In 2024, Juan Soto delivered impressive statistics with 41 home runs, 109 RBIs, and a batting average of .288.
Should he maintain similar performance over the next 15 years, he would earn approximately $1.2 million for each home run, $467,890 for every RBI, and $307,229 for every hit.
(These figures are before taxes, of course.)
Soto recently signed a staggering 15-year contract worth $765 million with the New York Mets, marking the largest contract in U.S. major sports history based on total player value.
This groundbreaking deal, initiated by the billionaire owner of the Mets, Steve Cohen, has opened up the opportunity to analyze Soto’s stats in uniquely extravagant ways.
With this contract, Soto would net about $314,815 for each game played.
According to his excellent performance this season, he would receive $671,053 for each extra-base hit.
Even for a simple swing—whether he makes contact, misses, or grounds out—he would earn around $46,322.
These calculations are based on his health and productivity continuing as they were in 2024, and if he were to take significant time off due to injury, the earning rates would simply escalate.
“Thanks, Uncle Steve,” expressed Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo on social media, acknowledging the financial windfall.
Examining various sports’ contracts highlights some astonishing figures in today’s era.
Notably, looking at baseball, Blake Snell of the Dodgers, a two-time Cy Young winner, is set to earn approximately $65 million in 2025, primarily as a part of a signing bonus.
Even though he has not made more than 32 starts in a season thus far, if he reaches that number next year, he would be banking about $2,031,250 per game, in stark contrast to Tarik Skubal of Detroit, who made $2.65 million for the entire 2024 season despite being a Cy Young recipient.
Moving on to Shohei Ohtani, also a member of the Dodgers, his previously record-setting contract of $700 million was eclipsed by Soto’s deal, yet he still boasts the highest yearly average value at $70 million.
As a unique player in baseball’s engaging “50-50 club” (54 homers and 59 stolen bases in 2024), he would make roughly $619,469 per hit or steal based on this past season’s play.
Turning to the NFL, Dak Prescott holds a contract valued at an average of $60 million per season with the Dallas Cowboys, though his current injury complicates the analysis of his statistics this year.
If you look at his career averages, Prescott indirectly earns about $13,680 for every passing yard over the length of his contract.
Other starting quarterbacks in the NFL demonstrate wild per-game values; for instance, Prescott earns about $3.5 million for every game, with quarterbacks like Trevor Lawrence and Joe Burrow making around $3.25 million per game as well.
For the NBA, Stephen Curry’s $56 million salary this season positions him at the top of the league’s pay scale.
Each game, he earns approximately $680,000, which translates to about $161,908 for every successful three-pointer attempted in the current season.
Meanwhile, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, both essential players for the Celtics, are on lucrative contracts that could pay them approximately $27,406 for every point scored at their current rates, while Larry Bird, during his career, earned around $1,100 per point.
In the NHL, Leon Draisaitl will begin a contract averaging $14 million annually over the next eight years, which breaks down to about $119,393 for every goal or assist.
Igor Shesterkin of the Rangers recently received a remarkable extension worth $92 million over eight years, leading to $5,084 for every save he makes based on his current performance statistics.
Lastly, Lionel Messi, now with Inter Miami in Major League Soccer, collected over $1 million for each goal scored this season, tallying $20.4 million for 20 goals.
Breaking it down further, Messi earned $229 for every second spent on the field during the 2024 regular season, with his complete contract valued at a minimum of $150 million over 2.5 years.
In golf, Scottie Scheffler’s earnings for 2024 amounted to $29,228,357, excluding bonuses and additional earnings, including $25 million from winning the FedExCup.
Altogether, this reveals that the world’s top golfer made around $11,243 for every shot he took throughout the season.
