Starling Marte is a left fielder for the Kansas City Royals. In 1579 MLB games, he has a .284 batting average and 164 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and related info.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | PIT | 47 | 167 | 18 | 43 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 50 | .257 | .300 | .437 | .737 |
| 2013 | PIT | 135 | 510 | 83 | 143 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 41 | 25 | 138 | .280 | .343 | .441 | .784 |
| 2014 | PIT | 135 | 495 | 73 | 144 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 30 | 33 | 131 | .291 | .356 | .453 | .808 |
| 2015 | PIT | 153 | 579 | 84 | 166 | 30 | 2 | 19 | 81 | 30 | 27 | 123 | .287 | .337 | .444 | .780 |
| 2016 | PIT | 129 | 489 | 71 | 152 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 47 | 23 | 104 | .311 | .362 | .456 | .818 |
| 2017 | PIT | 77 | 309 | 48 | 85 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 63 | .275 | .333 | .379 | .712 |
| 2018 | PIT | 145 | 559 | 81 | 155 | 32 | 5 | 20 | 72 | 33 | 35 | 109 | .277 | .327 | .460 | .787 |
| 2019 | PIT | 132 | 539 | 97 | 159 | 31 | 6 | 23 | 82 | 25 | 25 | 94 | .295 | .342 | .503 | .845 |
| 2020 | ARI | 33 | 122 | 23 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 19 | .311 | .384 | .443 | .827 |
| 2020 | MIA | 28 | 106 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 22 | .245 | .286 | .415 | .701 |
| 2021 | MIA | 64 | 233 | 52 | 71 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 32 | 57 | .305 | .405 | .451 | .856 |
| 2021 | OAK | 56 | 234 | 37 | 74 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 11 | 42 | .316 | .359 | .466 | .824 |
| 2022 | NYM | 118 | 466 | 76 | 136 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 63 | 18 | 26 | 97 | .292 | .347 | .468 | .814 |
| 2023 | NYM | 86 | 315 | 38 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 69 | .248 | .301 | .324 | .625 |
| 2024 | NYM | 94 | 335 | 46 | 90 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 16 | 27 | 81 | .269 | .327 | .388 | .715 |
| 2025 | NYM | 98 | 293 | 37 | 79 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 7 | 22 | 68 | .270 | .335 | .410 | .745 |
| 2026 | KC | 49 | 128 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 36 | .258 | .319 | .313 | .632 |
| Career Totals | — | 1579 | 5879 | 890 | 1672 | 295 | 55 | 164 | 676 | 363 | 350 | 1303 | .284 | .341 | .437 | .778 |
2016, 2022
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2013 | $500,000 |
| 2014 | $500,000 |
| 2015 | $1,333,333 |
| 2016 | $3,333,333 |
| 2017 | $5,333,333 |
| 2018 | $7,833,333 |
| 2019 | $10,333,333 |
| 2020 | $11,500,000 |
| 2021 | $12,500,000 |
| 2022 | $15,750,000 |
| 2023 | $20,750,000 |
| 2024 | $20,750,000 |
| 2025 | $20,750,000 |
| 2026 | $1,000,000 |
Career Total: $132,166,665 (14 seasons)
Average: $9,440,476
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.
Starling Marte's 2026 Opening Day salary with KC is $1,000,000 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).
| Date | Opp | Result | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 | @ DET | 5-4 W | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 25 | @ DET | 3-2 W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 24 | @ DET | 1-2 L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 22 | vs SF | 5-4 W | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 21 | vs SF | 3-2 W | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 9 | @ NYM | 3-7 L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 8 | @ NYM | 2-6 L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 6 | vs PHI | 15-1 W | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 4 | vs PHI | 1-6 L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jul 2 | vs TB | 2-5 L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Split | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHP | 0 | 100 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .653 |
| vs RHP | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .433 |
| Home | 0 | 58 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .694 |
| Away | 0 | 73 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .584 |
| Day | 0 | 49 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .306 | .767 |
| Night | 0 | 82 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .553 |