MLB
Zack Thompson
Zack Thompson
St. Louis Cardinals, Starting Pitcher
Age: 27y-1m-24d (Oct 28, 1997)
Exp: 1.072 Years
Country: US
College: Kentucky
Drafted: Round 1 (#19 overall), 2019
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$3,930,522
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (CURRENT)
Zack Thompson signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Thompson 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 |
PRE-ARB
|
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| 2027 |
|
29 |
ARB 1
|
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
27 | 1.072 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
28 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
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| 2027 |
|
29 | -- |
ARB 1
|
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | 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-Arbitration
Zack Thompson signed a 1 year , $750,850 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $750,850 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $750,850.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,850
Average Salary:
$750,850
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Zack Thompson signed a 1 year , $725,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $725,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $725,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $725,000
Average Salary:
$725,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration
Zack Thompson signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, 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
Zack Thompson signed a 1 year , $3,000,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $3,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,000,000
Average Salary:
$3,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
1.072 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$3,930,522
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$3,000,000 |
$3,000,000 |
|
| 2022 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$369,216 |
$3,369,216 |
|
| 2023 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$448,270 |
$3,817,486 |
|
| 2024 | 26 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$113,036 |
$3,930,522 |
|
| Total |
$3,930,522 |
$3,930,522 |
||||
| 2025 | 27 |
|
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
||
| Total |
$4,730,522 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$930,522 | $3,000,000 | - | $3,930,522 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
|
21 |
$3,000,000 |
$3,000,000 |
$3,000,000 |
||
| 2022 |
|
24 |
$369,216
|
$369,216 |
$3,369,216 |
||
| 2023 |
|
25 |
$448,270
|
$448,270 |
$3,817,486 |
||
| 2024 |
|
26 |
$113,036
|
$113,036 |
$3,930,522 |
||
| Total |
$930,522 |
$3,000,000 |
$3,930,522 |
$3,930,522 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
27 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
|||
| Total |
$1,730,522 |
$3,000,000 |
$4,730,522 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$930,522 | $3,000,000 | - | $3,930,522 |
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Apr 23, 2024
Optioned to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
-
Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $750,850 contract with St. Louis (STL)
-
Jul 31, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
-
Jul 24, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
-
Jul 05, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
-
May 02, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
-
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $725,000 contract with St. Louis (STL)
-
Aug 27, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
-
Aug 04, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
-
Jul 15, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
-
Jul 11, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
-
Jun 03, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
-
Jun 11, 2019
Signed a contract with St. Louis (STL)
-
Jun 03, 2019
Drafted by St. Louis (STL): Round 1 (#19 overall)
-
Jul 15, 2016
Unsigned by Tampa Bay (TB)
-
Jun 12, 2016
Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 10 (#330 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | STL | 5 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 9.53 | 1.88 | -0.64 |
| 2023 | STL | 25 | 9 | 69 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 72 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 66.3 | 4.48 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 2022 | STL | 22 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34.7 | 2.08 | 0.98 | 0.72 |
