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Seattle MarinersJohn W. Stanton group · since 2016
Payroll data through2026
Value 2026$2.35BPayroll rank16 of 30Spending index96.3
Seattle Mariners Ownership
Owner: John W. Stanton group · since 2016 · AL West
Budget generosity44near the median
Patience83very patient
Win-now or buildData pending
Last five seasons+6.2 a yearloosening
- John W. Stanton group: over 10 seasons (2017 to 2026) the club paid on average 0.92 times the league median payroll and ranked 17 on average. Best payroll rank 10th (2018); worst 25th (2021).
- Last five seasons (2022 to 2026): 0.89 times the median, average rank 17.6.
- The club named 1.1 new managers per ten seasons (2017 to 2025); the league average over the same seasons was 3.2.
- Data pending: 2 seasons after a losing year under this owner, and at least 3 are needed.
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
- John W. Stanton group
- Principals
- John W. Stanton
- Owner since
- 2016
- Reported price
- $661 million
- Forbes value (2026)
- $2.35B
- Revenue
- $390M
- Operating income
- $24M
- Payroll 2026
- $169.6M, rank 16 of 30
- Seasons over the tax line, 2003 to 2025
- 0
- Tax paid 2022 to 2025
- $0
| # | Owner or group | Seasons | Type | Reported price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Argyros | 1981 to 1989 | individual | $12.5 million | Estimated. |
| 2 | Jeff Smulyan group | 1990 to 1992 | group | $76 million | |
| 3 | Hiroshi Yamauchi / Nintendo of America | 1993 to 2015 | corporation | $106 million | As listed on a public owners list for the 1992 purchase. |
| 4 | John W. Stanton group | 2016 to now | group | $661 million | Price of the Nintendo majority stake, as reported on Stanton's page. |
| List year | Value | Revenue | Operating income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.35B | $390M | $24M |
| 2025 | $2.2B | $379M | $43M |
| 2024 | Data pending | Data pending | Data pending |
| 2023 | $2.2B | $363M | $86M |
| 2022 | $1.7B | $313M | $71M |
| 2021 | $1.6B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2020 | $1.6B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2019 | $1.6B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2018 | $1.5B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2017 | $1.4B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2016 | $1.2B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2015 | $1.1B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2014 | $710M | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2013 | $644M | Not listed | Not listed |
- 1George Argyros 1981 to 1989
- 2Jeff Smulyan group 1990 to 1992
- 3Hiroshi Yamauchi / Nintendo of America 1993 to 2015
- 4John W. Stanton group 2016 to now
| Season | Owner | Payroll | Rank | Index | Payroll share of revenue | Record | Playoffs | Over tax line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | $169.6M | 16 of 30 | 96.3 | 76-86 | No | ||
| 2025 | 4 | $163.8M | 15 of 30 | 101.6 | 42.0% | 90-72 | Yes | No |
| 2024 | 4 | $149.3M | 16 of 30 | 93.0 | 39.4% | 85-77 | No | No |
| 2023 | 4 | $128.0M | 19 of 30 | 80.3 | 88-74 | No | No | |
| 2022 | 4 | $113.9M | 22 of 30 | 75.8 | 31.4% | 90-72 | Yes | No |
| 2021 | 4 | $83.8M | 25 of 30 | 62.7 | 26.8% | 90-72 | No | No |
| 2020 | 4 | $50.4M | 21 of 30 | 78.9 | 27-33* | No | No | |
| 2019 | 4 | $144.4M | 14 of 30 | 102.8 | 68-94 | No | No | |
| 2018 | 4 | $161.0M | 10 of 30 | 114.0 | 89-73 | No | No | |
| 2017 | 4 | $160.8M | 12 of 30 | 113.5 | 78-84 | No | No | |
| 2016 | 4 (sale year) | $147.0M | 13 of 30 | 109.3 | 86-76 | No | No | |
| 2015 | 3 | $126.0M | 14 of 30 | 106.6 | 76-86 | No | No | |
| 2014 | 3 | $115.5M | 13 of 30 | 104.6 | 87-75 | No | No | |
| 2013 | 3 | $82.7M | 22 of 30 | 82.6 | 71-91 | No | No | |
| 2012 | 3 | $83.3M | 21 of 30 | 85.0 | 75-87 | No | No | |
| 2011 | 3 | $100.8M | 14 of 30 | 106.4 | 67-95 | No | No | |
| 2010 | 3 | $85.0M | 15 of 30 | 103.4 | 61-101 | No | No | |
| 2009 | 3 | $98.9M | 10 of 30 | 122.0 | 85-77 | No | No | |
| 2008 | 3 | $117.7M | 9 of 30 | 147.2 | 61-101 | No | No | |
| 2007 | 3 | $106.5M | 7 of 30 | 125.8 | 88-74 | No | No | |
| 2006 | 3 | $88.0M | 13 of 30 | 122.2 | 78-84 | No | No | |
| 2005 | 3 | $87.8M | 8 of 30 | 132.6 | 69-93 | No | No | |
| 2004 | 3 | $81.5M | 11 of 30 | 130.8 | 63-99 | No | No | |
| 2003 | 3 | $87.0M | 7 of 30 | 126.1 | 93-69 | No | No | |
| 2002 | 3 | $80.3M | 8 of 30 | 131.4 | 93-69 | No | ||
| 2001 | 3 | $74.7M | 11 of 30 | 116.8 | 116-46 | Yes | ||
| 2000 | 3 | $58.9M | 14 of 30 | 104.2 | 91-71 | Yes | ||
| 1999 | 3 | $54.1M | 14 of 30 | 108.7 | 79-83 | No | ||
| 1998 | 3 | $54.1M | 8 of 30 | 127.4 | 76-85 | No | ||
| 1997 | 3 | $41.5M | 15 of 28 | 99.3 | 90-72 | Yes | ||
| 1996 | 3 | $41.3M | 8 of 28 | 122.6 | 85-76 | No | ||
| 1995 | 3 | $36.5M | 12 of 28 | 106.1 | 79-66 | Yes | ||
| 1994 | 3 | $29.2M | 20 of 28 | 88.4 | 49-63 | No | ||
| 1993 | 3 | $32.7M | 15 of 28 | 96.5 | 82-80 | No | ||
| 1992 | 2 | $23.2M | 23 of 26 | 75.8 | 64-98 | No | ||
| 1991 | 2 | $15.7M | 24 of 26 | 67.8 | 83-79 | No | ||
| 1990 | 2 | $12.6M | 24 of 26 | 71.4 | 77-85 | No | ||
| 1989 | 1 | $9.8M | 23 of 26 | 67.1 | 73-89 | No | ||
| 1988 | 1 | $7.3M | 23 of 26 | 59.5 | 68-93 | No | ||
| 1987 | 1 | $2.3M | 25 of 26 | 20.0 | 78-84 | No | ||
| 1986 | 1 | $6.0M | 26 of 26 | 51.9 | 67-95 | No | ||
| 1985 | 1 | $4.6M | 26 of 26 | 45.9 | 74-88 | 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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More on this club: Seattle Mariners team page and payroll history.