Ha-seong Kim

San Diego Padres, Shortstop
Age: 28-333d (Oct 17, 1995)
Exp: 3 Years
Country: KR
Agent(s): ISE Baseball
2024 Payroll Salary

$7,000,000

2024 Cash

$7,000,000

Career Earnings

$28,000,000

2021-2025 foreign-professional (CURRENT)

Ha-seong Kim signed a 4 year , $28,000,000 contract with the San Diego Padres, including $28,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $7,000,000. In 2024, Kim will earn a base salary of $7,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $7,000,000.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $28,000,000
Average Salary:
$7,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2021 25 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 3.33% $7,000,000 $7,000,000
2022 26 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 3.04% $7,000,000 $14,000,000
2023 27 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 3.00% $7,000,000 $21,000,000
2024 28 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 2.95% $7,000,000 $28,000,000
2025 29
Mutual
 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 - $2,000,000 $30,000,000
2026 30
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2021 25 0.000 $7,000,000 - - $7,000,000 $7,000,000
2022 26 1.000 $7,000,000 - - $7,000,000 $7,000,000
2023 27 2.000 $7,000,000 - - $7,000,000 $7,000,000
2024 28 3.000 $7,000,000 - - $7,000,000 $7,000,000
2025 29 -
Mutual
 $7,000,000 - - $7,000,000 $7,000,000
2026 30 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2021 25 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $6,000,000
2022 26 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $14,000,000 $7,000,000 $5,750,000
2023 27 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $21,000,000 $7,000,000 $5,333,333
2024 28 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $28,000,000 $7,000,000 $4,500,000
2025 29
Mutual
 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $30,000,000 $6,000,000 $2,000,000
Contract Notes
  • 2025 Mutual Option includes a $2M buyout
  • Incentives: $4M
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Career Earnings thru 2024

$28,000,000

Career Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2021 25
Active
$7,000,000
$7,000,000
2022 26
Active
$7,000,000
$14,000,000
2023 27
Active
$7,000,000
$21,000,000
 NL Gold Glove:UTIL
2024 28
Injured
$7,000,000
$28,000,000
Total      
$28,000,000
$28,000,000
2025 29
Active / Mutual
$2,000,000
Total
$30,000,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2021
25
$7,000,000
$7,000,000
$7,000,000
2022
26
$7,000,000
$7,000,000
$14,000,000
2023
27
$7,000,000
$7,000,000
$21,000,000
2024
28
$7,000,000
$7,000,000
$28,000,000
Total
$28,000,000
$28,000,000
$28,000,000
2025
29
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
Total
$30,000,000
$30,000,000

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $28,000,000 - - $28,000,000

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 SD Aug 19, 2024 - TBD Shoulder
  • Dec 28, 2020 Signed a 4 year $28 million contract with San Diego (SD), plus a $5.25M posting fee
Year Team GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 SD 121 119 403 60 94 16 3 11 47 149 58 77 22 .233 .330 .370 .700 2.61
2023 SD 150 144 538 84 140 23 0 17 60 214 75 124 38 .260 .351 .398 .749 5.77
2022 SD 150 142 517 58 130 30 3 11 59 199 51 100 12 .251 .325 .385 .710 4.89
2021 SD 117 63 267 27 54 12 2 8 34 94 22 71 6 .202 .270 .352 .622 2.07

Calculated Market Value

$12.3M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 4 years, $49,113,276
  • Avg. Salary: $12,278,319
  • MLB Rank: 140
  • SS Rank: 9

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2026
  • Avg. Salary: $7,000,000
  • MLB Rank: 227
  • SS Rank: 15

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Ha-seong Kim to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Tommy Edman 2 $16,500,000 $8,250,000 28
Jake Cronenworth 7 $80,000,000 $11,428,571 29
Andrew Benintendi 5 $75,000,000 $15,000,000 28
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 3 $42,000,000 $14,000,000 30
Averages 4 $53,375,000 $12,169,643 28.8

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Kim's current age (28), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
5 $63,111,380 $12,622,276

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Kim statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, H/Gm, RBI/Gm, K/Gm, AVG/Yr, OPS, WOBP, ISO, WAR

Player GP% H/Gm RBI/Gm K/Gm AVG/Yr OPS WOBP ISO WAR
Tommy Edman
2022-2023
 89.20 0.94 0.36 0.67 0.26 0.72 0.33 0.14 4.66
Jake Cronenworth
2022-2023
 87.69 0.86 0.48 0.80 0.23 0.71 0.33 0.15 2.66
Andrew Benintendi
2021-2022
 80.25 1.06 0.48 0.67 0.29 0.77 0.34 0.13 3.50
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
2022-2023
 81.85 1.04 0.50 0.70 0.28 0.76 0.34 0.16 3.01
Average 84.75 0.98 0.46 0.71 0.26 0.74 0.33 0.15 3.46
Ha-seong Kim
2023-2024
 94.35 0.86 0.39 0.75 0.25 0.72 0.34 0.13 4.97
Pct Change 11.33 -12.24 -15.22 -5.63 -5.77 -2.70 1.52 -13.33 43.64
Median Prime % Change -5.63%
Average Prime % Change 0.18%

Calculated Market Value: Ha-seong Kim

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
4 years, $49,113,276 $12,278,319

TRANSACTIONS

Dec 28, 2020
Signed a 4 year $28 million contract with San Diego (SD), plus a $5.25M posting fee

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