Sam Howard

Detroit Tigers, Relief Pitcher
Age: 31y-9m-18d (Mar 05, 1993)
Exp: 2.135 Years
Country: US
College: Georgia Southern
Drafted: Round 3 (#82 overall), 2014
Agent(s): Wasserman

2022-2022
Pre-Arbitration

Sam Howard signed a 1 year , $725,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $725,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $725,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $725,000
Average Salary:
$725,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2022 29 $725,000 - - - -
2023 30
PRE-ARB
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2022 29 2.115 $725,000 - - $725,000 -
2023 30 --
PRE-ARB
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2022 29 - - - - - -
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2021-2021
Pre-Arbitration

Sam Howard signed a 1 year , $596,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $596,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $596,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $596,000
Average Salary:
$596,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020
Pre-Arbitration

Sam Howard signed a 1 year , $563,500 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, 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

Sam Howard signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the Colorado Rockies, 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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2018-2018
Pre-Arbitration

Sam Howard signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Colorado Rockies, 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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2014-2014 Signing Bonus

Sam Howard signed a 1 year , $672,100 contract with the Colorado Rockies, including $672,100 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $672,100.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $672,100
Average Salary:
$672,100
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

2.135 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$1,803,343

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2014 21
Signing Bonus
$672,100
$672,100
2018 25
Active
$134,780
$806,880
2019 26
Active
$158,152
$965,032
2020 27
Active
$177,555
$1,142,587
2021 28
Active
$575,000
$1,717,587
2022 29
Retained
$85,756
$1,803,343
Total
$1,803,343

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $292,932 $672,100 - $965,032
3 $838,311 - - $838,311
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2014
21
$672,100
$672,100
$672,100
2018
25
$134,780
$134,780
$806,880
2019
26
$158,152
$158,152
$965,032
2020
27
$177,555
$177,555
$1,142,587
2021
28
$575,000
$575,000
$1,717,587
2022
29
$85,756
$85,756
$1,803,343
Total
$1,131,243
$672,100
$1,803,343

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $292,932 $672,100 - $965,032
3 $838,311 - - $838,311

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2022 PIT Apr 04, 2022 - Apr 20, 2022 Back
2021 PIT Jul 10, 2021 - Aug 28, 2021 Oblique
2021 PIT Jun 19, 2021 - Jun 29, 2021 Knee
  • Jul 05, 2022 Designated for Assignment by Detroit (DET)
  • May 13, 2022 Claimed off waivers by Detroit (DET)
  • May 13, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
  • May 07, 2022 Designated for Assignment by Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • May 02, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Apr 26, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Apr 20, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $725,000 contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Oct 30, 2019 Claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Dec 01, 2018 Non-tendered by Colorado (COL)
  • Jun 15, 2014 Signed a contract with Colorado (COL)
  • Jun 06, 2014 Drafted by Colorado (COL): Round 3 (#82 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2022 PIT 3 0 2 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 9.00 3.00 -0.06
2021 PIT 54 1 34 29 28 32 60 7 3 4 0 45.0 5.60 1.47 -0.36
2020 PIT 22 0 17 10 9 9 27 4 2 3 0 21.0 3.86 1.24 0.12
2019 COL 20 0 21 16 14 10 23 5 2 0 0 19.0 6.63 1.63 -0.31
2018 COL 4 0 5 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 2.25 2.00 0.09
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