Houston Astros career earnings
$1,236,773,226 across 80 careers, led by Jose Abreu on $175,544,074.
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 2.9% of the money in the MLB file.
Houston Astros at a glance
What the roster has been paid
- Career money
- $1,236,773,226
- Careers
- 80
- Per career
- $15,459,665
- Paid through 2024
- $1,022,773,226
- Still to be paid
- $214,000,000
- Rank
- 19 of 30 clubs
The Houston Astros 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 Houston Astros careers
Total contract money, 2004 to 2028
Every Houston Astros career
Ranked by total contract money
| # | Player | Position | Seasons | Span | Still owed | Career earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Jose Abreu Paid in 2024 | 1st Base | 13 | 2014 to 2026 | $21.5m | $175,544,074$175.5m |
| 02 | Jose Altuve Paid in 2024 | 2nd Base | 15 | 2008 to 2024 | - | $160,945,289$160.9m |
| 03 | Yordan Alvarez Paid in 2024 | Left Field | 11 | 2016 to 2028 | $93.0m | $118,935,607$118.9m |
| 04 | Alex Bregman Paid in 2024 | 3rd Base | 10 | 2015 to 2024 | - | $107,873,010$107.9m |
| 05 | Michael Brantley | Left Field | 15 | 2005 to 2023 | - | $104,436,467$104.4m |
| 06 | Lance McCullers Paid in 2024 | Starting Pitcher | 13 | 2012 to 2026 | $34.0m | $99,963,232$100.0m |
| 07 | Cristian Javier Paid in 2024 | Starting Pitcher | 9 | 2015 to 2027 | $52.0m | $65,548,093$65.5m |
| 08 | Jake Odorizzi | Starting Pitcher | 13 | 2008 to 2023 | - | $59,645,332$59.6m |
| 09 | Ryan Pressly Paid in 2024 | Relief Pitcher | 14 | 2007 to 2025 | $2.0m | $58,840,766$58.8m |
| 10 | Jason Castro | Catcher | 14 | 2008 to 2022 | - | $51,407,433$51.4m |
| 11 | Rafael Montero Paid in 2024 | Relief Pitcher | 13 | 2011 to 2025 | $11.5m | $41,775,638$41.8m |
| 12 | Hector Neris Paid in 2024 | Relief Pitcher | 11 | 2010 to 2024 | - | $27,421,684$27.4m |
| 13 | Martin Maldonado | Catcher | 14 | 2004 to 2023 | - | $25,460,356$25.5m |
| 14 | Pedro Baez | Relief Pitcher | 10 | 2014 to 2023 | - | $19,644,173$19.6m |
| 15 | Framber Valdez | Starting Pitcher | 7 | 2015 to 2023 | - | $10,907,946$10.9m |
| 16 | Kyle Tucker | Right Field | 7 | 2015 to 2023 | - | $10,829,182$10.8m |
| 17 | Drew Butera | Catcher | 14 | 2005 to 2021 | - | $10,144,190$10.1m |
| 18 | Ryne Stanek | Relief Pitcher | 8 | 2013 to 2023 | - | $9,953,886$10.0m |
| 19 | Phil Maton | Relief Pitcher | 7 | 2017 to 2023 | - | $6,433,772$6.4m |
| 20 | Niko Goodrum | 2nd Base | 7 | 2010 to 2022 | - | $6,279,506$6.3m |
| 21 | Jose Urquidy | Starting Pitcher | 6 | 2015 to 2023 | - | $4,842,899$4.8m |
| 22 | Pedro Leon | Outfielders | 1 | 2021 | - | $4,000,000$4.0m |
| 23 | Lewis Brinson | Center Field | 6 | 2012 to 2021 | - | $3,312,329$3.3m |
| 24 | Forrest Whitley | Starting Pitcher | 1 | 2016 | - | $3,148,000$3.1m |
| 25 | Blake Taylor | Relief Pitcher | 4 | 2013 to 2023 | - | $2,822,460$2.8m |
| 26 | Mauricio Dubon | 2nd Base | 5 | 2019 to 2023 | - | $2,769,845$2.8m |
| 27 | Zac Rosscup | Relief Pitcher | 8 | 2013 to 2021 | - | $2,468,225$2.5m |
| 28 | Josh James | Relief Pitcher | 5 | 2018 to 2022 | - | $2,120,184$2.1m |
| 29 | Bryan Abreu | Relief Pitcher | 6 | 2013 to 2023 | - | $2,036,893$2.0m |
| 30 | Chas McCormick | Center Field | 4 | 2017 to 2023 | - | $2,020,060$2.0m |
| 31 | Jeremy Pena | Shortstop | 3 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $1,989,900$2.0m |
| 32 | Korey Lee | Catcher | 2 | 2019 to 2022 | - | $1,869,226$1.9m |
| 33 | Dauri Lorenzo | Shortstop | 1 | 2019 | - | $1,800,000$1.8m |
| 34 | Jake Meyers | Center Field | 4 | 2017 to 2023 | - | $1,642,792$1.6m |
| 35 | Joe Perez | 3rd Base | 2 | 2017 to 2022 | - | $1,623,077$1.6m |
| 36 | Tyler Whitaker | Outfielders | 1 | 2021 | - | $1,500,000$1.5m |
| 37 | Franklin Barreto | Shortstop | 5 | 2017 to 2021 | - | $1,392,204$1.4m |
| 38 | Alex Santos II | Pitchers | 1 | 2020 | - | $1,250,000 |
| 39 | Kent Emanuel | Pitchers | 2 | 2013 to 2021 | - | $1,247,621 |
| 40 | Seth Martinez | Relief Pitcher | 4 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $1,245,508 |
| 41 | Grae Kessinger | Shortstop | 2 | 2019 to 2023 | - | $1,206,778 |
| 42 | Freudis Nova | Shortstop | 1 | 2016 | - | $1,200,000 |
| 43 | Hunter Brown | Starting Pitcher | 3 | 2019 to 2023 | - | $1,180,764 |
| 44 | Francis Martes | Relief Pitcher | 3 | 2012 to 2019 | - | $1,168,000 |
| 45 | Brandon Bielak | Starting Pitcher | 5 | 2017 to 2023 | - | $1,118,935 |
| 46 | Parker Mushinski | Relief Pitcher | 3 | 2017 to 2023 | - | $1,066,075 |
| 47 | J.J. Matijevic | 2nd Base | 2 | 2017 to 2022 | - | $999,988 |
| 48 | Corey Julks | Center Field | 2 | 2017 to 2023 | - | $860,000 |
| 49 | Yainer Diaz | Catcher | 3 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $856,834 |
| 50 | Andre Scrubb | Relief Pitcher | 3 | 2016 to 2021 | - | $777,356 |
| 51 | Enoli Paredes | Relief Pitcher | 3 | 2020 to 2022 | - | $733,020 |
| 52 | Bligh Madris | Outfielders | 3 | 2017 to 2023 | - | $709,400 |
| 53 | Taylor Jones | 1st Base | 4 | 2016 to 2022 | - | $665,608 |
| 54 | Tyler Ivey | Pitchers | 2 | 2017 to 2021 | - | $643,221 |
| 55 | J.P. France | Pitchers | 2 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $573,908 |
| 56 | Michael Papierski | Catcher | 2 | 2017 to 2022 | - | $549,277 |
| 57 | Jordan Brewer | Center Field | 1 | 2019 | - | $500,000 |
| 58 | Peter Solomon | Pitchers | 2 | 2017 to 2021 | - | $487,474 |
| 59 | Alex McKenna | Outfielders | 1 | 2018 | - | $432,500 |
| 60 | Shawn Dubin | Starting Pitcher | 2 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $407,455 |
| 61 | Zach Daniels | Outfielders | 1 | 2020 | - | $400,000 |
| 62 | David Hensley | Shortstop | 3 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $376,051 |
| 63 | Chayce McDermott | Pitchers | 1 | 2021 | - | $372,500 |
| 64 | Ronel Blanco | Relief Pitcher | 2 | 2022 to 2023 | - | $367,544 |
| 65 | Cristian Gonzalez | Shortstop | 1 | 2018 | - | $300,000 |
| 66 | Rylan Bannon | 3rd Base | 3 | 2017 to 2023 | - | $257,610 |
| 67 | Jaime Melendez | Pitchers | 1 | 2019 | - | $195,000 |
| 68 | Ryan Hartman | 2 | 2016 to 2021 | - | $166,167 | |
| 69 | Cesar Salazar | Catcher | 1 | 2018 | - | $160,000 |
| 70 | Austin Hansen | Pitchers | 1 | 2018 | - | $156,500 |
| 71 | Jojanse Torres | Starting Pitcher | 1 | 2018 | - | $150,000 |
| 72 | Matthew Barefoot | Center Field | 1 | 2019 | - | $150,000 |
| 73 | Brett Conine | Pitchers | 1 | 2018 | - | $125,000 |
| 74 | Chad Donato | Pitchers | 1 | 2016 | - | $100,000 |
| 75 | C.J. Stubbs | Catcher | 1 | 2019 | - | $85,000 |
| 76 | Jonathan Bermudez | Pitchers | 1 | 2018 | - | $75,000 |
| 77 | Shay Whitcomb | Shortstop | 1 | 2020 | - | $56,000 |
| 78 | Jimmy Endersby | Pitchers | 1 | 2020 | - | $20,000 |
| 79 | Alex De Goti | Shortstop | 1 | 2021 | - | $18,402 |
| 80 | Misael Tamarez | Pitchers | 1 | 2019 | - | $15,000 |
Houston Astros money by season
What these careers were paid, year by year
2023 is the biggest year on this chart at $205,496,520. 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 Houston Astros player?
Jose Abreu. His contracts are worth $175,544,074 across 13 seasons from 2014 to 2026.
What have Houston Astros players earned in total?
$1,236,773,226 across 80 careers, an average of $15,459,665 each. That is 2.9% of every dollar in the MLB file.
How does that rank?
Houston Astros is 19 of 30 clubs by total career money, behind San Francisco Giants on $1,258,932,781 and ahead of Miami Marlins on $1,235,308,954.
How many are still being paid?
9 of the 80 have a figure against the 2024 season, and $214,000,000 is written into deals that run past it.
Is this the Houston Astros 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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