Spencer Torkelson

Detroit Tigers, 1st Base
Age: 25-78d (Aug 26, 1999)
Exp: 2.076 Years
Country: US
College: Arizona State
Drafted: Round 1 (#1 overall), 2020
2025 Payroll Salary

$800,000

2025 Cash

$800,000

Career Earnings

$10,119,443

2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)

Spencer Torkelson signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Torkelson will earn a base salary of $800,000, while carrying a total salary of $800,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $800,000
Average Salary:
$800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 25
Estimate
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000 $800,000
2026 26
ARB 1
2027 27
ARB 2
2028 28
ARB 3
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 25 2.076
Estimate
$800,000 - - $800,000 $800,000
2026 26 --
ARB 1
2027 27 --
ARB 2
2028 28 --
ARB 3
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 25
Estimate
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 $800,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Pre-Arb

Spencer Torkelson signed a 1 year , $765,700 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $765,700 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $765,700.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $765,700
Average Salary:
$765,700
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Spencer Torkelson signed a 1 year , $723,100 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $723,100 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $723,100.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $723,100
Average Salary:
$723,100
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Spencer Torkelson signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $700,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Signing Bonus

Spencer Torkelson signed a 1 year , $8,416,300 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $8,416,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,416,300.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $8,416,300
Average Salary:
$8,416,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

2.076 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$10,119,443

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2020 20
Signing Bonus
$8,416,300
$8,416,300
2022 22
Active
$523,056
$8,939,356
2023 23
Active
$723,100
$9,662,456
2024 24
Active
$456,987
$10,119,443
Total      
$10,119,443
$10,119,443
2025 25
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
$800,000
Total
$10,919,443

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $1,703,143 $8,416,300 - $10,119,443
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2020
20
$8,416,300
$8,416,300
$8,416,300
2022
22
$523,056
$523,056
$8,939,356
2023
23
$723,100
$723,100
$9,662,456
2024
24
$456,987
$456,987
$10,119,443
Total
$1,703,143
$8,416,300
$10,119,443
$10,119,443
2025
25
$800,000
$800,000
Total
$2,503,143
$8,416,300
$10,919,443

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $1,703,143 $8,416,300 - $10,119,443
  • Aug 17, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Detroit (DET)
  • Jun 03, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $765,700 contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $723,100 contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Sep 01, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Detroit (DET)
  • Jul 17, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
  • Apr 02, 2022 Contract purchased by Detroit (DET)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $700,000 contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Jun 30, 2020 Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Jun 10, 2020 Drafted by Detroit (DET): Round 1 (#1 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 DET 92 92 380 342 45 75 21 1 10 37 128 33 105 0 .219 .295 .374 .669 0.29
2023 DET 159 159 684 606 88 141 34 1 31 94 270 67 171 3 .233 .313 .446 .759 0.76
2022 DET 110 105 404 360 38 73 16 1 8 28 115 37 99 0 .203 .285 .319 .604 -1.47
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