Kyle Tucker

Houston Astros, Right Field
Age: 27-286d (Jan 17, 1997)
Exp: 5.079 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 1 (#5 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Excel Sports Management
2025 Payroll Salary

$16,700,000

2025 Cash

$16,700,000

Career Earnings

$22,829,182

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Kyle Tucker signed a 1 year , $16,700,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $16,700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $16,700,000. In 2025, Tucker will earn a base salary of $16,700,000, while carrying a total salary of $16,700,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $16,700,000
Average Salary:
$16,700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 28
Estimate
 $16,700,000 $16,700,000 6.93% $16,700,000 $16,700,000
2026 29
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 28 5.079
Estimate
 $16,700,000 - - $16,700,000 $16,700,000
2026 29 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 28
Estimate
 $16,700,000 $16,700,000 $16,700,000 $16,700,000 $16,700,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Arbitration

Kyle Tucker signed a 1 year , $12,000,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $12,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $12,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $12,000,000
Average Salary:
$12,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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2023-2023 Arbitration

Kyle Tucker signed a 1 year , $5,000,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $5,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,000,000
Average Salary:
$5,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Kyle Tucker signed a 1 year , $764,200 contract with the Houston Astros, including $764,200 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $764,200.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $764,200
Average Salary:
$764,200
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb

Kyle Tucker signed a 1 year , $624,300 contract with the Houston Astros, including $624,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $624,300.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $624,300
Average Salary:
$624,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arb

Kyle Tucker signed a 1 year , $568,700 contract with the Houston Astros, including $568,700 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $568,700.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $568,700
Average Salary:
$568,700
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arb

Kyle Tucker signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arb

Kyle Tucker signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $545,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $545,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $545,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2015-2015 Signing Bonus

Kyle Tucker signed a 1 year , $4,000,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $4,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,000,000
Average Salary:
$4,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

5.079 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$22,829,182

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2015 18
Signing Bonus
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
2018 21
Active
$146,500
$4,146,500
2019 22
Active
$83,552
$4,230,052
2020 23
Active
$210,630
$4,440,682
2021 24
Active
$624,300
$5,064,982
 All MLB (2nd)
2022 25
Active
$764,200
$5,829,182
 Champion AL Gold Glove:RF All MLB (2nd)
2023 26
Active / arbitration-settlement
$5,000,000
$10,829,182
 AL Silver Slugger:OF All MLB (2nd)
2024 27
Active / Arb Avoided
$12,000,000
$22,829,182
Total      
$22,829,182
$22,829,182
2025 28
Active / estimate-arbitration
$16,700,000
Total
$39,529,182

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
8 $18,829,182 $4,000,000 - $22,829,182
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2015
18
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
2018
21
$146,500
$146,500
$4,146,500
2019
22
$83,552
$83,552
$4,230,052
2020
23
$210,630
$210,630
$4,440,682
2021
24
$624,300
$624,300
$5,064,982
2022
25
$764,200
$764,200
$5,829,182
2023
26
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
$10,829,182
2024
27
$12,000,000
$12,000,000
$22,829,182
Total
$18,829,182
$4,000,000
$22,829,182
$22,829,182
2025
28
$16,700,000
$16,700,000
Total
$35,529,182
$4,000,000
$39,529,182

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
8 $18,829,182 $4,000,000 - $22,829,182

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 HOU Jun 07, 2024 - Sep 06, 2024 Shin
2021 HOU Aug 14, 2021 - Aug 24, 2021 COVID-19
2021 HOU Jun 16, 2021 - Jun 23, 2021 COVID-19
  • Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $12 million contract with Houston (HOU), avoiding arbitration
  • Feb 10, 2023 Signed a 1 year $5 million contract with Houston (HOU), settling in arbitration
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $764,200 contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 01, 2021 Signed a 1 year $624,300 contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $568,700 contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Jun 15, 2015 Signed a contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Jun 07, 2015 Drafted by Houston (HOU): Round 1 (#5 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 HOU 78 76 336 277 56 80 13 0 23 49 162 56 54 11 .289 .408 .585 .993 4.69
2023 HOU 157 156 667 574 97 163 37 5 29 112 297 80 92 30 .284 .369 .517 .886 5.41
2022 HOU 150 148 606 544 71 140 28 1 30 107 260 59 95 25 .257 .330 .478 .808 5.10
2021 HOU 140 134 566 506 83 149 37 3 30 92 282 53 90 14 .294 .359 .557 .916 5.71
2020 HOU 58 56 228 209 33 56 12 6 9 42 107 18 46 8 .268 .325 .512 .837 1.89
2019 HOU 22 12 72 67 15 18 6 0 4 11 36 4 20 5 .269 .319 .537 .856 0.76
2018 HOU 28 15 72 64 10 9 2 1 0 4 13 6 13 1 .141 .236 .203 .439 -0.77

Calculated Market Value

$27.9M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 7 years, $195,383,048
  • Avg. Salary: $27,911,864
  • MLB Rank: 17
  • RF Rank: 2

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2026
  • Avg. Salary: $16,700,000
  • MLB Rank: 80
  • RF Rank: 8

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Kyle Tucker to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Juan Soto 1 $31,000,000 $31,000,000 24
Mookie Betts 12 $365,000,000 $30,416,667 28
George Springer 6 $150,000,000 $25,000,000 31
Fernando Tatis Jr. 14 $340,000,000 $24,285,714 21
Averages 8 $221,500,000 $27,675,595 26.0

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Tucker's current age (27), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
7 $193,563,552 $27,651,936

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Tucker 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
Juan Soto
2022-2023
 96.92 0.90 0.54 0.71 0.26 0.89 0.40 0.23 5.33
Mookie Betts
2019-2020
 92.79 1.17 0.58 0.67 0.29 0.92 0.40 0.25 7.41
George Springer
2019-2020
 77.93 1.10 0.74 0.87 0.28 0.94 0.41 0.29 7.19
Fernando Tatis Jr.
2019-2020
 64.41 1.17 0.69 1.20 0.30 0.95 0.41 0.28 7.17
Average 83.01 1.09 0.64 0.86 0.28 0.93 0.41 0.26 6.78
Kyle Tucker
2023-2024
 72.76 1.03 0.69 0.62 0.29 0.94 0.41 0.26 6.48
Pct Change -12.35 -5.50 7.81 27.91 2.50 0.97 0.00 0.00 -4.42
Median Prime % Change 0.00%
Average Prime % Change 1.88%

Calculated Market Value: Kyle Tucker

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
7 years, $195,383,048 $27,911,864

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TRANSACTIONS

Jan 11, 2024
Signed a 1 year $12 million contract with Houston (HOU), avoiding arbitration
Feb 10, 2023
Signed a 1 year $5 million contract with Houston (HOU), settling in arbitration
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $764,200 contract with Houston (HOU)
Mar 01, 2021
Signed a 1 year $624,300 contract with Houston (HOU)
Mar 05, 2020
Signed a 1 year $568,700 contract with Houston (HOU)
Jun 15, 2015
Signed a contract with Houston (HOU)
Jun 07, 2015
Drafted by Houston (HOU): Round 1 (#5 overall)

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