William Contreras

Milwaukee Brewers, Catcher
Age: 26-310d (Dec 24, 1997)
Exp: 3.112 Years
Country: VE
Agent(s): Octagon
2025 Payroll Salary

$3,500,000

2025 Cash

$3,500,000

Career Earnings

$3,308,351

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

William Contreras signed a 1 year , $3,500,000 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, including $3,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,500,000. In 2025, Contreras will earn a base salary of $3,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $3,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,500,000
Average Salary:
$3,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 27
Estimate
 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 1.45% $3,500,000 $3,500,000
2026 28
ARB 2
2027 29
ARB 3
2028 30
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 27 3.112
Estimate
 $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 $3,500,000
2026 28 --
ARB 2
2027 29 --
ARB 3
2028 30 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 27
Estimate
 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Pre-Arb

William Contreras signed a 1 year , $766,900 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, including $766,900 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $766,900.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $766,900
Average Salary:
$766,900
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

William Contreras signed a 1 year , $739,000 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, including $739,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $739,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $739,000
Average Salary:
$739,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

William Contreras signed a 1 year , $710,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves, including $710,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $710,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $710,000
Average Salary:
$710,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb

William Contreras signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the Atlanta Braves, including $570,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $570,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arb

William Contreras signed a 1 year , $563,500 contract with the Atlanta Braves, including $563,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $563,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $563,500
Average Salary:
$563,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2014-2014 Signing Bonus

William Contreras signed a 1 year , $15,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves, including $15,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $15,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $15,000
Average Salary:
$15,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

3.112 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$3,308,351

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2014 16
Signing Bonus
$15,000
$15,000
2020 22
Reserve / minor-buried
$21,805
$36,805
2021 23
Active
$285,231
$322,036
 Champion
2022 24
Active
$667,071
$989,107
2023 25
Active
$1,552,344
$2,541,451
 NL Silver Slugger:C
2024 26
Active
$766,900
$3,308,351
Total      
$3,308,351
$3,308,351
2025 27
Active / estimate-arbitration
$3,500,000
Total
$6,808,351

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $974,107 $15,000 - $989,107
2 $1,505,900 - $813,344 $2,319,244
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2014
16
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
2020
22
$21,805
$21,805
$36,805
2021
23
$285,231
$285,231
$322,036
2022
24
$667,071
$667,071
$989,107
2023
25
$739,000
$813,344
$1,552,344
$2,541,451
2024
26
$766,900
$766,900
$3,308,351
Total
$2,480,007
$15,000
$813,344
$3,308,351
$3,308,351
2025
27
$3,500,000
$3,500,000
Total
$5,980,007
$15,000
$813,344
$6,808,351

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $974,107 $15,000 - $989,107
2 $1,505,900 - $813,344 $2,319,244
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $766,900 contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $739,000 contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
  • Dec 12, 2022 Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from Atlanta (ATL) as part of a 3-team trade: Oakland (OAK) traded Sean Murphy to Atlanta (ATL); Oakland (OAK) traded Joel Payamps to Milwaukee (MIL); Atlanta (ATL) traded Manuel Pina, Kyle Muller, Freddy Tarnok and Royber Salinas to Oakland (OAK); Atlanta (ATL) traded Justin Yeager to Milwaukee (MIL); Milwaukee (MIL) traded Esteury Ruiz to Oakland (OAK)
  • Apr 28, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
  • Apr 12, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $710,000 contract with Atlanta (ATL)
  • Nov 19, 2019 Contract purchased by Atlanta (ATL)
  • Feb 10, 2015 Signed a contract with Atlanta (ATL)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 MIL 155 153 679 595 99 167 37 2 23 92 277 78 139 9 .281 .365 .466 .831 4.86
2023 MIL 141 137 610 540 86 156 38 1 17 78 247 63 126 6 .289 .367 .457 .824 3.76
2022 ATL 97 89 376 334 51 93 14 1 20 45 169 39 104 2 .278 .354 .506 .860 2.64
2021 ATL 53 48 185 163 19 35 4 1 8 23 65 19 54 0 .215 .303 .399 .702 0.08
2020 ATL 4 2 10 10 0 4 1 0 0 1 5 0 4 0 .400 .400 .500 .900 0.09

Calculated Market Value

$17.7M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 10 years, $177,019,600
  • Avg. Salary: $17,701,960
  • MLB Rank: 72
  • C Rank: 2

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2028
  • Avg. Salary: $3,500,000
  • MLB Rank: 288
  • C Rank: 21

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Willson Contreras 5 $87,500,000 $17,500,000 30
Will Smith 10 $140,000,000 $14,000,000 28
J.T. Realmuto 5 $115,500,000 $23,100,000 29
Salvador Perez 4 $82,000,000 $20,500,000 31
Averages 6 $106,250,000 $18,775,000 29.5

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Contreras's current age (26), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
10 $177,632,430 $17,763,243

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Contreras 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
Willson Contreras
2021-2022
 74.38 0.83 0.46 1.00 0.24 0.80 0.35 0.21 5.30
Will Smith
2022-2023
 80.67 0.96 0.62 0.70 0.26 0.80 0.36 0.19 4.78
J.T. Realmuto
2019-2020
 86.49 1.01 0.60 0.89 0.27 0.83 0.37 0.22 4.80
Salvador Perez
2020-2021
 89.19 1.11 0.77 1.04 0.30 0.92 0.40 0.29 5.83
Average 82.68 0.98 0.61 0.91 0.27 0.84 0.37 0.23 5.18
William Contreras
2023-2024
 91.36 1.09 0.57 0.90 0.29 0.83 0.38 0.18 4.34
Pct Change 10.50 11.22 -6.56 1.10 5.56 -1.55 1.62 -21.74 -16.22
Median Prime % Change 1.10%
Average Prime % Change -1.79%

Calculated Market Value: William Contreras

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
10 years, $177,019,600 $17,701,960

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TRANSACTIONS

Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $766,900 contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $739,000 contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
Dec 12, 2022
Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from Atlanta (ATL) as part of a 3-team trade: Oakland (OAK) traded Sean Murphy to Atlanta (ATL); Oakland (OAK) traded Joel Payamps to Milwaukee (MIL); Atlanta (ATL) traded Manuel Pina, Kyle Muller, Freddy Tarnok and Royber Salinas to Oakland (OAK); Atlanta (ATL) traded Justin Yeager to Milwaukee (MIL); Milwaukee (MIL) traded Esteury Ruiz to Oakland (OAK)
Apr 28, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
Apr 12, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $710,000 contract with Atlanta (ATL)
Nov 19, 2019
Contract purchased by Atlanta (ATL)
Feb 10, 2015
Signed a contract with Atlanta (ATL)

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