MLB Salary Rankings

Listing the top salaries, cap hits, cash, earnings, contracts, and bonuses, for all active MLB players.

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Payroll

FULL RANKS
  1. Yoan Moncada
    BOS, 2B
    $31,500,000
  2. Zack Greinke
    LAD, SP
    $26,000,000
  3. Ryan Howard
    PHI, 1B
    $25,000,000
  4. Cliff Lee
    PHI, SP
    $25,000,000
  5. Robinson Canó
    SEA, 2B
    $24,050,000

Total Cash

FULL RANKS
  1. Yoan Moncada
    BOS, 2B
    $31,500,000
  2. Ryan Howard
    PHI, 1B
    $25,000,000
  3. Cliff Lee
    PHI, SP
    $25,000,000
  4. Robinson Canó
    SEA, 2B
    $24,050,000
  5. Prince Fielder
    TEX, DH
    $24,000,000

Base Salary

FULL RANKS
  1. Ryan Howard
    PHI, 1B
    $25,000,000
  2. Cliff Lee
    PHI, SP
    $25,000,000
  3. Robinson Canó
    SEA, 2B
    $24,000,000
  4. Prince Fielder
    TEX, DH
    $24,000,000
  5. Zack Greinke
    LAD, SP
    $24,000,000

Contract Length

FULL RANKS
  1. Robinson Canó
    SEA, 2B
    10
  2. Álex Rodríguez
    NYY, DH
    10
  3. Troy Tulowitzki
    COL, SS
    10
  4. Joey Votto
    CIN, 1B
    10
  5. Albert Pujols
    LAA, DH
    10

Contract Value

FULL RANKS
  1. Álex Rodríguez
    NYY, DH
    $275,000,000
  2. Robinson Canó
    SEA, 2B
    $240,000,000
  3. Albert Pujols
    LAA, DH
    $240,000,000
  4. Joey Votto
    CIN, 1B
    $225,000,000
  5. Clayton Kershaw
    LAD, SP
    $215,000,000

Contract AAV

FULL RANKS
  1. Yoan Moncada
    BOS, 2B
    $31,500,000
  2. Clayton Kershaw
    LAD, SP
    $30,714,286
  3. Álex Rodríguez
    NYY, DH
    $27,500,000
  4. Justin Verlander
    DET, SP
    $25,714,286
  5. Josh Hamilton
    LAA, LF
    $25,000,000

AAV% of CBT

FULL RANKS
  1. Álex Rodríguez
    NYY, DH
    17.74%
  2. Yoan Moncada
    BOS, 2B
    16.67%
  3. Clayton Kershaw
    LAD, SP
    16.25%
  4. Justin Verlander
    DET, SP
    14.45%
  5. Josh Hamilton
    LAA, LF
    14.04%

2-Year Cash

FULL RANKS
  1. A.J. Burnett
    PHI, SP
    $2,147,483,647
  2. Álex Rodríguez
    NYY, DH
    $62,000,000
  3. Zack Greinke
    LAD, SP
    $53,000,000
  4. Clayton Kershaw
    LAD, SP
    $52,000,000
  5. Robinson Canó
    SEA, 2B
    $48,050,000

3-Year Cash

FULL RANKS
  1. A.J. Burnett
    PHI, SP
    $2,147,483,647
  2. Álex Rodríguez
    NYY, DH
    $95,000,000
  3. Clayton Kershaw
    LAD, SP
    $84,000,000
  4. Zack Greinke
    LAD, SP
    $76,000,000
  5. Robinson Canó
    SEA, 2B
    $72,100,000

Luxury Tax

FULL RANKS
  1. Clayton Kershaw
    LAD, SP
    $30,714,286
  2. Álex Rodríguez
    NYY, DH
    $27,500,000
  3. Justin Verlander
    DET, SP
    $25,714,286
  4. Josh Hamilton
    LAA, LF
    $25,000,000
  5. Ryan Howard
    PHI, 1B
    $25,000,000

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