Contract
Cal Ripken Jr.’s current agreement and contract history.
Current contract
The active agreement and its season-by-season salary.
Active agreement
Standard
$405,000
Total contract value
Salary by season
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1997 | $250,000 |
| 1998 | $155,000 |
| Total | $405,000 |
Salary vs. production
1998 DBL regular season · Annual salary $155,000 · Production across all teams.
Key salary rates
$1,325
per plate appearance
Plate appearances · 117 total
$6,739
per hit
Hits · 23 total
$38,750
per home run
Home runs · 4 total
More production rates
Games
40 total
$3,875
per game
At-bats
112 total
$1,384
per at-bat
Runs
12 total
$12,917
per run
Doubles
1 total
$155,000
per double
Triples
0 total
—
per triple
RBI
11 total
$14,091
per RBI
Walks
4 total
$38,750
per walk
Stolen bases
0 total
—
per stolen base
WAR
-0.6 total
—
per WAR
Descriptive outcomes
Strikeouts
30 total
$5,167
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.