John King

St. Louis Cardinals, Relief Pitcher
Age: 30-69d (Sep 14, 1994)
Exp: 3.145 Years
Country: US
College: Houston (TX)
Drafted: Round 10 (#314 overall), 2017
2025 Payroll Salary

$1,450,000

2025 Cash

$1,450,000

Career Earnings

$1,624,028

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

John King signed a 1 year , $1,450,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $1,450,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,450,000. In 2025, King will earn a base salary of $1,450,000, while carrying a total salary of $1,450,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,450,000
Average Salary:
$1,450,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 30
Estimate
$1,450,000 $1,450,000 0.60% $1,450,000 $1,450,000
2026 31
ARB 3
2027 32
ARB 4
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 30 3.145
Estimate
$1,450,000 - - $1,450,000 $1,450,000
2026 31 --
ARB 3
2027 32 --
ARB 4
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 30
Estimate
$1,450,000 $1,450,000 $1,450,000 $1,450,000 $1,450,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Arbitration

John King signed a 1 year , $1,005,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $1,005,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,005,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,005,000
Average Salary:
$1,005,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

John King signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, 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
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

John King signed a 1 year , $714,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $714,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $714,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $714,000
Average Salary:
$714,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb

John King signed a 1 year , $572,500 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $572,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $572,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $572,500
Average Salary:
$572,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arb

John King signed a 1 year , $563,500 contract with the Texas Rangers, 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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2017-2017 Signing Bonus

John King signed a 1 year , $10,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $10,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $10,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $10,000
Average Salary:
$10,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

3.145 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$1,624,028

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2017 22
Signing Bonus
$10,000
$10,000
2020 25
Active
$74,760
$84,760
2021 26
Injured
$572,500
$657,260
2022 27
Active
$509,990
$1,167,250
2023 28
Active
Retained
$236,131
$220,647
$1,403,381
$1,624,028
2025 30
Active / estimate-arbitration
$1,450,000
Total
$3,074,028

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $1,377,897 $10,000 - $1,387,897
1 $236,131 - - $236,131
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2017
22
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
2020
25
$74,760
$74,760
$84,760
2021
26
$572,500
$572,500
$657,260
2022
27
$509,990
$509,990
$1,167,250
2023
28
$236,131
$220,647
$236,131
$220,647
$1,403,381
$1,624,028
2025
30
$1,450,000
$1,450,000
Total
$3,064,028
$10,000
$3,074,028

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $1,377,897 $10,000 - $1,387,897
1 $236,131 - - $236,131

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2021 TEX Jul 07, 2021 - Oct 03, 2021 Shoulder
  • Apr 23, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Apr 09, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $1.005 million contract with St. Louis (STL), avoiding arbitration
  • Aug 01, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Jul 30, 2023 Traded to St. Louis (STL) from Texas (TEX) with Thomas Saggese and Tekoah Roby for Jordan Montgomery, Chris Stratton and International Bonus Pool Cap Space ($250,000)
  • Jul 19, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Texas (TEX)
  • Jul 15, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Texas (TEX)
  • Jul 07, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Texas (TEX)
  • Jul 04, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Texas (TEX)
  • Jun 30, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Texas (TEX)
  • May 11, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Texas (TEX)
  • Sep 04, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Texas (TEX)
  • Aug 18, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Texas (TEX)
  • Aug 10, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Texas (TEX)
  • Jul 06, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Texas (TEX)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a contract with Texas (TEX)
  • Jul 01, 2017 Signed a contract with Texas (TEX)
  • Jun 18, 2017 Drafted by Texas (TEX): Round 10 (#314 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 STL 56 0 58 23 19 14 38 5 3 3 0 60.0 2.85 1.20 0.78
2023 STL 34 0 45 15 15 10 20 2 2 1 0 37.3 3.62 1.47 -0.15
2022 TEX 39 0 61 27 23 14 30 5 1 4 0 51.3 4.03 1.46 0.08
2021 TEX 27 0 41 24 18 12 40 3 7 5 0 46.0 3.52 1.15 0.05
2020 TEX 6 0 13 8 7 4 9 2 1 0 0 10.3 6.10 1.65 -0.21

Calculated Market Value

Market Value

  • 1 years, $3,601,868
  • Avg. Salary: $3,601,868
  • MLB Rank: 253
  • RP Rank: 37

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 0
  • Avg. Salary: $1,450,000
  • MLB Rank: 376
  • RP Rank: 87

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Jonathan Loaisiga 1 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 28
Cole Irvin 1 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 29
Shintaro Fujinami 1 $3,350,000 $3,350,000 29
Jake Junis 1 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 31
Averages 1 $3,712,500 $3,712,500 29.3

Base Calculated Value

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

Length Value Avg. Salary
1 $3,712,500 $3,712,500

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and King statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP/Yr, SV, ERA, WHIP, K/9, BB/9, FIP, WAR

Player GP/Yr SV ERA WHIP K/9 BB/9 FIP WAR
Jonathan Loaisiga
2022-2023
33.50 0.03 3.60 1.07 5.00 2.04 4.06 -0.10
Cole Irvin
2022-2023
27.00 0.00 4.20 1.22 7.14 2.12 4.32 2.66
Shintaro Fujinami
2022-2023
31.50 0.03 3.59 0.75 4.73 2.56 2.31 -2.18
Jake Junis
2022-2023
31.50 0.02 4.15 1.29 8.96 2.10 3.70 2.45
Average 30.88 0.02 3.89 1.08 6.46 2.21 3.60 0.71
John King
2023-2024
45.00 0.00 3.24 1.34 5.26 2.26 3.70 1.12
Pct Change 45.73 -100.00 16.71 -24.07 -18.58 -2.26 -2.78 57.75
Median Prime % Change -2.52%
Average Prime % Change -3.44%

Calculated Market Value: John King

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, $3,601,868 $3,601,868
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