MLB Career Earnings

Listing the top salaries, career earnings for all MLB players.

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Rank Player Pos Draft YOE Teams Earnings
1 Álex Rodríguez DH 1993-R1 17.011
NYY: $344.97M / TEX: $98.15M / SEA: $12.04M
$455,159,552
2 Justin Verlander SP 2004-R1 19.002
DET: $184.45M / HOU: $141.47M / NYM: $68.33M / SF: $15.00M
$409,254,888
3 Miguel Cabrera 1B INT'L 5.101
DET: $382.56M / FLA: $10.63M
$393,188,684
4 Max Scherzer SP 2006-R1 16.079
WSH: $165.68M / NYM: $117.50M / DET: $29.00M / TOR: $15.50M / TEX: $12.50M / ARI: $4.90M / LAD: $0.00M
$345,074,999
5 Albert Pujols DH 1999-R13 7
LAA: $224.36M / STL: $117.02M / LAD: $0.43M
$341,810,741
6 Zack Greinke SP 2002-R1 0.134
ARI: $107.62M / LAD: $76.00M / HOU: $75.15M / KC: $42.70M / MIL: $27.00M
$328,474,948
7 Clayton Kershaw SP 2006-R1 16.105
LAD: $306.18M
$306,176,411
8 Mike Trout RF 2009-R1 13.07
LAA: $303.19M
$303,190,125
9 Derek Jeter SS 1992-R1 11.042
NYY: $266.32M
$266,315,981
10 CC Sabathia SP 1998-R1 6
NYY: $229.50M / CLE: $26.30M / MIL: $9.00M
$264,800,000
11 Robinson Canó 2B INT'L 2.153
SEA: $123.67M / NYM: $70.21M / NYY: $58.02M / SD: $0.08M / ATL: $0.08M
$252,057,791
12 Joey Votto 1B 2002-R2 16.027
CIN: $249.54M
$249,542,838
13 Carlos Beltrán DH 1995-R2 9.014
NYM: $139.53M / NYY: $42.50M / STL: $26.10M / KC: $19.78M / HOU: $16.00M / TEX: $2.50M / SF: $2.47M
$248,874,995
14 David Price SP 2007-R1 10.164
BOS: $153.00M / TB: $34.78M / LAD: $32.00M / DET: $21.03M / TOR: $7.23M
$248,042,498
15 Stephen Strasburg SP 2009-R1 0.118
WSH: $243.66M
$243,662,299
16 Manny Ramirez LF 1991-R1 17.042
BOS: $173.95M / LAD: $53.28M / CLE: $15.08M / CHC: $0.00M
$242,304,453
17 Anthony Rendon 3B 2011-R1 11.13
LAA: $190.13M / WSH: $50.30M
$240,427,240
18 Gerrit Cole SP 2011-R1 4.111
NYY: $193.33M / HOU: $20.25M / PIT: $14.64M
$228,222,046
19 Yu Darvish SP 0-R0 0
SD: $108.00M / CHC: $56.15M / TEX: $55.42M / LAD: $3.79M
$223,355,991
20 Giancarlo Stanton RF 2007-R2 0.118
NYY: $184.63M / FLA: $38.72M
$223,345,578
21 Joe Mauer 1B 2001-R1 3
MIN: $223.28M
$223,275,000
22 Bryce Harper RF 2010-R1 12.159
PHI: $170.38M / WSH: $52.25M
$222,629,629
23 Mark Teixeira 1B 2001-R1 13
NYY: $180.00M / TEX: $29.65M / ATL: $12.50M
$222,150,000
24 Felix Hernandez SP INT'L 1.06
SEA: $221.33M / ATL: $0.00M
$221,334,994
25 Adrián Beltré 3B INT'L 13.096
TEX: $141.60M / SEA: $64.03M / LAD: $14.41M
$220,038,000
26 Prince Fielder DH 2002-R1 5.068
TEX: $102.05M / DET: $76.20M / MIL: $37.50M
$215,754,779
27 Nolan Arenado 3B 2009-R2 11.155
COL: $121.11M / STL: $90.15M
$211,263,340
28 Jose Altuve 2B INT'L 0
HOU: $205.95M
$205,945,289
29 Juan Soto LF INT'L 0
NYM: $121.88M / NYY: $31.00M / SD: $29.01M / WSH: $22.29M
$204,179,031
30 Cole Hamels SP 2002-R1 9.143
PHI: $103.42M / TEX: $71.26M / CHC: $22.10M / ATL: $6.67M / LAD: $0.32M
$203,766,247
31 Freddie Freeman 1B 2007-R2 14.033
ATL: $123.74M / LAD: $75.00M
$198,739,279
32 Jon Lester SP 2002-R2 14.075
CHC: $145.56M / BOS: $42.39M / WSH: $4.30M / OAK: $2.51M / STL: $0.70M
$195,457,959
33 David Wright 3B 2001-R1 13.075
NYM: $194.11M
$194,106,500
34 Barry Bonds OF 1985-R1 0
SF: $183.96M / PIT: $8.99M
$192,945,000
35 Ryan Howard 1B 2001-R5 10.145
PHI: $190.77M / COL: $0.54M
$191,306,780
36 Jason Heyward RF 2007-R1 15
CHC: $160.06M / ATL: $12.31M / LAD: $9.72M / STL: $7.80M / SD: $1.00M / HOU: $0.12M
$191,012,596
37 Manny Machado 3B 2010-R1 12.056
SD: $150.11M / BAL: $33.08M / LAD: $6.37M
$189,560,896
38 Adam Wainwright SP 2000-R1 3.027
STL: $182.75M / ATL: $1.25M
$183,996,592
39 Jacob deGrom SP 2010-R9 0
TEX: $110.00M / NYM: $72.66M
$182,659,998
40 Johan Santana SP UDFA 6.122
NYM: $137.60M / MIN: $41.96M / BAL: $3.00M
$182,560,000
41 Justin Upton LF 2005-R1 14.099
LAA: $95.25M / DET: $41.25M / ATL: $24.00M / ARI: $20.04M / SEA: $0.13M / SD: $0.00M
$180,670,465
42 Adrián González 1B 2000-R1 12.108
LAD: $105.60M / BOS: $37.66M / ATL: $22.36M / SD: $9.68M / FLA: $3.00M / TEX: $0.94M / NYM: $0.55M
$179,780,643
43 Carl Crawford LF 1999-R2 4.072
LAD: $102.50M / BOS: $43.79M / TB: $32.90M
$179,182,419
44 Aroldis Chapman RP INT'L 5.034
NYY: $99.53M / CIN: $38.21M / CHC: $11.33M / BOS: $10.75M / PIT: $10.50M / TEX: $4.37M / KC: $1.88M
$176,566,491
45 Matt Kemp RF 2003-R6 6.049
LAD: $122.49M / SD: $23.11M / ATL: $15.89M / CIN: $14.50M / COL: $0.37M
$176,356,370
46 Chris Sale SP 2010-R1 14.061
BOS: $131.42M / CHW: $22.27M / ATL: $22.00M
$175,695,275
47 Jacoby Ellsbury CF 2005-R1 10.037
NYY: $153.00M / BOS: $22.68M
$175,681,999
48 Paul Goldschmidt 1B 2009-R8 13.059
STL: $131.95M / ARI: $31.21M / NYY: $12.50M
$175,658,606
49 Randy Johnson SP 1985-R2 0
ARI: $104.65M / NYY: $31.66M / SEA: $30.86M / SF: $8.00M / MTL: $0.06M
$175,235,019
50 Jose Abreu DH 0-R0 10
CHW: $116.04M / HOU: $58.50M
$174,544,074
51 Francisco Lindor SS 2011-R1 9.113
NYM: $151.35M / CLE: $21.99M
$173,340,428
52 Ken Griffey Jr. RF 1987-R1 0
CIN: $110.53M / SEA: $55.91M / CHW: $5.97M
$172,413,000
53 Torii Hunter RF 1993-R1 15.132
LAA: $93.40M / MIN: $52.65M / DET: $26.20M
$172,250,000
54 Carlos Correa SS 2012-R1 0
MIN: $143.20M / HOU: $26.84M
$170,044,676
55 Mariano Rivera RP INT'L 17.105
NYY: $169.61M
$169,614,125
56 Ichiro Suzuki RF INT'L 17
SEA: $141.98M / NYY: $19.78M / MIA: $7.20M
$168,958,064
57 Eric Hosmer 1B 2008-R1 2.146
SD: $128.94M / KC: $37.34M / BOS: $2.47M / CHC: $0.20M
$168,949,577
58 Troy Tulowitzki SS 2005-R1 12.033
TOR: $105.19M / COL: $62.77M / NYY: $0.36M
$168,311,984
59 Gary Sheffield DH 1986-R1 0
DET: $40.60M / LAD: $40.00M / NYY: $39.00M / FLA: $22.45M / ATL: $21.00M / SD: $3.86M / MIL: $0.76M / NYM: $0.40M
$168,067,000
60 George Springer RF 2011-R1 0
TOR: $127.50M / HOU: $39.69M
$167,188,897
61 Alfonso Soriano LF INT'L 7.079
CHC: $130.20M / NYY: $13.85M / TEX: $12.90M / WSH: $10.00M
$166,950,000
62 Johnny Cueto SP INT'L 1
SF: $116.78M / CIN: $33.63M / MIA: $8.50M / KC: $3.88M / CHW: $3.21M / LAA: $0.05M
$166,045,613
63 Todd Helton 1B 1995-R1 9.059
COL: $164.43M
$164,429,274
64 Corey Seager SS 2012-R1 9.032
TEX: $139.00M / LAD: $24.69M
$163,690,784
65 Yadier Molina C 2000-R4 3.123
STL: $163.37M
$163,373,380
66 Kris Bryant 3B 2013-R1 5.171
COL: $104.00M / CHC: $52.21M / SF: $6.81M
$163,020,737
67 Roger Clemens SP 1983-R1 0
NYY: $74.50M / BOS: $35.76M / HOU: $35.26M / TOR: $15.00M
$160,524,294
68 Zack Wheeler SP 2009-R1 11.098
PHI: $146.46M / NYM: $10.54M / SF: $3.30M
$160,305,242
69 David Ortiz DH INT'L 10.048
BOS: $158.96M / MIN: $1.24M / SEA: $0.00M
$160,201,000
70 Hanley Ramirez DH INT'L 7.014
BOS: $88.02M / LAD: $37.32M / FLA: $33.95M / CLE: $0.12M
$159,411,648
71 Josh Donaldson 3B 2007-R1 11.158
TOR: $54.82M / NYY: $50.00M / MIN: $27.67M / ATL: $23.00M / OAK: $1.81M / CLE: $1.13M / CHC: $0.65M / MIL: $0.08M
$159,159,218
72 Matt Holliday DH 1998-R7 14
STL: $114.23M / COL: $17.92M / OAK: $13.50M / NYY: $13.00M
$158,647,770
73 Roy Halladay SP 1995-R1 14.047
TOR: $80.97M / PHI: $75.80M
$156,770,000
74 Aaron Judge RF 2013-R1 8.051
NYY: $156.12M
$156,115,671
75 Charlie Morton SP 2002-R3 16.01
ATL: $75.63M / TB: $20.56M / HOU: $17.75M / PIT: $17.71M / BAL: $15.00M / PHI: $9.00M
$155,653,564
76 John Lackey SP 1999-R2 11.095
BOS: $77.50M / CHC: $32.00M / LAA: $28.24M / STL: $16.26M
$153,992,500
77 Buster Posey C 2008-R1 7.161
SF: $153.91M
$153,910,967
78 Xander Bogaerts SS INT'L 11.042
SD: $80.00M / BOS: $73.19M
$153,190,366
79 Chris Davis 1B 2006-R5 1.12
BAL: $150.79M / TEX: $1.48M
$152,270,688
80 Greg Maddux SP 1984-R2 0
ATL: $100.25M / CHC: $31.51M / SD: $18.01M / LAD: $2.04M
$151,812,256
81 Mookie Betts SS 2011-R5 10.07
LAD: $117.00M / BOS: $33.63M
$150,634,598
82 Kenley Jansen RP INT'L 14.073
LAD: $92.62M / BOS: $32.00M / ATL: $16.00M / LAA: $10.00M
$150,615,505
83 Ryan Braun LF 2005-R1 10.129
MIL: $149.87M
$149,873,055
84 Barry Zito SP 1999-R1 13.072
SF: $126.00M / OAK: $21.60M
$147,598,823
85 Mike Mussina SP 1990-R1 0
NYY: $111.50M / BAL: $35.52M
$147,017,167
86 Josh Hamilton LF 1999-R1 8
LAA: $108.36M / TEX: $34.22M / TB: $3.96M / CIN: $0.38M
$146,925,552
87 Aramis Ramirez 3B UDFA 7.111
CHC: $97.15M / MIL: $43.05M / PIT: $6.50M
$146,700,000
88 Pedro Martinez SP INT'L 0
BOS: $90.18M / NYM: $51.57M / MTL: $4.40M / LAD: $0.13M / PHI: $0.00M
$146,266,085
89 A.J. Burnett SP 1995-R8 16.038
NYY: $69.50M / TOR: $31.00M / PIT: $21.50M / PHI: $15.00M / FLA: $9.12M
$146,117,500
90 Matt Cain RP 2002-R1 11.038
SF: $146.05M
$146,052,998
91 Andy Pettitte SP 1990-R22 16.144
NYY: $114.48M / HOU: $31.50M
$145,984,000
92 Evan Longoria 3B 2006-R1 3.17
TB: $74.80M / SF: $66.05M / ARI: $5.00M
$145,852,890
93 Vernon Wells LF 1997-R1 6.113
LAA: $67.10M / TOR: $63.52M / NYY: $13.90M
$144,521,000
94 Blake Snell SP 2011-R1 0
LAD: $64.80M / SD: $39.00M / SF: $32.00M / TB: $8.54M
$144,335,897
95 Patrick Corbin SP 2009-R2 12.105
WSH: $128.04M / ARI: $15.78M / LAA: $0.45M
$144,270,452
96 Cliff Lee SP 2000-R4 7.1
PHI: $120.10M / TEX: $13.85M / CLE: $9.75M / MTL: $0.28M
$143,974,100
97 Carlos Delgado 1B INT'L 0
TOR: $82.93M / NYM: $49.00M / FLA: $11.00M
$142,933,410
98 Victor Martinez DH INT'L 15.114
DET: $118.00M / CLE: $16.06M / BOS: $7.70M
$141,764,500
99 Jayson Werth LF 1997-R1 7.102
WSH: $126.50M / PHI: $12.65M / TOR: $0.90M / BAL: $0.85M / LAD: $0.69M
$141,595,000
100 Charlie Blackmon CF 2008-R2 0
COL: $141.05M
$141,045,937

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