Cleveland Guardians career earnings
$765,361,991 across 77 careers, led by Jose Ramirez on $163,093,362.
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 1.8% of the money in the MLB file.
Cleveland Guardians at a glance
What the roster has been paid
- Career money
- $765,361,991
- Careers
- 77
- Per career
- $9,939,766
- Paid through 2024
- $546,561,991
- Still to be paid
- $218,800,000
- Rank
- 28 of 30 clubs
The Cleveland Guardians 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 Cleveland Guardians careers
Total contract money, 2003 to 2030
Every Cleveland Guardians career
Ranked by total contract money
| # | Player | Position | Seasons | Span | Still owed | Career earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Jose Ramirez Paid in 2024 | 3rd Base | 17 | 2009 to 2028 | $88.0m | $163,093,362$163.1m |
| 02 | Andres Gimenez Paid in 2024 | 2nd Base | 12 | 2015 to 2030 | $96.5m | $108,941,118$108.9m |
| 03 | Carlos Carrasco | Starting Pitcher | 16 | 2003 to 2023 | - | $74,953,465$75.0m |
| 04 | Oliver Perez | 19 | 2003 to 2021 | - | $67,122,534$67.1m | |
| 05 | Josh Bell Paid in 2024 | 1st Base | 10 | 2011 to 2024 | - | $57,983,247$58.0m |
| 06 | Wilson Ramos | 13 | 2004 to 2021 | - | $43,503,234$43.5m | |
| 07 | Mike Zunino | Catcher | 12 | 2012 to 2023 | - | $30,385,635$30.4m |
| 08 | Myles Straw Paid in 2024 | Center Field | 11 | 2015 to 2027 | $14.8m | $26,169,689$26.2m |
| 09 | Emmanuel Clase Paid in 2024 | Relief Pitcher | 10 | 2015 to 2027 | $12.5m | $21,082,041$21.1m |
| 10 | Amed Rosario | Shortstop | 8 | 2013 to 2023 | - | $18,431,140$18.4m |
| 11 | Shane Bieber | Starting Pitcher | 7 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $18,184,325$18.2m |
| 12 | Cal Quantrill | Starting Pitcher | 6 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $13,161,927$13.2m |
| 13 | Trevor Stephan Paid in 2024 | Relief Pitcher | 8 | 2017 to 2027 | $7.0m | $12,073,900$12.1m |
| 14 | Josh Naylor | 1st Base | 6 | 2015 to 2023 | - | $7,911,906$7.9m |
| 15 | Blake Parker | 10 | 2010 to 2021 | - | $7,796,689$7.8m | |
| 16 | Zach Plesac | Starting Pitcher | 6 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $6,142,225$6.1m |
| 17 | Bradley Zimmer | Right Field | 7 | 2014 to 2022 | - | $5,127,478$5.1m |
| 18 | Aaron Civale | Starting Pitcher | 6 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $4,911,075$4.9m |
| 19 | Cam Gallagher | Catcher | 8 | 2011 to 2023 | - | $4,568,446$4.6m |
| 20 | Touki Toussaint | Relief Pitcher | 7 | 2014 to 2023 | - | $4,312,288$4.3m |
| 21 | Triston McKenzie | Starting Pitcher | 5 | 2015 to 2023 | - | $4,300,468$4.3m |
| 22 | Sam Hentges | Relief Pitcher | 5 | 2014 to 2023 | - | $3,169,219$3.2m |
| 23 | James Karinchak | Relief Pitcher | 6 | 2017 to 2023 | - | $3,086,377$3.1m |
| 24 | Anthony Gose | Relief Pitcher | 7 | 2008 to 2022 | - | $3,018,595$3.0m |
| 25 | Bo Naylor | Catcher | 3 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $3,007,719$3.0m |
| 26 | Gabriel Arias | Shortstop | 3 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $2,685,482$2.7m |
| 27 | Gavin Williams | Pitchers | 2 | 2021 to 2023 | - | $2,644,842$2.6m |
| 28 | Nick Sandlin | Relief Pitcher | 4 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $2,602,092$2.6m |
| 29 | Daniel Espino | Pitchers | 1 | 2019 | - | $2,500,000$2.5m |
| 30 | Ethan Hankins | Pitchers | 1 | 2018 | - | $2,246,022$2.2m |
| 31 | Gabriel Rodriguez | Shortstop | 1 | 2018 | - | $2,100,000$2.1m |
| 32 | Carson Tucker | Shortstop | 1 | 2020 | - | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 33 | Eli Morgan | Relief Pitcher | 4 | 2017 to 2023 | - | $1,895,336$1.9m |
| 34 | Enyel De Los Santos | Relief Pitcher | 6 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $1,889,449$1.9m |
| 35 | Tyler Freeman | Shortstop | 3 | 2017 to 2023 | - | $1,631,831$1.6m |
| 36 | Adam Plutko | Relief Pitcher | 7 | 2013 to 2021 | - | $1,618,578$1.6m |
| 37 | Steven Kwan | Left Field | 3 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $1,612,300$1.6m |
| 38 | Tanner Burns | Pitchers | 1 | 2020 | - | $1,600,000$1.6m |
| 39 | Petey Halpin | Outfielders | 1 | 2020 | - | $1,525,000$1.5m |
| 40 | Aaron Bracho | Shortstop | 1 | 2017 | - | $1,500,000$1.5m |
| 41 | Bobby Bradley | 1st Base | 4 | 2014 to 2022 | - | $1,461,077$1.5m |
| 42 | Logan Allen | Pitchers | 2 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $1,384,357$1.4m |
| 43 | Lenny Torres | Pitchers | 1 | 2018 | - | $1,350,000$1.4m |
| 44 | George Valera | Outfielders | 1 | 2017 | - | $1,300,000 |
| 45 | Doug Nikhazy | Pitchers | 1 | 2021 | - | $1,200,000 |
| 46 | Cody Morris | Relief Pitcher | 3 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $1,191,488 |
| 47 | Tommy Mace | Pitchers | 1 | 2021 | - | $1,100,000 |
| 48 | Oscar Gonzalez | Outfielders | 3 | 2014 to 2023 | - | $955,302 |
| 49 | Will Brennan | Right Field | 3 | 2019 to 2023 | - | $937,844 |
| 50 | Konnor Pilkington | Starting Pitcher | 3 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $880,810 |
| 51 | Tanner Bibee | Starting Pitcher | 2 | 2021 to 2023 | - | $871,018 |
| 52 | Xzavion Curry | Relief Pitcher | 3 | 2019 to 2023 | - | $856,638 |
| 53 | Peyton Battenfield | Relief Pitcher | 3 | 2019 to 2023 | - | $825,794 |
| 54 | Richard Palacios | Left Field | 2 | 2018 to 2022 | - | $824,986 |
| 55 | Milan Tolentino | Shortstop | 1 | 2020 | - | $800,000 |
| 56 | Jake Jewell | Relief Pitcher | 4 | 2014 to 2021 | - | $762,853 |
| 57 | Cam Hill | 2 | 2020 to 2021 | - | $751,940 | |
| 58 | Tim Herrin | Pitchers | 2 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $630,327 |
| 59 | David Fry | Catcher | 2 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $602,263 |
| 60 | D.J. Johnson | Relief Pitcher | 3 | 2018 to 2021 | - | $579,549 |
| 61 | Kirk McCarty | Pitchers | 2 | 2017 to 2022 | - | $565,372 |
| 62 | Hunter Gaddis | Starting Pitcher | 3 | 2019 to 2023 | - | $554,340 |
| 63 | Angel Martinez | Shortstop | 1 | 2018 | - | $500,000 |
| 64 | Jose Tena | Shortstop | 1 | 2017 | - | $400,000 |
| 65 | Jean Carlos Mejia | Relief Pitcher | 2 | 2021 to 2022 | - | $299,886 |
| 66 | Bryan Lavastida | Catcher | 2 | 2018 to 2022 | - | $259,615 |
| 67 | Brayan Rocchio | Shortstop | 2 | 2017 to 2023 | - | $155,968 |
| 68 | Francisco Perez | Relief Pitcher | 2 | 2021 to 2022 | - | $149,068 |
| 69 | Robert Broom | Pitchers | 1 | 2018 | - | $136,800 |
| 70 | Nick Mikolajchak | Pitchers | 1 | 2019 | - | $125,000 |
| 71 | Thomas Ponticelli | Pitchers | 1 | 2018 | - | $125,000 |
| 72 | Gavin Collins | Catcher | 1 | 2016 | - | $100,000 |
| 73 | Jhonkensy Noel | 1st Base | 1 | 2017 | - | $100,000 |
| 74 | Michael Kelly | Relief Pitcher | 2 | 2022 to 2023 | - | $53,894 |
| 75 | Adam Scott | Pitchers | 1 | 2018 | - | $50,000 |
| 76 | Tanner Tully | Relief Pitcher | 1 | 2022 | - | $30,768 |
| 77 | Brett Daniels | Pitchers | 1 | 2018 | - | $1,000 |
Cleveland Guardians money by season
What these careers were paid, year by year
2023 is the biggest year on this chart at $107,476,788. 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 Cleveland Guardians player?
Jose Ramirez. His contracts are worth $163,093,362 across 17 seasons from 2009 to 2028.
What have Cleveland Guardians players earned in total?
$765,361,991 across 77 careers, an average of $9,939,766 each. That is 1.8% of every dollar in the MLB file.
How does that rank?
Cleveland Guardians is 28 of 30 clubs by total career money, behind Pittsburgh Pirates on $852,920,125 and ahead of Tampa Bay Rays on $660,205,585.
How many are still being paid?
6 of the 77 have a figure against the 2024 season, and $218,800,000 is written into deals that run past it.
Is this the Cleveland Guardians 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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