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 |
Salary vs. production
1998 DBL regular season · Annual salary $525,000 · Production across all teams.
Key salary rates
$890
per plate appearance
Plate appearances · 590 total
$5,147
per hit
Hits · 102 total
$11,413
per home run
Home runs · 46 total
More production rates
Games
131 total
$4,008
per game
At-bats
482 total
$1,089
per at-bat
Runs
87 total
$6,034
per run
Doubles
15 total
$35,000
per double
Triples
0 total
—
per triple
RBI
95 total
$5,526
per RBI
Walks
99 total
$5,303
per walk
Stolen bases
0 total
—
per stolen base
WAR
3.4 total
$153,509
per WAR
Descriptive outcomes
Strikeouts
189 total
$2,778
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.