MLB Positional Spending
Starting Pitcher Spending
A real-time look at how MLB teams are spending their 2021 cap dollars on Starting Pitchers.
Team Payroll Allocation: Active Roster
| Rank | Team | Signed | 2021 Payroll Dollars | % of 2021 Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LADLos Angeles Dodgers | 6 | $70,585,031 | 28.29% |
| 2 | WSHWashington Nationals | 4 | $62,420,146 | 36.58% |
| 3 | NYMNew York Mets | 6 | $52,504,184 | 26.72% |
| 4 | SFSan Francisco Giants | 5 | $49,258,839 | 32.12% |
| 5 | HOUHouston Astros | 7 | $43,138,510 | 22.53% |
| 6 | PHIPhiladelphia Phillies | 5 | $42,629,380 | 23.14% |
| 7 | NYYNew York Yankees | 4 | $40,963,100 | 20.37% |
| 8 | SDSan Diego Padres | 5 | $39,360,900 | 22.69% |
| 9 | BOSBoston Red Sox | 5 | $38,913,500 | 21.92% |
| 10 | CHWChicago White Sox | 5 | $35,083,334 | 26.52% |
| 11 | LAALos Angeles Angels | 7 | $32,134,751 | 17.64% |
| 12 | TORToronto Blue Jays | 5 | $31,970,643 | 22.28% |
| 13 | CHCChicago Cubs | 5 | $27,644,574 | 17.89% |
| 14 | KCKansas City Royals | 5 | $26,919,085 | 28.96% |
| 15 | ATLAtlanta Braves | 4 | $26,885,267 | 18.85% |
| 16 | STLSt. Louis Cardinals | 6 | $26,545,281 | 16.00% |
| 17 | SEASeattle Mariners | 4 | $24,075,000 | 29.74% |
| 18 | TEXTexas Rangers | 5 | $21,156,750 | 25.92% |
| 19 | MINMinnesota Twins | 4 | $18,661,000 | 14.69% |
| 20 | COLColorado Rockies | 4 | $16,275,849 | 14.07% |
| 21 | CINCincinnati Reds | 3 | $14,400,000 | 11.62% |
| 22 | OAKOakland Athletics | 6 | $13,983,616 | 16.18% |
| 23 | TBTampa Bay Rays | 5 | $8,812,110 | 12.82% |
| 24 | MILMilwaukee Brewers | 6 | $6,336,929 | 6.79% |
| 25 | PITPittsburgh Pirates | 5 | $6,088,358 | 11.15% |
| 26 | DETDetroit Tigers | 5 | $5,619,853 | 6.48% |
| 27 | ARIArizona Diamondbacks | 3 | $5,225,540 | 5.52% |
| 28 | BALBaltimore Orioles | 5 | $2,849,025 | 4.98% |
| 29 | MIAMiami Marlins | 4 | $2,227,947 | 3.69% |
| 30 | CLECleveland Indians | 3 | $1,303,475 | 2.45% |
| Total | 146 | $793,971,977 | 20.32% | |
| Average | 5 | $26,465,733 | 18.29% |
| Rank | Player | 2021 Payroll Dollars | % of 2021 Payroll | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Merrill Kelly | $4,250,000 | 4.49% |
| 2 | 
|
Zac Gallen | $607,500 | 0.64% |
| 3 | 
|
Corbin Martin | $570,500 | 0.39% |
| 4 | 
|
Charlie Morton | $15,000,000 | 10.51% |
| 5 | 
|
Drew Smyly | $11,000,000 | 7.71% |
| 6 | 
|
Ian Anderson | $575,500 | 0.40% |
| 7 | 
|
Tanner Roark | $570,500 | 0.22% |
| 8 | 
|
Matt Harvey | $1,000,000 | 1.75% |
| 9 | 
|
Jorge Lopez | $586,750 | 1.02% |
| 10 | 
|
Dean Kremer | $572,500 | 0.85% |
| 11 | 
|
Keegan Akin | $570,500 | 0.78% |
|
Thomas Eshelman | $570,500 | 0.57% | |
| 13 | 
|
Nathan Eovaldi | $17,000,000 | 9.58% |
| 14 | 
|
Garrett Richards | $8,500,000 | 4.79% |
| 15 | 
|
Eduardo Rodriguez | $8,300,000 | 4.68% |
| 16 | 
|
Martin Perez | $4,500,000 | 2.53% |
| 17 | 
|
Nick Pivetta | $613,500 | 0.35% |
| 18 | 
|
Kyle Hendricks | $14,000,000 | 9.06% |
| 19 | 
|
Zach Davies | $8,630,000 | 5.58% |
| 20 | 
|
Jake Arrieta | $4,000,000 | 2.59% |
| 21 | 
|
Adbert Alzolay | $573,000 | 0.35% |
| 22 | 
|
Keegan Thompson | $570,500 | 0.31% |
| 23 | 
|
Dallas Keuchel | $18,000,000 | 13.61% |
| 24 | 
|
Lance Lynn | $9,333,334 | 7.06% |
| 25 | 
|
Lucas Giolito | $4,150,000 | 3.14% |
| 26 | 
|
Carlos Rodon | $3,000,000 | 2.27% |
| 27 | 
|
Dylan Cease | $600,000 | 0.45% |
| 28 | 
|
Wade Miley | $8,000,000 | 6.46% |
| 29 | 
|
Luis Castillo | $4,200,000 | 3.39% |
| 30 | 
|
Tyler Mahle | $2,200,000 | 1.78% |
| 31 | 
|
Sam Hentges | $570,500 | 0.97% |
|
Jean Carlos Mejia | $570,500 | 0.79% | |
|
Eli Morgan | $570,500 | 0.68% | |
| 34 | 
|
German Marquez | $7,800,000 | 6.74% |
| 35 | 
|
Kyle Freeland | $5,025,000 | 4.35% |
| 36 | 
|
Antonio Senzatela | $3,000,000 | 2.59% |
| 37 | 
|
Lucas Gilbreath | $570,500 | 0.39% |
| 38 | 
|
Jose Urena | $3,250,000 | 3.75% |
| 39 | 
|
Wily Peralta | $1,500,000 | 1.02% |
| 40 | 
|
Tarik Skubal | $574,300 | 0.66% |
| 41 | 
|
Casey Mize | $574,100 | 0.66% |
| 42 | 
|
Matt Manning | $570,500 | 0.39% |
| 43 | 
|
Zack Greinke | $35,000,000 | 12.88% |
| 44 | 
|
Jake Odorizzi | $9,000,000 | 4.70% |
| 45 | 
|
Lance McCullers | $7,083,333 | 3.70% |
| 46 | 
|
Framber Valdez | $637,300 | 0.33% |
| 47 | 
|
Cristian Javier | $620,400 | 0.30% |
| 48 | 
|
Jose Urquidy | $604,200 | 0.32% |
| 49 | 
|
Brandon Bielak | $599,000 | 0.30% |
| 50 | 
|
Danny Duffy | $15,500,000 | 16.68% |
| 51 | 
|
Mike Minor | $7,000,000 | 7.53% |
| 52 | 
|
Brad Keller | $3,350,000 | 3.60% |
| 53 | 
|
Brady Singer | $593,700 | 0.64% |
| 54 | 
|
Kris Bubic | $570,500 | 0.51% |
| 55 | 
|
Alex Cobb | $15,000,000 | 2.74% |
| 56 | 
|
Dylan Bundy | $8,325,000 | 4.57% |
| 57 | 
|
Jose Quintana | $8,000,000 | 4.39% |
| 58 | 
|
Andrew Heaney | $6,750,000 | 3.71% |
| 59 | 
|
Shohei Ohtani | $3,000,000 | 1.65% |
| 60 | 
|
Griffin Canning | $590,500 | 0.32% |
| 61 | 
|
Patrick Sandoval | $570,500 | 0.26% |
| 62 | 
|
Trevor Bauer | $31,333,333 | 12.56% |
| 63 | 
|
Clayton Kershaw | $31,000,000 | 12.42% |
| 64 | 
|
Walker Buehler | $3,750,000 | 1.50% |
| 65 | 
|
Julio Urias | $3,600,000 | 1.44% |
| 66 | 
|
Phil Bickford | $570,500 | 0.16% |
|
Garrett Cleavinger | $570,500 | 0.20% | |
| 68 | 
|
Sandy Alcantara | $630,000 | 1.04% |
| 69 | 
|
Pablo Lopez | $595,000 | 0.99% |
| 70 | 
|
Cody Poteet | $570,500 | 0.72% |
|
Trevor Rogers | $570,500 | 0.95% | |
| 72 | 
|
Brandon Woodruff | $3,275,000 | 3.51% |
| 73 | 
|
Freddy Peralta | $1,234,960 | 1.32% |
| 74 | 
|
Corbin Burnes | $608,000 | 0.65% |
| 75 | 
|
Adrian Houser | $584,100 | 0.63% |
| 76 |
|
Jake Cousins | $570,500 | 0.34% |
|
Ryan Weber | $570,500 | 0.34% | |
| 78 | 
|
J.A. Happ | $8,000,000 | 6.30% |
| 79 | 
|
Jose Berrios | $6,100,000 | 4.80% |
| 80 | 
|
Kenta Maeda | $3,125,000 | 2.02% |
| 81 | 
|
Matt Shoemaker | $2,000,000 | 1.57% |
| 82 | 
|
Jacob deGrom | $36,000,000 | 11.19% |
| 83 | 
|
Marcus Stroman | $18,900,000 | 9.62% |
| 84 | 
|
Taijuan Walker | $10,000,000 | 5.09% |
| 85 | 
|
Jerad Eickhoff | $1,250,000 | 0.36% |
| 86 | 
|
David Peterson | $585,750 | 0.30% |
| 87 |
|
Tylor Megill | $570,500 | 0.16% |
| 88 | 
|
Gerrit Cole | $36,000,000 | 17.90% |
| 89 | 
|
Jameson Taillon | $2,250,000 | 1.12% |
| 90 | 
|
Jordan Montgomery | $2,130,000 | 1.06% |
| 91 | 
|
Domingo German | $619,675 | 0.29% |
| 92 | 
|
Sean Manaea | $5,950,000 | 6.88% |
| 93 | 
|
Chris Bassitt | $4,900,000 | 5.67% |
| 94 | 
|
Frankie Montas | $1,800,000 | 2.08% |
| 95 | 
|
Cole Irvin | $573,000 | 0.66% |
| 96 | 
|
Domingo Acevedo | $570,500 | 0.37% |
|
James Kaprielian | $570,500 | 0.51% | |
| 98 | 
|
Zack Wheeler | $22,500,000 | 12.21% |
| 99 | 
|
Aaron Nola | $12,250,000 | 6.65% |
| 100 | 
|
Zach Eflin | $4,450,000 | 2.42% |
| 101 | 
|
Matt Moore | $3,000,000 | 1.63% |
| 102 | 
|
Spencer Howard | $570,500 | 0.23% |
| 103 | 
|
Tyler Anderson | $2,500,000 | 4.58% |
| 104 | 
|
Chad Kuhl | $2,130,000 | 3.90% |
| 105 | 
|
JT Brubaker | $590,500 | 1.08% |
| 106 | 
|
Wil Crowe | $574,000 | 0.88% |
| 107 | 
|
Chase De Jong | $570,500 | 0.71% |
| 108 | 
|
Yu Darvish | $22,000,000 | 10.95% |
| 109 | 
|
Blake Snell | $11,100,000 | 6.40% |
| 110 | 
|
Joe Musgrove | $4,450,000 | 2.57% |
| 111 | 
|
Dinelson Lamet | $4,200,000 | 2.42% |
| 112 | 
|
Chris Paddack | $610,900 | 0.35% |
| 113 | 
|
Johnny Cueto | $21,000,000 | 13.69% |
| 114 | 
|
Kevin Gausman | $18,900,000 | 12.32% |
| 115 | 
|
Anthony DeSclafani | $6,000,000 | 3.91% |
| 116 | 
|
Alex Wood | $3,000,000 | 1.96% |
| 117 |
|
Sam Long | $570,500 | 0.23% |
| 118 | 
|
Yusei Kikuchi | $16,500,000 | 20.38% |
| 119 | 
|
Marco Gonzales | $5,250,000 | 6.49% |
| 120 | 
|
Chris Flexen | $1,700,000 | 2.10% |
| 121 | 
|
Justus Sheffield | $625,000 | 0.77% |
| 122 | 
|
Carlos Martinez | $11,700,000 | 7.05% |
| 123 | 
|
Adam Wainwright | $8,000,000 | 4.82% |
| 124 | 
|
Kwang-hyun Kim | $4,000,000 | 2.41% |
| 125 | 
|
John Gant | $2,100,000 | 1.27% |
| 126 | 
|
Junior Fernandez | $570,500 | 0.25% |
|
Wade LeBlanc | $570,500 | 0.20% | |
| 128 | 
|
Michael Wacha | $3,000,000 | 4.36% |
| 129 | 
|
Rich Hill | $2,500,000 | 3.64% |
| 130 | 
|
Ryan Yarbrough | $2,300,000 | 3.35% |
| 131 | 
|
Josh Fleming | $570,500 | 0.77% |
|
Shane McClanahan | $570,500 | 0.70% | |
| 133 | 
|
Kyle Gibson | $10,000,000 | 10.70% |
| 134 | 
|
Jordan Lyles | $8,000,000 | 8.56% |
| 135 | 
|
Mike Foltynewicz | $2,000,000 | 2.14% |
| 136 | 
|
Kolby Allard | $584,250 | 0.63% |
| 137 | 
|
Dane Dunning | $572,500 | 0.61% |
| 138 | 
|
Hyun-Jin Ryu | $20,000,000 | 13.94% |
| 139 | 
|
Robbie Ray | $8,000,000 | 5.57% |
| 140 | 
|
Ross Stripling | $3,000,000 | 2.09% |
| 141 | 
|
Patrick Murphy | $575,000 | 0.40% |
| 142 |
|
Alek Manoah | $570,500 | 0.28% |
| 143 | 
|
Max Scherzer | $34,503,480 | 20.22% |
| 144 | 
|
Patrick Corbin | $24,416,666 | 14.31% |
| 145 | 
|
Jon Lester | $2,000,000 | 1.17% |
| 146 | 
|
Joe Ross | $1,500,000 | 0.88% |