MLB
John King
John King
St. Louis Cardinals, Relief Pitcher
Age: 29-232d (Sep 14, 1994)
Exp: 2.148 Years
Country: US
College: Houston
Drafted: Round 10 (#314 overall), 2017
2024 Payroll Salary
$1,005,000
2024 Cash
$0
Career Earnings
$1,624,028
2024-2024 Arbitration (CURRENT)
John King signed a 1 year , $1,005,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $1,005,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,005,000. In 2024, King will earn, while carrying a total salary of $1,005,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,005,000
Average Salary:
$1,005,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
| Year | Age | Service | Option/Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
29 | 2.148 | $1,005,000 | - | - | $1,005,000 | $1,005,000 | |
| 2028 |
|
30 | - |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
29 | - | - | - | - | - |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Pre-Arb
John King signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $720,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $720,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb
John King signed a 1 year , $714,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $714,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $714,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $714,000
Average Salary:
$714,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb
John King signed a 1 year , $572,500 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $572,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $572,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $572,500
Average Salary:
$572,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arb
John King signed a 1 year , $563,500 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $563,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $563,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $563,500
Average Salary:
$563,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017 Signing Bonus
John King signed a 1 year , $10,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $10,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $10,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $10,000
Average Salary:
$10,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Career Earnings thru 2024
$1,624,028
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
|
| 2020 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$74,760 |
$84,760 |
|
| 2021 | 26 |
|
Injured
|
$572,500 |
$657,260 |
|
| 2022 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$509,990 |
$1,167,250 |
|
| 2023 | 28 |
|
Active
Retained
|
$236,131 $220,647 |
$1,403,381 $1,624,028 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |
|
22 |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
||
| 2020 |
|
25 |
$74,760
|
$74,760 |
$84,760 |
||
| 2021 |
|
26 |
$572,500
|
$572,500 |
$657,260 |
||
| 2022 |
|
27 |
$509,990
|
$509,990 |
$1,167,250 |
||
| 2023 |
|
28 |
$236,131 $220,647
|
$236,131 $220,647 |
$1,403,381 $1,624,028 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
$1,377,897 | $10,000 | - | $1,387,897 |
| 1 |
|
$236,131 | - | - | $236,131 |
-
Apr 23, 2024
Recalled from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
-
Apr 09, 2024
Optioned to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
-
Jan 11, 2024
Signed a 1 year $1.005 million contract with St. Louis (STL), avoiding arbitration
-
Aug 01, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
-
Jul 30, 2023
Traded to St. Louis (STL) from Texas (TEX) with Thomas Saggese and Tekoah Roby for Jordan Montgomery, Chris Stratton and International Bonus Pool Cap Space ($250,000)
-
Jul 19, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Texas (TEX)
-
Jul 15, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Texas (TEX)
-
Jul 07, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Texas (TEX)
-
Jul 04, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Texas (TEX)
-
Jun 30, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Texas (TEX)
-
May 11, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Texas (TEX)
-
Sep 04, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Texas (TEX)
-
Aug 18, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by Texas (TEX)
-
Aug 10, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Texas (TEX)
-
Jul 06, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by Texas (TEX)
-
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a contract with Texas (TEX)
-
Jul 01, 2017
Signed a contract with Texas (TEX)
-
Jun 18, 2017
Drafted by Texas (TEX): Round 10 (#314 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | STL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 3.86 | 0.00 | |
| 2023 | STL | 34 | 0 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37.3 | 3.62 | 2.41 | -0.15 |
| 2022 | TEX | 39 | 0 | 61 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 51.3 | 4.03 | 2.45 | 0.09 |
| 2021 | TEX | 27 | 0 | 41 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 46.0 | 3.52 | 2.35 | 0.01 |
| 2020 | TEX | 6 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 6.10 | 3.48 | -0.21 |
