Year Age Tm Salary SrvTm Sources Notes/Other Sources
1984 25 Cleveland Indians $150,000 ? 3/21/83 TSN
1985 26 Philadelphia Phillies $500,000 ? 1985 USA Today survey
1986 27 Philadelphia Phillies $650,000 ? 1986 USA Today survey
1987 28 Philadelphia Phillies $1,300,000 ? 1987 USA Today survey
1988 29 Philadelphia Phillies $1,300,000 ? USA Today, 4/1/88
1989 30 Philadelphia Phillies $1,300,000 ? 1989 USA Today survey
1990 31 Philadelphia Phillies $2,000,000 ? USA Today
1991 32 Philadelphia Phillies $2,200,000 ? USA Today survey
1992 33 California Angels $2,200,000 ? 4/2/92 USA Today
Career to date (may be incomplete) $11,600,000 Year Age Tm Salary SrvTm Sources Notes/Other Sources
2010 20 Atlanta Braves $400,000 0.000
2011 21 Atlanta Braves $496,500 1.000
2012 22 Atlanta Braves $565,000 2.000 contracts
2013 23 Atlanta Braves $3,650,000 3.000 contracts
2014 24 Atlanta Braves $4,500,000 4.000 contracts
2015 25 St. Louis Cardinals $7,800,000 5.000 contracts
2016 26 Chicago Cubs $21,666,666 6.000
2017 27 Chicago Cubs $28,166,667 7.000 contracts
2018 28 Chicago Cubs $28,166,667 8.000
2019 29 Chicago Cubs $20,000,000 9.000 contract
2020 30 Chicago Cubs $21,000,000 10.000 contract
2021 31 Chicago Cubs $21,000,000 11.000 contract
2022 32 Chicago Cubs $22,000,000 12.000 contract
2023 33 Los Angeles Dodgers $100,000 13.000 $22M paid by Chicago Cubs (released)
2023 33 Chicago Cubs $22,000,000 Released from contract
2023 Status Signed thru 2023, Earliest Free Agent: 2024
Career to date (may be incomplete) $201,511,500
first salary is that of von hayes who played mostly in the 80's and early 90's , and the second is of jason heyward a similar player playing now. what a difference a few years make.