Starting Pitcher Spending
A real-time look at how MLB teams are spending their 2019 cap dollars on Starting Pitchers.
Team Payroll Allocation: Active Roster
| Rank | Team | Signed | 2019 Payroll Dollars | % of 2019 Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHCChicago Cubs | 9 | $90,500,000 | 54.18% |
| 2 | LADLos Angeles Dodgers | 7 | $70,691,668 | 48.54% |
| 3 | BOSBoston Red Sox | 6 | $67,125,000 | 47.01% |
| 4 | SFSan Francisco Giants | 8 | $52,800,000 | 36.94% |
| 5 | SEASeattle Mariners | 5 | $47,057,142 | 35.66% |
| 6 | WSHWashington Nationals | 9 | $42,405,562 | 50.00% |
| 7 | ARIArizona Diamondbacks | 7 | $34,500,000 | 44.52% |
| 8 | KCKansas City Royals | 7 | $31,750,000 | 43.26% |
| 9 | NYYNew York Yankees | 8 | $30,000,000 | 28.89% |
| 10 | DETDetroit Tigers | 6 | $25,000,000 | 36.23% |
| 11 | PHIPhiladelphia Phillies | 8 | $25,000,000 | 36.27% |
| 12 | CLECleveland Indians | 6 | $24,950,000 | 26.49% |
| 13 | CINCincinnati Reds | 9 | $23,000,000 | 33.55% |
| 14 | STLSt. Louis Cardinals | 8 | $21,450,000 | 20.70% |
| 15 | HOUHouston Astros | 5 | $20,000,000 | 25.67% |
| 16 | MIAMiami Marlins | 8 | $20,000,000 | 42.68% |
| 17 | ATLAtlanta Braves | 13 | $19,166,668 | 32.36% |
| 18 | BALBaltimore Orioles | 9 | $19,000,000 | 37.17% |
| 19 | PITPittsburgh Pirates | 8 | $16,833,336 | 31.45% |
| 20 | MILMilwaukee Brewers | 8 | $13,250,000 | 18.77% |
| 21 | TEXTexas Rangers | 4 | $9,833,333 | 11.81% |
| 22 | MINMinnesota Twins | 10 | $8,000,000 | 30.19% |
| 23 | NYMNew York Mets | 8 | $8,000,000 | 8.65% |
| 24 | SDSan Diego Padres | 9 | $3,000,000 | 5.79% |
| 25 | TBTampa Bay Rays | 7 | $0 | 0.00% |
| 26 | TORToronto Blue Jays | 6 | $0 | 0.00% |
| 27 | CHWChicago White Sox | 8 | $0 | 0.00% |
| 28 | LAALos Angeles Angels | 11 | $0 | 0.00% |
| 29 | OAKOakland Athletics | 11 | $0 | 0.00% |
| 30 | COLColorado Rockies | 7 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 235 | $723,312,709 | 30.18% | |
| Average | 8 | $24,110,424 | 26.23% |
| Rank | Player | 2019 Payroll Dollars | % of 2019 Payroll | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Zack Greinke | $34,500,000 | 44.52% |
| 2 | 
|
Yoan Lopez | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Braden Shipley | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 4 | 
|
Julio Teheran | $11,166,668 | 18.85% |
| 5 | 
|
Brandon McCarthy | $8,000,000 | 13.51% |
| 6 | 
|
Kolby Allard | $0 | 0.00% |
|
|
Adam McCreery | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
|
Ricardo Sanchez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Touki Toussaint | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Bryse Wilson | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
|
Kyle Wright | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 12 | 
|
Alex Cobb | $14,000,000 | 18.58% |
| 13 | 
|
Andrew Cashner | $9,500,000 | 18.58% |
| 14 |
|
Hunter Harvey | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Luis Ortiz | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Yefry Ramirez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Josh Rogers | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 18 | 
|
David Price | $31,000,000 | 21.71% |
| 19 | 
|
Rick Porcello | $21,125,000 | 14.79% |
| 20 | 
|
Chris Sale | $15,000,000 | 10.50% |
| 21 |
|
Chandler Shepherd | $0 | 0.00% |
| 22 | 
|
Jon Lester | $27,500,000 | 16.46% |
| 23 | 
|
Yu Darvish | $20,000,000 | 11.97% |
|
Cole Hamels | $20,000,000 | 11.97% | |
| 25 | 
|
Tyler Chatwood | $12,500,000 | 7.48% |
| 26 | 
|
Jose Quintana | $10,500,000 | 6.29% |
| 27 | 
|
Duane Underwood | $0 | 0.00% |
|
|
Ian Clarkin | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Carson Fulmer | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Michael Kopech | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 31 | 
|
Homer Bailey | $23,000,000 | 33.55% |
| 32 | 
|
Corey Kluber | $15,200,000 | 16.14% |
| 33 | 
|
Carlos Carrasco | $9,750,000 | 10.35% |
| 34 | 
|
Shane Bieber | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Jeff Hoffman | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 36 | 
|
Jordan Zimmermann | $25,000,000 | 36.23% |
| 37 | 
|
Ryan Carpenter | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Spencer Turnbull | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 39 | 
|
Justin Verlander | $28,000,000 | 25.67% |
| 40 | 
|
Josh James | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Framber Valdez | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 42 | 
|
Ian Kennedy | $16,500,000 | 22.48% |
| 43 | 
|
Danny Duffy | $15,250,000 | 20.78% |
| 44 | 
|
Ben Lively | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Trevor Oaks | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Jaime Barria | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
|
Ty Buttrey | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Shohei Ohtani | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 49 | 
|
Clayton Kershaw | $31,000,000 | 21.29% |
| 50 | 
|
Rich Hill | $18,666,668 | 12.82% |
| 51 | 
|
Hyun-Jin Ryu | $17,900,000 | 12.29% |
| 52 | 
|
Kenta Maeda | $3,125,000 | 2.15% |
| 53 | 
|
Wei-Yin Chen | $20,000,000 | 42.68% |
| 54 | 
|
Jeff Brigham | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Pablo Lopez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Trevor Richards | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 57 | 
|
Jhoulys Chacin | $6,750,000 | 9.56% |
| 58 | 
|
Chase Anderson | $6,500,000 | 9.21% |
| 59 | 
|
Adrian Houser | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Freddy Peralta | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 61 | 
|
Michael Pineda | $8,000,000 | 30.19% |
| 62 | 
|
Stephen Gonsalves | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Fernando Romero | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Kohl Stewart | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 65 | 
|
Jason Vargas | $8,000,000 | 8.65% |
| 66 | 
|
Chris Flexen | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Drew Gagnon | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Corey Oswalt | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 69 | 
|
Masahiro Tanaka | $22,000,000 | 21.19% |
| 70 | 
|
C.C. Sabathia | $8,000,000 | 7.70% |
| 71 |
|
Domingo Acevedo | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Chance Adams | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Aaron Brooks | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Kendall Graveman | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 75 | 
|
Jake Arrieta | $25,000,000 | 36.27% |
| 76 | 
|
Enyel De Los Santos | $0 | 0.00% |
| 77 | 
|
Ivan Nova | $9,166,668 | 17.13% |
| 78 | 
|
Chris Archer | $7,666,668 | 14.33% |
| 79 | 
|
Clayton Richard | $3,000,000 | 5.79% |
| 80 | 
|
Brett Kennedy | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Eric Lauer | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Joey Lucchesi | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Jacob Nix | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Colin Rea | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
|
Trey Wingenter | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 86 | 
|
Johnny Cueto | $21,000,000 | 14.69% |
| 87 | 
|
Jeff Samardzija | $19,800,000 | 13.85% |
| 88 | 
|
Madison Bumgarner | $12,000,000 | 8.40% |
| 89 | 
|
Tyler Beede | $0 | 0.00% |
|
|
Chase Johnson | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Dereck Rodriguez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Andrew Suarez | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 93 | 
|
Felix Hernandez | $27,857,142 | 21.11% |
| 94 | 
|
Mike Leake | $16,000,000 | 12.13% |
| 95 | 
|
Wade LeBlanc | $2,300,000 | 1.74% |
| 96 | 
|
Marco Gonzales | $900,000 | 0.68% |
| 97 | 
|
Carlos Martinez | $11,700,000 | 11.29% |
| 98 | 
|
Miles Mikolas | $7,750,000 | 7.48% |
| 99 | 
|
Adam Wainwright | $2,000,000 | 1.93% |
| 100 | 
|
Austin Gomber | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Jalen Beeks | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Yonny Chirinos | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Andrew Moore | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 104 | 
|
Mike Minor | $9,833,333 | 11.81% |
| 105 | 
|
Ariel Jurado | $0 | 0.00% |
|
|
Julian Merryweather | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Sean Reid-Foley | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 108 | 
|
Stephen Strasburg | $38,333,334 | 5.90% |
| 109 | 
|
Max Scherzer | $37,405,562 | 44.11% |
| 110 | 
|
Jimmy Cordero | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Kyle McGowin | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Jefry Rodriguez | $0 | 0.00% | |