Harrison Bader

New York Mets, Center Field
Age: 30-179d (Jun 03, 1994)
Exp: 6.03 Years
Country: US
College: Florida
Drafted: Round 3 (#100 overall), 2015
Agent(s): VaynerSports
Career Earnings

$24,916,913

2024-2024 free-agent-xxb

Harrison Bader signed a 1 year , $10,500,000 contract with the New York Mets, including $1,000,000 signing bonus, $10,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $10,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $10,500,000
Average Salary:
$10,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$1,000,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Year Age PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2024 30 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 4.43% $10,500,000 $10,500,000
2025 31
UFA
Year Age Service Base Salary Signing Proration Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2024 30 6.030 $9,500,000 $1,000,000 - - $10,500,000 $10,500,000
2025 31 --
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024 30 $9,500,000 $1,000,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000
Contract Notes
  • $50,000 each for All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger
  • League MVP
    1st: $50,000
    2nd: $25,000
    3rd: $10,000
  • WS MVP: $100,000
  • LCS MVP: $50,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2023 arbitration-extension-process

Harrison Bader signed a 2 year , $10,400,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $10,400,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,200,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $10,400,000
Average Salary:
$5,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2021-2021 Arbitration

Harrison Bader signed a 1 year , $2,000,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $2,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arb

Harrison Bader signed a 1 year , $590,100 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $590,100 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $590,100.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $590,100
Average Salary:
$590,100
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arb

Harrison Bader signed a 1 year , $578,300 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $578,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $578,300.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $578,300
Average Salary:
$578,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arb

Harrison Bader signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $545,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $545,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $545,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017 Pre-Arb

Harrison Bader signed a 1 year , $535,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $535,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $535,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $535,000
Average Salary:
$535,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2015-2015 Signing Bonus

Harrison Bader signed a 1 year , $400,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $400,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $400,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $400,000
Average Salary:
$400,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

6.03 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$24,916,913

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2015 21
Signing Bonus
$400,000
$400,000
2017 23
Active
$108,151
$508,151
2018 24
Active
$530,330
$1,038,481
2019 25
Active
$509,876
$1,548,357
2020 26
Active
$218,556
$1,766,913
2021 27
Active / Arb Avoided
$2,000,000
$3,766,913
 NL Gold Glove:CF
2022 28
Active / Arb Avoided
Retained
$1,652,736
$4,047,264
$5,419,649
$9,466,913
2023 29
Injured /
Retained
$1,033,339
$3,916,661
$10,500,252
$14,416,913
2024 30
Active
$10,500,000
$24,916,913
Total      
$24,916,913
$24,916,913
Total
$24,916,913

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $6,414,177 $1,400,000 - $7,814,177
2 $5,569,397 - - $5,569,397
1 $783,339 - $250,000 $1,033,339
1 $9,500,000 $1,000,000 - $10,500,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2015
21
$400,000
$400,000
$400,000
2017
23
$108,151
$108,151
$508,151
2018
24
$530,330
$530,330
$1,038,481
2019
25
$509,876
$509,876
$1,548,357
2020
26
$218,556
$218,556
$1,766,913
2021
27
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,766,913
2022
28
$1,652,736
$3,047,264
$1,000,000
$1,652,736
$4,047,264
$5,419,649
$9,466,913
2023
29
$783,339
$3,916,661
$250,000
$1,033,339
$3,916,661
$10,500,252
$14,416,913
2024
30
$9,500,000
$1,000,000
$10,500,000
$24,916,913
Total
$22,266,913
$2,400,000
$250,000
$24,916,913
$24,916,913
Total
$22,266,913
$2,400,000
$250,000
$24,916,913

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $6,414,177 $1,400,000 - $7,814,177
2 $5,569,397 - - $5,569,397
1 $783,339 - $250,000 $1,033,339
1 $9,500,000 $1,000,000 - $10,500,000

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2023 CIN Sep 18, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 Groin
2023 NYY May 30, 2023 - Jun 20, 2023 Hamstring
2023 NYY Mar 30, 2023 - May 02, 2023 Oblique
2022 NYY Jun 27, 2022 - Sep 20, 2022 Foot
2021 STL May 25, 2021 - Jul 01, 2021 Ribs
2021 STL Apr 01, 2021 - Apr 30, 2021 Arm
2019 STL Apr 14, 2019 - Apr 24, 2019 Hamstring
  • Jan 04, 2024 Signed a 1 year $10.5 million contract with New York (NYM)
  • Aug 31, 2023 Claimed off waivers by Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Aug 02, 2022 Traded to New York (NYY) from St. Louis (STL) for Jordan Montgomery
  • Apr 02, 2022 Signed a 2 year $10.4 million contract extension with St. Louis (STL)
  • Jan 15, 2021 Signed a 1 year $2 million contract with St. Louis (STL), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $590,100 contract with St. Louis (STL)
  • Mar 05, 2019 Signed a 1 year $578,300 contract with St. Louis (STL)
  • Jun 29, 2015 Signed a contract with St. Louis (STL)
  • Jun 18, 2015 Drafted by St. Louis (STL): Round 3 (#100 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 NYM 143 108 437 402 57 95 19 0 12 51 150 21 95 17 .236 .284 .373 .657 1.00
2023 CIN 98 85 343 319 44 74 12 2 7 40 111 17 59 20 .232 .274 .348 .622 0.89
2022 NYY 86 78 313 292 38 73 10 3 5 30 104 15 62 17 .250 .294 .356 .650 1.13
2021 STL 103 101 401 367 45 98 21 1 16 50 169 27 85 9 .267 .324 .460 .784 3.78
2020 STL 50 37 125 106 21 24 7 2 4 11 47 13 40 3 .226 .336 .443 .779 1.03
2019 STL 129 95 405 347 54 71 14 3 12 39 127 46 117 11 .205 .314 .366 .680 2.29
2018 STL 138 96 425 379 61 100 20 2 12 37 160 31 125 15 .264 .334 .422 .756 3.35
2017 STL 32 20 92 85 10 20 3 0 3 10 32 5 24 2 .235 .283 .376 .659 0.04

Calculated Market Value

$7.1M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 1 years, $7,067,560
  • Avg. Salary: $7,067,560
  • MLB Rank: 173
  • CF Rank: 10

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2025
  • Avg. Salary: $10,500,000

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Harrison Bader to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Kevin Kiermaier 1 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 33
Michael Taylor 1 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 32
Mike Tauchman 1 $1,950,000 $1,950,000 32
Mike Yastrzemski 1 $7,900,000 $7,900,000 33
Averages 1 $6,087,500 $6,087,500 32.5

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Bader's current age (30), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
4 $27,836,000 $6,959,000

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Bader statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, H/Gm, RBI/Gm, K/Gm, AVG/Yr, OPS, WOBP, ISO, WAR

Player GP% H/Gm RBI/Gm K/Gm AVG/Yr OPS WOBP ISO WAR
Kevin Kiermaier
2022-2023
 59.26 0.76 0.30 0.77 0.25 0.70 0.32 0.15 5.13
Michael Taylor
2022-2023
 77.78 0.73 0.37 0.95 0.24 0.70 0.31 0.16 3.97
Mike Tauchman
2022-2023
 66.67 0.79 0.44 0.80 0.13 0.37 0.19 0.06 3.76
Mike Yastrzemski
2022-2023
 78.40 0.71 0.39 0.94 0.22 0.74 0.33 0.20 2.88
Average 70.53 0.75 0.38 0.87 0.21 0.62 0.29 0.14 3.94
Harrison Bader
2023-2024
 71.23 0.78 0.40 0.66 0.25 0.66 0.30 0.12 1.75
Pct Change 0.99 4.00 5.26 24.14 17.62 6.45 3.45 -14.29 -55.58
Median Prime % Change 4.00%
Average Prime % Change -0.88%

Calculated Market Value: Harrison Bader

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
1 years, $7,067,560 $7,067,560

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TRANSACTIONS

Jan 04, 2024
Signed a 1 year $10.5 million contract with New York (NYM)
Aug 31, 2023
Claimed off waivers by Cincinnati (CIN)
Aug 02, 2022
Traded to New York (NYY) from St. Louis (STL) for Jordan Montgomery
Apr 02, 2022
Signed a 2 year $10.4 million contract extension with St. Louis (STL)
Jan 15, 2021
Signed a 1 year $2 million contract with St. Louis (STL), avoiding arbitration
Mar 05, 2020
Signed a 1 year $590,100 contract with St. Louis (STL)
Mar 05, 2019
Signed a 1 year $578,300 contract with St. Louis (STL)
Jun 29, 2015
Signed a contract with St. Louis (STL)
Jun 18, 2015
Drafted by St. Louis (STL): Round 3 (#100 overall)

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