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Alex Rodriguez earned the highest salary in MLB in 2013 at $28,000,000. He also has the highest career earnings in MLB history.

The highest-paid player in Major League Baseball (MLB) from the 2018 Major League Baseball season is Los Angeles Dodgers' pitcher Clayton Kershaw with an annual salary of $34,000,000 on a 7 year contract for $215,000,000. MLB does not have a hard salary cap, instead employing a luxury tax which applies to teams whose total payroll exceeds certain set thresholds for a given season.[1][2] Free agency did not exist in MLB prior to the end of the reserve clause in the 1970s, allowing owners before that time to wholly dictate the terms of player negotiations and resulting in significantly lower salaries. Babe Ruth, widely regarded as one of the greatest baseball players ever, earned an estimated $910,696 ($18,245,804 inflation-adjusted from 1931 dollars) over his entire playing career.[3] When asked whether he thought he deserved to earn $80,000 a year ($1,459,124 inflation-adjusted), while the president, Herbert Hoover, had a $75,000 salary, Ruth famously remarked, "What the hell has Hoover got to do with it? Besides, I had a better year than he did."[4][5]

Rodriguez has signed two record-breaking contracts over the course of his career. First, he signed a $252 million, 10-year contract with the Texas Rangers in December 2000 ($445,857,391 inflation-adjusted from 2000 dollars).[6] Sandy Alderson called the deal "stupefying", while Sports Illustrated noted that Rodriguez's early salaries under the contract ($21 million) would be greater than the annual payroll of the entire Minnesota Twins team that year ($15.8 million).[6] The deal was the largest sports contract in history, doubling the total value of Kevin Garnett's $126 million National Basketball Association contract (the previous record holder) and more than doubling Mike Hampton's $121 million contract, the previous MLB record which had been signed just days before.[6] The Rangers later traded Rodriguez to the Yankees in exchange for Alfonso Soriano before the 2004 season, though they agreed to pay $67 million of the $179 million outstanding on the contract.[7] Despite this, he opted out of the remainder of his deal after the 2007 season and renegotiated a new $275 million, 10-year agreement with the Yankees, breaking his own record for the largest sports contract.[8] Under this deal, Rodriguez also receives $6 million each if and when he ties the career home run totals of Willie Mays (660), Babe Ruth (714), Hank Aaron (755), and Barry Bonds (762), along with another $6 million for breaking Bonds' mark.[8]

First base was the highest-paid position in 2010; regular starters at that position earned an average salary of $9,504,165 in compared to an overall average of $3,014,572.[9] Pitcher Nolan Ryan was the first player to earn an annual salary above $1 million, signing a $4.5 million, 4-year contract with the Houston Astros in 1979.[10] Kirby Puckett and Rickey Henderson signed the first contracts which paid an average of $3 million a year in November 1989, in 1990 Jose Canseco signed for 5 years and $23.5 million, making him the first player to earn an average of $4 million a year. It was until 2010 when the MLB average salary rose above that same mark.[9][11] Five of the twenty highest-paid players in 2013 were members of the Yankees. Their team payroll for 2013 was $228,835,490, roughly $12 million above the second-largest Los Angeles Dodgers.[12] The Yankees have drawn criticism for their payroll, with some claiming it undermines the parity of MLB.[13][14]

Key

Key
† Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
1B First baseman
2B Second baseman
3B Third baseman
SS Shortstop
LF Left fielder
CF Center fielder
RF Right fielder
C Catcher
SP Starting pitcher
RP Relief pitcher
DH Designated hitter

Highest annual salaries in 2017

This table refers to the salary for 2017 alone, not the overall average value of the contract.

Rank Name Position Team(s) Salary Ref
1 Clayton Kershaw SP Los Angeles Dodgers $33,000,000 [15]
2 Zack Greinke SP Arizona Diamondbacks $31,876,966 [16]
3 David Price SP Boston Red Sox $30,000,000 [17]
4 Miguel Cabrera 1B Detroit Tigers $28,000,000 [18]
4 Justin Verlander SP Detroit Tigers/Houston Astros $28,000,000 [19]
6 Jason Heyward OF Chicago Cubs $26,055,288 [20]
7 Albert Pujols 1B Los Angeles Angels $26,055,288 [21]
8 Felix Hernandez SP Seattle Mariners $25,857,143 [22]
9 Jon Lester SP Chicago Cubs $25,000,000 [23]
9 CC Sabathia SP New York Yankees $25,000,000 [24]

Career earnings

An African American man in a white baseball uniform with "GIANTS" on the chest takes a left-handed baseball swing as a catcher kneels behind him to receive the pitch.
Though retired since 2007, Barry Bonds' career earnings of over $188 million still ranks fifth-highest overall in MLB history.
Earnings up to date as of the end of the 2013 season.[E]
Name Team(s) Position Years Earnings Ref
Alex Rodriguez Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers
New York Yankees 		SS, 3B 1994–2016 $396,416,252 [25]
Derek Jeter New York Yankees SS 1995–2014 $265,159,364 [26]
Carlos Beltrán Kansas City Royals
Houston Astros
New York Mets
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals

New York Yankees

Houston Astros

CF, RF 1998–2017 $221,952,782 [27]
Manny Ramirez Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago White Sox
Tampa Bay Rays 		LF 1993–2011 $206,827,769 [28]
Barry Bonds Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco Giants 		LF 1986–2007 $188,245,322 [29]
Randy Johnson Montreal Expos
Seattle Mariners
Houston Astros
Arizona Diamondbacks
New York Yankees
San Francisco Giants 		SP 1988–2009 $175,550,019 [30]
Torii Hunter Minnesota Twins
Los Angeles Angels
Detroit Tigers 		CF 1997–2015 $171,055,000 [31]
Mariano Rivera New York Yankees RP 1995–2013 $169,441,825 [32]
Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves 3B 1993–2012 $168,552,133 [33]
Gary Sheffield Milwaukee Brewers
San Diego Padres
Florida Marlins
Los Angeles Dodgers
Atlanta Braves
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
New York Mets 		RF 1988–2009 $168,008,550 [34]
Ichiro Suzuki Seattle Mariners
New York Yankees
Miami Marlins 		RF 2001– $166,331,483 [35]
Todd Helton Colorado Rockies 1B 1998–2013 $161,490,000 [36]
Johan Santana Minnesota Twins
New York Mets 		SP 2000–2012 $155,997,269 [37]
Greg Maddux Chicago Cubs
Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres 		SP 1986–2008 $153,845,000 [38]
Ken Griffey, Jr. Seattle Mariners
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago White Sox 		CF 1988–2010 $151,703,682 [39]
Roger Clemens Boston Red Sox
Toronto Blue Jays
New York Yankees
Houston Astros 		SP 1984–2007 $150,601,000 [40]
Roy Halladay Toronto Blue Jays
Philadelphia Phillies 		SP 1998–2013 $148,991,666 [41]
CC Sabathia Cleveland Indians
Milwaukee Brewers
New York Yankees 		SP 2001– $146,357,142 [42]
Carlos Delgado Toronto Blue Jays
Florida Marlins
New York Mets 		1B 1993–2009 $146,299,000 [43]
Pedro Martínez Los Angeles Dodgers
Montreal Expos
Boston Red Sox
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies 		SP 1992–2009 $146,259,585 [44]

Salary progression

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Nolan Ryan (pictured) became the first player to earn an average salary above $1 million in 1979. Precisely 17 years later Albert Belle became the first player to average above $10 million a year.
This list documents the progression of the highest average annual value contracts/contract extensions.[45][P]
Average annual salary Date signed Name Team Position Contract duration
(Years) 		Ref(s)
$1,170,000 November 19, 1979 Nolan Ryan† Houston Astros SP 3 [10][46]
$2,500,000[a] December 15, 1980 Dave Winfield† New York Yankees RF 10 [47][48]
$2,600,000 September 4, 1985 Eddie Murray† Baltimore Orioles 1B 5 [49][50]
$2,633,333[b] February 16, 1989 Orel Hershiser Los Angeles Dodgers SP 3 [51][52]
$2,970,000 November 17, 1989 Bret Saberhagen Kansas City Royals SP 3 [53][54]
$3,000,000[c] November 22, 1989 Kirby Puckett† Minnesota Twins CF 3 [55][56]
$3,200,000 December 1, 1989 Mark Langston California Angels SP 5 [57][58]
$3,250,000 December 11, 1989 Mark Davis Kansas City Royals SP 4 [59][60]
$3,500,000 January 17, 1990 Dave Stewart Oakland Athletics SP 2 [61][62]
$3,750,000 January 22, 1990 Will Clark San Francisco Giants 1B 4 [63][64]
$3,860,000 April 9, 1990 Don Mattingly New York Yankees 1B 5 [65][66]
$4,700,000 June 28, 1990 Jose Canseco Oakland Athletics RF/DH 5 [67][68]
$5,380,000 February 2, 1991 Roger Clemens Boston Red Sox SP 4 [40][69]
$5,800,000 December 2, 1991 Bobby Bonilla New York Mets 3B/RF 5 [70][71]
$7,100,000 March 2, 1992 Ryne Sandberg† Chicago Cubs 2B 4 [72][73]
$7,290,000 December 6, 1992 Barry Bonds San Francisco Giants LF 6 [29][74]
$8,500,000 January 31, 1996 Ken Griffey, Jr.† Seattle Mariners CF 4 [39][75]
$11,000,000 November 19, 1996 Albert Belle Chicago White Sox LF 5 [76][77]
$11,450,000 March 20, 1997 Barry Bonds San Francisco Giants LF 2 [29][78]
$11,500,000 August 10, 1997 Greg Maddux† Atlanta Braves SP 5 [38][79]
$12,500,000 December 10, 1997 Pedro Martínez† Boston Red Sox SP 6 [44][80]
$13,000,000 October 26, 1998 Mike Piazza† New York Mets C 7 [81][82]
$13,333,333 November 25, 1998 Mo Vaughn Anaheim Angels 1B 6 [83][84]
$15,000,000 December 12, 1998 Kevin Brown Los Angeles Dodgers SP 7 [85][86]
$15,450,000[d] August 11, 2000 Roger Clemens New York Yankees SP 2[d] [40][87]
$17,000,000 October 20, 2000 Carlos Delgado Toronto Blue Jays 1B 4 [43][88]
$25,200,000 December 10, 2000 Alex Rodriguez Texas Rangers SS 10 [6][25]
$27,500,000 December 13, 2007 Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees 3B 10 [8][25]

See also

Footnotes

  • E "Earnings" as discussed here refers to salaries paid to players under MLB contracts and does not include advertising or other sources of income. All values are listed in nominal dollars.
  • P "Average annual value" is calculated as the total value of a contract (less bonuses) divided by the number of years. A $20 million/2-year contract would have an average annual value of $10 million, even if the player actually received $9 million one season and $11 million in the other. This also does not include contracts for less than a season prorated in value for a full season such as Roger Clemens' 2006 and 2007 contracts.[40][89][90][91][92] All values are listed in nominal dollars.
  • a Dave Winfield initially negotiated a 10-year deal in 1980 worth a projected $25 million ($2.5 million per year).[48] However, Yankees owner George Steinbrenner reportedly had not fully understood a cost of living adjustment provision in it and the 10-year contract was renegotiated a few months later. The final precise value is unclear, although it fell between $20 and $25 million in total value ($2–2.5 million a year).[47][93][94][95]
  • b Hershiser and Frank Viola both won the 1988 Cy Young Award and Viola signed an identically-sized $7.9 million, 3-year contract two months after Hershiser.[96]
  • c Rickey Henderson signed a $12 million, 4-year contract with the Oakland Athletics on November 28, 1989, 6 days after Puckett signed his $9 million, 3-year contract.[58][97]
  • d Roger Clemens signed a contract extension during the 2000 season covering 2001 and 2002 along with a player option for 2003. Clemens was paid $10.3 million each year for 2001 and 2002, with the same $10.3 million available if he elected to play in 2003 under his option. However, Clemens also received $10.3 million if he rejected the option. As a result, he could effectively collect the full $30.9 million of contract value for only two years of play ($15.45 million annually).[87][98] However, the Yankees valued this deal as a $10.3 million annually, three-year deal.[45] He became a free agent after the 2002 season and ultimately re-signed with the Yankees for a new, one-year contract in which they bought out the previous option.[40][99]

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