MLB's highest-paid catchers for 2024 season: Ranking catchers by salary
Who are the highest-paid catchers in Major League Baseball for the 2024 season?
The catcher position is vital in baseball, but salaries for the position are definitely lagging compared to other positions with just six catchers currently set to make at least $10 million in the 2024 baseball season, led by a catcher who is earning $23.9 million in salary this season.
17 catchers are under contract to earn at least $5 million in salary in 2024.
Here's a look at the Top 10 catchers in the league, ranked by 2024 payroll salary, per spotrac.com, a site that tracks MLB player contracts (through March 11, 2024).
MLB's highest-paid players in 2024: Starting pitchers | Relief pitchers | Catchers | Infielders | First basemen | Second basemen | Third basemen | Shortstops | Outfielders | Right fielders | Center fielders | Left fielders | Highest paid players: Overall | By position | By team
Who is the highest-paid catcher in baseball?
The Philadelphia Phillies' J.T. Realmuto is currently the highest-paid catcher in MLB, with a salary of $23.9 million this season.
His current contract has a total value of $115.5 million over five years.
Which MLB catchers will make the most in 2024?
Realmuto has company on the list of the top-paid catchers in baseball.
The Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez is second among the highest-paid MLB catchers with a salary of $20 million in 2024, with the St. Louis Cardinals' Willson Contreras next at $18 million.
He is followed by the Baltimore Orioles' James McCann at $12.2 million.
Mitch Garver of the Seattle Mariners comes in fifth, with a salary of $10.5 million this season, with Christian Vazquez of the Minnesota Twins sixth, at $10 million.
MLB's highest-paid catchers in 2024:
1. Philadelphia Phillies C J.T. Realmuto: $23.8 million
2. Kansas City Royals C Salvador Perez: $20 million
3. St. Louis Cardinals C Willson Contreras: $18 million
4. Baltimore Orioles C James McCann: $12.2 million
5. Seattle Mariners C Mitch Garver: $10.5 million
6. Minnesota Twins C Christian Vazquez: $10 million
7. Atlanta Braves C Sean Murphy: $9 million
8. Los Angeles Dodgers C Will Smith: $8.6 million
9. Atlanta Braves C Travis d'Arnaud: $8 million
10. New York Mets C Omar Narvaez: $7 million
10. Chicago White Sox C Max Stassi: $7 million
NFL's highest paid players in 2024: Quarterbacks | Running backs | Wide receivers | Tight ends | Offensive linemen | D-linemen | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Linebackers | Edge rushers | Highest paid players: Overall | By position | By team
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