Aaron Bummer

Atlanta Braves, Relief Pitcher
Age: 31-31d (Sep 21, 1993)
Exp: 5.15 Years
Country: US
College: Nebraska-Lincoln
Drafted: Round 19 (#558 overall), 2014
Agent(s): O'Connell Sports Management
2024 Payroll Salary

$5,500,000

2024 Cash

$5,500,000

Career Earnings

$15,171,731

2020-2026 Pre-Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)

Aaron Bummer signed a 5 year , $16,000,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $16,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,200,000. In 2024, Bummer will earn a base salary of $5,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $5,500,000.
Contract Terms:
5 yr(s) / $16,000,000
Average Salary:
$3,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2020 26 $370,370 $3,200,000 1.54% $370,370 $370,370
2021 27
ARB 1
$2,000,000 $3,200,000 1.52% $2,000,000 $2,370,370
2022 28
ARB 2
$2,500,000 $3,200,000 1.39% $2,500,000 $4,870,370
2023 29
ARB 3
$3,750,000 $3,200,000 1.37% $3,750,000 $8,620,370
2024 30
ARB 4
$5,500,000 $6,750,000 2.85% $5,500,000 $14,120,370
2025 31
Club
$7,250,000 $7,250,000 3.01% $1,250,000 $15,370,370
2026 32
Club
$7,500,000 $7,500,000 3.07% - $15,370,370
2027 33
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2020 26 1.150 $1,000,000 - - $370,370 $3,200,000
2021 27 2.150
ARB 1
$2,000,000 - - $2,000,000 $3,200,000
2022 28 3.150
ARB 2
$2,500,000 - - $2,500,000 $3,200,000
2023 29 4.150
ARB 3
$3,750,000 - - $3,750,000 $3,200,000
2024 30 5.150
ARB 4
$5,500,000 - - $5,500,000 $6,750,000
2025 31 -
Club
$7,250,000 - - $7,250,000 $7,250,000
2026 32 -
Club
$7,500,000 - - $7,500,000 $7,500,000
2027 33 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2020 26 $370,370 $370,370 $370,370 $370,370 $2,195,767
2021 27
ARB 1
$2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,370,370 $1,185,185 $2,500,000
2022 28
ARB 2
$2,500,000 $2,500,000 $4,870,370 $1,623,457 $2,600,000
2023 29
ARB 3
$3,750,000 $3,750,000 $8,620,370 $2,155,093 $2,625,000
2024 30
ARB 4
$5,500,000 $5,500,000 $14,120,370 $2,824,074 $2,250,000
2025 31
Club
$1,250,000 $1,250,000 $15,370,370 $2,561,728 $625,000
2026 32
Club
- - $15,370,370 - -
Contract Notes
  • 2025 club option includes a $1.25M buyout
  • If applicable 2026 club option includes a $1M buyout
  • AL Reliever of the Year Award 2026 Escalator
    1st: $10M
    2nd/3rd: $9M
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2019-2019 Pre-Arb

Aaron Bummer signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arb

Aaron Bummer signed a 1 year , $549,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $549,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $549,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $549,000
Average Salary:
$549,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017 Pre-Arb

Aaron Bummer signed a 1 year , $535,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, 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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2014-2014 Signing Bonus

Aaron Bummer signed a 1 year , $100,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $100,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $100,000
Average Salary:
$100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

5.15 Years

Career Earnings thru 2024

$15,171,731

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2014 20
Signing Bonus
$100,000
$100,000
2017 23
Active
$195,841
$295,841
2018 24
Active
$293,000
$588,841
2019 25
Active
$462,520
$1,051,361
2020 26
Active
$370,370
$1,421,731
2021 27
Active
$2,000,000
$3,421,731
2022 28
Active
$2,500,000
$5,921,731
2023 29
Active
$3,750,000
$9,671,731
2024 30
Active / arbitration-4-bypassed
$5,500,000
$15,171,731
Total      
$15,171,731
$15,171,731
2025 31
Active / Club
$1,250,000
Total
$16,421,731

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
8 $9,571,731 $100,000 - $9,671,731
1 $5,500,000 - - $5,500,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2014
20
$100,000
$100,000
$100,000
2017
23
$195,841
$195,841
$295,841
2018
24
$293,000
$293,000
$588,841
2019
25
$462,520
$462,520
$1,051,361
2020
26
$370,370
$370,370
$1,421,731
2021
27
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,421,731
2022
28
$2,500,000
$2,500,000
$5,921,731
2023
29
$3,750,000
$3,750,000
$9,671,731
2024
30
$5,500,000
$5,500,000
$15,171,731
Total
$15,071,731
$100,000
$15,171,731
$15,171,731
2025
31
$1,250,000
$1,250,000
Total
$16,321,731
$100,000
$16,421,731

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
8 $9,571,731 $100,000 - $9,671,731
1 $5,500,000 - - $5,500,000

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2022 CHW Jun 12, 2022 - Sep 05, 2022 Back
2022 CHW May 08, 2022 - May 22, 2022 Knee
2021 CHW Jun 28, 2021 - Jul 15, 2021 Hamstring
2020 CHW Aug 08, 2020 - Sep 24, 2020 Biceps
  • Nov 17, 2023 Traded to Atlanta (ATL) from Chicago (CHW) for Michael Soroka, Jared Shuster, Nicky Lopez, Braden Shewmake and Riley Gowens
  • Feb 22, 2020 Signed a 5 year $16 million contract extension with Chicago (CHW)
  • Feb 23, 2018 Signed a contract with Chicago (CHW)
  • Jul 27, 2017 Contract purchased by Chicago (CHW)
  • Jun 30, 2014 Signed a contract with Chicago (CHW)
  • Jun 07, 2014 Drafted by Chicago (CHW): Round 19 (#558 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 ATL 56 0 61 24 22 18 69 2 4 3 0 55.3 3.58 1.43 0.55
2023 CHW 61 0 53 45 44 36 78 4 5 5 0 58.3 6.79 1.53 -0.94
2022 CHW 32 0 30 11 7 10 30 2 2 1 2 26.7 2.36 1.50 0.60
2021 CHW 62 0 42 28 22 29 75 3 5 5 2 56.3 3.52 1.26 0.53
2020 CHW 9 0 5 1 1 5 14 0 1 0 0 9.3 0.96 1.07 0.35
2019 CHW 58 0 43 17 16 24 60 4 0 0 1 67.7 2.13 0.99 2.75
2018 CHW 37 0 40 19 15 10 35 1 0 1 0 31.7 4.26 1.58 -0.10
2017 CHW 30 0 13 11 11 15 17 4 1 3 0 22.0 4.50 1.27 0.19

Calculated Market Value

Market Value

  • 3 years, $18,163,278
  • Avg. Salary: $6,054,426
  • MLB Rank: 246
  • RP Rank: 35

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2027
  • Avg. Salary: $3,200,000
  • MLB Rank: 354
  • RP Rank: 67

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Joe Kelly 1 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 35
Robert Stephenson 3 $33,000,000 $11,000,000 30
Jake Junis 1 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 31
Phil Maton 1 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 30
Averages 2 $13,625,000 $8,125,000 31.5

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Bummer's current age (31), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
3 $25,290,000 $8,430,000

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Bummer 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
Joe Kelly
2022-2023
42.50 0.02 5.10 1.40 13.31 4.86 2.89 -0.50
Robert Stephenson
2022-2023
58.50 0.01 4.27 1.10 10.88 2.46 3.73 0.48
Jake Junis
2022-2023
31.50 0.02 4.15 1.29 8.96 2.10 3.70 2.45
Phil Maton
2022-2023
67.00 0.01 3.42 1.19 10.05 3.35 4.04 0.38
Average 49.88 0.02 4.24 1.25 10.80 3.19 3.59 0.70
Aaron Bummer
2023-2024
52.00 0.00 5.21 1.51 11.76 4.08 2.74 -0.29
Pct Change 4.25 -100.00 -22.88 -20.80 8.89 -27.90 23.68 -141.43
Median Prime % Change -21.84%
Average Prime % Change -34.52%

Calculated Market Value: Aaron Bummer

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
3 years, $18,163,278 $6,054,426
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