MLB Career Earnings
Listing the top salaries, career earnings for all MLB players.
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 | 5.034 |
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 |
LAD: $92.62M / BOS: $32.00M / ATL: $16.00M
|
$140,615,505 |
5 | Jake Peavy | RP | 1999-R15 | 7.101 |
CHW: $61.58M / SF: $26.58M / SD: $26.53M / BOS: $16.92M
|
$131,605,000 |
6 | Craig Kimbrel | RP | 2008-R3 | 10.161 |
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 | 9.102 |
SF: $101.66M / LAA: $2.36M / TEX: $1.00M
|
$105,017,923 |
8 | Mark Melancon | RP | 2006-R9 | 2.098 |
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 | 7.099 |
DET: $83.15M / WSH: $21.15M / FLA: $11.16M / ATL: $1.00M / MIN: $0.40M
|
$94,706,927 |
11 | David Robertson | RP | 2006-R17 | 15.119 |
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 |
12 | Francisco Rodriguez | RP | UDFA | 7.15 |
NYM: $35.22M / LAA: $22.90M / MIL: $17.94M / DET: $13.50M / BAL: $1.26M / WSH: $0.28M
|
$91,102,697 |
13 | Jonathan Papelbon | RP | 2003-R4 | 7.064 |
PHI: $49.60M / BOS: $29.50M / WSH: $11.40M
|
$90,500,458 |
14 | Phil Hughes | RP | 2004-R1 | 1.125 |
MIN: $50.24M / SD: $16.26M / NYY: $16.09M
|
$82,591,000 |
15 | 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 |
16 | Zack Britton | RP | 2006-R3 | 0 |
NYY: $49.20M / BAL: $31.17M
|
$80,366,918 |
17 | Wade Davis | RP | 2004-R3 | 7.032 |
COL: $41.30M / KC: $23.90M / CHC: $10.00M / TB: $3.80M
|
$79,001,196 |
18 | Andrew Miller | RP | 2006-R1 | 5.062 |
STL: $27.80M / CLE: $21.15M / NYY: $14.85M / BOS: $5.09M / FLA: $4.69M / DET: $3.80M / BAL: $0.62M
|
$78,004,603 |
19 | Raisel Iglesias | RP | INT'L | 0 |
ATL: $35.52M / CIN: $26.33M / LAA: $15.61M
|
$77,458,323 |
20 | Trevor Hoffman | RP | 1989-R11 | 0 |
SD: $61.61M / MIL: $14.80M / FLA: $0.05M
|
$76,458,999 |
21 | Rafael Soriano | RP | INT'L | 6.057 |
WSH: $28.00M / NYY: $22.50M / ATL: $10.20M / TB: $7.50M / CHC: $4.10M / SEA: $1.15M
|
$73,450,000 |
22 | Yovani Gallardo | RP | 2004-R2 | 0 |
MIL: $35.92M / SEA: $13.00M / TEX: $11.44M / BAL: $11.00M / CIN: $0.75M
|
$69,948,000 |
23 | 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 |
24 | Oliver Perez | RP | INT'L | 3.034 |
NYM: $44.93M / WSH: $7.00M / CLE: $6.00M / ARI: $3.58M / PIT: $2.91M / SEA: $2.04M / HOU: $0.78M
|
$67,227,644 |
25 | Huston Street | RP | 2004-R1 | 4 |
LAA: $27.75M / SD: $18.27M / COL: $16.78M / OAK: $1.84M
|
$64,640,624 |
26 | Fernando Rodney | RP | INT'L | 13.137 |
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 |
27 | 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 |
28 | Joe Blanton | RP | 2002-R1 | 11.158 |
PHI: $29.48M / LAA: $14.00M / OAK: $4.72M / WSH: $4.00M / LAD: $4.00M / PIT: $1.77M / KC: $0.63M
|
$58,598,500 |
29 | Edwin Diaz | RP | 2012-R3 | 8.121 |
NYM: $55.20M / SEA: $1.75M
|
$56,947,647 |
30 | Ryan Pressly | RP | 2007-R11 | 0 |
HOU: $52.89M / MIN: $3.85M / BOS: $0.10M
|
$56,840,766 |
31 | 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 |
32 | Brad Lidge | RP | 1998-R1 | 9.043 |
PHI: $43.85M / HOU: $10.49M / WSH: $1.00M
|
$55,335,000 |
33 | 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 |
34 | Will Smith | RP | 2008-R7 | 11.155 |
ATL: $26.17M / SF: $9.73M / KC: $6.27M / HOU: $5.64M / TEX: $4.00M / MIL: $1.98M / LAA: $0.15M
|
$53,947,101 |
35 | Josh Hader | RP | 2012-R19 | 0 |
HOU: $19.00M / SD: $18.09M / MIL: $16.78M / BAL: $0.04M
|
$53,913,764 |
36 | 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 |
37 | Brandon Morrow | RP | 2006-R1 | 0 |
TOR: $23.71M / CHC: $21.00M / SEA: $3.26M / SD: $2.74M / LAD: $1.25M
|
$51,953,450 |
38 | Adam Ottavino | RP | 2006-R1 | 2.087 |
NYM: $14.25M / COL: $13.17M / NYY: $12.74M / BOS: $10.23M / STL: $1.14M
|
$51,523,958 |
39 | Liam Hendriks | RP | INT'L | 0 |
CHW: $40.50M / OAK: $7.64M / BOS: $2.00M / MIN: $0.61M / TOR: $0.55M / KC: $0.08M
|
$51,371,875 |
40 | Darren O'Day | RP | UDFA | 2.128 |
BAL: $32.00M / ATL: $13.33M / NYY: $2.45M / TEX: $1.68M / LAA: $0.41M / NYM: $0.41M
|
$50,277,033 |
41 | Greg Holland | RP | 2007-R10 | 5.028 |
KC: $19.53M / STL: $14.00M / COL: $13.00M / ARI: $3.25M / TEX: $0.19M / WSH: $0.16M
|
$50,128,730 |
42 | Jeurys Familia | RP | INT'L | 2.029 |
NYM: $39.38M / PHI: $6.00M / OAK: $4.57M / BOS: $0.12M
|
$50,071,790 |
43 | Joe Smith | RP | 2006-R3 | 13.091 |
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 |
44 | Joe Kelly | RP | 2009-R3 | 0 |
LAD: $30.79M / BOS: $9.03M / CHW: $7.00M / STL: $1.15M
|
$47,970,210 |
45 | Jonathan Broxton | RP | 2002-R2 | 8.02 |
LAD: $15.15M / STL: $11.90M / CIN: $11.31M / MIL: $6.91M / KC: $2.58M
|
$47,847,500 |
46 | 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 |
47 | Koji Uehara | RP | INT'L | 5 |
BOS: $27.00M / BAL: $10.00M / CHC: $6.00M / TEX: $4.65M
|
$47,650,000 |
48 | Brad Hand | RP | 2008-R2 | 10.092 |
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 |
49 | Danys Baez | RP | 0-R0 | 7.102 |
BAL: $19.00M / CLE: $13.50M / TB: $5.50M / PHI: $5.25M / LAD: $4.00M
|
$47,250,000 |
50 | Mike Pelfrey | RP | 2005-R1 | 0.045 |
DET: $16.00M / NYM: $15.36M / MIN: $15.00M / CHW: $0.54M
|
$46,897,500 |
51 | Wandy Rodriguez | RP | 0-R0 | 9.097 |
HOU: $26.89M / PIT: $18.20M / TEX: $0.45M / KC: $0.14M / BAL: $0.00M
|
$45,678,302 |
52 | Jeremy Affeldt | RP | 1997-R3 | 14 |
SF: $36.00M / KC: $4.61M / CIN: $3.00M / COL: $1.25M
|
$44,863,000 |
53 | 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 |
54 | Jake McGee | RP | 2004-R5 | 8.127 |
COL: $31.72M / TB: $7.02M / SF: $5.00M / LAD: $0.21M / WSH: $0.12M / MIL: $0.06M
|
$44,124,738 |
55 | Eric Gagné | RP | 1994-R30 | 0 |
LAD: $25.28M / MIL: $10.00M / TEX: $4.34M / BOS: $4.16M
|
$43,783,079 |
56 | 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 |
57 | Tyler Clippard | RP | 2003-R9 | 5.148 |
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 |
58 | Sergio Romo | RP | 2005-R28 | 8.097 |
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 |
59 | Heath Bell | RP | 1997-R69 | 8.141 |
SD: $13.86M / MIA: $11.00M / ARI: $10.50M / TB: $6.50M / NYY: $0.00M
|
$41,860,500 |
60 | Darren Oliver | RP | 1988-R3 | 14.127 |
TEX: $20.75M / LAA: $7.17M / TOR: $7.00M / BOS: $5.00M / FLA: $0.75M / NYM: $0.60M / COL: $0.35M
|
$41,615,000 |
61 | Brian Wilson | RP | 2003-R24 | 5.169 |
SF: $21.04M / LAD: $20.50M
|
$41,542,000 |
62 | Daniel Hudson | RP | 2008-R5 | 5.117 |
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 |
63 | Octavio Dotel | RP | INT'L | 10.113 |
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 |
64 | Luke Gregerson | RP | 2006-R28 | 6 |
HOU: $18.55M / STL: $11.00M / SD: $6.01M / OAK: $5.07M
|
$40,629,300 |
65 | 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 |
66 | J.J. Putz | RP | 0-R0 | 8.022 |
ARI: $26.20M / NYM: $9.40M / CHW: $3.13M / SEA: $0.78M
|
$39,500,000 |
67 | Pat Neshek | RP | 2002-R6 | 4.005 |
PHI: $20.37M / HOU: $12.00M / COL: $2.38M / MIN: $2.03M / STL: $1.00M / OAK: $0.98M / SD: $0.63M
|
$39,377,500 |
68 | Blake Treinen | RP | 2011-R7 | 0 |
LAD: $28.70M / OAK: $8.84M / WSH: $1.49M
|
$39,034,759 |
69 | Brian Fuentes | RP | 1995-R25 | 4.125 |
LAA: $15.63M / COL: $11.50M / OAK: $10.00M / MIN: $1.87M
|
$38,998,000 |
70 | Taylor Rogers | RP | 2012-R11 | 8.145 |
SF: $21.00M / MIN: $17.38M / MIL: $0.25M / SD: $0.00M
|
$38,632,733 |
71 | 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 |
72 | Brad Ziegler | RP | 2003-R20 | 7.122 |
ARI: $20.77M / MIA: $13.00M / BOS: $2.58M / OAK: $2.05M
|
$38,399,999 |
73 | 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 |
74 | Brett Cecil | RP | 2007-R1 | 5.152 |
STL: $26.34M / TOR: $10.62M
|
$36,960,693 |
75 | Trevor Rosenthal | RP | 2009-R21 | 8.078 |
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 |
76 | Santiago Casilla | RP | INT'L | 5.148 |
SF: $24.00M / OAK: $12.84M
|
$36,843,000 |
77 | Tommy Hunter | RP | 2007-R1 | 8.09 |
PHI: $18.31M / BAL: $8.57M / TB: $2.27M / NYM: $2.07M / CLE: $2.00M / TEX: $1.80M / CHC: $1.65M
|
$36,672,703 |
78 | Addison Reed | RP | 2010-R3 | 3.027 |
MIN: $16.75M / NYM: $11.31M / ARI: $4.48M / BOS: $2.67M / CHW: $1.42M
|
$36,637,306 |
79 | Hector Neris | RP | INT'L | 0 |
HOU: $17.14M / PHI: $10.42M / CHC: $9.00M
|
$36,564,892 |
80 | Chris Young | RP | 2000-R3 | 8.039 |
SD: $17.05M / KC: $12.43M / SEA: $4.73M / NYM: $1.65M
|
$35,845,901 |
81 | 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 |
82 | Boone Logan | RP | 2002-R20 | 6.14 |
COL: $16.50M / NYY: $6.82M / CLE: $6.50M / MIL: $2.55M / CHW: $1.13M / ATL: $0.43M
|
$33,924,500 |
83 | Brandon League | RP | 2001-R2 | 6.145 |
LAD: $23.50M / SEA: $8.65M / TOR: $1.70M
|
$33,853,800 |
84 | Luke Hochevar | RP | 2006-R1 | 0 |
KC: $33.80M
|
$33,800,000 |
85 | 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 |
86 | Cody Allen | RP | 2011-R23 | 5.076 |
CLE: $24.15M / LAA: $8.50M
|
$32,650,100 |
87 | 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 |
88 | Kelvin Herrera | RP | INT'L | 5.157 |
KC: $14.86M / CHW: $12.65M / WSH: $4.48M
|
$31,985,973 |
89 | 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 |
90 | Dellin Betances | RP | 2006-R8 | 0.035 |
NYY: $18.87M / NYM: $12.41M
|
$31,278,341 |
91 | Justin Masterson | RP | 2006-R2 | 0.108 |
CLE: $16.91M / BOS: $10.82M / STL: $3.25M
|
$30,976,900 |
92 | Rafael Montero | RP | INT'L | 0 |
HOU: $27.55M / NYM: $1.80M / SEA: $0.82M / TEX: $0.50M
|
$30,675,638 |
93 | 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 |
94 | Matt Barnes | RP | 2011-R1 | 8.152 |
BOS: $24.54M / MIA: $5.38M / WSH: $0.56M
|
$30,478,075 |
95 | Jason Motte | RP | 2003-R19 | 8.027 |
STL: $15.20M / COL: $10.00M / CHC: $4.50M / ATL: $0.54M
|
$30,231,000 |
96 | Will Harris | RP | 2006-R9 | 0 |
WSH: $18.96M / HOU: $10.26M / ARI: $0.76M / COL: $0.16M
|
$30,143,927 |
97 | Paul Maholm | RP | 0-R0 | 9.037 |
PIT: $17.86M / ATL: $6.50M / CHC: $4.25M / LAD: $1.50M
|
$30,105,500 |
98 | Robert Suarez | RP | 0-R0 | 2 |
SD: $30.00M
|
$30,000,000 |
99 | J.P. Howell | RP | 2004-R1 | 10.007 |
LAD: $20.10M / TB: $5.46M / TOR: $3.00M / KC: $1.33M
|
$29,891,100 |
100 | Glen Perkins | RP | 2004-R1 | 10.01 |
MIN: $29.75M
|
$29,745,000 |