Andrew Benintendi

Chicago White Sox, Left Field
Age: 30y-5m-19d (Jul 06, 1994)
Exp: 8.062 Years
Country: US
College: Arkansas
Drafted: Round 1 (#7 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Excel Sports Management
2025 Payroll Salary

$17,100,000

2025 Cash

$16,500,000

Career Earnings

$49,508,585

2023-2027 free-agent-xxb (CURRENT)

Andrew Benintendi signed a 5 year , $75,000,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $3,000,000 signing bonus, $75,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $15,000,000. In 2025, Benintendi will earn a base salary of $16,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $17,100,000.
Contract Terms:
5 yr(s) / $75,000,000
Average Salary:
$15,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$3,000,000
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year Age PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2023 28 $8,600,000 $15,000,000 6.44% $11,000,000 $11,000,000
2024 29 $17,100,000 $15,000,000 6.33% $16,500,000 $27,500,000
2025 30 $17,100,000 $15,000,000 6.22% $16,500,000 $44,000,000
2026 31 $17,100,000 $15,000,000 6.15% $16,500,000 $60,500,000
2027 32 $15,100,000 $15,000,000 - $14,500,000 $75,000,000
2028 33
UFA
Year Age Service Base Salary Signing Proration Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2023 28 6.062 $8,000,000 $600,000 - - $8,600,000 $15,000,000
2024 29 7.062 $16,500,000 $600,000 - - $17,100,000 $15,000,000
2025 30 8.062 $16,500,000 $600,000 - - $17,100,000 $15,000,000
2026 31 - $16,500,000 $600,000 - - $17,100,000 $15,000,000
2027 32 - $14,500,000 $600,000 - - $15,100,000 $15,000,000
2028 33 --
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2023 28 $8,000,000 $3,000,000 $11,000,000 $11,000,000 $64,000,000 $11,000,000 $15,000,000
2024 29 $16,500,000 - $16,500,000 $27,500,000 $47,500,000 $13,750,000 $16,000,000
2025 30 $16,500,000 - $16,500,000 $44,000,000 $31,000,000 $14,666,667 $15,833,333
2026 31 $16,500,000 - $16,500,000 $60,500,000 $14,500,000 $15,125,000 $15,500,000
2027 32 $14,500,000 - $14,500,000 $75,000,000 - $15,000,000 $14,500,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2022 Arbitration

Andrew Benintendi signed a 1 year , $8,500,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $8,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $8,500,000
Average Salary:
$8,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2021 arbitration-extension-process

Andrew Benintendi signed a 2 year , $10,000,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $10,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,000,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $10,000,000
Average Salary:
$5,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019
Pre-Arbitration

Andrew Benintendi signed a 1 year , $717,500 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $717,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $717,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $717,500
Average Salary:
$717,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018
Pre-Arbitration

Andrew Benintendi signed a 1 year , $620,500 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $620,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $620,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $620,500
Average Salary:
$620,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017
Pre-Arbitration

Andrew Benintendi signed a 1 year , $549,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $549,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $549,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $549,000
Average Salary:
$549,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2016-2016
Pre-Arbitration

Andrew Benintendi signed a 1 year , $507,500 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $507,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $507,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $507,500
Average Salary:
$507,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2015-2015 Signing Bonus

Andrew Benintendi signed a 1 year , $3,590,400 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $3,590,400 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,590,400.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,590,400
Average Salary:
$3,590,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

8.062 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$49,508,585

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2015 20
Signing Bonus
$3,590,400
$3,590,400
2016 21
Active
$171,926
$3,762,326
2017 22
Active
$549,000
$4,311,326
2018 23
Active
$620,500
$4,931,826
Champion
2019 24
Active
$717,500
$5,649,326
2020 25
Active / Arb Avoided
$1,259,259
$6,908,585
2021 26
Active /
Arbitration 2
Bypassed
Retained
$3,800,000
$2,800,000
$10,708,585
$13,508,585
AL Gold Glove:LF
2022 27
Injured / arbitration-settlement-player
Retained
$3,222,507
$5,277,493
$16,731,092
$22,008,585
2023 28
Injured
$11,000,000
$33,008,585
2024 29
Active
$16,500,000
$49,508,585
Total      
$49,508,585
$49,508,585
2025 30
Active
$16,500,000
2026 31
Active
$16,500,000
2027 32
Active
$14,500,000
Total
$97,008,585

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $6,118,185 $3,590,400 - $9,708,585
2 $9,077,493 - - $9,077,493
1 $3,222,507 - - $3,222,507
2 $24,500,000 $3,000,000 - $27,500,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2015
20
$3,590,400
$3,590,400
$3,590,400
2016
21
$171,926
$171,926
$3,762,326
2017
22
$549,000
$549,000
$4,311,326
2018
23
$620,500
$620,500
$4,931,826
2019
24
$717,500
$717,500
$5,649,326
2020
25
$1,259,259
$1,259,259
$6,908,585
2021
26
$3,800,000
$2,800,000
$3,800,000
$2,800,000
$10,708,585
$13,508,585
2022
27
$3,222,507
$5,277,493
$3,222,507
$5,277,493
$16,731,092
$22,008,585
2023
28
$8,000,000
$3,000,000
$11,000,000
$33,008,585
2024
29
$16,500,000
$16,500,000
$49,508,585
Total
$42,918,185
$6,590,400
$49,508,585
$49,508,585
2025
30
$16,500,000
$16,500,000
2026
31
$16,500,000
$16,500,000
2027
32
$14,500,000
$14,500,000
Total
$90,418,185
$6,590,400
$97,008,585

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $6,118,185 $3,590,400 - $9,708,585
2 $9,077,493 - - $9,077,493
1 $3,222,507 - - $3,222,507
2 $24,500,000 $3,000,000 - $27,500,000

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 CHW Jun 02, 2024 - Jun 12, 2024 Achilles
2022 NYY Sep 03, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 Wrist
2021 KC Jun 14, 2021 - Jul 04, 2021 Ribs
2020 BOS Aug 13, 2020 - Sep 27, 2020 Ribs
2016 BOS Aug 25, 2016 - Sep 13, 2016 Knee
  • Dec 16, 2022 Signed a 5 year $75 million contract with Chicago (CHW)
  • Jul 28, 2022 Traded to New York (NYY) from Kansas City (KC) for Beck Way, T.J. Sikkema and Chandler Champlain
  • May 14, 2022 Signed a 1 year $8.5 million contract with Kansas City (KC), settling in arbitration
  • Feb 10, 2021 Traded to Kansas City (KC) from Boston (BOS) as part of a 3-team trade: Kansas City (KC) traded Franchy Cordero, Grant Gambrell and Luis De La Rosa to Boston (BOS); Kansas City (KC) traded Khalil Lee to New York (NYM); New York (NYM) traded Josh Winckowski and Freddy Valdez to Boston (BOS)
  • Feb 08, 2020 Signed a 2 year $10 million contract with Boston (BOS), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 05, 2019 Signed a 1 year $717,500 contract with Boston (BOS)
  • Mar 18, 2018 Signed a 1 year $620,500 contract with Boston (BOS)
  • Feb 24, 2017 Signed a 1 year $549,000 contract with Boston (BOS)
  • Jun 30, 2015 Signed a contract with Boston (BOS)
  • Jun 18, 2015 Drafted by Boston (BOS): Round 1 (#7 overall)
  • Jul 10, 2013 Unsigned by Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Jun 10, 2013 Drafted by Cincinnati (CIN): Round 31 (#945 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 CHW 135 123 522 477 50 109 20 0 20 64 189 41 96 3 .229 .289 .396 .685 -0.77
2023 CHW 151 142 620 562 72 147 34 2 5 45 200 52 89 13 .262 .326 .356 .682 0.22
2022 NYY 126 120 520 461 54 140 23 3 5 51 184 52 77 8 .304 .373 .399 .772 2.51
2021 KC 134 129 537 493 63 136 27 2 17 73 218 36 97 8 .276 .324 .442 .766 2.56
2020 BOS 14 12 51 39 4 4 1 0 0 1 5 11 17 1 .103 .314 .128 .442 -0.08
2019 BOS 138 134 612 541 72 144 40 5 13 68 233 59 140 10 .266 .343 .431 .774 1.78
2018 BOS 148 142 659 579 103 168 41 6 16 87 269 71 106 21 .290 .366 .465 .831 4.84
2017 BOS 151 143 657 573 84 155 26 1 20 90 243 70 112 20 .271 .352 .424 .776 2.80
2016 BOS 34 30 117 105 16 31 11 1 2 14 50 10 25 1 .295 .359 .476 .835 0.77
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