Starting Pitcher Spending
A real-time look at how MLB teams are spending their 2020 cap dollars on Starting Pitchers.
Team Payroll Allocation: Active Roster
| Rank | Team | Signed | 2020 Payroll Dollars | % of 2020 Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOSBoston Red Sox | 5 | $78,500,000 | 36.52% |
| 2 | HOUHouston Astros | 6 | $71,966,667 | 34.95% |
| 3 | NYYNew York Yankees | 5 | $64,600,000 | 33.04% |
| 4 | CHCChicago Cubs | 5 | $64,500,000 | 34.82% |
| 5 | WSHWashington Nationals | 4 | $63,737,282 | 60.14% |
| 6 | SFSan Francisco Giants | 4 | $43,425,000 | 34.06% |
| 7 | NYMNew York Mets | 7 | $40,000,000 | 24.67% |
| 8 | LADLos Angeles Dodgers | 4 | $36,425,000 | 22.10% |
| 9 | PHIPhiladelphia Phillies | 4 | $35,400,000 | 22.76% |
| 10 | DETDetroit Tigers | 3 | $34,200,000 | 43.73% |
| 11 | CINCincinnati Reds | 6 | $33,966,666 | 31.12% |
| 12 | TBTampa Bay Rays | 3 | $24,500,000 | 39.16% |
| 13 | CLECleveland Indians | 7 | $22,000,000 | 23.98% |
| 14 | ARIArizona Diamondbacks | 11 | $21,825,000 | 22.84% |
| 15 | STLSt. Louis Cardinals | 2 | $21,750,000 | 14.10% |
| 16 | TEXTexas Rangers | 2 | $21,166,667 | 20.55% |
| 17 | PITPittsburgh Pirates | 5 | $19,100,000 | 30.76% |
| 18 | KCKansas City Royals | 8 | $18,150,000 | 26.40% |
| 19 | SEASeattle Mariners | 2 | $16,500,000 | 16.98% |
| 20 | BALBaltimore Orioles | 6 | $15,200,000 | 25.41% |
| 21 | OAKOakland Athletics | 10 | $15,200,000 | 15.22% |
| 22 | COLColorado Rockies | 8 | $12,800,000 | 8.63% |
| 23 | SDSan Diego Padres | 4 | $11,700,000 | 10.00% |
| 24 | ATLAtlanta Braves | 8 | $7,500,000 | 8.58% |
| 25 | MINMinnesota Twins | 2 | $5,400,000 | 7.51% |
| 26 | LAALos Angeles Angels | 7 | $5,000,000 | 3.68% |
| 27 | MILMilwaukee Brewers | 4 | $5,000,000 | 6.14% |
| 28 | CHWChicago White Sox | 6 | $4,500,000 | 9.39% |
| 29 | TORToronto Blue Jays | 1 | $3,800,000 | 6.68% |
| 30 | MIAMiami Marlins | 4 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 153 | $817,812,282 | 24.19% | |
| Average | 5 | $27,260,409 | 22.46% |
| Rank | Player | 2020 Payroll Dollars | % of 2020 Payroll | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Mike Leake | $15,000,000 | 3.14% |
| 2 | 
|
Robbie Ray | $10,800,000 | 11.30% |
| 3 | 
|
Taijuan Walker | $5,025,000 | 5.26% |
| 4 | 
|
Merrill Kelly | $3,000,000 | 3.14% |
| 5 | 
|
Zac Gallen | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Corbin Martin | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Joel Payamps | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Bo Takahashi | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Emilio Vargas | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Luke Weaver | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Alex Young | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 12 | 
|
Mike Foltynewicz | $7,500,000 | 8.58% |
| 13 | 
|
Max Fried | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Michael Soroka | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Touki Toussaint | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Patrick Weigel | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Bryse Wilson | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Kyle Wright | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Huascar Ynoa | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 20 | 
|
Alex Cobb | $14,000,000 | 15.88% |
| 21 | 
|
Dylan Bundy | $5,700,000 | 9.53% |
| 22 | 
|
Luis Ortiz | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Josh Rogers | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Tayler Scott | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Asher Wojciechowski | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 26 | 
|
David Price | $32,000,000 | 14.89% |
| 27 | 
|
Chris Sale | $30,000,000 | 9.30% |
| 28 | 
|
Nathan Eovaldi | $17,000,000 | 7.91% |
| 29 | 
|
Eduardo Rodriguez | $9,500,000 | 4.42% |
| 30 | 
|
Denyi Reyes | $0 | 0.00% |
| 31 | 
|
Yu Darvish | $22,000,000 | 11.88% |
| 32 | 
|
Jon Lester | $20,000,000 | 10.80% |
| 33 | 
|
Kyle Hendricks | $12,000,000 | 6.48% |
| 34 | 
|
Jose Quintana | $10,500,000 | 5.67% |
| 35 | 
|
Colin Rea | $0 | 0.00% |
| 36 | 
|
Carlos Rodon | $4,500,000 | 9.39% |
| 37 | 
|
Dylan Cease | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Dylan Covey | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Lucas Giolito | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Michael Kopech | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Reynaldo Lopez | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 42 | 
|
Trevor Bauer | $18,600,000 | 17.04% |
| 43 | 
|
Sonny Gray | $10,166,666 | 9.32% |
| 44 | 
|
Anthony DeSclafani | $5,200,000 | 4.76% |
| 45 | 
|
Luis Castillo | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Tyler Mahle | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Cody Reed | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 48 | 
|
Corey Kluber | $17,500,000 | 19.07% |
| 49 | 
|
Mike Clevinger | $4,500,000 | 4.90% |
| 50 | 
|
Shane Bieber | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Aaron Civale | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Sam Hentges | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Zach Plesac | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Adam Plutko | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 55 | 
|
Jon Gray | $5,600,000 | 3.78% |
| 56 | 
|
German Marquez | $4,800,000 | 3.24% |
| 57 | 
|
Kyle Freeland | $2,400,000 | 1.62% |
| 58 | 
|
Ryan Castellani | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Chi Chi Gonzalez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Jeff Hoffman | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Peter Lambert | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Antonio Senzatela | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 63 | 
|
Jordan Zimmermann | $25,000,000 | 31.97% |
| 64 | 
|
Matt Boyd | $6,400,000 | 8.18% |
| 65 | 
|
Michael Fulmer | $2,800,000 | 3.58% |
| 66 | 
|
Zack Greinke | $35,000,000 | 11.98% |
| 67 | 
|
Justin Verlander | $33,000,000 | 16.02% |
| 68 | 
|
Aaron Sanchez | $5,600,000 | 2.72% |
| 69 | 
|
Brad Peacock | $4,600,000 | 2.23% |
| 70 | 
|
Lance McCullers | $4,100,000 | 1.99% |
| 71 | 
|
Jose Urquidy | $0 | 0.00% |
| 72 | 
|
Danny Duffy | $15,250,000 | 22.18% |
| 73 | 
|
Mike Montgomery | $2,900,000 | 4.22% |
| 74 | 
|
Scott Blewett | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Arnaldo Hernandez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Jake Junis | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Brad Keller | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Jorge Lopez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Glenn Sparkman | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 80 | 
|
Andrew Heaney | $5,000,000 | 3.68% |
| 81 | 
|
Jaime Barria | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Luis Madero | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Felix Pena | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Dillon Peters | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Patrick Sandoval | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Jose Suarez | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 87 | 
|
Clayton Kershaw | $31,000,000 | 18.81% |
| 88 | 
|
Kenta Maeda | $3,125,000 | 1.90% |
| 89 | 
|
Ross Stripling | $2,300,000 | 1.40% |
| 90 | 
|
Walker Buehler | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Sandy Alcantara | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Elieser Hernandez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Pablo Lopez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Caleb Smith | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 95 | 
|
Zach Davies | $5,000,000 | 6.14% |
| 96 | 
|
Adrian Houser | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Trey Supak | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Brandon Woodruff | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 99 | 
|
Jose Berrios | $5,400,000 | 7.51% |
| 100 | 
|
Randy Dobnak | $0 | 0.00% |
| 101 | 
|
Jacob deGrom | $25,500,000 | 8.02% |
| 102 | 
|
Marcus Stroman | $11,800,000 | 7.28% |
| 103 | 
|
Noah Syndergaard | $9,900,000 | 6.10% |
| 104 | 
|
Steven Matz | $5,300,000 | 3.27% |
| 105 | 
|
Chris Flexen | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Stephen Gonsalves | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Corey Oswalt | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 108 | 
|
Masahiro Tanaka | $23,000,000 | 11.76% |
| 109 | 
|
J.A. Happ | $17,000,000 | 8.69% |
| 110 | 
|
James Paxton | $12,900,000 | 6.60% |
| 111 | 
|
Luis Severino | $10,500,000 | 5.37% |
| 112 | 
|
Jordan Montgomery | $1,200,000 | 0.61% |
| 113 | 
|
Michael Fiers | $8,100,000 | 8.11% |
| 114 | 
|
Sean Manaea | $3,500,000 | 3.50% |
| 115 | 
|
Chris Bassitt | $2,800,000 | 2.80% |
| 116 | 
|
Jharel Cotton | $800,000 | 0.80% |
| 117 | 
|
Paul Blackburn | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Daniel Gossett | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Grant Holmes | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
James Kaprielian | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Daniel Mengden | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Frankie Montas | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 123 | 
|
Jake Arrieta | $20,000,000 | 12.86% |
| 124 | 
|
Aaron Nola | $8,500,000 | 5.46% |
| 125 | 
|
Vincent Velasquez | $3,900,000 | 2.51% |
| 126 | 
|
Zach Eflin | $3,000,000 | 1.93% |
| 127 | 
|
Chris Archer | $9,000,000 | 14.49% |
| 128 | 
|
Joe Musgrove | $3,400,000 | 5.48% |
| 129 | 
|
Trevor Williams | $3,000,000 | 4.83% |
| 130 | 
|
Jameson Taillon | $2,300,000 | 3.70% |
| 131 | 
|
Chad Kuhl | $1,400,000 | 2.25% |
| 132 | 
|
Garrett Richards | $8,500,000 | 7.26% |
| 133 | 
|
Dinelson Lamet | $1,700,000 | 1.45% |
| 134 | 
|
Matthew Strahm | $1,500,000 | 1.28% |
| 135 | 
|
Jacob Nix | $0 | 0.00% |
| 136 | 
|
Johnny Cueto | $21,000,000 | 16.47% |
| 137 | 
|
Jeff Samardzija | $19,800,000 | 15.53% |
| 138 | 
|
Tyler Anderson | $2,625,000 | 2.06% |
| 139 | 
|
Trevor Oaks | $0 | 0.00% |
| 140 | 
|
Yusei Kikuchi | $15,500,000 | 15.95% |
| 141 | 
|
Marco Gonzales | $1,000,000 | 1.03% |
| 142 | 
|
Miles Mikolas | $16,750,000 | 10.86% |
| 143 | 
|
Adam Wainwright | $5,000,000 | 3.24% |
| 144 | 
|
Charlie Morton | $15,000,000 | 23.97% |
| 145 | 
|
Blake Snell | $7,600,000 | 12.15% |
| 146 | 
|
Tyler Glasnow | $1,900,000 | 3.04% |
| 147 | 
|
Lance Lynn | $11,333,333 | 11.00% |
| 148 | 
|
Mike Minor | $9,833,334 | 9.55% |
| 149 | 
|
Matt Shoemaker | $3,800,000 | 6.68% |
| 150 | 
|
Max Scherzer | $35,920,616 | 33.89% |
| 151 | 
|
Patrick Corbin | $19,416,666 | 18.32% |
| 152 | 
|
Anibal Sanchez | $9,000,000 | 6.60% |
| 153 | 
|
Joe Ross | $1,400,000 | 1.32% |