MLB
Kenta Maeda
Kenta Maeda
Detroit Tigers, Relief Pitcher
Age: 36y-8m-12d (Apr 11, 1988)
Exp: 9.000 Years
Country: JP
Agent(s): Adam Katz (Wasserman)
2025 Payroll Salary
$10,000,000
2025 Cash
$10,000,000
Career Earnings
$66,414,704
2024-2025 free-agent-xxb (CURRENT)
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Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $24,000,000
Average Salary:
$12,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
| Year | Age | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
36 | $14,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 5.06% | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 |
| 2025 |
|
37 | $10,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 4.98% | $10,000,000 | $24,000,000 |
| 2026 |
|
38 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Service | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
36 | 8.000 | $14,000,000 | - | - | $14,000,000 | $12,000,000 |
| 2025 |
|
37 | 9.000 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $10,000,000 | $12,000,000 |
| 2026 |
|
38 | -- |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
36 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $12,000,000 |
| 2025 |
|
37 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $24,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2016-2023 foreign-professional
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Contract Terms:
8 yr(s) / $25,000,000
Average Salary:
$3,125,000
Signing Bonus:
$1,000,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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Seasons
9.000 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$66,414,704
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$11,250,000 |
$11,250,000 |
|
| 2017 | 29 |
|
Active
|
$7,250,000 |
$18,500,000 |
|
| 2018 | 30 |
|
Active
|
$6,000,000 |
$24,500,000 |
|
| 2019 | 31 |
|
Active
|
$8,400,000 |
$32,900,000 |
|
| 2020 | 32 |
 |
Retained
Active
|
$5,621,500 $2,393,704 |
$38,521,500 $40,915,204 |
All MLB (2nd) |
| 2021 | 33 |
|
Retained
Injured
|
$563,500 $4,936,000 |
$41,478,704 $46,414,704 |
|
| 2022 | 34 |
|
Injured
|
$3,000,000 |
$49,414,704 |
|
| 2023 | 35 |
|
Active
|
$3,000,000 |
$52,414,704 |
|
| 2024 | 36 |
|
Active
|
$14,000,000 |
$66,414,704 |
|
| Total |
$66,414,704 |
$66,414,704 |
||||
| 2025 | 37 |
|
Active
|
$10,000,000 |
||
| Total |
$76,414,704 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
|
$15,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $23,085,000 | $39,085,000 |
| 4 |
|
$8,644,704 | - | $4,685,000 | $13,329,704 |
| 1 |
|
$14,000,000 | - | - | $14,000,000 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
|
28 |
$3,000,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$7,250,000 |
$11,250,000 |
$11,250,000 |
| 2017 |
|
29 |
$3,000,000
|
$4,250,000 |
$7,250,000 |
$18,500,000 |
|
| 2018 |
|
30 |
$3,000,000
|
$3,000,000 |
$6,000,000 |
$24,500,000 |
|
| 2019 |
|
31 |
$3,000,000
|
$5,400,000 |
$8,400,000 |
$32,900,000 |
|
| 2020 |
|
32 |
$2,436,500 $208,704
|
$3,185,000 $2,185,000 |
$5,621,500 $2,393,704 |
$38,521,500 $40,915,204 |
|
| 2021 |
|
33 |
$563,500 $2,436,000
|
$2,500,000 |
$563,500 $4,936,000 |
$41,478,704 $46,414,704 |
|
| 2022 |
|
34 |
$3,000,000
|
$3,000,000 |
$49,414,704 |
||
| 2023 |
|
35 |
$3,000,000
|
$3,000,000 |
$52,414,704 |
||
| 2024 |
|
36 |
$14,000,000
|
$14,000,000 |
$66,414,704 |
||
| Total |
$37,644,704 |
$1,000,000 |
$27,770,000 |
$66,414,704 |
$66,414,704 |
||
| 2025 |
|
37 |
$10,000,000
|
$10,000,000 |
|||
| Total |
$47,644,704 |
$1,000,000 |
$27,770,000 |
$76,414,704 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
|
$15,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $23,085,000 | $39,085,000 |
| 4 |
|
$8,644,704 | - | $4,685,000 | $13,329,704 |
| 1 |
|
$14,000,000 | - | - | $14,000,000 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
DET |
May 08, 2024 - May 24, 2024 | Illness |
| 2023 |
MIN |
Apr 28, 2023 - Jun 23, 2023 | Arm |
| 2022 |
MIN |
Apr 04, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 | Elbow (Tommy John) |
| 2021 |
MIN |
Aug 22, 2021 - Oct 03, 2021 | Arm |
| 2021 |
MIN |
May 23, 2021 - Jun 14, 2021 | Groin |
| 2019 |
LAD |
May 17, 2019 - May 26, 2019 | Thigh |
| 2018 |
LAD |
May 30, 2018 - Jun 13, 2018 | Hip |
| 2017 |
LAD |
May 11, 2017 - May 25, 2017 | Hamstring |
-
Nov 26, 2023
Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)
-
Feb 09, 2020
Traded to Minnesota (MIN) from Los Angeles (LAD) with $10M and Jair Camargo for Brusdar Graterol, 2020 2nd round pick and Luke Raley|20140
-
Jan 02, 2016
Signed an 8 year $25 million contract with Los Angeles (LAD)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DET | 29 | 17 | 124 | 80 | 76 | 31 | 96 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 112.3 | 6.09 | 1.38 | -1.73 |
| 2023 | MIN | 21 | 20 | 94 | 50 | 49 | 28 | 117 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 104.3 | 4.23 | 1.17 | 1.08 |
| 2021 | MIN | 23 | 21 | 106 | 60 | 55 | 32 | 113 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 106.3 | 4.66 | 1.30 | 0.30 |
| 2020 | MIN | 11 | 11 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 80 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 2.70 | 0.75 | 1.60 |
| 2019 | LAD | 41 | 26 | 114 | 70 | 69 | 51 | 169 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 153.7 | 4.04 | 1.07 | 1.39 |
| 2018 | LAD | 41 | 20 | 115 | 58 | 53 | 43 | 153 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 125.3 | 3.81 | 1.26 | 0.66 |
| 2017 | LAD | 30 | 25 | 121 | 68 | 63 | 34 | 140 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 134.3 | 4.22 | 1.15 | 0.53 |
| 2016 | LAD | 35 | 32 | 150 | 72 | 68 | 50 | 179 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 175.7 | 3.48 | 1.14 | 2.83 |
