J.A. Happ
Starting Pitcher
Drafted: Round 3 (#92 overall), 2004
Experience: 13.047 Years
College: Northwestern
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $8,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary$8,000,000 Free Agent:2022 / UFA
Year   Age Base Salary Total Salary
2021 Contract details by year 38 $8,000,000 $8,000,000
Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.
Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Other Bonus Total Cash
2004 Player Cash Earnings - $420,000 - $420,000
2007 Player Cash Earnings $380,000 - - $380,000
2008 Player Cash Earnings $390,000 - - $390,000
2009 Player Cash Earnings $405,000 - - $405,000
2010 Player Cash Earnings $470,000 - - $470,000
2011 Player Cash Earnings $474,000 - - $474,000
2012 Player Cash Earnings $2,350,000 - - $2,350,000
2013 Player Cash Earnings $3,700,000 - - $3,700,000
2014 Player Cash Earnings $5,200,000 - - $5,200,000
2015 Player Cash Earnings $2,379,781 - - $2,379,781
2015 Player Cash Earnings $4,320,219 - - $4,320,219
2016 Player Cash Earnings $10,000,000 - - $10,000,000
2017 Player Cash Earnings $13,000,000 - - $13,000,000
2018 Player Cash Earnings $4,612,872 - - $4,612,872
2018 Player Cash Earnings $8,387,128 - - $8,387,128
2019 Player Cash Earnings $17,000,000 - - $17,000,000
2020 Player Cash Earnings $6,296,296 - - $6,296,296
2021 Player Cash Earnings $5,204,285 - - $5,204,285
2021 Player Cash Earnings $2,795,715 - - $2,795,715
19 seasons $87,365,296 $420,000 - $87,785,296

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  • May 31 2022

    Retired from Professional Baseball

  • Jul 30 2021

    Traded to St. Louis (STL) from Minnesota (MIN) for Evan Sisk and John Gant

  • Jan 20 2021

    Signed a 1 year $8 million contract with Minnesota (MIN)

  • Oct 30 2020

    New York (NYY) declined a $17 million option for 2021

  • Dec 14 2018

    Signed a 2 year $34 million contract with New York (NYY), including a $17M vesting option for 2021

  • Jul 26 2018

    Traded to New York (NYY) from Toronto (TOR) for Brandon Drury and Billy McKinney

  • Nov 27 2015

    Signed a 3 year $36 million contract with Toronto (TOR)

  • Jul 31 2015

    Traded to Pittsburgh (PIT) from Seattle (SEA) for Adrian Sampson

  • Dec 3 2014

    Traded to Seattle (SEA) from Toronto (TOR) for Michael Saunders

  • Oct 31 2014

    Toronto (TOR) exercised a $6.7 million option for 2015

  • Mar 27 2013

    Signed a 1 year $5.4 million extension with Toronto (TOR)

  • Jan 18 2013

    Signed a 1 year $3.7 million contract with Toronto (TOR)

  • Jul 20 2012

    Traded to Toronto (TOR) from Houston (HOU) with David Carpenter and Brandon Lyon for Ben Francisco, Francisco Cordero, Asher Wojciechowski, Joe Musgrove, David Collins and Carlos Perez

  • Jan 17 2012

    Signed a 1 year $3.25 million contract with Houston (HOU)

  • Feb 9 2011

    Signed a 1 year $474k contract with Houston (HOU)

  • Jul 29 2010

    Traded to Houston (HOU) from Philadelphia (PHI) with Jonathan Villar and Anthony Gose for Roy Oswalt and cash considerations

  • Feb 11 2010

    Signed a 1 year $470k contract with Houston (HOU)

  • Mar 3 2009

    Signed a 1 year $405k contract with Houston (HOU)

  • Jun 24 2004

    Drafted by Philadelphia (PHI): Round 3 (#92 overall)

  • Jun 10 2004

    Signed a contract with Philadelphia (PHI)