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Current Contract
Albert Pujols signed a 1 year / $2,500,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $2,500,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $2,500,000. In 2022, Pujols will earn a base salary of $2,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $2,500,000.
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $2,500,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $2,500,000 Free Agent: 2023 / UFA Year Age Base Salary Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash 2022 42 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000($2,500,000) 2023 43 UFA Contract Notes:- $50,000 each for Silver Slugger, Divisional MVP
- $100,000 each for All-Star, Gold Glove, LCS MVP
- $150,000 for WS MVP
- MVP: $100,000 ($50,000 2nd - 10th)
Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.
Previous Contracts
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2021-2021
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $570,500 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $570,500 Free Agent: 2022 / UFA 2021-2021Retained
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $30,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $30,000,000 Free Agent: 0 / UFA 2012-2021
Contract: 10 yr(s) / $240,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $24,000,000 Free Agent: 2022 / UFA 2004-2011
Contract: 7 yr(s) / $100,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $14,285,714 Free Agent: 2012 / UFA 2003-2003
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $900,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $900,000 Free Agent: 0 / UFA 2002-2002
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $600,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $600,000 Free Agent: 0 / UFA 2001-2001
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $200,000 Signing Bonus $60,000 Average Salary $200,000 Free Agent: 0 / UFA 1999-1999Signing Bonus
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $60,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $60,000 Free Agent: 0 / UFA -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 1999 - $60,000 - $60,000 2001 NL ROY $200,000 $60,000 - $260,000 2002 $600,000 - - $600,000 2003 NL HANK AARON $900,000 - - $900,000 2004 $7,000,000 - $250,000 $7,250,000 2005 NL MVP $11,000,000 - $250,000 $11,250,000 2006 GOLD GLOVE $14,000,000 - $200,000 $14,200,000 2007 $15,000,000 - $50,000 $15,050,000 2008 NL MVP $16,000,000 - $300,000 $16,300,000 2009 NL MVP,
NL HANK AARON$16,000,000 - $300,000 $16,300,000 2010 NL GOLD GLOVE:1B,
NL SILVER SLUGGER:1B$16,000,000 - $250,000 $16,250,000 2011 $16,000,000 - - $16,000,000 2012 $12,000,000 - - $12,000,000 2013 $16,000,000 - - $16,000,000 2014 $23,000,000 - - $23,000,000 2015 $24,000,000 - $50,000 $24,050,000 2016 $25,000,000 - - $25,000,000 2017 $26,000,000 - - $26,000,000 2018 $27,000,000 - $3,000,000 $30,000,000 2019 $28,000,000 - - $28,000,000 2020 $10,740,741 - - $10,740,741 2021 $29,573,687 - - $29,573,687 2021 $426,313 - - $426,313 2022 $2,500,000 - - $2,500,000 Est. Earnings
(22 seasons)$336,940,741 $120,000 $4,650,000 $341,710,741 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 12 seasons $115,200,000 $120,000 - $116,920,000 9 seasons $221,314,428 - - $224,364,428 1 seasons $426,313 - - $426,313 * denotes deferred payment -
Transactions
Mar 28 2022Signed a 1 year $2.5 million contract with St. Louis (STL)May 15 2021Signed a 1 year $570,500 contract with Los Angeles (LAD)May 6 2021Released by Los Angeles (LAA)Dec 8 2011Signed a 10 year $240 million contract with Los Angeles (LAA)Oct 16 2010St. Louis (STL) exercised $16 million option for 2011 seasonFeb 20 2004Signed a 7 year $100 million contract with St. Louis (STL)Mar 10 2003Signed a 1 year $900k contract with St. Louis (STL)Mar 2 2002Signed a 1 year $600k contract with St. Louis (STL)Jun 13 1999Signed a contract with St. Louis (STL)Jun 2 1999Drafted by St. Louis (STL): Round 13 (#402 overall) -
Injuries
A look at the injuries for Albert Pujols, and the financial implications.
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2022 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Albert Pujols ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
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Statistics
Season Team GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR 2022 STL 23 17 66 11 15 2 0 4 12 8 1 14 .227 .329 .439 .768 -0.01 2021 LAD 109 59 275 29 65 3 0 17 50 14 2 45 .236 .284 .433 .717 -0.72 2020 LAA 39 38 152 15 34 8 0 6 25 9 0 25 .224 .270 .395 .665 -0.24 2019 LAA 131 127 491 55 120 22 0 23 93 43 3 68 .244 .305 .430 .735 0.43 2018 LAA 117 117 465 50 114 20 0 19 64 28 1 65 .245 .289 .411 .700 0.51 2017 LAA 149 148 593 53 143 17 0 23 101 37 3 93 .241 .286 .386 .672 -1.75 2016 LAA 152 151 593 71 159 19 0 31 119 49 4 75 .268 .323 .457 .780 1.29 2015 LAA 157 157 602 85 147 22 0 40 95 50 5 72 .244 .307 .480 .787 3.02 2014 LAA 159 159 633 89 172 37 1 28 105 48 5 71 .272 .324 .466 .790 3.99 2013 LAA 99 99 391 49 101 19 0 17 64 40 1 55 .258 .330 .437 .767 1.46 2012 LAA 154 154 607 85 173 50 0 30 105 52 8 76 .285 .343 .516 .859 4.81 2011 STL 147 145 579 105 173 29 0 37 99 61 9 58 .299 .366 .541 .907 5.27 2010 STL 159 157 587 115 183 39 1 42 118 103 14 76 .312 .414 .596 1.010 7.51 2009 STL 159 157 563 123 184 44 1 47 134 115 16 64 .327 .443 .659 1.102 9.7 2008 STL 148 143 524 100 187 44 0 37 116 104 7 54 .357 .462 .653 1.115 9.23 Totals 2,496 2,409 9,325 1,496 2,701 526 8 561 1,766 1,118 105 1,129 0.290 0.367 0.528 0.896 44.50