Baltimore Orioles career earnings
$944,822,061 across 99 careers, led by Felix Hernandez on $221,334,994.
Every man on the roster, ranked by what his contracts have been worth across his whole career rather than by what this club is paying him now. It comes to 2.2% of the money in the MLB file.
Baltimore Orioles at a glance
What the roster has been paid
- Career money
- $944,822,061
- Careers
- 99
- Per career
- $9,543,657
- Paid through 2024
- $892,655,393
- Still to be paid
- $52,166,668
- Rank
- 26 of 30 clubs
The Baltimore Orioles squad page carries the current roster and what each man is paid this season. What follows is the other question: what those same men have earned across every season of their careers.
The fifteen richest Baltimore Orioles careers
Total contract money, 2002 to 2037
Every Baltimore Orioles career
Ranked by total contract money
| # | Player | Position | Seasons | Span | Still owed | Career earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Felix Hernandez | 15 | 2002 to 2019 | - | $221,334,994$221.3m | |
| 02 | Chris Davis Paid in 2024 | 1st Base | 30 | 2008 to 2037 | $40.7m | $194,931,522$194.9m |
| 03 | Aaron Hicks Paid in 2024 | Center Field | 14 | 2008 to 2025 | $11.5m | $72,426,439$72.4m |
| 04 | Mark Trumbo | Designated Hitter | 15 | 2004 to 2022 | - | $66,529,000$66.5m |
| 05 | Kyle Gibson | Starting Pitcher | 12 | 2009 to 2023 | - | $52,932,074$52.9m |
| 06 | Andrew Cashner | Relief Pitcher | 14 | 2008 to 2022 | - | $51,954,400$52.0m |
| 07 | Matt Harvey | Starting Pitcher | 11 | 2010 to 2021 | - | $31,845,822$31.8m |
| 08 | Adam Frazier | 2nd Base | 9 | 2013 to 2023 | - | $23,189,175$23.2m |
| 09 | Freddy Galvis | 11 | 2006 to 2021 | - | $22,086,355$22.1m | |
| 10 | Mychal Givens Paid in 2024 | Relief Pitcher | 11 | 2009 to 2024 | - | $18,743,157$18.7m |
| 11 | Robinson Chirinos | Catcher | 12 | 2011 to 2022 | - | $18,168,800$18.2m |
| 12 | Anthony Santander | Right Field | 8 | 2011 to 2023 | - | $14,260,391$14.3m |
| 13 | Adley Rutschman | Catcher | 3 | 2019 to 2023 | - | $9,860,802$9.9m |
| 14 | Dillon Tate | Relief Pitcher | 6 | 2015 to 2023 | - | $7,750,259$7.8m |
| 15 | John Means | Starting Pitcher | 6 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $7,309,325$7.3m |
| 16 | Cedric Mullins | Center Field | 7 | 2015 to 2023 | - | $5,954,750$6.0m |
| 17 | Austin Hays | Left Field | 8 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $5,535,548$5.5m |
| 18 | Heston Kjerstad | Outfielders | 1 | 2020 | - | $5,200,000$5.2m |
| 19 | Colton Cowser | Outfielders | 1 | 2021 | - | $4,900,000$4.9m |
| 20 | Grayson Rodriguez | Pitchers | 1 | 2018 | - | $4,300,000$4.3m |
| 21 | Jorge Mateo | Shortstop | 6 | 2012 to 2023 | - | $4,288,820$4.3m |
| 22 | Austin Voth | Starting Pitcher | 7 | 2013 to 2023 | - | $4,237,077$4.2m |
| 23 | Cionel Perez | Relief Pitcher | 7 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $4,057,954$4.1m |
| 24 | Daniel Coulombe | Relief Pitcher | 9 | 2012 to 2023 | - | $3,645,878$3.6m |
| 25 | Ryan Mountcastle | 1st Base | 5 | 2015 to 2023 | - | $3,442,270$3.4m |
| 26 | Jake Cave | Left Field | 7 | 2011 to 2023 | - | $3,357,009$3.4m |
| 27 | Rio Ruiz | 7 | 2012 to 2021 | - | $3,171,719$3.2m | |
| 28 | D.J. Stewart | Left Field | 6 | 2015 to 2022 | - | $3,163,434$3.2m |
| 29 | Gunnar Henderson | Shortstop | 3 | 2019 to 2023 | - | $3,157,810$3.2m |
| 30 | Richie Martin | Shortstop | 5 | 2015 to 2022 | - | $3,146,602$3.1m |
| 31 | D.L. Hall | Starting Pitcher | 2 | 2017 to 2022 | - | $3,138,456$3.1m |
| 32 | Keegan Akin | Relief Pitcher | 5 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $3,105,400$3.1m |
| 33 | Jordan Westburg | Shortstop | 2 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $2,740,987$2.7m |
| 34 | Paul Fry | Relief Pitcher | 6 | 2017 to 2022 | - | $2,232,794$2.2m |
| 35 | Ryan McKenna | Center Field | 4 | 2015 to 2023 | - | $2,196,106$2.2m |
| 36 | Cody Sedlock | Pitchers | 2 | 2016 to 2022 | - | $2,108,738$2.1m |
| 37 | Tyler Wells | Starting Pitcher | 4 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $2,097,400$2.1m |
| 38 | Ramon Urias | 3rd Base | 4 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $1,945,868$1.9m |
| 39 | Hudson Haskin | Outfielders | 1 | 2020 | - | $1,906,800$1.9m |
| 40 | Dean Kremer | Starting Pitcher | 5 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $1,821,372$1.8m |
| 41 | Coby Mayo | 3rd Base | 1 | 2020 | - | $1,750,000$1.8m |
| 42 | Kyle Bradish | Starting Pitcher | 3 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $1,740,960$1.7m |
| 43 | Seth Johnson | Pitchers | 1 | 2019 | - | $1,722,500$1.7m |
| 44 | Connor Norby | 2nd Base | 1 | 2021 | - | $1,700,000$1.7m |
| 45 | Travis Lakins | Relief Pitcher | 5 | 2015 to 2022 | - | $1,606,545$1.6m |
| 46 | Chris Shaw | 3 | 2015 to 2019 | - | $1,577,366$1.6m | |
| 47 | Yennier Cano | Relief Pitcher | 3 | 2019 to 2023 | - | $1,573,442$1.6m |
| 48 | Bryan Baker | Relief Pitcher | 4 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $1,554,036$1.6m |
| 49 | Brett Cumberland | Catcher | 1 | 2016 | - | $1,500,000$1.5m |
| 50 | Carter Baumler | Pitchers | 1 | 2020 | - | $1,500,000$1.5m |
| 51 | Mike Baumann | Relief Pitcher | 4 | 2017 to 2023 | - | $1,497,855$1.5m |
| 52 | Felix Bautista | Relief Pitcher | 2 | 2022 to 2023 | - | $1,431,800$1.4m |
| 53 | John Rhodes | Outfielders | 1 | 2021 | - | $1,375,000$1.4m |
| 54 | Steve Wilkerson | 4 | 2014 to 2021 | - | $1,303,952 | |
| 55 | Adam Hall | Shortstop | 1 | 2017 | - | $1,300,000 |
| 56 | Joey Krehbiel | Relief Pitcher | 4 | 2018 to 2022 | - | $1,271,627 |
| 57 | Anthony Bemboom | Catcher | 4 | 2019 to 2023 | - | $1,231,382 |
| 58 | Jahmai Jones | 2nd Base | 3 | 2015 to 2021 | - | $1,225,987 |
| 59 | Kelvin Gutierrez | 3rd Base | 5 | 2013 to 2022 | - | $1,195,056 |
| 60 | Darwinzon Hernandez | Relief Pitcher | 5 | 2013 to 2022 | - | $1,149,719 |
| 61 | Blaine Knight | Pitchers | 1 | 2018 | - | $1,100,000 |
| 62 | Kyle Stowers | Center Field | 2 | 2019 to 2022 | - | $1,080,346 |
| 63 | Anthony Servideo | Shortstop | 1 | 2020 | - | $950,000 |
| 64 | Zac Lowther | Starting Pitcher | 3 | 2017 to 2022 | - | $899,892 |
| 65 | Bruce Zimmermann | Starting Pitcher | 4 | 2017 to 2022 | - | $858,842 |
| 66 | Terrin Vavra | Shortstop | 2 | 2018 to 2022 | - | $823,066 |
| 67 | Spenser Watkins | Relief Pitcher | 3 | 2021 to 2023 | - | $820,122 |
| 68 | Alexander Wells | Pitchers | 2 | 2021 to 2022 | - | $812,525 |
| 69 | Jacob Nottingham | Catcher | 5 | 2013 to 2021 | - | $798,249 |
| 70 | Zach Watson | Center Field | 1 | 2019 | - | $780,400 |
| 71 | Chris Vallimont | Starting Pitcher | 2 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $656,132 |
| 72 | Drew Rom | Pitchers | 1 | 2018 | - | $650,000 |
| 73 | Nick Vespi | Relief Pitcher | 2 | 2022 to 2023 | - | $644,682 |
| 74 | Jay Flaa | 2 | 2015 to 2021 | - | $586,634 | |
| 75 | Denyi Reyes | Starting Pitcher | 2 | 2019 to 2022 | - | $581,922 |
| 76 | Mickey Jannis | 1 | 2021 | - | $570,500 | |
| 77 | Mac Sceroler | 2 | 2017 to 2021 | - | $552,061 | |
| 78 | Joseph Ortiz | Shortstop | 1 | 2019 | - | $450,000 |
| 79 | Darell Hernaiz | Shortstop | 1 | 2019 | - | $400,000 |
| 80 | Reed Garrett | Relief Pitcher | 3 | 2019 to 2023 | - | $368,522 |
| 81 | Konner Wade | 2 | 2013 to 2021 | - | $354,917 | |
| 82 | Conner Greene | 2 | 2013 to 2021 | - | $311,623 | |
| 83 | Nolan Hoffman | Pitchers | 1 | 2018 | - | $300,000 |
| 84 | Robert Neustrom | Outfielders | 1 | 2018 | - | $300,000 |
| 85 | Yusniel Diaz | Outfielders | 1 | 2022 | - | $249,990 |
| 86 | Marcos Diplan | Pitchers | 2 | 2021 to 2022 | - | $243,268 |
| 87 | Jose Godoy | Catcher | 3 | 2021 to 2023 | - | $219,757 |
| 88 | Logan Gillaspie | Relief Pitcher | 1 | 2022 | - | $173,070 |
| 89 | Kyle Brnovich | Pitchers | 1 | 2019 | - | $167,800 |
| 90 | Jairo Custodio | 1 | 2018 | - | $150,000 | |
| 91 | Ryan Conroy | Pitchers | 1 | 2018 | - | $150,000 |
| 92 | Cody Roberts | Catcher | 1 | 2018 | - | $125,000 |
| 93 | Greg Cullen | 2nd Base | 1 | 2018 | - | $125,000 |
| 94 | Seth Mejias-Brean | 1 | 2019 | - | $80,568 | |
| 95 | Isaac Mattson | Pitchers | 1 | 2021 | - | $52,139 |
| 96 | Andrew Politi | Pitchers | 1 | 2018 | - | $25,000 |
| 97 | Johnny Rizer | Outfielders | 1 | 2019 | - | $15,000 |
| 98 | Mason McCoy | Shortstop | 1 | 2017 | - | $10,000 |
| 99 | Tyler Joyner | Pitchers | 1 | 2018 | - | $2,500 |
Baltimore Orioles money by season
What these careers were paid, year by year
2019 is the biggest year on this chart at $134,392,331. A roster assembled recently draws a spike rather than a run: the chart follows the men who are here now, wherever they were paid it.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid Baltimore Orioles player?
Felix Hernandez. His contracts are worth $221,334,994 across 15 seasons from 2002 to 2019.
What have Baltimore Orioles players earned in total?
$944,822,061 across 99 careers, an average of $9,543,657 each. That is 2.2% of every dollar in the MLB file.
How does that rank?
Baltimore Orioles is 26 of 30 clubs by total career money, behind Cincinnati Reds on $965,612,306 and ahead of Pittsburgh Pirates on $852,920,125.
How many are still being paid?
3 of the 99 have a figure against the 2024 season, and $52,166,668 is written into deals that run past it.
Is this the Baltimore Orioles payroll?
No. It is career money carried by the current roster: everything each man's contracts have been worth across every season, at this club or anywhere else. A payroll is one season and this is every one of them.
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