Kerry Carpenter

Detroit Tigers, Designated Hitter
Age: 27-87d (Sep 02, 1997)
Exp: 2.057 Years
Country: US
College: Virginia Tech
Drafted: Round 19 (#562 overall), 2019
2025 Payroll Salary

$800,000

2025 Cash

$800,000

Career Earnings

$2,027,735

2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)

Kerry Carpenter signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Carpenter 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 27
Estimate
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000 $800,000
2026 28
ARB 1
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 27 2.057
Estimate
$800,000 - - $800,000 $800,000
2026 28 --
ARB 1
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 27
Estimate
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 $800,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Pre-Arb

Kerry Carpenter signed a 1 year , $761,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $761,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $761,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $761,000
Average Salary:
$761,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Kerry Carpenter signed a 1 year , $723,700 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $723,700 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $723,700.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $723,700
Average Salary:
$723,700
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Kerry Carpenter signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, 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

Kerry Carpenter signed a 1 year , $125,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, 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

2.057 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$2,027,735

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2022 24
Injured
$215,376
$215,376
2023 25
Active
$1,051,359
$1,266,735
2024 26
Active
$761,000
$2,027,735
Total      
$2,027,735
$2,027,735
2025 27
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
$800,000
Total
$2,827,735

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $1,700,076 - $327,659 $2,027,735
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2022
24
$215,376
$215,376
$215,376
2023
25
$723,700
$327,659
$1,051,359
$1,266,735
2024
26
$761,000
$761,000
$2,027,735
Total
$1,700,076
$327,659
$2,027,735
$2,027,735
2025
27
$800,000
$800,000
Total
$2,500,076
$327,659
$2,827,735

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $1,700,076 - $327,659 $2,027,735

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 DET May 29, 2024 - Aug 13, 2024 Back
2023 DET Apr 29, 2023 - Jun 09, 2023 Shoulder
2022 DET Sep 29, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 Back
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $761,000 contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $723,700 contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Aug 10, 2022 Contract purchased by Detroit (DET)
  • Jun 23, 2019 Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Jun 05, 2019 Drafted by Detroit (DET): Round 19 (#562 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 DET 87 73 293 264 37 75 16 5 18 57 155 22 75 0 .284 .345 .587 .932 2.17
2023 DET 118 111 459 418 57 116 17 2 20 64 197 32 115 6 .278 .340 .471 .811 1.94
2022 DET 31 28 113 103 16 26 4 1 6 10 50 6 32 0 .252 .310 .485 .795 0.44
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