Jason Delay
Pittsburgh Pirates, Catcher
Age: 29-260d (Mar 07, 1995)
Exp: 2.005 Years
Country: US
College: Vanderbilt (TN)
Drafted: Round 4 (#118 overall), 2017
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$1,456,516
2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)
Jason Delay signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Delay 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 | 30 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
2026 | 31 |
ARB 1
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 30 | 2.005 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
2026 | 31 | -- |
ARB 1
|
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 30 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arb
Jason Delay signed a 1 year , $755,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $755,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $755,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $755,000
Average Salary:
$755,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2023-2023 Pre-Arb
Jason Delay signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $720,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $720,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2022-2022 Pre-Arb
Jason Delay signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, 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
2017-2017 Signing Bonus
Jason Delay signed a 1 year , $100,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $100,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $100,000
Average Salary:
$100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
2.005 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$1,456,516
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 22 |
Signing Bonus
|
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
||
2022 | 27 |
Active
|
$357,678 |
$457,678 |
||
2023 | 28 |
Active
|
$661,941 |
$1,119,619 |
||
2024 | 29 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$336,897 |
$1,456,516 |
||
Total |
$1,456,516 |
$1,456,516 |
||||
2025 | 30 |
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
|||
Total |
$2,256,516 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | $1,356,516 | $100,000 | - | $1,456,516 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 22 |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
|||
2022 | 27 |
$357,678
|
$357,678 |
$457,678 |
|||
2023 | 28 |
$661,941
|
$661,941 |
$1,119,619 |
|||
2024 | 29 |
$336,897
|
$336,897 |
$1,456,516 |
|||
Total |
$1,356,516 |
$100,000 |
$1,456,516 |
$1,456,516 |
|||
2025 | 30 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
||||
Total |
$2,156,516 |
$100,000 |
$2,256,516 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | $1,356,516 | $100,000 | - | $1,456,516 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | PIT | Apr 01, 2024 - Jun 03, 2024 | Knee |
- Jun 30, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
- Jun 15, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
- Jun 03, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
- Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $755,000 contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
- Aug 01, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
- Jul 17, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
- Mar 30, 2023 Contract purchased by Pittsburgh (PIT)
- Nov 10, 2022 Outrighted to the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
- Jul 05, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
- Jun 14, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
- Jun 13, 2022 Contract purchased by Pittsburgh (PIT)
- Jun 21, 2017 Signed a contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
- Jun 17, 2017 Drafted by Pittsburgh (PIT): Round 4 (#118 overall)
- Jul 15, 2016 Unsigned by San Francisco (SF)
- Jun 12, 2016 Drafted by San Francisco (SF): Round 10 (#335 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | PIT | 7 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 | 0.08 |
2023 | PIT | 71 | 53 | 185 | 167 | 20 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 58 | 14 | 44 | 0 | .251 | .319 | .347 | .666 | -0.01 |
2022 | PIT | 57 | 49 | 167 | 155 | 17 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 9 | 50 | 0 | .213 | .269 | .271 | .540 | -0.40 |