Cristian Javier

Houston Astros, Starting Pitcher
Age: 27y-10m-27d (Mar 26, 1997)
Exp: 5.000 Years
Country: DO
Agent(s): MVP Sports Group
2025 Payroll Salary

$10,400,000

2025 Cash

$10,000,000

Career Earnings

$24,016,435

2023-2027 arbitration-extension-process (CURRENT)

Cristian Javier signed a 5 year, $64,000,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $2,000,000 signing bonus, $64,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $12,800,000. In 2025, Javier will earn a base salary of $10,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $10,400,000.
Contract Terms:
5 yr(s) / $64,000,000
Average Salary:
$12,800,000
Signing Bonus:
$2,000,000
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2023 26
Arb Avoided #
 $3,400,000 $12,800,000 5.49% $5,000,000 $5,000,000
2024 27
ARB 2
 $7,400,000 $12,800,000 - $7,000,000 $12,000,000
2025 28
ARB 3
 $10,400,000 $12,800,000 5.31% $10,000,000 $22,000,000
2026 29 $21,400,000 $12,800,000 5.25% $21,000,000 $43,000,000
2027 30 $21,400,000 $12,800,000 - $21,000,000 $64,000,000
2028 31
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Signing Proration Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2023 26 3.000
Arb Avoided #
 $3,000,000 $400,000 - - $3,400,000 $12,800,000
2024 27 4.000
ARB 2
 $7,000,000 $400,000 - - $7,400,000 $12,800,000
2025 28 5.000
ARB 3
 $10,000,000 $400,000 - - $10,400,000 $12,800,000
2026 29 - $21,000,000 $400,000 - - $21,400,000 $12,800,000
2027 30 - $21,000,000 $400,000 - - $21,400,000 $12,800,000
2028 31 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2023 26
Arb Avoided #
 $3,000,000 $2,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $59,000,000 $5,000,000 $12,800,000
2024 27
ARB 2
 $7,000,000 - $7,000,000 $12,000,000 $52,000,000 $6,000,000 $14,750,000
2025 28
ARB 3
 $10,000,000 - $10,000,000 $22,000,000 $42,000,000 $7,333,333 $17,333,333
2026 29 $21,000,000 - $21,000,000 $43,000,000 $21,000,000 $10,750,000 $21,000,000
2027 30 $21,000,000 - $21,000,000 $64,000,000 - $12,800,000 $21,000,000
Contract Notes
  • 2026-2027 Cy Young Escalators
    $2M per 1st
    $1M per 2nd
    $500,000 per 3rd-5th
  • 10-team no trade clause in 2026-2027
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $749,100
Average Salary:
$749,100
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $620,400
Average Salary:
$620,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $568,500
Average Salary:
$568,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2014-2014 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $10,000
Average Salary:
$10,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

5.000 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$24,016,435

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2014 17
-
Signing Bonus
$10,000
$10,000
2020 23
0
Active
$210,556
$220,556
2021 24
1
Active
$580,290
$800,846
2022 25
2
Active
$1,215,589
$2,016,435
 Champion
2023 26
3
Active / arbitration-avoided-numbers-exchanged
$5,000,000
$7,016,435
2024 27
4
Injured / Arbitration 2 Bypassed
$7,000,000
$14,016,435
2025 28
5
Active / Arbitration 3 Bypassed
$10,000,000
$24,016,435
Total      
$24,016,435
$24,016,435
2026 29
5
Active
$21,000,000
2027 30
5
Active
$21,000,000
Total
$66,016,435

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $21,539,946 $2,010,000 $466,489 $24,016,435
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2014
17
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
2020
23
$210,556
$210,556
$220,556
2021
24
$580,290
$580,290
$800,846
2022
25
$749,100
$466,489
$1,215,589
$2,016,435
2023
26
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
$5,000,000
$7,016,435
2024
27
$7,000,000
$7,000,000
$14,016,435
2025
28
$10,000,000
$10,000,000
$24,016,435
Total
$21,539,946
$2,010,000
$466,489
$24,016,435
$24,016,435
2026
29
$21,000,000
$21,000,000
2027
30
$21,000,000
$21,000,000
Total
$63,539,946
$2,010,000
$466,489
$66,016,435

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $21,539,946 $2,010,000 $466,489 $24,016,435

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 HOU May 23, 2024 - Sep 29, 2024 Arm
2024 HOU Apr 18, 2024 - May 11, 2024 Neck
  • Feb 10, 2023 Signed a 5 year $64 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $749,100 contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 01, 2021 Signed a 1 year $620,400 contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 19, 2015 Signed a contract with Houston (HOU)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 HOU 7 7 30 16 15 19 27 4 3 1 0 34.7 3.89 1.41 0.37
2023 HOU 31 31 143 85 82 62 159 25 10 5 0 162.0 4.56 1.27 1.08
2022 HOU 30 25 89 44 42 52 194 17 11 9 0 148.7 2.54 0.95 3.57
2021 HOU 36 9 67 41 40 53 130 16 4 1 2 101.3 3.55 1.18 1.36
2020 HOU 12 10 36 21 21 18 54 11 5 2 0 54.3 3.48 0.99 1.26

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TRANSACTIONS

Feb 10, 2023
Signed a 5 year $64 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $749,100 contract with Houston (HOU)
Mar 01, 2021
Signed a 1 year $620,400 contract with Houston (HOU)
Mar 19, 2015
Signed a contract with Houston (HOU)

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