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 21.011
NYY: $344.97M / TEX: $98.15M / SEA: $12.04M
$455,159,552
2 Justin Verlander SP 2004-R1 4.001
DET: $184.45M / HOU: $145.69M / NYM: $68.33M
$398,466,363
3 Miguel Cabrera 1B INT'L 5.101
DET: $382.56M / FLA: $10.63M
$393,188,684
4 Albert Pujols DH 1999-R13 7
LAA: $224.36M / STL: $117.02M / LAD: $0.43M
$341,810,741
5 Zack Greinke SP 2002-R1 15.057
ARI: $107.62M / LAD: $76.00M / HOU: $62.65M / KC: $42.70M / MIL: $27.00M
$315,974,948
6 Max Scherzer SP 2006-R1 2.079
WSH: $150.68M / NYM: $117.50M / DET: $29.00M / TEX: $12.50M / ARI: $4.90M / LAD: $0.00M
$314,574,999
7 Clayton Kershaw SP 2006-R1 11.105
LAD: $298.68M
$298,676,411
8 Mike Trout CF 2009-R1 8.07
LAA: $267.74M
$267,740,125
9 Derek Jeter SS 1992-R1 16.042
NYY: $266.32M
$266,315,981
10 CC Sabathia SP 1998-R1 6
NYY: $229.50M / CLE: $25.00M / MIL: $9.00M
$263,500,000
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 12.027
CIN: $249.54M
$249,542,838
13 Carlos Beltrán DH 1995-R2 19.014
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 Manny Ramirez LF 1991-R1 17.042
BOS: $171.91M / LAD: $53.28M / CLE: $15.08M / CHC: $0.00M
$240,265,741
16 Joe Mauer 1B 2001-R1 7
MIN: $223.28M
$223,275,000
17 Mark Teixeira 1B 2001-R1 6
NYY: $180.00M / TEX: $29.65M / ATL: $12.50M
$222,150,000
18 Felix Hernandez SP INT'L 13.06
SEA: $221.33M / ATL: $0.00M
$221,334,994
19 Stephen Strasburg SP 2009-R1 11.118
WSH: $220.09M
$220,090,870
20 Adrián Beltré 3B INT'L 10.096
TEX: $141.60M / SEA: $64.03M / LAD: $14.41M
$220,038,000
21 Prince Fielder DH 2002-R1 5.068
TEX: $102.05M / DET: $76.20M / MIL: $37.50M
$215,754,779
22 Cole Hamels SP 2002-R1 13.143
PHI: $103.42M / TEX: $71.26M / CHC: $22.10M / ATL: $6.67M / LAD: $0.32M
$203,766,247
23 Yu Darvish SP 0-R0 6
SD: $88.00M / CHC: $56.15M / TEX: $55.42M / LAD: $3.79M
$203,355,991
24 Anthony Rendon 3B 2011-R1 7.13
LAA: $152.13M / WSH: $50.30M
$202,427,240
25 Bryce Harper RF 2010-R1 7.159
PHI: $144.38M / WSH: $52.25M
$196,629,629
26 Jon Lester SP 2002-R2 11.075
CHC: $145.56M / BOS: $42.39M / WSH: $4.30M / OAK: $2.51M / STL: $0.70M
$195,457,959
27 David Wright 3B 2001-R1 13.075
NYM: $194.11M
$194,106,500
28 Barry Bonds LF 1985-R1 0
SF: $183.96M / PIT: $8.99M
$192,945,000
29 Gerrit Cole SP 2011-R1 0
NYY: $157.33M / HOU: $20.25M / PIT: $14.64M
$192,222,046
30 Giancarlo Stanton DH 2007-R2 10.118
NYY: $152.63M / FLA: $38.72M
$191,345,578
31 Ryan Howard 1B 2001-R5 10.145
PHI: $190.77M / COL: $0.54M
$191,306,780
32 Jason Heyward RF 2007-R1 1
CHC: $155.06M / ATL: $12.31M / LAD: $9.72M / STL: $7.80M / HOU: $0.12M
$185,012,596
33 Freddie Freeman 1B 2007-R2 9.033
ATL: $123.74M / LAD: $60.00M
$183,739,279
34 Nolan Arenado 3B 2009-R2 0.155
COL: $116.11M / STL: $67.15M
$183,263,340
35 Adam Wainwright SP 2000-R1 12.027
STL: $181.75M / ATL: $1.25M
$182,996,592
36 Johan Santana SP UDFA 8.122
NYM: $137.60M / MIN: $41.96M / BAL: $3.00M
$182,560,000
37 Justin Upton LF 2005-R1 12.06
LAA: $95.25M / DET: $41.25M / ATL: $24.00M / ARI: $20.04M / SEA: $0.13M / SD: $0.00M
$180,670,465
38 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
39 Carl Crawford LF 1999-R2 8.072
LAD: $102.50M / BOS: $43.79M / TB: $32.90M
$179,182,419
40 Manny Machado 3B 2010-R1 0
SD: $137.11M / BAL: $33.08M / LAD: $6.37M
$176,560,896
41 Matt Kemp RF 2003-R6 11.049
LAD: $122.49M / SD: $23.11M / ATL: $15.89M / CIN: $14.50M / COL: $0.37M
$176,356,370
42 Jose Altuve 2B INT'L 12.072
HOU: $175.95M
$175,945,289
43 Jacoby Ellsbury CF 2005-R1 12.037
NYY: $153.00M / BOS: $22.68M
$175,681,999
44 Randy Johnson SP 1985-R2 0
ARI: $104.65M / NYY: $31.66M / SEA: $30.86M / SF: $8.00M / MTL: $0.06M
$175,235,019
45 Ken Griffey Jr. RF 1987-R1 0
CIN: $110.53M / SEA: $55.91M / CHW: $5.97M
$172,413,000
46 Torii Hunter RF 1993-R1 8.135
LAA: $93.40M / MIN: $52.65M / DET: $26.20M
$172,250,000
47 Mariano Rivera RP INT'L 17.105
NYY: $169.61M
$169,614,125
48 Ichiro Suzuki RF INT'L 17
SEA: $141.98M / NYY: $19.78M / MIA: $7.20M
$168,958,064
49 Troy Tulowitzki SS 2005-R1 11.033
TOR: $105.19M / COL: $62.77M / NYY: $0.36M
$168,311,984
50 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
51 Alfonso Soriano DH INT'L 7.079
CHC: $130.20M / NYY: $13.85M / TEX: $12.90M / WSH: $10.00M
$166,950,000
52 Johnny Cueto SP INT'L 3
SF: $116.78M / CIN: $33.63M / MIA: $8.50M / KC: $3.88M / CHW: $3.21M / LAA: $0.05M
$166,045,613
53 Aroldis Chapman RP INT'L 0
NYY: $99.53M / CIN: $38.21M / CHC: $11.33M / PIT: $10.50M / TEX: $4.37M / KC: $1.88M
$165,816,491
54 Todd Helton 1B 1995-R1 15.509
COL: $164.43M
$164,429,274
55 Yadier Molina C 2000-R4 13.123
STL: $163.37M
$163,373,380
56 Paul Goldschmidt 1B 2009-R8 0.059
STL: $131.95M / ARI: $31.21M
$163,158,606
57 Roger Clemens SP 1983-R1 0
NYY: $74.50M / BOS: $35.76M / HOU: $35.26M / TOR: $15.00M
$160,524,294
58 David Ortiz DH INT'L 9.048
BOS: $158.96M / MIN: $1.24M / SEA: $0.00M
$160,201,000
59 Hanley Ramirez DH INT'L 3.014
BOS: $88.02M / LAD: $37.32M / FLA: $33.95M / CLE: $0.12M
$159,411,648
60 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
61 Matt Holliday DH 1998-R7 14
STL: $112.73M / COL: $17.92M / OAK: $13.50M / NYY: $13.00M
$157,147,770
62 Roy Halladay SP 1995-R1 11.047
TOR: $80.97M / PHI: $75.80M
$156,770,000
63 Eric Hosmer 1B 2008-R1 0
SD: $116.70M / KC: $37.34M / BOS: $1.71M / CHC: $0.20M
$155,949,577
64 Jose Abreu 1B 0-R0 0
CHW: $115.04M / HOU: $39.00M
$154,044,074
65 John Lackey SP 1999-R2 7.095
BOS: $77.50M / CHC: $32.00M / LAA: $28.24M / STL: $16.26M
$153,992,500
66 Buster Posey C 2008-R1 9.161
SF: $153.91M
$153,910,967
67 Chris Sale SP 2010-R1 0.061
BOS: $131.42M / CHW: $22.27M / ATL: $0.00M
$153,695,275
68 Greg Maddux SP 1984-R2 0
ATL: $100.25M / CHC: $31.51M / SD: $18.01M / LAD: $2.04M
$151,812,256
69 Ryan Braun LF 2005-R1 1.129
MIL: $148.07M
$148,073,055
70 Barry Zito SP 1999-R1 7.072
SF: $126.00M / OAK: $21.60M
$147,598,823
71 Mike Mussina SP 1990-R1 0
NYY: $111.50M / BAL: $35.52M
$147,017,167
72 Josh Hamilton LF 1999-R1 4
LAA: $108.36M / TEX: $34.22M / TB: $3.96M / CIN: $0.38M
$146,925,552
73 Aramis Ramirez 3B UDFA 15.111
CHC: $97.15M / MIL: $43.05M / PIT: $6.50M
$146,700,000
74 Francisco Lindor SS 2011-R1 4.113
NYM: $124.35M / CLE: $21.99M
$146,340,428
75 Pedro Martinez SP INT'L 0
BOS: $90.18M / NYM: $51.57M / MTL: $4.40M / LAD: $0.13M / PHI: $0.00M
$146,266,085
76 A.J. Burnett SP 1995-R8 11.038
NYY: $69.50M / TOR: $31.00M / PIT: $21.50M / PHI: $15.00M / FLA: $9.12M
$146,117,500
77 Matt Cain RP 2002-R1 11.038
SF: $146.05M
$146,052,998
78 Andy Pettitte SP 1990-R22 15
NYY: $114.48M / HOU: $31.50M
$145,984,000
79 Evan Longoria 3B 2006-R1 9.17
TB: $74.80M / SF: $66.05M / ARI: $5.00M
$145,852,890
80 George Springer CF 2011-R1 3.166
TOR: $105.00M / HOU: $39.69M
$144,688,897
81 Vernon Wells LF 1997-R1 6.113
LAA: $67.10M / TOR: $63.52M / NYY: $13.90M
$144,521,000
82 Cliff Lee SP 2000-R4 7.1
PHI: $120.10M / TEX: $13.85M / CLE: $9.75M / MTL: $0.28M
$143,974,100
83 Chris Davis 1B 2006-R5 10.061
BAL: $141.62M / TEX: $1.48M
$143,104,020
84 Carlos Delgado 1B INT'L 0
TOR: $82.93M / NYM: $49.00M / FLA: $11.00M
$142,933,410
85 Jacob deGrom SP 2010-R9 0
NYM: $72.66M / TEX: $70.00M
$142,659,998
86 Victor Martinez DH INT'L 7.114
DET: $118.00M / CLE: $16.06M / BOS: $7.70M
$141,764,500
87 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
88 Charlie Blackmon RF 2008-R2 7.102
COL: $141.05M
$141,045,937
89 Ryan Zimmerman 1B 2005-R1 12.032
WSH: $140.89M
$140,892,000
90 Charlie Morton SP 2002-R3 2.009
ATL: $75.63M / TB: $20.56M / HOU: $17.75M / PIT: $17.71M / PHI: $9.00M
$140,653,564
91 Kenley Jansen RP INT'L 12.072
LAD: $92.62M / BOS: $32.00M / ATL: $16.00M
$140,615,505
92 Masahiro Tanaka SP 0-R0 0
NYY: $140.52M
$140,518,519
93 Jim Thome DH 1989-R13 19.042
CHW: $45.50M / CLE: $39.63M / PHI: $37.75M / LAD: $13.00M / MIN: $3.99M
$139,869,998
94 Shin-Soo Choo RF INT'L 3.119
TEX: $116.88M / CLE: $14.03M / CIN: $7.38M / SEA: $1.30M
$139,582,678
95 Jason Giambi DH 1992-R2 15.082
NYY: $120.00M / OAK: $14.05M / COL: $3.75M / CLE: $1.75M
$139,549,000
96 Jose Reyes 3B INT'L 4.111
COL: $50.16M / TOR: $39.70M / NYM: $38.00M / MIA: $10.00M
$137,866,423
97 Mike Hampton SP 1990-R6 16
COL: $49.03M / ATL: $48.50M / FLA: $23.50M / HOU: $10.33M / NYM: $5.75M / SEA: $0.11M
$137,218,000
98 Kris Bryant 3B 2013-R1 5.171
COL: $78.00M / CHC: $52.21M / SF: $6.81M
$137,020,737
99 Mark Buehrle SP 1998-R38 7.078
CHW: $78.75M / TOR: $48.05M / MIA: $10.00M
$136,795,000
100 Jeff Bagwell 1B 1989-R4 0
HOU: $135.87M
$135,865,000
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