MLB
Andrew Knizner
Andrew Knizner
Arizona Diamondbacks, Catcher
Age: 29y-10m-19d (Feb 03, 1995)
Exp: 4.021 Years
Country: US
College: North Carolina State
Drafted: Round 7 (#226 overall), 2016
Agent(s): CAA Sports
INACTIVE
2024-2024 free-agent-restricted
Andrew Knizner signed a 1 year , $1,825,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $1,825,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,825,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,825,000
Average Salary:
$1,825,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
| Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
29 |
Buried
|
$520,027 | $520,027 | - | $520,027 | $520,027 | ||
| 2025 |
|
30 | ||||||||
| 2026 |
|
31 |
UFA |
|||||||
| Retained Salary | ||||||||||
| 2024 |
|
29 | $50,000 | $50,000 | 0.02% | - | - | |||
| 2024 |
|
29 | $1,304,973 | $1,254,973 | 0.53% | $1,304,973 | - | |||
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
29 | 4.021 |
Buried
|
$1,825,000 | - | - | $520,027 | $520,027 | |||
| 2025 |
|
30 | -- | |||||||||
| 2026 |
|
31 | -- |
UFA |
||||||||
| Retained Salary | ||||||||||||
| 2024 |
|
29 | $50,000 | - | - | $50,000 | $50,000 | |||||
| 2024 |
|
29 | $1,304,973 | - | - | $1,304,973 | $1,254,973 | |||||
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
29 |
Buried |
$520,027 | $520,027 | $520,027 | - | $520,027 | $520,027 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Arbitration
Andrew Knizner signed a 1 year , $1,100,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $1,100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,100,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,100,000
Average Salary:
$1,100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration
Andrew Knizner signed a 1 year , $718,300 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $718,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $718,300.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $718,300
Average Salary:
$718,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration
Andrew Knizner signed a 1 year , $579,200 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $579,200 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $579,200.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $579,200
Average Salary:
$579,200
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arbitration
Andrew Knizner signed a 1 year , $563,500 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $563,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $563,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $563,500
Average Salary:
$563,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration
Andrew Knizner signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2016-2016 Signing Bonus
Andrew Knizner signed a 1 year , $185,300 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $185,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $185,300.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $185,300
Average Salary:
$185,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
4.021 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$4,759,577
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 21 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$185,300 |
$185,300 |
|
| 2019 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$217,832 |
$403,132 |
|
| 2020 | 25 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$133,945 |
$537,077 |
|
| 2021 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$579,200 |
$1,116,277 |
|
| 2022 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$718,300 |
$1,834,577 |
|
| 2023 | 28 |
|
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$1,100,000 |
$2,934,577 |
|
| 2024 | 29 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
Retained
|
$520,027 $1,304,973 |
$3,454,604 $4,759,577 |
|
| Total |
$4,759,577 |
$3,454,604 $4,759,577 |
||||
| Total |
$4,759,577 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
|
$2,749,277 | $185,300 | - | $2,934,577 |
| 1 |
|
$520,027 | - | - | $520,027 |
| 1 |
|
$1,304,973 | - | - | $1,304,973 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
|
21 |
$185,300 |
$185,300 |
$185,300 |
||
| 2019 |
|
24 |
$217,832
|
$217,832 |
$403,132 |
||
| 2020 |
|
25 |
$133,945
|
$133,945 |
$537,077 |
||
| 2021 |
|
26 |
$579,200
|
$579,200 |
$1,116,277 |
||
| 2022 |
|
27 |
$718,300
|
$718,300 |
$1,834,577 |
||
| 2023 |
|
28 |
$1,100,000
|
$1,100,000 |
$2,934,577 |
||
| 2024 |
|
29 |
$520,027 $1,304,973
|
$520,027 $1,304,973 |
$3,454,604 $4,759,577 |
||
| Total |
$4,574,277 |
$185,300 |
$4,759,577 |
$3,454,604 $4,759,577 |
|||
| Total |
$4,574,277 |
$185,300 |
$4,759,577 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
|
$2,749,277 | $185,300 | - | $2,934,577 |
| 1 |
|
$520,027 | - | - | $520,027 |
| 1 |
|
$1,304,973 | - | - | $1,304,973 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
STL |
Jul 05, 2023 - Jul 16, 2023 | Groin |
-
Oct 02, 2024
Released by Arizona (ARI)
-
Sep 14, 2024
Designated for Assignment by Arizona (ARI)
-
Aug 08, 2024
Claimed off waivers by Arizona (ARI)
-
Aug 06, 2024
Designated for Assignment by Texas (TEX)
-
Jan 11, 2024
Signed a 1 year $1.825 million contract with Texas (TEX)
-
Nov 17, 2023
Non-Tendered by St. Louis (STL)
-
Jan 13, 2023
Signed a 1 year $1.1 million contract with St. Louis (STL), avoiding arbitration
-
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $718,300 contract with St. Louis (STL)
-
Jun 21, 2016
Signed a contract with St. Louis (STL)
-
Jun 10, 2016
Drafted by St. Louis (STL): Round 7 (#226 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TEX | 37 | 29 | 93 | 90 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .167 | .183 | .211 | .394 | -0.90 |
| 2023 | STL | 70 | 63 | 240 | 224 | 30 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 95 | 12 | 62 | 2 | .241 | .288 | .424 | .712 | 1.03 |
| 2022 | STL | 97 | 78 | 292 | 260 | 28 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 78 | 26 | 62 | 0 | .215 | .301 | .300 | .601 | 0.58 |
| 2021 | STL | 63 | 43 | 185 | 161 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 20 | 39 | 0 | .174 | .281 | .236 | .517 | -0.26 |
| 2020 | STL | 8 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .250 | .235 | .312 | .547 | -0.08 |
| 2019 | STL | 18 | 13 | 58 | 53 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 | .226 | .293 | .377 | .670 | 0.16 |
