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 | 5 | $116,416,666 | 33.70% |
| 2 | SDSan Diego Padres | 5 | $69,728,980 | 28.18% |
| 3 | STLSt. Louis Cardinals | 6 | $65,346,993 | 40.56% |
| 4 | TEXTexas Rangers | 5 | $64,392,840 | 32.52% |
| 5 | CHCChicago Cubs | 5 | $61,663,309 | 33.71% |
| 6 | PHIPhiladelphia Phillies | 4 | $61,450,000 | 25.16% |
| 7 | NYYNew York Yankees | 5 | $57,540,475 | 20.63% |
| 8 | LAALos Angeles Angels | 6 | $48,390,000 | 22.41% |
| 9 | TORToronto Blue Jays | 4 | $47,459,945 | 47.52% |
| 10 | CHWChicago White Sox | 5 | $44,650,000 | 24.36% |
| 11 | LADLos Angeles Dodgers | 5 | $37,479,601 | 16.53% |
| 12 | SFSan Francisco Giants | 4 | $35,600,000 | 19.24% |
| 13 | WSHWashington Nationals | 5 | $32,454,487 | 34.83% |
| 14 | ATLAtlanta Braves | 5 | $25,050,327 | 12.41% |
| 15 | BOSBoston Red Sox | 5 | $24,203,804 | 13.50% |
| 16 | KCKansas City Royals | 6 | $21,694,452 | 22.99% |
| 17 | ARIArizona Diamondbacks | 6 | $20,737,230 | 17.97% |
| 18 | MINMinnesota Twins | 5 | $20,080,260 | 13.07% |
| 19 | DETDetroit Tigers | 4 | $19,691,891 | 15.75% |
| 20 | MILMilwaukee Brewers | 5 | $19,514,272 | 15.89% |
| 21 | TBTampa Bay Rays | 5 | $18,379,166 | 24.04% |
| 22 | CLECleveland Guardians | 4 | $13,844,849 | 15.21% |
| 23 | SEASeattle Mariners | 4 | $13,517,863 | 9.64% |
| 24 | COLColorado Rockies | 4 | $13,382,914 | 7.47% |
| 25 | BALBaltimore Orioles | 5 | $12,660,091 | 18.93% |
| 26 | PITPittsburgh Pirates | 5 | $12,458,795 | 16.52% |
| 27 | HOUHouston Astros | 5 | $12,090,171 | 6.34% |
| 28 | MIAMiami Marlins | 5 | $10,750,876 | 11.12% |
| 29 | CINCincinnati Reds | 5 | $5,310,031 | 5.76% |
| 30 | OAKOakland Athletics | 6 | $5,036,558 | 8.45% |
| Total | 148 | $1,010,976,846 | 20.9% | |
| Average | 5 | $33,699,228 | 20.48% |
| Rank | Player | 2023 Payroll Dollars | % of 2023 Payroll | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Merrill Kelly | $8,500,000 | 7.37% |
| 2 | 
|
Zac Gallen | $5,600,000 | 4.85% |
| 3 | 
|
Zach Davies | $4,700,000 | 4.07% |
| 4 | 
|
Drey Jameson | $723,600 | 0.52% |
| 5 | 
|
Ryne Nelson | $722,700 | 0.63% |
| 6 | 
|
Tommy Henry | $720,000 | 0.54% |
| 7 | 
|
Charlie Morton | $20,000,000 | 9.91% |
| 8 | 
|
Michael Soroka | $2,800,000 | 1.39% |
| 9 | 
|
Spencer Strider | $1,000,000 | 0.50% |
| 10 | 
|
Bryce Elder | $720,000 | 0.34% |
|
Jared Shuster | $720,000 | 0.28% | |
| 12 | 
|
Kyle Gibson | $10,000,000 | 14.95% |
| 13 | 
|
Tyler Wells | $732,400 | 1.10% |
| 14 | 
|
Dean Kremer | $731,200 | 1.09% |
| 15 | 
|
Kyle Bradish | $728,100 | 1.09% |
| 16 | 
|
Bruce Zimmermann | $720,000 | 0.70% |
| 17 | 
|
Chris Sale | $27,500,000 | 9.76% |
| 18 | 
|
James Paxton | $4,000,000 | 2.23% |
| 19 | 
|
Garrett Whitlock | $1,250,000 | 0.70% |
| 20 | 
|
Tanner Houck | $740,000 | 0.41% |
| 21 | 
|
Brayan Bello | $729,500 | 0.40% |
| 22 | 
|
Marcus Stroman | $25,000,000 | 13.67% |
| 23 | 
|
Kyle Hendricks | $14,000,000 | 7.65% |
|
Jameson Taillon | $14,000,000 | 7.65% | |
| 25 | 
|
Drew Smyly | $8,000,000 | 4.37% |
| 26 | 
|
Hayden Wesneski | $721,500 | 0.36% |
| 27 | 
|
Lance Lynn | $18,500,000 | 10.09% |
| 28 | 
|
Lucas Giolito | $10,400,000 | 5.67% |
| 29 | 
|
Mike Clevinger | $8,000,000 | 4.36% |
| 30 | 
|
Dylan Cease | $5,700,000 | 3.11% |
| 31 | 
|
Michael Kopech | $2,050,000 | 1.12% |
| 32 | 
|
Luke Weaver | $2,000,000 | 2.17% |
| 33 | 
|
Hunter Greene | $1,333,333 | 1.45% |
| 34 | 
|
Graham Ashcraft | $722,500 | 0.78% |
| 35 | 
|
Ben Lively | $720,000 | 0.78% |
|
Brandon Williamson | $720,000 | 0.58% | |
| 37 | 
|
Shane Bieber | $10,010,000 | 10.99% |
| 38 | 
|
Aaron Civale | $2,600,000 | 2.86% |
| 39 | 
|
Logan Allen | $720,000 | 0.68% |
|
Tanner Bibee | $720,000 | 0.67% | |
| 41 | 
|
Kyle Freeland | $10,500,000 | 5.86% |
| 42 | 
|
Austin Gomber | $1,650,000 | 0.92% |
| 43 | 
|
Connor Seabold | $722,000 | 0.38% |
| 44 | 
|
Chase Anderson | $720,000 | 0.31% |
| 45 | 
|
Matt Boyd | $10,000,000 | 8.00% |
| 46 | 
|
Michael Lorenzen | $8,500,000 | 6.80% |
| 47 | 
|
Joey Wentz | $723,500 | 0.58% |
| 48 | 
|
Reese Olson | $720,000 | 0.37% |
| 49 | 
|
Framber Valdez | $6,800,000 | 3.57% |
| 50 | 
|
Cristian Javier | $3,400,000 | 1.78% |
| 51 | 
|
Hunter Brown | $725,000 | 0.38% |
| 52 | 
|
Brandon Bielak | $720,000 | 0.31% |
|
J.P. France | $720,000 | 0.30% | |
| 54 | 
|
Zack Greinke | $8,500,000 | 9.01% |
|
Jordan Lyles | $8,500,000 | 9.01% | |
| 56 | 
|
Brady Singer | $2,950,000 | 3.13% |
| 57 | 
|
Daniel Lynch | $730,250 | 0.77% |
| 58 | 
|
Jackson Kowar | $720,000 | 0.51% |
|
Mike Mayers | $720,000 | 0.56% | |
| 60 | 
|
Shohei Ohtani | $30,000,000 | 13.90% |
| 61 | 
|
Tyler Anderson | $13,000,000 | 6.02% |
| 62 | 
|
Patrick Sandoval | $2,750,000 | 1.27% |
| 63 | 
|
Jaime Barria | $1,050,000 | 0.49% |
| 64 | 
|
Griffin Canning | $850,000 | 0.39% |
| 65 | 
|
Reid Detmers | $740,000 | 0.34% |
| 66 | 
|
Clayton Kershaw | $20,000,000 | 8.82% |
| 67 | 
|
Noah Syndergaard | $13,000,000 | 5.73% |
| 68 | 
|
Anthony Gonsolin | $3,250,000 | 1.43% |
| 69 | 
|
Michael Grove | $722,500 | 0.32% |
| 70 | 
|
Bobby Miller | $720,000 | 0.22% |
| 71 | 
|
Sandy Alcantara | $6,300,000 | 6.51% |
| 72 | 
|
Jesus Luzardo | $2,450,000 | 2.53% |
| 73 | 
|
Braxton Garrett | $732,000 | 0.74% |
| 74 | 
|
Edward Cabrera | $731,000 | 0.76% |
| 75 | 
|
Eury Perez | $720,000 | 0.57% |
| 76 | 
|
Corbin Burnes | $10,010,000 | 8.15% |
| 77 | 
|
Freddy Peralta | $3,734,960 | 3.04% |
| 78 | 
|
Adrian Houser | $3,600,000 | 2.93% |
| 79 | 
|
Julio Teheran | $1,500,000 | 1.22% |
| 80 | 
|
Colin Rea | $750,000 | 0.55% |
| 81 | 
|
Sonny Gray | $12,700,000 | 8.26% |
| 82 | 
|
Pablo Lopez | $5,450,000 | 3.55% |
| 83 | 
|
Joe Ryan | $730,250 | 0.48% |
| 84 | 
|
Bailey Ober | $720,000 | 0.40% |
|
Louie Varland | $720,000 | 0.39% | |
| 86 | 
|
Max Scherzer | $43,333,333 | 12.54% |
|
Justin Verlander | $43,333,333 | 12.54% | |
| 88 | 
|
Kodai Senga | $15,000,000 | 4.34% |
| 89 | 
|
Carlos Carrasco | $14,000,000 | 4.05% |
| 90 | 
|
Tylor Megill | $750,000 | 0.22% |
| 91 | 
|
Gerrit Cole | $36,000,000 | 12.91% |
| 92 | 
|
Luis Severino | $15,000,000 | 5.38% |
| 93 | 
|
Nestor Cortes | $3,200,000 | 1.15% |
| 94 | 
|
Domingo German | $2,600,000 | 0.93% |
| 95 | 
|
Clarke Schmidt | $740,475 | 0.27% |
| 96 | 
|
Paul Blackburn | $1,900,000 | 3.19% |
| 97 | 
|
James Kaprielian | $730,000 | 1.07% |
| 98 | 
|
Hogan Harris | $720,000 | 0.83% |
|
Luis Medina | $720,000 | 0.94% | |
|
JP Sears | $720,000 | 1.21% | |
|
Ken Waldichuk | $720,000 | 1.21% | |
| 102 | 
|
Zack Wheeler | $24,500,000 | 10.03% |
| 103 | 
|
Taijuan Walker | $18,000,000 | 7.37% |
| 104 | 
|
Aaron Nola | $16,000,000 | 6.55% |
| 105 | 
|
Ranger Suarez | $2,950,000 | 1.21% |
| 106 | 
|
Rich Hill | $8,000,000 | 10.61% |
| 107 | 
|
Mitch Keller | $2,437,500 | 3.23% |
| 108 | 
|
Johan Oviedo | $735,000 | 0.97% |
| 109 | 
|
Roansy Contreras | $725,000 | 0.96% |
| 110 |
|
Luiz Ortiz | $720,000 | 0.74% |
| 111 | 
|
Yu Darvish | $25,000,000 | 10.10% |
| 112 | 
|
Joe Musgrove | $20,000,000 | 8.08% |
| 113 | 
|
Blake Snell | $16,600,000 | 6.71% |
| 114 | 
|
Michael Wacha | $7,500,000 | 3.03% |
| 115 | 
|
Ryan Weathers | $727,600 | 0.25% |
| 116 | 
|
Anthony DeSclafani | $12,000,000 | 6.48% |
| 117 | 
|
Sean Manaea | $10,000,000 | 5.40% |
| 118 | 
|
Alex Cobb | $9,000,000 | 4.86% |
| 119 | 
|
Logan Webb | $4,600,000 | 2.49% |
| 120 | 
|
Luis Castillo | $11,400,000 | 8.13% |
| 121 | 
|
Logan Gilbert | $767,300 | 0.55% |
| 122 | 
|
George Kirby | $758,300 | 0.54% |
| 123 | 
|
Bryce Miller | $720,000 | 0.42% |
| 124 | 
|
Miles Mikolas | $20,416,666 | 12.67% |
| 125 | 
|
Adam Wainwright | $18,500,000 | 11.48% |
| 126 | 
|
Steven Matz | $10,500,000 | 6.52% |
| 127 | 
|
Jordan Montgomery | $10,000,000 | 6.21% |
| 128 | 
|
Jack Flaherty | $5,400,000 | 3.35% |
| 129 | 
|
Matthew Liberatore | $720,000 | 0.33% |
| 130 | 
|
Zach Eflin | $11,000,000 | 14.39% |
| 131 | 
|
Tyler Glasnow | $5,350,000 | 7.00% |
| 132 | 
|
Shane McClanahan | $737,000 | 0.96% |
| 133 | 
|
Josh Fleming | $727,000 | 0.95% |
| 134 | 
|
Taj Bradley | $720,000 | 0.74% |
| 135 | 
|
Martin Perez | $19,650,000 | 9.92% |
| 136 | 
|
Nathan Eovaldi | $17,000,000 | 8.59% |
| 137 | 
|
Jon Gray | $15,000,000 | 7.58% |
| 138 | 
|
Andrew Heaney | $12,000,000 | 6.06% |
| 139 | 
|
Dane Dunning | $742,840 | 0.38% |
| 140 | 
|
Kevin Gausman | $21,000,000 | 9.81% |
| 141 | 
|
Jose Berrios | $15,714,285 | 7.34% |
| 142 | 
|
Yusei Kikuchi | $10,000,000 | 4.67% |
| 143 | 
|
Alek Manoah | $745,660 | 0.35% |
| 144 | 
|
Patrick Corbin | $24,416,666 | 26.21% |
| 145 | 
|
Trevor Williams | $6,000,000 | 6.44% |
| 146 | 
|
Josiah Gray | $730,000 | 0.78% |
| 147 | 
|
MacKenzie Gore | $723,300 | 0.78% |
| 148 | 
|
Jake Irvin | $720,000 | 0.63% |