Contract
Mark McGwire’s current agreement and contract history.
Current contract
The active agreement and its season-by-season salary.
Active agreement
Standard
$735,000
Total contract value
Salary by season
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1997 | $210,000 |
| 1998 | $525,000 |
| Total | $735,000 |
Trade restriction: Base Year · Eligible Jun 1, 1997
Salary vs. production
1998 DBL regular season · Annual salary $525,000 · Production across all teams.
Key salary rates
$797
per plate appearance
Plate appearances · 659 total
$4,487
per hit
Hits · 117 total
$10,096
per home run
Home runs · 52 total
More production rates
Games
147 total
$3,571
per game
At-bats
540 total
$972
per at-bat
Runs
100 total
$5,250
per run
Doubles
16 total
$32,813
per double
Triples
0 total
—
per triple
RBI
104 total
$5,048
per RBI
Walks
110 total
$4,773
per walk
Stolen bases
0 total
—
per stolen base
WAR
3.9 total
$133,249
per WAR
Descriptive outcomes
Strikeouts
212 total
$2,476
per strikeout
Season-to-date rates use the full-year contract salary, not salary paid so far. They are not prorated or team-specific. A dash means the stat is zero or negative. For losses and allowed outcomes, a lower salary-per-stat figure does not necessarily mean better performance.
Contract history
Past agreements and their recorded salary seasons.
No contract history on file.