Caleb Kilian

Chicago Cubs, Starting Pitcher
Age: 27-172d (Jun 02, 1997)
Exp: .153 Years
Country: US
College: Texas Tech
Drafted: Round 8 (#236 overall), 2019
2025 Payroll Salary

$800,000

2025 Cash

$800,000

Career Earnings

$994,970

2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)

Caleb Kilian signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Chicago Cubs, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Kilian 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
PRE-ARB
2027 30
PRE-ARB
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 28 .153
Estimate
$800,000 - - $800,000 $800,000
2026 29 --
PRE-ARB
2027 30 --
PRE-ARB
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

Caleb Kilian signed a 1 year , $740,500 contract with the Chicago Cubs, including $740,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $740,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $740,500
Average Salary:
$740,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Caleb Kilian signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Chicago Cubs, 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

Caleb Kilian signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Chicago Cubs, 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
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2019-2019 Signing Bonus

Caleb Kilian signed a 1 year , $400,000 contract with the San Francisco Giants, including $400,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $400,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $400,000
Average Salary:
$400,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

.153 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$994,970

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 22
Signing Bonus
$400,000
$400,000
2022 25
Reserve / minor-buried
$30,768
$430,768
2023 26
Reserve / minor-buried
$38,710
$469,478
2024 27
Active
$525,492
$994,970
Total      
$994,970
$994,970
2025 28
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
$800,000
Total
$1,794,970

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $400,000 - $400,000
3 $594,970 - - $594,970
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
22
$400,000
$400,000
$400,000
2022
25
$30,768
$30,768
$430,768
2023
26
$38,710
$38,710
$469,478
2024
27
$525,492
$525,492
$994,970
Total
$594,970
$400,000
$994,970
$994,970
2025
28
$800,000
$800,000
Total
$1,394,970
$400,000
$1,794,970

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $400,000 - $400,000
3 $594,970 - - $594,970

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 CHC Mar 28, 2024 - Jul 31, 2024 Shoulder
  • Sep 23, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
  • Jul 31, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $740,500 contract with Chicago (CHC)
  • Aug 15, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
  • Aug 06, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
  • Apr 30, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
  • Apr 29, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
  • Jun 21, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
  • Jun 15, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
  • Jun 05, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
  • Jun 03, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
  • Jul 30, 2021 Traded to Chicago (CHC) from San Francisco (SF) with Alexander Canario for Kris Bryant
  • Jun 30, 2019 Signed a contract with San Francisco (SF)
  • Jun 07, 2019 Drafted by San Francisco (SF): Round 8 (#236 overall)
  • Jul 06, 2018 Unsigned by Baltimore (BAL)
  • Jun 06, 2018 Drafted by Baltimore (BAL): Round 20 (#595 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 CHC 2 1 11 6 5 6 7 2 0 1 0 10.7 4.22 1.59 -0.02
2023 CHC 3 1 13 10 10 2 5 0 0 1 0 5.3 16.88 2.81 -0.48
2022 CHC 3 3 11 15 13 12 9 0 0 2 0 11.3 10.32 2.03 -0.60
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