AJ Smith-Shawver

Atlanta Braves, Starting Pitcher
Age: 22y-3m-2d (Nov 20, 2002)
Exp: .099 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 7 (#217 overall), 2021
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$2,213,430
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (CURRENT)
AJ Smith-Shawver signed a 1 year, $800,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Smith-Shawver 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 |
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22 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2026 |
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23 |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 |
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24 |
PRE-ARB
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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22 | 0.099 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2026 |
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23 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 |
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24 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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22 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $740,000
Average Salary:
$740,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2021-2021 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $997,500
Average Salary:
$997,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
.099 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$1,413,430
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 18 |
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- |
Signing Bonus
|
$997,500 |
$997,500 |
|
2023 | 20 |
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0 |
Active
|
$135,485 |
$1,132,985 |
|
2024 | 21 |
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0.05 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$280,445 |
$1,413,430 |
|
Total |
$1,413,430 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
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$415,930 | $997,500 | - | $1,413,430 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 |
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18 |
$997,500 |
$997,500 |
$997,500 |
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2023 |
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20 |
$135,485
|
$135,485 |
$1,132,985 |
||
2024 |
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21 |
$280,445
|
$280,445 |
$1,413,430 |
||
Total |
$415,930 |
$997,500 |
$1,413,430 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
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$415,930 | $997,500 | - | $1,413,430 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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May 24, 2024 - Jul 09, 2024 | Oblique |
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Jul 10, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
-
May 23, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Sep 28, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Sep 13, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Sep 10, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Jul 31, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Jul 30, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Jun 26, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
-
May 30, 2023 Contract purchased by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Jul 20, 2021 Signed a contract with Atlanta (ATL)
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Jul 13, 2021 Drafted by Atlanta (ATL): Round 7 (#217 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | ATL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.00 | 1.15 | 0.30 |
2023 | ATL | 6 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25.3 | 4.26 | 1.11 | 0.15 |