Elias Diaz is a catcher for the Kansas City Royals. Across 840 MLB games, with a .246 batting average and 73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | PIT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2016 | PIT | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2017 | PIT | 64 | 188 | 18 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 38 | .223 | .265 | .314 | .579 |
| 2018 | PIT | 82 | 252 | 33 | 72 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 21 | 40 | .286 | .339 | .452 | .792 |
| 2019 | PIT | 101 | 303 | 31 | 73 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 56 | .241 | .296 | .307 | .603 |
| 2020 | COL | 26 | 68 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .235 | .288 | .353 | .641 |
| 2021 | COL | 106 | 338 | 52 | 83 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 44 | 0 | 30 | 60 | .246 | .310 | .464 | .774 |
| 2022 | COL | 105 | 351 | 29 | 80 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 25 | 82 | .228 | .281 | .368 | .648 |
| 2023 | COL | 141 | 486 | 48 | 130 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 72 | 1 | 34 | 118 | .267 | .316 | .409 | .725 |
| 2024 | COL | 84 | 304 | 26 | 82 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 17 | 64 | .270 | .315 | .378 | .693 |
| 2024 | SD | 12 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .190 | .292 | .429 | .720 |
| 2025 | SD | 106 | 255 | 34 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 21 | 74 | .204 | .270 | .337 | .607 |
| 2026 | KC | 10 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .227 | .261 | .591 | .852 |
| Career Totals | — | 840 | 2594 | 279 | 639 | 132 | 4 | 73 | 331 | 2 | 191 | 559 | .246 | .300 | .385 | .685 |
2023
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $510,000 |
| 2018 | $559,000 |
| 2019 | $578,500 |
| 2021 | $1,200,000 |
| 2022 | $3,000,000 |
| 2023 | $5,500,000 |
| 2024 | $6,000,000 |
| 2025 | $1,500,000 |
| 2026 | $1,741,935 |
Career Total: $20,589,435 (9 seasons)
Average: $2,287,715
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.
Elias Diaz's 2026 Opening Day salary with KC is $1,741,935 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).
| Date | Opp | Result | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19 | vs BOS | 3-4 L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 15 | @ STL | 2-4 L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 12 | @ CWS | 5-6 L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 9 | vs DET | 3-6 L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| May 7 | vs DET | 4-3 W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 5 | vs CLE | 1-3 L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29 | @ OAK | 3-6 L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23 | vs LAA | 6-3 W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 19 | vs BAL | 5-7 L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18 | @ NYY | 0-7 L | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Split | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHP | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .313 | 1.165 |
| vs RHP | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Home | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .154 | .676 |
| Away | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .333 | 1.111 |
| Day | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .429 | 1.429 |
| Night | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .133 | .588 |