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 Mariano Rivera RP INT'L 17.105
NYY: $169.61M
$169,614,125
2 Aroldis Chapman RP INT'L 7.009
NYY: $99.53M / CIN: $38.21M / CHC: $11.33M / PIT: $10.50M / TEX: $4.37M / KC: $1.88M
$165,816,491
3 Matt Cain RP 2002-R1 11.038
SF: $146.05M
$144,349,998
4 Kenley Jansen RP INT'L 0.072
LAD: $92.62M / BOS: $32.00M / ATL: $16.00M
$140,615,505
5 Jake Peavy RP 1999-R15 14.101
CHW: $61.58M / SF: $26.58M / SD: $26.53M / BOS: $16.92M
$131,605,000
6 Craig Kimbrel RP 2008-R3 1.066
BOS: $37.10M / CHC: $26.33M / LAD: $16.00M / BAL: $13.60M / ATL: $10.25M / PHI: $10.00M / SD: $9.00M / CHW: $5.59M
$127,875,188
7 Tim Lincecum RP 2006-R1 0
SF: $101.66M / LAA: $2.36M / TEX: $1.00M
$105,017,923
8 Mark Melancon RP 2006-R9 6.098
SF: $39.41M / ATL: $19.19M / ARI: $15.00M / PIT: $14.75M / SD: $5.00M / WSH: $3.43M / NYY: $1.00M / HOU: $0.82M / BOS: $0.52M
$99,111,776
9 Joe Nathan RP 1995-R6 5.12
MIN: $56.64M / DET: $20.00M / TEX: $16.85M / SF: $1.37M
$94,858,190
10 Aníbal Sánchez RP INT'L 0
DET: $83.15M / WSH: $21.15M / FLA: $11.16M / ATL: $1.00M / MIN: $0.40M
$94,706,927
11 Billy Wagner RP 1993-R1 14.139
NYM: $40.85M / HOU: $27.57M / PHI: $17.00M / ATL: $7.00M / BOS: $2.15M
$94,573,999
12 David Robertson RP 2006-R17 0.093
NYY: $29.59M / CHW: $28.02M / PHI: $18.90M / NYM: $6.51M / TEX: $5.00M / MIA: $3.49M / CHC: $2.27M / TB: $0.10M
$93,879,326
13 Francisco Rodriguez RP UDFA 4.015
NYM: $35.22M / LAA: $22.90M / MIL: $17.94M / DET: $13.50M / BAL: $1.26M / WSH: $0.28M
$91,102,697
14 Jonathan Papelbon RP 2003-R4 9.064
PHI: $49.60M / BOS: $29.50M / WSH: $11.40M
$90,500,458
15 Phil Hughes RP 2004-R1 11.08
MIN: $50.24M / SD: $16.26M / NYY: $16.09M
$82,591,000
16 Jorge De La Rosa RP INT'L 14.015
COL: $75.10M / ARI: $4.82M / KC: $1.03M / MIL: $0.75M / CHC: $0.15M
$81,845,430
17 Zack Britton RP 2006-R3 1.158
NYY: $49.20M / BAL: $31.17M
$80,366,918
18 Wade Davis RP 2004-R3 10.032
COL: $41.30M / KC: $23.90M / CHC: $10.00M / TB: $3.80M
$79,001,196
19 Andrew Miller RP 2006-R1 0
STL: $27.80M / CLE: $21.15M / NYY: $14.85M / BOS: $5.09M / FLA: $4.69M / DET: $3.80M / BAL: $0.62M
$78,004,603
20 Raisel Iglesias RP INT'L 0
ATL: $35.52M / CIN: $26.33M / LAA: $15.61M
$77,458,323
21 Trevor Hoffman RP 1989-R11 0
SD: $61.61M / MIL: $14.80M / FLA: $0.05M
$76,458,999
22 Rafael Soriano RP INT'L 10.057
WSH: $28.00M / NYY: $22.50M / ATL: $10.20M / TB: $7.50M / CHC: $4.10M / SEA: $1.15M
$73,450,000
23 Yovani Gallardo RP 2004-R2 8.108
MIL: $35.92M / SEA: $13.00M / TEX: $11.44M / BAL: $11.00M / CIN: $0.75M
$69,948,000
24 Joakim Soria RP INT'L 0
KC: $31.56M / OAK: $9.65M / DET: $6.51M / TEX: $5.43M / CHW: $5.16M / MIL: $3.84M / PIT: $2.56M / ARI: $2.28M / TOR: $1.22M
$68,204,647
25 Oliver Perez RP INT'L 10.144
NYM: $44.93M / WSH: $7.00M / CLE: $6.00M / ARI: $3.58M / PIT: $2.91M / SEA: $2.04M / HOU: $0.78M
$67,227,644
26 Huston Street RP 2004-R1 11
LAA: $27.75M / SD: $18.27M / COL: $16.78M / OAK: $1.84M
$64,640,624
27 Fernando Rodney RP INT'L 3.137
OAK: $14.75M / SEA: $12.60M / LAA: $11.00M / DET: $5.40M / TB: $4.25M / ARI: $4.00M / MIA: $3.73M / MIN: $3.06M / SD: $1.78M / CHC: $1.45M / WSH: $0.29M
$62,308,788
28 Francisco Liriano RP INT'L 9.104
PIT: $30.32M / MIN: $13.29M / TOR: $13.00M / HOU: $4.48M / DET: $4.00M
$61,093,000
29 Joe Blanton RP 2002-R1 8.016
PHI: $29.48M / LAA: $14.00M / OAK: $4.72M / WSH: $4.00M / LAD: $4.00M / PIT: $1.77M / KC: $0.63M
$58,598,500
30 Edwin Diaz RP 2012-R3 0
NYM: $55.20M / SEA: $1.75M
$56,947,647
31 Ryan Pressly RP 2007-R11 0
HOU: $52.89M / MIN: $3.85M / BOS: $0.10M
$56,840,766
32 Joaquin Benoit RP INT'L 15.04
DET: $16.50M / SD: $14.00M / TEX: $8.20M / PHI: $4.92M / SEA: $4.67M / TOR: $2.83M / PIT: $2.58M / WSH: $1.00M / TB: $0.75M
$55,447,500
33 Brad Lidge RP 1998-R1 9.043
PHI: $43.85M / HOU: $10.49M / WSH: $1.00M
$55,335,000
34 Jason Isringhausen RP 1991-R44 16.03
STL: $47.65M / OAK: $4.25M / NYM: $1.47M / TB: $0.75M / LAA: $0.00M
$54,123,999
35 Will Smith RP 2008-R7 5.155
ATL: $26.17M / SF: $9.73M / KC: $6.27M / HOU: $5.64M / TEX: $4.00M / MIL: $1.98M / LAA: $0.15M
$53,947,101
36 Josh Hader RP 2012-R19 0
HOU: $19.00M / SD: $18.09M / MIL: $16.78M / BAL: $0.04M
$53,913,764
37 Ryan Madson RP 1998-R9 13.155
PHI: $15.90M / OAK: $12.55M / WSH: $9.45M / CIN: $8.50M / LAA: $3.50M / LAD: $1.50M / KC: $0.85M
$52,250,000
38 Brandon Morrow RP 2006-R1 0
TOR: $23.71M / CHC: $21.00M / SEA: $3.26M / SD: $2.74M / LAD: $1.25M
$51,953,450
39 Adam Ottavino RP 2006-R1 0.117
NYM: $14.25M / COL: $13.17M / NYY: $12.74M / BOS: $10.23M / STL: $1.14M
$51,523,958
40 Liam Hendriks RP INT'L 10.164
CHW: $40.50M / OAK: $7.64M / BOS: $2.00M / MIN: $0.61M / TOR: $0.55M / KC: $0.08M
$51,371,875
41 Darren O'Day RP UDFA 0
BAL: $32.00M / ATL: $13.33M / NYY: $2.45M / TEX: $1.68M / LAA: $0.41M / NYM: $0.41M
$50,277,033
42 Greg Holland RP 2007-R10 10.005
KC: $19.53M / STL: $14.00M / COL: $13.00M / ARI: $3.25M / TEX: $0.19M / WSH: $0.16M
$50,128,730
43 Jeurys Familia RP INT'L 10.008
NYM: $39.38M / PHI: $6.00M / OAK: $4.57M / BOS: $0.12M
$50,071,790
44 Joe Smith RP 2006-R3 12.091
HOU: $17.54M / LAA: $13.94M / CLE: $7.66M / MIN: $2.50M / TOR: $1.97M / CHC: $1.81M / SEA: $1.46M / NYM: $1.19M
$48,063,000
45 Joe Kelly RP 2009-R3 5.029
LAD: $30.79M / BOS: $9.03M / CHW: $7.00M / STL: $1.15M
$47,970,210
46 Jonathan Broxton RP 2002-R2 10.02
LAD: $15.15M / STL: $11.90M / CIN: $11.31M / MIL: $6.91M / KC: $2.58M
$47,847,500
47 Trevor Cahill RP 2006-R2 0
ARI: $24.10M / LAA: $9.00M / ATL: $5.70M / CHC: $4.34M / OAK: $3.57M / PIT: $1.50M / SD: $1.08M / SF: $0.74M / KC: $0.67M
$47,702,256
48 Koji Uehara RP INT'L 0
BOS: $27.00M / BAL: $10.00M / CHC: $6.00M / TEX: $4.65M
$47,650,000
49 Brad Hand RP 2008-R2 7.092
WSH: $13.27M / CLE: $11.49M / PHI: $6.00M / SD: $5.77M / COL: $3.01M / MIA: $2.20M / ATL: $1.99M / TOR: $1.98M / NYM: $1.75M
$47,461,273
50 Danys Baez RP 0-R0 10.054
BAL: $19.00M / CLE: $13.50M / TB: $5.50M / PHI: $5.25M / LAD: $4.00M
$47,250,000
51 Mike Pelfrey RP 2005-R1 0
DET: $16.00M / NYM: $15.36M / MIN: $15.00M / CHW: $0.54M
$46,897,500
52 Wandy Rodriguez RP 0-R0 4.105
HOU: $26.89M / PIT: $18.20M / TEX: $0.45M / KC: $0.14M / BAL: $0.00M
$45,678,302
53 Jeremy Affeldt RP 1997-R3 14
SF: $36.00M / KC: $4.61M / CIN: $3.00M / COL: $1.25M
$44,863,000
54 LaTroy Hawkins RP 1991-R7 18.054
MIL: $11.25M / COL: $6.90M / MIN: $6.75M / CHW: $4.00M / CHC: $3.50M / BAL: $3.50M / HOU: $3.50M / LAA: $3.00M / NYM: $1.00M / TOR: $0.85M
$44,250,000
55 Jake McGee RP 2004-R5 9.127
COL: $31.72M / TB: $7.02M / SF: $5.00M / LAD: $0.21M / WSH: $0.12M / MIL: $0.06M
$44,124,738
56 Eric Gagné RP 1994-R30 0
LAD: $25.28M / MIL: $10.00M / TEX: $4.34M / BOS: $4.16M
$43,783,079
57 Steve Cishek RP 2007-R5 1.143
CHC: $14.00M / MIA: $9.36M / SEA: $8.84M / CHW: $2.69M / STL: $2.65M / TB: $2.16M / WSH: $2.00M / LAA: $1.00M
$42,711,359
58 Tyler Clippard RP 2003-R9 7.148
WSH: $13.39M / ARI: $8.92M / NYY: $6.32M / OAK: $5.13M / NYM: $3.17M / HOU: $1.65M / TOR: $1.50M / CLE: $1.50M / MIN: $1.02M / CHW: $0.08M
$42,663,308
59 Sergio Romo RP 2005-R28 7.097
SF: $27.84M / TB: $3.68M / MIN: $2.88M / OAK: $2.00M / SEA: $2.00M / LAD: $1.82M / MIA: $1.63M / TOR: $0.07M
$41,925,533
60 Heath Bell RP 1997-R69 1.099
SD: $13.86M / MIA: $11.00M / ARI: $10.50M / TB: $6.50M / NYY: $0.00M
$41,860,500
61 Darren Oliver RP 1988-R3 11.127
TEX: $20.75M / LAA: $7.17M / TOR: $7.00M / BOS: $5.00M / FLA: $0.75M / NYM: $0.60M / COL: $0.35M
$41,615,000
62 Brian Wilson RP 2003-R24 4.169
SF: $21.04M / LAD: $20.50M
$41,542,000
63 Daniel Hudson RP 2008-R5 9.106
LAD: $14.97M / PIT: $6.50M / WSH: $6.40M / ARI: $5.64M / TB: $4.50M / SD: $2.10M / TOR: $1.01M / CHW: $0.42M
$41,535,107
64 Octavio Dotel RP INT'L 7.113
CHW: $11.00M / DET: $6.50M / HOU: $5.38M / KC: $5.00M / OAK: $4.75M / PIT: $3.50M / NYY: $2.00M / STL: $1.71M / TOR: $0.96M
$40,803,496
65 Luke Gregerson RP 2006-R28 5
HOU: $18.55M / STL: $11.00M / SD: $6.01M / OAK: $5.07M
$40,629,300
66 Gavin Floyd RP 2001-R1 10.045
CHW: $26.11M / PHI: $4.52M / ATL: $4.00M / CLE: $4.00M / TOR: $1.00M
$39,626,000
67 J.J. Putz RP 0-R0 8.022
ARI: $26.20M / NYM: $9.40M / CHW: $3.13M / SEA: $0.78M
$39,500,000
68 Pat Neshek RP 2002-R6 4.159
PHI: $20.37M / HOU: $12.00M / COL: $2.38M / MIN: $2.03M / STL: $1.00M / OAK: $0.98M / SD: $0.63M
$39,377,500
69 Blake Treinen RP 2011-R7 0
LAD: $28.70M / OAK: $8.84M / WSH: $1.49M
$39,034,759
70 Brian Fuentes RP 1995-R25 6.125
LAA: $15.63M / COL: $11.50M / OAK: $10.00M / MIN: $1.87M
$38,998,000
71 Taylor Rogers RP 2012-R11 0
SF: $21.00M / MIN: $17.38M / MIL: $0.25M / SD: $0.00M
$38,632,733
72 Bryan Shaw RP 2008-R2 0.089
COL: $21.33M / CLE: $15.38M / ARI: $1.45M / CHW: $0.40M / SEA: $0.02M
$38,582,261
73 Brad Ziegler RP 2003-R20 7.122
ARI: $20.77M / MIA: $13.00M / BOS: $2.58M / OAK: $2.05M
$38,399,999
74 Todd Jones RP 1989-R1 0
DET: $29.92M / COL: $4.00M / MIN: $1.43M / FLA: $1.10M / HOU: $0.73M / CIN: $0.32M / PHI: $0.18M
$37,680,498
75 Brett Cecil RP 2007-R1 7.152
STL: $26.34M / TOR: $10.62M
$36,960,693
76 Trevor Rosenthal RP 2009-R21 0
STL: $13.76M / OAK: $11.00M / WSH: $7.00M / DET: $2.07M / SF: $1.58M / SD: $0.74M / KC: $0.41M / MIL: $0.30M
$36,863,652
77 Santiago Casilla RP INT'L 0.064
SF: $24.00M / OAK: $12.84M
$36,843,000
78 Tommy Hunter RP 2007-R1 10.09
PHI: $18.31M / BAL: $8.57M / TB: $2.27M / NYM: $2.07M / CLE: $2.00M / TEX: $1.80M / CHC: $1.65M
$36,672,703
79 Addison Reed RP 2010-R3 7.001
MIN: $16.75M / NYM: $11.31M / ARI: $4.48M / BOS: $2.67M / CHW: $1.42M
$36,637,306
80 Hector Neris RP INT'L 0
HOU: $17.14M / PHI: $10.42M / CHC: $9.00M
$36,564,892
81 Chris Young RP 2000-R3 10.039
SD: $17.05M / KC: $12.43M / SEA: $4.73M / NYM: $1.65M
$35,845,901
82 Zach Duke RP 2001-R20 12.054
CHW: $7.75M / PIT: $7.65M / STL: $7.25M / ARI: $4.25M / SEA: $2.22M / CIN: $2.08M / MIN: $1.43M / WSH: $0.87M / MIL: $0.85M
$34,345,218
83 Boone Logan RP 2002-R20 2.072
COL: $16.50M / NYY: $6.82M / CLE: $6.50M / MIL: $2.55M / CHW: $1.13M / ATL: $0.43M
$33,924,500
84 Brandon League RP 2001-R2 3.145
LAD: $23.50M / SEA: $8.65M / TOR: $1.70M
$33,853,800
85 Luke Hochevar RP 2006-R1 0
KC: $33.80M
$33,800,000
86 Arthur Rhodes RP 0-R0 16.016
SEA: $15.00M / PHI: $4.80M / CIN: $4.00M / TEX: $3.90M / OAK: $3.80M / CLE: $1.60M
$33,100,000
87 Cody Allen RP 2011-R23 1.076
CLE: $24.15M / LAA: $8.50M
$32,650,100
88 Drew Pomeranz RP 2010-R1 6.013
SD: $32.23M / BOS: $14.30M / CLE: $2.65M / SF: $1.07M / OAK: $0.89M / COL: $0.58M / MIL: $0.49M
$32,037,962
89 Kelvin Herrera RP INT'L 5.157
KC: $14.86M / CHW: $12.65M / WSH: $4.48M
$31,985,973
90 Matt Moore RP 2007-R8 10
LAA: $15.29M / TEX: $12.06M / TB: $10.31M / SF: $8.72M / PHI: $3.00M / DET: $2.50M / CLE: $0.77M / MIA: $0.49M
$31,611,852
91 Dellin Betances RP 2006-R8 0.035
NYY: $18.87M / NYM: $12.41M
$31,278,341
92 Justin Masterson RP 2006-R2 0.108
CLE: $16.91M / BOS: $10.82M / STL: $3.25M
$30,976,900
93 Rafael Montero RP INT'L 0
HOU: $27.55M / NYM: $1.80M / SEA: $0.82M / TEX: $0.50M
$30,675,638
94 Chris Martin RP 0-R0 0
BOS: $13.50M / ATL: $10.34M / TEX: $3.25M / LAD: $1.68M / CHC: $1.57M / COL: $0.11M / NYY: $0.09M
$30,541,946
95 Matt Barnes RP 2011-R1 8.152
BOS: $24.54M / MIA: $5.38M / WSH: $0.56M
$30,478,075
96 Jason Motte RP 2003-R19 0.027
STL: $15.20M / COL: $10.00M / CHC: $4.50M / ATL: $0.54M
$30,231,000
97 Will Harris RP 2006-R9 0
WSH: $18.96M / HOU: $10.26M / ARI: $0.76M / COL: $0.16M
$30,143,927
98 Paul Maholm RP 0-R0 9.037
PIT: $17.86M / ATL: $6.50M / CHC: $4.25M / LAD: $1.50M
$30,105,500
99 Robert Suarez RP 0-R0 1
SD: $30.00M
$30,000,000
100 J.P. Howell RP 2004-R1 10.007
LAD: $20.10M / TB: $5.46M / TOR: $3.00M / KC: $1.33M
$29,891,100
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