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Giancarlo Stanton

541 of 810 possible team games across five seasons on his $325M deal
Case open 269 career games missed
Estimated salary collected across every game missed, career-wide
$51,746,914
Sum of each season's base salary, prorated per game and multiplied by that season's games missed — from 2021 through 2025.
5 seasons tracked
269 of 810 expected games missed
$154,000,000 in base salary paid
= $51,746,914 earned inactive
Games played
541
of 810 possible
Games missed
269
33.2% of tracked span
Full seasons lost
0
played 0 games
Base salary, tracked span
$154,000,000
excludes bonuses, endorsements

Availability, tracked seasons

541 played (66.8%)
2021 269 expected games missed across 5 seasons 2025

The ledger, season by season

Base salary ÷ expected games that season × games missed that season. "Expected games" is the team's full schedule for position players, or a starting pitcher's typical rotation turns (~team games ÷ 5) — a healthy ace was never going to start 162 games either. Figures are approximate, sourced from public salary and game-log reporting.

Season Expected Played Missed Base salary Per game Collected inactive
2021
Healthiest season since 2018
162 139 23 $29,000,000 $179,012 $4,117,284
2022
Ankle inflammation, then Achilles tendinitis
162 110 52 $29,000,000 $179,012 $9,308,642
2023
Worst season of his career; nearly two months lost to a hamstring strain
162 101 61 $32,000,000 $197,531 $12,049,383
2024
Strong regular season, then ALCS MVP in the playoffs
162 114 48 $32,000,000 $197,531 $9,481,481
2025
Elbow tendinitis in both arms delayed his debut to mid-June
162 77 85 $32,000,000 $197,531 $16,790,123
Career total 810 541 269 $154,000,000 $51,746,914

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