Austin Meadows

Detroit Tigers, Left Field
Age: 29y-9m-19d (May 03, 1995)
Exp: 5.074 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 1 (#9 overall), 2013
Agent(s): Excel Sports Management
INACTIVE
2023-2023 Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,300,000
Average Salary:
$4,300,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2022-2022 Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,000,000
Average Salary:
$4,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $591,400
Average Salary:
$591,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2020-2020 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $578,900
Average Salary:
$578,900
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $557,400
Average Salary:
$557,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $545,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2013-2013 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,029,600
Average Salary:
$3,029,600
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
5.074 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$12,903,767
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | 18 |
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- |
Signing Bonus
|
$3,029,600 |
$3,029,600 |
|
2018 | 23 |
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0 |
Retained
Active
|
$178,730 $32,230 |
$3,208,330 $3,240,560 |
|
2019 | 24 |
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0.074 |
Active
|
$557,400 |
$3,797,960 |
|
2020 | 25 |
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1.074 |
Active
|
$214,407 |
$4,012,367 |
|
2021 | 26 |
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2.074 |
Active
|
$591,400 |
$4,603,767 |
|
2022 | 27 |
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3.074 |
Injured / Arb Avoided
|
$4,000,000 |
$8,603,767 |
|
2023 | 28 |
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4.074 |
Injured / Arb Avoided
|
$4,300,000 |
$12,903,767 |
|
Total |
$12,903,767 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
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$178,730 | $3,029,600 | - | $3,208,330 |
4 |
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$1,395,437 | - | - | $1,395,437 |
2 |
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$8,300,000 | - | - | $8,300,000 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 |
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18 |
$3,029,600 |
$3,029,600 |
$3,029,600 |
||
2018 |
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23 |
$178,730 $32,230
|
$178,730 $32,230 |
$3,208,330 $3,240,560 |
||
2019 |
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24 |
$557,400
|
$557,400 |
$3,797,960 |
||
2020 |
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25 |
$214,407
|
$214,407 |
$4,012,367 |
||
2021 |
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26 |
$591,400
|
$591,400 |
$4,603,767 |
||
2022 |
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27 |
$4,000,000
|
$4,000,000 |
$8,603,767 |
||
2023 |
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28 |
$4,300,000
|
$4,300,000 |
$12,903,767 |
||
Total |
$9,874,167 |
$3,029,600 |
$12,903,767 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
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$178,730 | $3,029,600 | - | $3,208,330 |
4 |
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$1,395,437 | - | - | $1,395,437 |
2 |
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$8,300,000 | - | - | $8,300,000 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2023 |
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Apr 07, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 | Personal |
2022 |
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Jun 28, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 | Achilles |
2022 |
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Jun 16, 2022 - Jun 28, 2022 | COVID-19 |
2022 |
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May 15, 2022 - Jun 07, 2022 | Concussion |
2020 |
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Sep 18, 2020 - Sep 27, 2020 | Oblique |
2020 |
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Jul 23, 2020 - Aug 04, 2020 | COVID-19 |
2019 |
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Apr 21, 2019 - May 10, 2019 | Thumb |
-
Nov 17, 2023 Non-Tendered by Detroit (DET)
-
Nov 18, 2022 Signed a 1 year $4.3 million contract with Detroit (DET), avoiding arbitration
-
Apr 04, 2022 Traded to Detroit (DET) from Tampa Bay (TB) for Isaac Paredes and 2022 2nd round pick [Competitive Balance Round B] (#71 Competitive Balance Round B)
-
Mar 22, 2022 Signed a 1 year $4 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB), avoiding arbitration
-
Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $578,900 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
-
Mar 05, 2019 Signed a 1 year $557,400 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
-
Jul 31, 2018 Traded to Tampa Bay (TB) from Pittsburgh (PIT) with Tyler Glasnow and Shane Baz for Chris Archer
-
Jun 27, 2013 Signed a contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
-
Jun 06, 2013 Drafted by Pittsburgh (PIT): Round 1 (#9 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | DET | 7 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .238 | .238 | .286 | .524 | -0.15 |
2022 | DET | 36 | 35 | 147 | 128 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 42 | 16 | 17 | 0 | .250 | .347 | .328 | .675 | 0.67 |
2021 | TB | 142 | 131 | 590 | 518 | 79 | 120 | 29 | 3 | 27 | 106 | 236 | 59 | 122 | 4 | .232 | .314 | .456 | .770 | 1.87 |
2020 | TB | 36 | 33 | 152 | 132 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 49 | 17 | 50 | 2 | .205 | .296 | .371 | .667 | 0.32 |
2019 | TB | 139 | 129 | 591 | 530 | 83 | 154 | 29 | 7 | 33 | 89 | 296 | 54 | 131 | 12 | .291 | .364 | .558 | .922 | 3.94 |
2018 | TB | 59 | 40 | 191 | 178 | 19 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 82 | 10 | 40 | 5 | .287 | .325 | .461 | .786 | -0.31 |