MLB
Multi-Year Player RankingsMLB Career Earnings
Listing the top salaries, career earnings for all MLB players.
| 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 | 14.101 |
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 | 4.057 |
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 | 12.105 |
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 | 15.076 |
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 | RP | 2007-R1 | 11.164 |
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 | 12.06 |
SEA: $221.33M / ATL: $0.00M
|
$221,334,994 |
| 19 | Stephen Strasburg | SP | 2009-R1 | 13.118 |
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 | 11.143 |
PHI: $103.42M / TEX: $71.26M / CHC: $22.10M / ATL: $6.67M / LAD: $0.32M
|
$203,766,247 |
| 23 | Yu Darvish | SP | 0-R0 | 0 |
SD: $88.00M / CHC: $56.15M / TEX: $55.42M / LAD: $3.79M
|
$203,355,991 |
| 24 | Anthony Rendon | 3B | 2011-R1 | 6.13 |
LAA: $152.13M / WSH: $50.30M
|
$202,427,240 |
| 25 | Bryce Harper | RF | 2010-R1 | 6.159 |
PHI: $144.38M / WSH: $52.25M
|
$196,629,629 |
| 26 | 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 |
| 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 | 9.118 |
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 | 0.033 |
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 | SS | 2010-R1 | 5.056 |
SD: $137.11M / BAL: $33.08M / LAD: $6.37M
|
$176,560,896 |
| 41 | Matt Kemp | LF | 2003-R6 | 12.087 |
LAD: $122.49M / SD: $23.11M / ATL: $15.89M / CIN: $14.50M / COL: $0.37M
|
$176,356,370 |
| 42 | Jose Altuve | 2B | INT'L | 0 |
HOU: $175.95M
|
$175,945,289 |
| 43 | Jacoby Ellsbury | CF | 2005-R1 | 3.037 |
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 | 9.033 |
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 | 3.123 |
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 | 1B | INT'L | 12.014 |
BOS: $88.02M / LAD: $37.32M / FLA: $33.95M / CLE: $0.12M
|
$159,411,648 |
| 60 | Josh Donaldson | 3B | 2007-R1 | 7.158 |
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 | 8.146 |
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 | 0.161 |
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 | 10.129 |
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 | 0.17 |
TB: $74.80M / SF: $66.05M / ARI: $5.00M
|
$145,852,890 |
| 80 | George Springer | RF | 2011-R1 | 0 |
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 | 3.139 |
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 | 4.032 |
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 | 9.072 |
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 | Jason Giambi | DH | 1992-R2 | 15.082 |
NYY: $120.00M / OAK: $14.05M / COL: $3.75M / CLE: $1.75M
|
$139,549,000 |
| 95 | Jose Reyes | 3B | INT'L | 4.111 |
COL: $50.16M / TOR: $39.70M / NYM: $38.00M / MIA: $10.00M
|
$137,866,423 |
| 96 | 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 |
| 97 | Kris Bryant | 3B | 2013-R1 | 4.171 |
COL: $78.00M / CHC: $52.21M / SF: $6.81M
|
$137,020,737 |
| 98 | Mark Buehrle | SP | 1998-R38 | 7.078 |
CHW: $78.75M / TOR: $48.05M / MIA: $10.00M
|
$136,795,000 |
| 99 | Jeff Bagwell | 1B | 1989-R4 | 0 |
HOU: $135.87M
|
$135,865,000 |
| 100 | John Smoltz | SP | 1985-R22 | 0 |
ATL: $129.96M / BOS: $5.50M / STL: $0.10M
|
$135,560,677 |
