Ryan O'Hearn

Baltimore Orioles, 1st Base
Age: 31-119d (Jul 26, 1993)
Exp: 6.002 Years
Country: US
College: Sam Houston State (TX)
Drafted: Round 8 (#243 overall), 2014
Agent(s): Republik Sports
2025 Payroll Salary

$8,000,000

2025 Cash

$8,000,000

Career Earnings

$7,719,559

2024-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Ryan O'Hearn signed a 1 year , $3,500,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $3,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,500,000. In 2025, O'Hearn will earn a base salary of $8,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $8,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,500,000
Average Salary:
$3,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2024 30
Arb Avoided
$3,500,000 $3,500,000 1.48% $3,500,000 $3,500,000
2025 31
Club
$8,000,000 $3,500,000 1.45% $8,000,000 $11,500,000
2026 32
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2024 30 4.170
Arb Avoided
$3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 $3,500,000
2025 31 6.002
Club
$8,000,000 - - $8,000,000 $3,500,000
2026 32 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024 30
Arb Avoided
$3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $5,750,000
2025 31
Club
$8,000,000 $8,000,000 $11,500,000 $5,750,000 $8,000,000
Contract Notes
  • 2025 Club Option contains no buyout
  • 2025 Escalators ($500,000 earned)
    $500,000 each for 120, 150 games
  • Player Filing: $3.8M
    Team Filing: $3.2M
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Arbitration

Ryan O'Hearn signed a 1 year , $1,400,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $1,400,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,400,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,400,000
Average Salary:
$1,400,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2022-2022 Arbitration

Ryan O'Hearn signed a 1 year , $1,300,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $1,300,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,300,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,300,000
Average Salary:
$1,300,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb

Ryan O'Hearn signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $570,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $570,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arb

Ryan O'Hearn signed a 1 year , $576,950 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $576,950 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $576,950.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $576,950
Average Salary:
$576,950
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arb

Ryan O'Hearn signed a 1 year , $557,650 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $557,650 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $557,650.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $557,650
Average Salary:
$557,650
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arb

Ryan O'Hearn signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, 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

Ryan O'Hearn signed a 1 year , $125,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $125,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $125,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $125,000
Average Salary:
$125,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

6.002 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$7,719,559

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2014 20
Signing Bonus
$125,000
$125,000
2018 24
Active
$181,660
$306,660
2019 25
Active
$428,714
$735,374
2020 26
Active
$213,685
$949,059
2021 27
Active
$570,500
$1,519,559
2022 28
Active / Arb Avoided
$1,300,000
$2,819,559
2023 29
Active / Arb Avoided
$1,400,000
$4,219,559
2024 30
Active / Arb Avoided
$3,500,000
$7,719,559
Total      
$7,719,559
$7,719,559
2025 31
Active / Club Exercised
$8,000,000
Total
$15,719,559

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $2,694,559 $125,000 - $2,819,559
2 $4,900,000 - - $4,900,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2014
20
$125,000
$125,000
$125,000
2018
24
$181,660
$181,660
$306,660
2019
25
$428,714
$428,714
$735,374
2020
26
$213,685
$213,685
$949,059
2021
27
$570,500
$570,500
$1,519,559
2022
28
$1,300,000
$1,300,000
$2,819,559
2023
29
$1,400,000
$1,400,000
$4,219,559
2024
30
$3,500,000
$3,500,000
$7,719,559
Total
$7,594,559
$125,000
$7,719,559
$7,719,559
2025
31
$8,000,000
$8,000,000
Total
$15,594,559
$125,000
$15,719,559

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $2,694,559 $125,000 - $2,819,559
2 $4,900,000 - - $4,900,000

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2020 KC Jul 23, 2020 - Jul 28, 2020 COVID-19
  • Nov 04, 2024 Baltimore (BAL) exercised an $8 million option for 2025
  • Feb 14, 2024 Signed a 1 year $3.5 million contract with Baltimore (BAL), plus a club option for 2025, avoiding arbitration
  • May 05, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Baltimore (BAL)
  • Apr 13, 2023 Contract purchased by Baltimore (BAL)
  • Jan 05, 2023 Designated for Assignment by Baltimore (BAL)
  • Jan 03, 2023 Traded to Baltimore (BAL) from Kansas City (KC) for cash considerations
  • Dec 28, 2022 Designated for Assignment by Kansas City (KC)
  • Nov 15, 2022 Signed a 1 year $1.4 million contract with Kansas City (KC), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $576,950 contract with Kansas City (KC)
  • Mar 05, 2019 Signed a 1 year $557,650 contract with Kansas City (KC)
  • Jun 10, 2014 Signed a contract with Kansas City (KC)
  • Jun 06, 2014 Drafted by Kansas City (KC): Round 8 (#243 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 BAL 142 119 494 443 60 117 21 3 15 59 189 46 69 3 .264 .334 .427 .761 1.94
2023 BAL 112 89 367 346 48 100 22 1 14 60 166 15 82 5 .289 .322 .480 .802 1.23
2022 KC 67 28 145 134 14 32 6 1 1 16 43 8 35 0 .239 .290 .321 .611 -0.52
2021 KC 84 64 254 236 23 53 5 1 9 29 87 13 71 0 .225 .268 .369 .637 -0.85
2020 KC 42 31 132 113 7 22 6 0 2 18 34 18 37 0 .195 .303 .301 .604 -0.63
2019 KC 105 90 370 328 32 64 13 1 14 38 121 39 99 0 .195 .281 .369 .650 -1.50
2018 KC 45 42 170 149 23 39 10 2 12 30 89 20 45 0 .262 .353 .597 .950 0.75

Calculated Market Value

Market Value

  • 2 years, $28,012,612
  • Avg. Salary: $14,006,306
  • MLB Rank: 93
  • 1B Rank: 6

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2026
  • Avg. Salary: $3,500,000
  • MLB Rank: 255
  • 1B Rank: 13

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Mitch Garver 2 $24,000,000 $12,000,000 32
Gary Sánchez 1 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 31
Jorge Soler 3 $42,000,000 $14,000,000 31
Joc Pederson 1 $12,500,000 $12,500,000 31
Averages 2 $20,375,000 $10,375,000 31.3

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at O'Hearn's current age (31), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
2 $24,950,000 $12,475,000

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and O'Hearn statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, H/Gm, RBI/Gm, K/Gm, AVG/Yr, OPS, WOBP, ISO, WAR

Player GP% H/Gm RBI/Gm K/Gm AVG/Yr OPS WOBP ISO WAR
Mitch Garver
2022-2023
43.52 0.84 0.52 0.96 0.24 0.79 0.36 0.21 2.87
Gary Sánchez
2022-2023
62.46 0.68 0.53 1.00 0.21 0.72 0.32 0.22 2.59
Jorge Soler
2022-2023
64.11 0.87 0.52 1.11 0.23 0.77 0.34 0.23 1.59
Joc Pederson
2022-2023
78.70 0.74 0.47 0.74 0.25 0.82 0.37 0.21 1.52
Average 62.20 0.78 0.51 0.95 0.23 0.77 0.35 0.22 2.14
Ryan O'Hearn
2023-2024
76.39 0.88 0.49 0.59 0.28 0.80 0.36 0.18 2.70
Pct Change 22.81 12.82 -3.92 37.89 22.61 3.90 1.43 -18.18 26.17
Median Prime % Change 12.82%
Average Prime % Change 11.73%

Calculated Market Value: Ryan O'Hearn

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
2 years, $28,012,612 $14,006,306
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