Contract
Sammy Sosa’s current agreement and contract history.
Current contract
The active agreement and its season-by-season salary.
Active agreement
Standard
$3,004,000
Total contract value
Salary by season
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1997 | $887,500 |
| 1998 | $682,500 |
| 1999 | $478,000 |
| 2000 | $478,000 |
| 2001 | $478,000 |
| Total | $3,004,000 |
Salary vs. production
1998 DBL regular season · Annual salary $682,500 · Production across all teams.
Key salary rates
$1,613
per plate appearance
Plate appearances · 423 total
$8,223
per hit
Hits · 83 total
$25,278
per home run
Home runs · 27 total
More production rates
Games
99 total
$6,894
per game
At-bats
367 total
$1,860
per at-bat
Runs
63 total
$10,833
per run
Doubles
7 total
$97,500
per double
Triples
2 total
$341,250
per triple
RBI
66 total
$10,341
per RBI
Walks
45 total
$15,167
per walk
Stolen bases
35 total
$19,500
per stolen base
WAR
3.1 total
$218,051
per WAR
Descriptive outcomes
Strikeouts
128 total
$5,332
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.