MLB Positional Spending
Starting Pitcher Spending
A real-time look at how MLB teams are spending their 2023 cap dollars on Starting Pitchers.
Team Payroll Allocation: Active Roster
| Rank | Team | Signed | 2023 Payroll Dollars | % of 2023 Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYMNew York Mets | 7 | $129,816,666 | 39.44% |
| 2 | TEXTexas Rangers | 11 | $96,150,000 | 53.62% |
| 3 | NYYNew York Yankees | 12 | $87,133,333 | 33.77% |
| 4 | TORToronto Blue Jays | 10 | $85,714,285 | 42.91% |
| 5 | SDSan Diego Padres | 9 | $66,400,000 | 27.94% |
| 6 | CHCChicago Cubs | 9 | $62,900,000 | 37.26% |
| 7 | PHIPhiladelphia Phillies | 7 | $61,450,000 | 27.37% |
| 8 | STLSt. Louis Cardinals | 8 | $61,150,000 | 42.29% |
| 9 | SFSan Francisco Giants | 9 | $60,900,000 | 35.18% |
| 10 | LADLos Angeles Dodgers | 9 | $58,450,000 | 28.40% |
| 11 | WSHWashington Nationals | 7 | $47,988,095 | 63.74% |
| 12 | LAALos Angeles Angels | 9 | $46,600,000 | 26.99% |
| 13 | CHWChicago White Sox | 8 | $44,650,000 | 26.20% |
| 14 | SEASeattle Mariners | 5 | $39,150,000 | 35.34% |
| 15 | BOSBoston Red Sox | 8 | $38,050,000 | 23.04% |
| 16 | COLColorado Rockies | 8 | $37,700,000 | 24.24% |
| 17 | ARIArizona Diamondbacks | 7 | $36,933,333 | 40.28% |
| 18 | DETDetroit Tigers | 12 | $35,480,000 | 33.65% |
| 19 | MINMinnesota Twins | 13 | $31,275,000 | 22.57% |
| 20 | HOUHouston Astros | 7 | $25,775,000 | 14.97% |
| 21 | MILMilwaukee Brewers | 10 | $24,309,960 | 26.39% |
| 22 | ATLAtlanta Braves | 9 | $23,800,000 | 13.38% |
| 23 | TBTampa Bay Rays | 9 | $21,625,000 | 41.35% |
| 24 | CLECleveland Guardians | 9 | $21,060,000 | 28.08% |
| 25 | KCKansas City Royals | 10 | $19,475,000 | 29.70% |
| 26 | PITPittsburgh Pirates | 8 | $15,862,500 | 28.26% |
| 27 | BALBaltimore Orioles | 9 | $14,825,000 | 29.25% |
| 28 | MIAMiami Marlins | 7 | $12,300,000 | 17.47% |
| 29 | OAKOakland Athletics | 9 | $5,150,000 | 12.58% |
| 30 | CINCincinnati Reds | 6 | $3,550,000 | 5.03% |
| Total | 261 | $1,315,623,172 | 31.1% | |
| Average | 9 | $43,854,106 | 30.36% |
| Rank | Player | 2023 Payroll Dollars | % of 2023 Payroll | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Madison Bumgarner | $23,000,000 | 19.63% |
| 2 | 
|
Merrill Kelly | $8,333,333 | 9.09% |
| 3 | 
|
Zac Gallen | $5,600,000 | 6.11% |
| 4 | 
|
Zach Davies | $5,000,000 | 5.45% |
| 5 | 
|
Tommy Henry | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Drey Jameson | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Ryne Nelson | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 8 | 
|
Charlie Morton | $20,000,000 | 11.24% |
| 9 | 
|
Michael Soroka | $2,800,000 | 1.57% |
| 10 | 
|
Spencer Strider | $1,000,000 | 0.56% |
| 11 | 
|
Kolby Allard | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Ian Anderson | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Bryce Elder | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Roddery Munoz | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Kyle Wright | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Huascar Ynoa | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 17 | 
|
Kyle Gibson | $10,000,000 | 19.73% |
| 18 | 
|
John Means | $2,975,000 | 5.87% |
| 19 | 
|
Austin Voth | $1,850,000 | 3.65% |
| 20 | 
|
Mike Baumann | $0 | 0.00% |
|
D.L. Hall | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Cole Irvin | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Dean Kremer | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Tyler Wells | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Bruce Zimmermann | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 26 | 
|
Chris Sale | $27,500,000 | 10.60% |
| 27 | 
|
Corey Kluber | $10,000,000 | 6.06% |
| 28 | 
|
Nick Pivetta | $5,350,000 | 3.24% |
| 29 | 
|
James Paxton | $4,000,000 | 2.42% |
| 30 | 
|
Garrett Whitlock | $1,200,000 | 0.73% |
| 31 | 
|
Brayan Bello | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Bryan Mata | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Josh Winckowski | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 34 | 
|
Marcus Stroman | $25,000,000 | 14.81% |
| 35 | 
|
Kyle Hendricks | $14,000,000 | 8.29% |
|
Jameson Taillon | $14,000,000 | 8.29% | |
| 37 | 
|
Drew Smyly | $8,000,000 | 4.74% |
| 38 | 
|
Adrian Sampson | $1,900,000 | 1.13% |
| 39 | 
|
Javier Assad | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Caleb Kilian | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Justin Steele | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Hayden Wesneski | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 43 | 
|
Lance Lynn | $18,500,000 | 10.86% |
| 44 | 
|
Lucas Giolito | $10,400,000 | 6.10% |
| 45 | 
|
Mike Clevinger | $8,000,000 | 4.69% |
| 46 | 
|
Dylan Cease | $5,700,000 | 3.34% |
| 47 | 
|
Michael Kopech | $2,050,000 | 1.20% |
| 48 | 
|
Jason Bilous | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Davis Martin | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Jonathan Stiever | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 51 | 
|
Luis Cessa | $2,650,000 | 3.75% |
| 52 | 
|
Justin Dunn | $900,000 | 1.27% |
| 53 | 
|
Graham Ashcraft | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Hunter Greene | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Vladimir Gutierrez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Nick Lodolo | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 57 | 
|
Shane Bieber | $10,010,000 | 13.34% |
| 58 | 
|
Cal Quantrill | $5,500,000 | 7.33% |
| 59 | 
|
Zach Plesac | $2,950,000 | 3.93% |
| 60 | 
|
Aaron Civale | $2,600,000 | 3.47% |
| 61 | 
|
Joey Cantillo | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Xzavion Curry | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Hunter Gaddis | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Triston McKenzie | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Konnor Pilkington | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 66 | 
|
German Marquez | $15,300,000 | 9.84% |
| 67 | 
|
Kyle Freeland | $10,500,000 | 6.75% |
| 68 | 
|
Antonio Senzatela | $7,250,000 | 4.66% |
| 69 | 
|
Jose Urena | $3,000,000 | 1.93% |
| 70 | 
|
Austin Gomber | $1,650,000 | 1.06% |
| 71 | 
|
Ryan Feltner | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Ryan Rolison | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Connor Seabold | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 74 | 
|
Eduardo Rodriguez | $14,000,000 | 13.28% |
| 75 | 
|
Matt Boyd | $10,000,000 | 9.48% |
| 76 | 
|
Michael Lorenzen | $8,500,000 | 8.06% |
| 77 | 
|
Spencer Turnbull | $2,150,000 | 2.04% |
| 78 | 
|
Rony Garcia | $830,000 | 0.79% |
| 79 | 
|
Beau Brieske | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Alex Faedo | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Garrett Hill | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Matt Manning | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Casey Mize | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Tarik Skubal | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Joey Wentz | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 86 | 
|
Lance McCullers | $15,950,000 | 9.26% |
| 87 | 
|
Framber Valdez | $6,800,000 | 3.95% |
| 88 | 
|
Jose Urquidy | $3,025,000 | 1.76% |
| 89 | 
|
Hunter Brown | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Shawn Dubin | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Luis Garcia | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Forrest Whitley | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 93 | 
|
Jordan Lyles | $8,500,000 | 12.96% |
| 94 | 
|
Brad Keller | $5,775,000 | 8.81% |
| 95 | 
|
Ryan Yarbrough | $3,000,000 | 4.57% |
| 96 | 
|
Kris Bubic | $2,200,000 | 3.35% |
| 97 | 
|
Jonathan Bowlan | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Maximo Castillo | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Jon Heasley | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Jackson Kowar | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Daniel Lynch | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Angel Zerpa | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 103 | 
|
Shohei Ohtani | $30,000,000 | 17.37% |
| 104 | 
|
Tyler Anderson | $13,000,000 | 7.53% |
| 105 | 
|
Patrick Sandoval | $2,750,000 | 1.59% |
| 106 | 
|
Griffin Canning | $850,000 | 0.49% |
| 107 | 
|
Davis Daniel | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Tucker Davidson | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Chris Rodriguez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Chase Silseth | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Jose Suarez | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 112 | 
|
Clayton Kershaw | $20,000,000 | 9.72% |
| 113 | 
|
Julio Urias | $14,250,000 | 6.92% |
| 114 | 
|
Noah Syndergaard | $13,000,000 | 6.32% |
| 115 | 
|
Walker Buehler | $8,025,000 | 3.90% |
| 116 | 
|
Dustin May | $1,675,000 | 0.81% |
| 117 | 
|
Shelby Miller | $1,500,000 | 0.73% |
| 118 | 
|
Michael Grove | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Andre Jackson | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Ryan Pepiot | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 121 | 
|
Sandy Alcantara | $6,300,000 | 8.95% |
| 122 | 
|
Johnny Cueto | $6,000,000 | 8.52% |
| 123 | 
|
Edward Cabrera | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Braxton Garrett | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Max Meyer | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Trevor Rogers | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Sixto Sanchez | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 128 | 
|
Brandon Woodruff | $10,800,000 | 11.72% |
| 129 | 
|
Eric Lauer | $5,075,000 | 5.51% |
| 130 | 
|
Freddy Peralta | $3,734,960 | 4.05% |
| 131 | 
|
Wade Miley | $3,500,000 | 3.80% |
| 132 | 
|
Aaron Ashby | $1,200,000 | 1.30% |
| 133 | 
|
Jason Alexander | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Janson Junk | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Tyson Miller | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Ethan Small | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Bryse Wilson | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 138 | 
|
Sonny Gray | $12,700,000 | 9.17% |
| 139 | 
|
Tyler Mahle | $7,500,000 | 5.41% |
| 140 | 
|
Pablo Lopez | $5,450,000 | 3.93% |
| 141 | 
|
Kenta Maeda | $3,125,000 | 2.26% |
| 142 | 
|
Chris Paddack | $2,500,000 | 1.80% |
| 143 | 
|
Jordan Balazovic | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Ronny Henriquez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Bailey Ober | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Joe Ryan | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Cole Sands | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Louie Varland | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Josh Winder | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Simeon Woods-Richardson | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 151 | 
|
Max Scherzer | $43,333,333 | 13.17% |
|
Justin Verlander | $43,333,333 | 13.17% | |
| 153 | 
|
Kodai Senga | $15,000,000 | 4.56% |
| 154 | 
|
Carlos Carrasco | $14,000,000 | 4.25% |
| 155 | 
|
Jose Quintana | $13,000,000 | 3.95% |
| 156 | 
|
Joey Lucchesi | $1,150,000 | 0.35% |
| 157 | 
|
Tylor Megill | $0 | 0.00% |
| 158 | 
|
Gerrit Cole | $36,000,000 | 13.95% |
| 159 | 
|
Carlos Rodon | $22,833,333 | 8.85% |
| 160 | 
|
Luis Severino | $15,000,000 | 5.81% |
| 161 | 
|
Frankie Montas | $7,500,000 | 2.91% |
| 162 | 
|
Nestor Cortes | $3,200,000 | 1.24% |
| 163 | 
|
Domingo German | $2,600,000 | 1.01% |
| 164 | 
|
Jhony Brito | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Luis Gil | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Yoendrys Gomez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Matt Krook | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Clarke Schmidt | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Randy Vasquez | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 170 |
|
Shintaro Fujinami | $3,250,000 | 7.94% |
| 171 | 
|
Paul Blackburn | $1,900,000 | 4.64% |
| 172 | 
|
James Kaprielian | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Adrian Martinez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Luis Medina | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Kyle Muller | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
JP Sears | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Freddy Tarnok | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Ken Waldichuk | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 179 | 
|
Zack Wheeler | $24,500,000 | 10.91% |
| 180 | 
|
Taijuan Walker | $18,000,000 | 8.02% |
| 181 | 
|
Aaron Nola | $16,000,000 | 7.13% |
| 182 | 
|
Ranger Suarez | $2,950,000 | 1.31% |
| 183 | 
|
Bailey Falter | $0 | 0.00% |
|
James McArthur | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Michael Plassmeyer | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 186 | 
|
Rich Hill | $8,000,000 | 14.25% |
| 187 | 
|
Vincent Velasquez | $3,150,000 | 5.61% |
| 188 | 
|
Mitch Keller | $2,437,500 | 4.34% |
| 189 | 
|
JT Brubaker | $2,275,000 | 4.05% |
| 190 | 
|
Roansy Contreras | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Max Kranick | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
|
Luiz Ortiz | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Johan Oviedo | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 194 | 
|
Joe Musgrove | $20,000,000 | 8.42% |
| 195 | 
|
Yu Darvish | $19,000,000 | 8.00% |
| 196 | 
|
Blake Snell | $16,600,000 | 6.99% |
| 197 | 
|
Nick Martinez | $10,000,000 | 4.21% |
| 198 | 
|
Adrian Morejon | $800,000 | 0.34% |
| 199 | 
|
Pedro Avila | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Jason Groome | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Reiss Knehr | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Ryan Weathers | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 203 | 
|
Alex Wood | $12,500,000 | 7.22% |
| 204 | 
|
Anthony DeSclafani | $12,000,000 | 6.93% |
| 205 | 
|
Sean Manaea | $10,000,000 | 5.78% |
|
Ross Stripling | $10,000,000 | 5.78% | |
| 207 | 
|
Alex Cobb | $9,000,000 | 5.20% |
| 208 | 
|
Logan Webb | $4,600,000 | 2.66% |
| 209 | 
|
Jake Junis | $2,800,000 | 1.62% |
| 210 | 
|
Sean Hjelle | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Sammy Long | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 212 | 
|
Robbie Ray | $21,000,000 | 18.96% |
| 213 | 
|
Luis Castillo | $11,400,000 | 10.29% |
| 214 | 
|
Marco Gonzales | $6,750,000 | 6.09% |
| 215 | 
|
Logan Gilbert | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Easton McGee | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 217 | 
|
Adam Wainwright | $18,500,000 | 12.79% |
| 218 | 
|
Miles Mikolas | $16,750,000 | 11.58% |
| 219 | 
|
Steven Matz | $10,500,000 | 7.26% |
| 220 | 
|
Jordan Montgomery | $10,000,000 | 6.92% |
| 221 | 
|
Jack Flaherty | $5,400,000 | 3.73% |
| 222 | 
|
Matthew Liberatore | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Zack Thompson | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Jake Woodford | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 225 | 
|
Zach Eflin | $11,000,000 | 21.03% |
| 226 | 
|
Tyler Glasnow | $5,350,000 | 10.23% |
| 227 | 
|
Jeffrey Springs | $4,000,000 | 7.65% |
| 228 | 
|
Yonny Chirinos | $1,275,000 | 2.44% |
| 229 | 
|
Shane Baz | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Josh Fleming | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Shane McClanahan | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Luis Patino | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Drew Rasmussen | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 234 | 
|
Jacob deGrom | $30,000,000 | 16.73% |
| 235 | 
|
Martin Perez | $19,650,000 | 10.96% |
| 236 | 
|
Nathan Eovaldi | $17,000,000 | 9.48% |
| 237 | 
|
Jon Gray | $15,000,000 | 8.36% |
| 238 | 
|
Jake Odorizzi | $12,500,000 | 1.39% |
| 239 | 
|
Andrew Heaney | $12,000,000 | 6.69% |
| 240 | 
|
Dane Dunning | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Spencer Howard | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Glenn Otto | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Cole Ragans | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Ricky Vanasco | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 245 | 
|
Kevin Gausman | $21,000,000 | 10.51% |
| 246 | 
|
Hyun-Jin Ryu | $20,000,000 | 10.01% |
| 247 | 
|
Chris Bassitt | $19,000,000 | 9.51% |
| 248 | 
|
Jose Berrios | $15,714,285 | 7.87% |
| 249 | 
|
Yusei Kikuchi | $10,000,000 | 5.01% |
| 250 | 
|
Thomas Hatch | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Alek Manoah | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Nate Pearson | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Zach Thompson | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Mitchell White | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 255 | 
|
Stephen Strasburg | $35,000,000 | 31.31% |
| 256 | 
|
Patrick Corbin | $24,416,666 | 32.43% |
| 257 | 
|
Cory Abbott | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Joan Adon | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Cade Cavalli | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
MacKenzie Gore | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Josiah Gray | $0 | 0.00% | |