Paul Blackburn
2025 Payroll Salary
$6,000,000
2025 Cash
$6,000,000
Career Earnings
$8,046,382
2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 31 |
Estimate
|
$6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 2.49% | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
2026 | 32 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 31 | 5.018 |
Estimate
|
$6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
2026 | 32 | -- |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 31 |
Estimate |
$6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 |
2024-2024 Arbitration
2023-2023 Arbitration
2022-2022 Pre-Arb
2021-2021 Pre-Arb
2020-2020 Pre-Arb
2019-2019 Pre-Arb
2018-2018 Pre-Arb
2017-2017 Pre-Arb
2012-2012 Signing Bonus
Seasons
5.018 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$8,046,382
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 18 |
Signing Bonus
|
$911,700 |
$911,700 |
||
2017 | 23 |
Injured
|
$271,839 |
$1,183,539 |
||
2018 | 24 |
Injured
|
$547,500 |
$1,731,039 |
||
2019 | 25 |
Active
|
$92,504 |
$1,823,543 |
||
2020 | 26 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$18,690 |
$1,842,233 |
||
2021 | 27 |
Active
|
$144,149 |
$1,986,382 |
||
2022 | 28 |
Injured
|
$710,000 |
$2,696,382 |
||
2023 | 29 |
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$1,900,000 |
$4,596,382 |
||
2024 | 30 |
Injured / Arb Avoided
Retained
|
$1,112,880 $2,337,120 |
$5,709,262 $8,046,382 |
||
Total |
$8,046,382 |
$5,709,262 $8,046,382 |
||||
2025 | 31 |
Active / estimate-arbitration
|
$6,000,000 |
|||
Total |
$14,046,382 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | - | $911,700 | - | $911,700 | |
8 | $6,021,802 | - | - | $6,021,802 | |
1 | $1,112,880 | - | - | $1,112,880 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 18 |
$911,700 |
$911,700 |
$911,700 |
|||
2017 | 23 |
$271,839
|
$271,839 |
$1,183,539 |
|||
2018 | 24 |
$547,500
|
$547,500 |
$1,731,039 |
|||
2019 | 25 |
$92,504
|
$92,504 |
$1,823,543 |
|||
2020 | 26 |
$18,690
|
$18,690 |
$1,842,233 |
|||
2021 | 27 |
$144,149
|
$144,149 |
$1,986,382 |
|||
2022 | 28 |
$710,000
|
$710,000 |
$2,696,382 |
|||
2023 | 29 |
$1,900,000
|
$1,900,000 |
$4,596,382 |
|||
2024 | 30 |
$1,112,880 $2,337,120
|
$1,112,880 $2,337,120 |
$5,709,262 $8,046,382 |
|||
Total |
$7,134,682 |
$911,700 |
$8,046,382 |
$5,709,262 $8,046,382 |
|||
2025 | 31 |
$6,000,000
|
$6,000,000 |
||||
Total |
$13,134,682 |
$911,700 |
$14,046,382 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | - | $911,700 | - | $911,700 | |
8 | $6,021,802 | - | - | $6,021,802 | |
1 | $1,112,880 | - | - | $1,112,880 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | NYM | Aug 24, 2024 - Sep 29, 2024 | Hand |
2024 | OAK | May 11, 2024 - Jul 26, 2024 | Foot |
2023 | OAK | Mar 30, 2023 - May 29, 2023 | Finger |
2022 | OAK | Aug 10, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 | Finger |
2018 | OAK | Jul 08, 2018 - Oct 01, 2018 | Elbow |
2018 | OAK | Mar 29, 2018 - Jun 07, 2018 | Arm |
2017 | OAK | Aug 25, 2017 - Oct 01, 2017 | Hand |
- Jul 30, 2024 Traded to New York (NYM) from Oakland (OAK) for Kade Morris
- Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $3.45 million contract with Oakland (OAK), avoiding arbitration
- Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $1.9 million contract with Oakland (OAK), avoiding arbitration
- Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $710,000 contract with Oakland (OAK)
- Mar 24, 2018 Signed a 1 year $547,500 contract with Oakland (OAK)
- Nov 19, 2016 Signed a contract with Oakland (OAK)
- Jun 16, 2012 Signed a contract with Chicago (CHC)
- Jun 04, 2012 Drafted by Chicago (CHC): Round 1 (#56 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | NYM | 14 | 14 | 76 | 41 | 39 | 21 | 59 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 75.3 | 4.66 | 1.29 | 0.71 |
2023 | OAK | 21 | 20 | 117 | 54 | 51 | 43 | 104 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 103.7 | 4.43 | 1.54 | 1.32 |
2022 | OAK | 21 | 21 | 110 | 53 | 53 | 30 | 89 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 111.3 | 4.28 | 1.26 | 1.31 |
2021 | OAK | 9 | 9 | 52 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 38.3 | 5.87 | 1.62 | -0.19 |
2020 | OAK | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 27.00 | 3.00 | -0.33 |
2019 | OAK | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 10.64 | 2.09 | -0.51 |
2018 | OAK | 6 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27.7 | 7.16 | 1.41 | -0.61 |
2017 | OAK | 10 | 10 | 58 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58.7 | 3.22 | 1.26 | 1.45 |
Calculated Market Value
Market Value
- 2 years, $20,031,866
- Avg. Salary: $10,015,933
- MLB Rank: 134
- SP Rank: 48
Current Contract
- Free Agent: 2026
- Avg. Salary: $6,000,000
- MLB Rank: 191
- SP Rank: 66
Comparable Players
We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Paul Blackburn to.
Player | Length | Value | Avg. Salary | Age When Signed |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Wood | 1 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | 33 |
Brayan Bello | 6 | $55,000,000 | $9,166,667 | 24 |
Kyle Freeland | 5 | $64,500,000 | $12,900,000 | 28 |
Luis Severino | 1 | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 29 |
Averages | 3 | $35,250,000 | $10,891,667 | 28.5 |
Base Calculated Value
After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Blackburn's current age (30), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.
Length | Value | Avg. Salary |
---|---|---|
2 | $20,168,000 | $10,084,000 |
Statistical Comparisons
Now we'll compare our variables and Blackburn statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GS/Yr, IP, K/9, BB/9, ERA, WHIP, FIP, WAR
Player | GS/Yr | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | ERA | WHIP | FIP | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Wood
2022-2023
|
19.00 | 4.15 | 7.92 | 2.97 | 4.72 | 1.34 | 4.12 | 0.75 |
Brayan Bello
2022-2023
|
19.50 | 5.23 | 8.10 | 3.41 | 4.48 | 1.56 | 3.74 | 3.06 |
Kyle Freeland
2020-2021
|
18.00 | 5.04 | 6.85 | 2.88 | 4.33 | 1.42 | 4.64 | 3.71 |
Luis Severino
2022-2023
|
18.50 | 5.04 | 8.92 | 3.04 | 4.92 | 1.32 | 4.92 | 0.17 |
Average | 18.75 | 4.87 | 7.95 | 3.08 | 4.61 | 1.41 | 4.36 | 1.92 |
Paul Blackburn
2023-2024
|
17.00 | 5.11 | 8.04 | 3.12 | 4.55 | 1.42 | 4.30 | 1.73 |
Pct Change | -9.33 | 4.93 | 1.13 | -1.30 | 1.30 | -0.71 | 1.38 | -9.90 |
Median Prime % Change | 0.21% | |||||||
Average Prime % Change | -1.56% |
Calculated Market Value: Paul Blackburn
After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.
Terms | Avg. Salary |
---|---|
2 years, $20,031,866 | $10,015,933 |