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San Francisco GiantsSan Francisco Baseball Associates (Charles B. Johnson, Larry Baer) · since 2009
Payroll data through2026
Value 2026$4.05BPayroll rank14 of 30Spending index108.0
San Francisco Giants Ownership
Owner: San Francisco Baseball Associates (Charles B. Johnson, Larry Baer) · since 2009 · NL West
Budget generosity67above the median
Patience67patient
Win-now or build41build
Last five seasons-0.9 a yearsteady
- San Francisco Baseball Associates (Charles B. Johnson, Larry Baer): over 18 seasons (2009 to 2026) the club paid on average 1.27 times the league median payroll and ranked 8.6 on average. Best payroll rank 2nd (2018); worst 14th (2009, 2025, 2026).
- Last five seasons (2022 to 2026): 1.15 times the median, average rank 12.4.
- The club named 2.4 new managers per ten seasons (2009 to 2025); the league average over the same seasons was 3.6.
- After a losing season (win percentage under 0.480) the spending index moved -3.5 points on average, across 4 such seasons.
Scores run 0 to 100 and describe what the club did under this owner: budget generosity is payroll relative to the league median (50 is the median, 100 is double); patience is how rarely the club changes managers; win-now or build is whether payroll rose or fell after a losing season. They are our summary of public numbers, not a judgment of a person.
- Owner
- San Francisco Baseball Associates (Charles B. Johnson, Larry Baer)
- Principals
- Charles B. Johnson, Larry Baer, Bill Neukom
- Owner since
- 2009
- Reported price
- Data pending
- Forbes value (2026)
- $4.05B
- Revenue
- $477M
- Operating income
- $54M
- Payroll 2026
- $190.2M, rank 14 of 30
- Seasons over the tax line, 2003 to 2025
- 4
- Tax paid 2022 to 2025
- $2.4 million
| # | Owner or group | Seasons | Type | Reported price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Lurie | 1985 to 1992 | individual | Not public | |
| 2 | Peter Magowan group Peter Magowan, Larry Baer, Charles B. Johnson | 1993 to 2008 | group | $100 million | |
| 3 | San Francisco Baseball Associates (Charles B. Johnson, Larry Baer) Charles B. Johnson, Larry Baer, Bill Neukom | 2009 to now | group | Not public | Magowan announced in May 2008 that he would step down as managing partner effective October 1; Bill Neukom succeeded him. |
| List year | Value | Revenue | Operating income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $4.05B | $477M | $54M |
| 2025 | $4B | $448M | -$24M |
| 2024 | Data pending | Data pending | Data pending |
| 2023 | $3.7B | $421M | $75M |
| 2022 | $3.5B | $384M | $32M |
| 2021 | $3.2B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2020 | $3.1B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2019 | $3B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2018 | $2.9B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2017 | $2.7B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2016 | $2.3B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2015 | $2B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2014 | $1B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2013 | $786M | Not listed | Not listed |
- 1Bob Lurie 1985 to 1992
- 2Peter Magowan group 1993 to 2008
- 3San Francisco Baseball Associates (Charles B. Johnson, Larry Baer) 2009 to now
| Season | Owner | Payroll | Rank | Index | Payroll share of revenue | Record | Playoffs | Over tax line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | $190.2M | 14 of 30 | 108.0 | 65-97 | No | ||
| 2025 | 3 | $178.3M | 14 of 30 | 110.6 | 37.4% | 81-81 | No | No |
| 2024 | 3 | $207.1M | 10 of 30 | 128.9 | 46.2% | 80-82 | No | Yes |
| 2023 | 3 | $189.4M | 12 of 30 | 118.8 | 79-83 | No | No | |
| 2022 | 3 | $162.5M | 12 of 30 | 108.2 | 38.6% | 81-81 | No | No |
| 2021 | 3 | $171.9M | 9 of 30 | 128.5 | 44.8% | 107-55 | Yes | No |
| 2020 | 3 | $73.4M | 9 of 30 | 114.9 | 29-31* | No | No | |
| 2019 | 3 | $178.6M | 5 of 30 | 127.2 | 77-85 | No | No | |
| 2018 | 3 | $205.7M | 2 of 30 | 145.7 | 73-89 | No | No | |
| 2017 | 3 | $189.8M | 4 of 30 | 134.0 | 64-98 | No | Yes | |
| 2016 | 3 | $178.8M | 6 of 30 | 132.9 | 87-75 | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | 3 | $181.6M | 4 of 30 | 153.7 | 84-78 | No | Yes | |
| 2014 | 3 | $160.3M | 7 of 30 | 145.2 | 88-74 | Yes | No | |
| 2013 | 3 | $140.3M | 7 of 30 | 140.2 | 76-86 | No | No | |
| 2012 | 3 | $137.0M | 7 of 30 | 139.8 | 94-68 | Yes | No | |
| 2011 | 3 | $125.2M | 8 of 30 | 132.2 | 86-76 | No | No | |
| 2010 | 3 | $98.2M | 11 of 30 | 119.4 | 92-70 | Yes | No | |
| 2009 | 3 | $83.0M | 14 of 30 | 102.4 | 88-74 | No | No | |
| 2008 | 2 | $76.6M | 17 of 30 | 95.8 | 72-90 | No | No | |
| 2007 | 2 | $90.2M | 12 of 30 | 106.6 | 71-91 | No | No | |
| 2006 | 2 | $90.1M | 9 of 30 | 125.1 | 76-85 | No | No | |
| 2005 | 2 | $90.2M | 7 of 30 | 136.3 | 75-87 | No | No | |
| 2004 | 2 | $82.0M | 10 of 30 | 131.6 | 91-71 | No | No | |
| 2003 | 2 | $82.9M | 9 of 30 | 120.1 | 100-61 | Yes | No | |
| 2002 | 2 | $78.3M | 10 of 30 | 128.1 | 95-66 | Yes | ||
| 2001 | 2 | $63.3M | 16 of 30 | 98.9 | 90-72 | No | ||
| 2000 | 2 | $53.7M | 17 of 30 | 95.0 | 97-65 | Yes | ||
| 1999 | 2 | $46.6M | 17 of 30 | 93.6 | 86-76 | No | ||
| 1998 | 2 | $42.6M | 15 of 30 | 100.2 | 89-74 | No | ||
| 1997 | 2 | $35.6M | 19 of 28 | 85.1 | 90-72 | Yes | ||
| 1996 | 2 | $37.1M | 12 of 28 | 110.2 | 68-94 | No | ||
| 1995 | 2 | $36.5M | 13 of 28 | 106.1 | 67-77 | No | ||
| 1994 | 2 | $42.6M | 4 of 28 | 129.0 | 55-60 | No | ||
| 1993 | 2 | $35.0M | 14 of 28 | 103.5 | 103-59 | No | ||
| 1992 | 1 | $33.2M | 12 of 26 | 108.4 | 72-90 | No | ||
| 1991 | 1 | $31.0M | 6 of 26 | 133.8 | 75-87 | No | ||
| 1990 | 1 | $19.3M | 10 of 26 | 109.9 | 85-77 | No | ||
| 1989 | 1 | $15.0M | 13 of 26 | 102.6 | 92-70 | Yes | ||
| 1988 | 1 | $12.4M | 13 of 26 | 100.4 | 83-79 | No | ||
| 1987 | 1 | $7.3M | 22 of 26 | 64.6 | 90-72 | Yes | ||
| 1986 | 1 | $8.9M | 22 of 26 | 77.9 | 83-79 | No | ||
| 1985 | 1 | $8.2M | 22 of 26 | 81.7 | 62-100 | No |
Owner numbers match the ownership list. Payroll is nominal dollars. * 2020 was a 60-game season. Payroll share of revenue exists for 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025 only. The tax-line column stops at 2025 because 2026 tax bills are not known until December. How the index is built.
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