James McArthur
Kansas City Royals, Relief Pitcher
Age: 27-352d (Dec 11, 1996)
Exp: 1.150 Years
Country: US
College: Mississippi
Drafted: Round 12 (#347 overall), 2018
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$1,531,208
2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)
James McArthur signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, McArthur 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 | 28 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
2026 | 29 |
ARB 1 (S2)
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 28 | 1.150 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
2026 | 29 | -- |
ARB 1 (S2)
|
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 28 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arb
James McArthur signed a 1 year , $745,750 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $745,750 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $745,750.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $745,750
Average Salary:
$745,750
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2023-2023 Pre-Arb
James McArthur signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, 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
James McArthur signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, 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
2018-2018 Signing Bonus
James McArthur signed a 1 year , $215,000 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, including $215,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $215,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $215,000
Average Salary:
$215,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
1.150 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$1,531,208
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 21 |
Signing Bonus
|
$215,000 |
$215,000 |
||
2022 | 25 |
Injured
|
$376,908 |
$591,908 |
||
2023 | 26 |
Active
|
$193,550 |
$785,458 |
||
2024 | 27 |
Injured
|
$745,750 |
$1,531,208 |
||
Total |
$1,531,208 |
$1,531,208 |
||||
2025 | 28 |
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
|||
Total |
$2,331,208 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | $376,908 | $215,000 | - | $591,908 | |
2 | $939,300 | - | - | $939,300 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 21 |
$215,000 |
$215,000 |
$215,000 |
|||
2022 | 25 |
$376,908
|
$376,908 |
$591,908 |
|||
2023 | 26 |
$193,550
|
$193,550 |
$785,458 |
|||
2024 | 27 |
$745,750
|
$745,750 |
$1,531,208 |
|||
Total |
$1,316,208 |
$215,000 |
$1,531,208 |
$1,531,208 |
|||
2025 | 28 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
||||
Total |
$2,116,208 |
$215,000 |
$2,331,208 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | $376,908 | $215,000 | - | $591,908 | |
2 | $939,300 | - | - | $939,300 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | KC | Sep 17, 2024 - Sep 29, 2024 | Elbow |
2022 | PHI | Jun 29, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 | Elbow |
- Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $745,750 contract with Kansas City (KC)
- Sep 01, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
- Aug 17, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
- Aug 04, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
- Aug 02, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
- Aug 01, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
- Jun 30, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
- Jun 24, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
- May 08, 2023 Traded to Kansas City (KC) from Philadelphia (PHI) for Junior Marin
- May 04, 2023 Designated for Assignment by Philadelphia (PHI)
- Jun 29, 2022 Contract purchased by Philadelphia (PHI)
- Mar 25, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Philadelphia (PHI)
- Nov 19, 2021 Contract purchased by Philadelphia (PHI)
- Jun 12, 2018 Signed a contract with Philadelphia (PHI)
- Jun 04, 2018 Drafted by Philadelphia (PHI): Round 12 (#347 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | KC | 58 | 0 | 68 | 36 | 31 | 14 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 57.0 | 4.90 | 1.44 | -0.45 |
2023 | KC | 18 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23.3 | 4.63 | 0.94 | 0.13 |