Club
|
$7,000,000 | - | - | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | |||
| 2026 |
|
34 | -- |
UFA |
||||||||
| Retained Salary | ||||||||||||
| 2024 |
|
32 | $4,298,387 | - | - | $4,298,387 | $4,298,387 | |||||
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
31 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $2,377,235 | |||||
| 2024 |
|
32 | $2,131,706 | $2,131,706 | $5,131,706 | $2,565,853 | $2,065,853 | |||||
| 2025 |
|
33 |
Club |
$2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $7,131,706 | $2,377,235 | $2,000,000 | ||||
| Retained/Dead Cash | ||||||||||||
| 2024 |
|
32 | - | $4,298,387 | $4,298,387 | $7,298,387 | $4,298,387 | $4,298,387 | ||||
Contract Notes
- 2025 Club Option includes a $2M buyout
- 2025 Option Escalators (2024 Games Finished)
$500,000 each for 35, 40, 45
$750,000 each for 50, 55
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2022 Arbitration
Luke Jackson signed a 1 year , $3,600,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves, including $3,600,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,600,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,600,000
Average Salary:
$3,600,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Arbitration
Luke Jackson signed a 1 year , $1,900,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves, including $1,900,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,900,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,900,000
Average Salary:
$1,900,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Arbitration
Luke Jackson signed a 1 year , $1,825,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves, including $1,825,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,825,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,825,000
Average Salary:
$1,825,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arb
Luke Jackson signed a 1 year , $585,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves, including $585,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $585,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $585,000
Average Salary:
$585,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arb
Luke Jackson signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves, including $545,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $545,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $545,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017 Pre-Arb
Luke Jackson signed a 1 year , $535,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves, including $535,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $535,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $535,000
Average Salary:
$535,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2016-2016 Pre-Arb
Luke Jackson signed a 1 year , $508,500 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $508,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $508,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $508,500
Average Salary:
$508,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2015-2015 Pre-Arb
Luke Jackson signed a 1 year , $507,500 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $507,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $507,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $507,500
Average Salary:
$507,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2010-2010 Signing Bonus
Luke Jackson signed a 1 year , $1,545,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $1,545,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,545,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,545,000
Average Salary:
$1,545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
7.019 Years
Career Earnings thru 2024
$19,254,238
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$1,545,000 |
$1,545,000 |
|
| 2015 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$102,609 |
$1,647,609 |
|
| 2016 | 24 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$508,500 |
$2,156,109 |
|
| 2017 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$535,000 |
$2,691,109 |
|
| 2018 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$372,110 |
$3,063,219 |
|
| 2019 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$585,000 |
$3,648,219 |
|
| 2020 | 28 |
|
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$675,926 |
$4,324,145 |
|
| 2021 | 29 |
|
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$1,900,000 |
$6,224,145 |
Champion |
| 2022 | 30 |
|
Injured / arbitration-settlement
|
$3,600,000 |
$9,824,145 |
|
| 2023 | 31 |
|
Active
|
$3,000,000 |
$12,824,145 |
|
| 2024 | 32 |
|
Retained
Active
|
$4,298,387 $2,131,706 |
$17,122,532 $19,254,238 |
|
| Total |
$19,254,238 |
$17,122,532 $19,254,238 |
||||
| 2025 | 33 |
|
Active / Club
|
$2,000,000 |
||
| Total |
$21,254,238 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$611,109 | $1,545,000 | - | $2,156,109 |
| 7 |
|
$9,799,742 | - | - | $9,799,742 |
| 2 |
|
$7,298,387 | - | - | $7,298,387 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |
|
18 |
$1,545,000 |
$1,545,000 |
$1,545,000 |
||
| 2015 |
|
23 |
$102,609
|
$102,609 |
$1,647,609 |
||
| 2016 |
|
24 |
$508,500
|
$508,500 |
$2,156,109 |
||
| 2017 |
|
25 |
$535,000
|
$535,000 |
$2,691,109 |
||
| 2018 |
|
26 |
$372,110
|
$372,110 |
$3,063,219 |
||
| 2019 |
|
27 |
$585,000
|
$585,000 |
$3,648,219 |
||
| 2020 |
|
28 |
$675,926
|
$675,926 |
$4,324,145 |
||
| 2021 |
|
29 |
$1,900,000
|
$1,900,000 |
$6,224,145 |
||
| 2022 |
|
30 |
$3,600,000
|
$3,600,000 |
$9,824,145 |
||
| 2023 |
|
31 |
$3,000,000
|
$3,000,000 |
$12,824,145 |
||
| 2024 |
|
32 |
$4,298,387 $2,131,706
|
$4,298,387 $2,131,706 |
$17,122,532 $19,254,238 |
||
| Total |
$17,709,238 |
$1,545,000 |
$19,254,238 |
$17,122,532 $19,254,238 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
33 |
$2,000,000
|
$2,000,000 |
|||
| Total |
$19,709,238 |
$1,545,000 |
$21,254,238 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$611,109 | $1,545,000 | - | $2,156,109 |
| 7 |
|
$9,799,742 | - | - | $9,799,742 |
| 2 |
|
$7,298,387 | - | - | $7,298,387 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
SF |
Mar 29, 2024 - Apr 22, 2024 | Back |
| 2023 |
SF |
Jun 25, 2023 - Jul 22, 2023 | Back |
| 2023 |
SF |
Mar 30, 2023 - May 30, 2023 | Elbow (Tommy John) |
| 2022 |
ATL |
Apr 04, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 | Arm |
| 2017 |
ATL |
Aug 19, 2017 - Sep 01, 2017 | Shoulder |
-
Jul 30, 2024
Traded to Atlanta (ATL) from San Francisco (SF) with Jorge Soler for Sabin Ceballos and Tyler Matzek
-
Jan 09, 2023
Signed a 2 year $11.5 million contract with San Francisco (SF), plus a $7M club option for 2025
-
May 19, 2022
Signed a 1 year $3.6 million contract with Atlanta (ATL), settling in arbitration
-
Dec 02, 2020
Signed a 1 year $1.9 million contract with Atlanta (ATL), avoiding arbitration
-
Jan 10, 2020
Signed a 1 year $1.825 million contract with Atlanta (ATL), avoiding arbitration
-
Mar 05, 2019
Signed a 1 year $585,000 contract with Atlanta (ATL)
-
Dec 08, 2016
Traded to Atlanta (ATL) from Texas (TEX) for Tyrell Jenkins and Brady Feigl
-
Mar 04, 2016
Signed a 1 year $508,500 contract with Texas (TEX)
-
Feb 27, 2015
Signed a 1 year $507,500 contract with Texas (TEX)
-
Aug 16, 2010
Signed a contract with Texas (TEX)
-
Jun 24, 2010
Drafted by Texas (TEX): Round 1 (#45 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ATL | 52 | 0 | 52 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 59 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 53.0 | 5.09 | 1.47 | -0.26 |
| 2023 | SF | 33 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 | 2.97 | 1.23 | 0.57 |
| 2021 | ATL | 71 | 0 | 45 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 70 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 63.7 | 1.98 | 1.16 | 2.24 |
| 2020 | ATL | 19 | 0 | 39 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 | 6.84 | 1.98 | -0.46 |
| 2019 | ATL | 71 | 0 | 76 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 106 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 72.7 | 3.84 | 1.40 | 0.88 |
| 2018 | ATL | 35 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40.7 | 4.43 | 1.53 | -0.13 |
| 2017 | ATL | 43 | 0 | 55 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.7 | 4.62 | 1.46 | 0.31 |
| 2016 | TEX | 8 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 10.80 | 2.57 | -0.67 |
| 2015 | TEX | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 4.26 | 1.11 | 0.03 |
Calculated Market Value
Market Value
- 1 years, $1,550,677
- Avg. Salary: $1,550,677
- MLB Rank: 511
- RP Rank: 104
Current Contract
- Free Agent: 2026
- Avg. Salary: $5,750,000
- MLB Rank: 253
- RP Rank: 38
Comparable Players
We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Luke Jackson to.
| Player | Length | Value | Avg. Salary | Age When Signed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Suarez | 5 | $46,000,000 | $9,200,000 | 31 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 2 | $11,500,000 | $5,750,000 | 33 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 1 | $2,630,000 | $2,630,000 | 33 |
| Blake Treinen | 1 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 34 |
| Averages | 2 | $17,032,500 | $6,395,000 | 32.8 |
Base Calculated Value
After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Jackson's current age (33), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.
| Length | Value | Avg. Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $22,221,315 | $7,407,105 |
Statistical Comparisons
Now we'll compare our variables and Jackson statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP/Yr, SV, ERA, WHIP, K/9, BB/9, FIP, WAR
| Player | GP/Yr | SV | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | FIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Robert Suarez
2021-2022
|
22.50 | 0.02 | 1.14 | 0.52 | 5.76 | 1.98 | 1.61 | 2.22 |
|
Tommy Kahnle
2021-2022
|
6.50 | 0.08 | 1.42 | 0.32 | 4.97 | 1.06 | 2.19 | 1.41 |
|
Andrew Kittredge
2022-2023
|
15.50 | 0.19 | 3.12 | 1.03 | 7.00 | 1.22 | 4.02 | 1.14 |
|
Blake Treinen
2021-2022
|
38.50 | 0.09 | 1.90 | 0.69 | 10.69 | 2.46 | 3.40 | 2.36 |
| Average | 20.75 | 0.10 | 1.90 | 0.64 | 7.11 | 1.68 | 2.81 | 1.78 |
|
Luke Jackson
2023-2024
|
37.50 | 0.00 | 4.34 | 1.38 | 10.44 | 4.03 | 4.00 | 0.12 |
| Pct Change | 80.72 | -100.00 | -128.42 | -115.63 | 46.84 | -139.88 | -42.35 | -93.26 |
| Median Prime % Change | -96.63% | |||||||
| Average Prime % Change | -61.50% | |||||||
Calculated Market Value: Luke Jackson
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 |
|---|---|
| 1 years, $1,550,677 | $1,550,677 |