Shane Bieber

Cleveland Guardians, Starting Pitcher
Age: 29y-8m-21d (May 31, 1995)
Exp: 6.097 Years
Country: US
College: California-Santa Barbara
Drafted: Round 4 (#122 overall), 2016
Agent(s): Dennis Wyrick, Jason Rosenhaus (Rosenhaus Sports)
2025 Payroll Salary
$10,000,000
2025 Cash
$10,000,000
Career Earnings
$41,309,325
2025-2026 Free Agent (CURRENT)
Shane Bieber signed a 2 year, $26,000,000 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, including $26,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $13,000,000. In 2025, Bieber will earn a base salary of $10,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $10,000,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $26,000,000
Average Salary:
$13,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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30 | $10,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 5.39% | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | |
2026 |
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31 |
Player
|
$16,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 5.33% | $16,000,000 | $26,000,000 |
2027 |
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32 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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30 | 6.097 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $10,000,000 | $13,000,000 | |
2026 |
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31 | - |
Player
|
$16,000,000 | - | - | $16,000,000 | $13,000,000 |
2027 |
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32 | -- |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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30 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $13,000,000 | |
2026 |
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31 |
Player |
$16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $26,000,000 | - | $13,000,000 | $16,000,000 |
Contract Notes
- 2026 Player Option includes a $4M buyout
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $13,125,000
Average Salary:
$13,125,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2023-2023 Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $10,010,000
Average Salary:
$10,010,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2022-2022 Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,000,000
Average Salary:
$6,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $679,700
Average Salary:
$679,700
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2020-2020 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $623,200
Average Salary:
$623,200
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $559,600
Average Salary:
$559,600
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $545,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2016-2016 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $420,000
Average Salary:
$420,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
6.097 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$41,309,325
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 21 |
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- |
Signing Bonus
|
$420,000 |
$420,000 |
|
2018 | 23 |
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0 |
Active
|
$284,210 |
$704,210 |
|
2019 | 24 |
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0.097 |
Active
|
$559,600 |
$1,263,810 |
|
2020 | 25 |
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1.097 |
Active
|
$230,815 |
$1,494,625 |
AL Cy Young All MLB (1st) |
2021 | 26 |
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2.097 |
Active
|
$679,700 |
$2,174,325 |
|
2022 | 27 |
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3.097 |
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$6,000,000 |
$8,174,325 |
AL Gold Glove:P |
2023 | 28 |
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4.097 |
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$10,010,000 |
$18,184,325 |
|
2024 | 29 |
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5.097 |
Injured / Arb Avoided
|
$13,125,000 |
$31,309,325 |
|
2025 | 30 |
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6.097 |
Active
|
$10,000,000 |
$41,309,325 |
|
Total |
$41,309,325 |
$41,309,325 |
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2026 | 31 |
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6.097 |
Active / Player
|
$16,000,000 |
||
Total |
$57,309,325 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 |
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$40,889,325 | $420,000 | - | $41,309,325 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 |
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21 |
$420,000 |
$420,000 |
$420,000 |
||
2018 |
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23 |
$284,210
|
$284,210 |
$704,210 |
||
2019 |
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24 |
$559,600
|
$559,600 |
$1,263,810 |
||
2020 |
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25 |
$230,815
|
$230,815 |
$1,494,625 |
||
2021 |
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26 |
$679,700
|
$679,700 |
$2,174,325 |
||
2022 |
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27 |
$6,000,000
|
$6,000,000 |
$8,174,325 |
||
2023 |
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28 |
$10,010,000
|
$10,010,000 |
$18,184,325 |
||
2024 |
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29 |
$13,125,000
|
$13,125,000 |
$31,309,325 |
||
2025 |
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30 |
$10,000,000
|
$10,000,000 |
$41,309,325 |
||
Total |
$40,889,325 |
$420,000 |
$41,309,325 |
$41,309,325 |
|||
2026 |
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31 |
$16,000,000
|
$16,000,000 |
|||
Total |
$56,889,325 |
$420,000 |
$57,309,325 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 |
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$40,889,325 | $420,000 | - | $41,309,325 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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Apr 06, 2024 - Sep 29, 2024 | Elbow |
2023 |
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Jul 15, 2023 - Sep 22, 2023 | Elbow |
2021 |
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Jun 14, 2021 - Sep 24, 2021 | Shoulder |
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Dec 06, 2024 Signed a 2 year $26 million contract with Cleveland (CLE), including a player option for 2026
-
Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $13.125 million contract with Cleveland (CLE), avoiding arbitration
-
Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $10.01 million contract with Cleveland (CLE), avoiding arbitration
-
Mar 22, 2022 Signed a 1 year $6 million contract with Cleveland (CLE), avoiding arbitration
-
Mar 18, 2021 Signed a 1 year $679,700 contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $623,200 contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Mar 05, 2019 Signed a 1 year $559,600 contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
May 30, 2018 Contract purchased by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Jul 04, 2016 Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Jun 10, 2016 Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 4 (#122 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | CLE | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 0.92 | 0.74 |
2023 | CLE | 21 | 21 | 124 | 56 | 54 | 34 | 107 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 128.0 | 3.80 | 1.23 | 1.76 |
2022 | CLE | 31 | 31 | 172 | 70 | 64 | 36 | 198 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 200.0 | 2.88 | 1.04 | 3.53 |
2021 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 84 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 134 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 96.7 | 3.17 | 1.21 | 2.61 |
2020 | CLE | 12 | 12 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 122 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 77.3 | 1.63 | 0.87 | 3.18 |
2019 | CLE | 34 | 33 | 186 | 86 | 78 | 40 | 259 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 214.3 | 3.28 | 1.05 | 4.77 |
2018 | CLE | 20 | 19 | 130 | 60 | 58 | 23 | 118 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 114.7 | 4.55 | 1.33 | 1.08 |