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Ryan Kesler

104 of 384 games across the back five years of his $41M contract, three of them a total loss
Repeat offender 280 career games missed
Estimated salary collected across every game missed, career-wide
$25,655,488
Sum of each season's base salary, prorated per game and multiplied by that season's games missed — from 2017-18 through 2021-22.
5 seasons tracked
280 of 384 expected games missed
$34,375,000 in base salary paid
= $25,655,488 earned inactive
Games played
104
of 384 possible
Games missed
280
72.9% of tracked span
Full seasons lost
3
played 0 games
Base salary, tracked span
$34,375,000
excludes bonuses, endorsements

Availability, tracked seasons

104 played (27.1%)
2017-18 280 expected games missed across 5 seasons 2021-22

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
2017-18
Recovering from major hip surgery after the 2016-17 season
82 44 38 $6,875,000 $83,841 $3,185,976
2018-19
Missed the final 14 games with a recurring hip issue
82 60 22 $6,875,000 $83,841 $1,844,512
2019-20
Missed full season - right hip resurfacing surgery, effectively career-ending
82 0 82 $6,875,000 $83,841 $6,875,000
2020-21
Missed full season - hip; COVID-shortened 56-game schedule
56 0 56 $6,875,000 $122,768 $6,875,000
2021-22
Missed full season - final year of contract, never played again
82 0 82 $6,875,000 $83,841 $6,875,000
Career total 384 104 280 $34,375,000 $25,655,488

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