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Highest Career Total and Single-Season Salaries

Please note that we only have salary data through 1985, so some career totals may be incomplete.

  Career Salaries (may be incomplete) Single-Season Salaries
Rank Player Career Salary Player Year Team Salary
1.Alex Rodriguez $198,416,252 Alex Rodriguez 2008 NYY $28,000,000
2.Barry Bonds $188,245,322 Alex Rodriguez 2005 NYY $26,000,000
3.Randy Johnson $167,550,019 Jason Giambi 2007 NYY $23,428,571
4.Manny Ramirez $162,258,269 Jason Giambi 2008 NYY $23,428,571
5.Derek Jeter $161,230,000 Alex Rodriguez 2007 NYY $22,708,525
6.Gary Sheffield $154,008,550 Manny Ramirez 2004 BOS $22,500,000
7.Greg Maddux $153,845,000 Alex Rodriguez 2001 TEX $22,000,000
8.Ken Griffey $147,353,682 Alex Rodriguez 2002 TEX $22,000,000
9.Pedro Martinez $146,259,585 Alex Rodriguez 2003 TEX $22,000,000
10.Mike Mussina $144,533,619 Alex Rodriguez 2004 NYY $22,000,000
11.Carlos Delgado $134,299,000 Barry Bonds 2005 SFG $22,000,000
12.Kevin Brown $130,890,502 Manny Ramirez 2005 BOS $22,000,000
13.John Smoltz $130,095,446 Alex Rodriguez 2006 NYY $21,680,727
14.Tom Glavine $128,639,293 Derek Jeter 2007 NYY $21,600,000
15.Jeff Bagwell $128,134,019 Derek Jeter 2008 NYY $21,600,000
16.Jason Giambi $125,058,996 Derek Jeter 2006 NYY $20,600,000
17.Sammy Sosa $124,068,000 Jason Giambi 2006 NYY $20,428,571
18.Jim Thome $123,961,667 Manny Ramirez 2003 BOS $20,000,000
19.Mike Hampton $122,550,270 Carlos Delgado 2004 TOR $19,700,000
20.Roger Clemens $121,001,000 Derek Jeter 2005 NYY $19,600,000
21.Mike Piazza $120,176,002 Carlos Delgado 2002 TOR $19,400,000
22.Chipper Jones $117,552,133 Jeff Bagwell 2006 HOU $19,369,019
23.Ivan Rodriguez $115,073,932 Barry Bonds 2006 SFG $19,331,470
24.Curt Schilling $114,158,000 Mike Mussina 2005 NYY $19,000,000
25.Larry Walker $110,363,431 Mike Mussina 2006 NYY $19,000,000
26.Andy Pettitte $108,082,416 Manny Ramirez 2008 BOS $18,929,923
27.Frank Thomas $104,634,000 Carlos Delgado 2003 TOR $18,700,000
28.Bernie Williams $103,100,001 Carlos Beltran 2008 NYM $18,622,809
29.Andruw Jones $102,433,410 Derek Jeter 2004 NYY $18,600,000
30.Shawn Green $100,616,066 Manny Ramirez 2006 BOS $18,279,238
31.Mo Vaughn $100,405,001 Barry Bonds 2004 SFG $18,000,000
32.Mariano Rivera $99,530,125 Jeff Bagwell 2005 HOU $18,000,000
33.Vladimir Guerrero $97,430,000 Roger Clemens 2005 HOU $18,000,000
34.Albert Belle $97,376,294 Pedro Martinez 2004 BOS $17,500,000
35.Todd Helton $96,940,000 Mo Vaughn 2003 NYM $17,166,667
36.Bobby Abreu $92,379,666 Mo Vaughn 2004 NYM $17,166,667
37.Rafael Palmeiro $89,295,996 Ichiro Suzuki 2008 SEA $17,102,149
38.Juan Gonzalez $87,037,500 Manny Ramirez 2007 BOS $17,016,381
39.Magglio Ordonez $86,673,174 Sammy Sosa 2005 BAL $17,000,000
40.Jeff Kent $86,250,617 Johan Santana 2008 NYM $16,984,216
41.Moises Alou $85,983,474 Shawn Green 2004 LAD $16,666,667
42.Jim Edmonds $85,572,907 Todd Helton 2006 COL $16,600,000
43.Johnny Damon $84,189,000 Todd Helton 2007 COL $16,600,000
44.Scott Rolen $83,126,973 Todd Helton 2008 COL $16,600,000
45.Kenny Rogers $82,665,500 Torii Hunter 2008 LAA $16,500,000
46.Craig Biggio $82,165,500 Andy Pettitte 2006 HOU $16,428,416
47.Chan Ho Park $81,756,945 Magglio Ordonez 2006 DET $16,200,000
48.Matt Williams $78,860,000 Mike Piazza 2004 NYM $16,071,429
49.Barry Larkin $78,467,500 Mike Piazza 2005 NYM $16,071,429
50.Jorge Posada $78,158,500 Chipper Jones 2005 ATL $16,061,802
51.Nomar Garciaparra $77,467,394 Sammy Sosa 2003 CHC $16,000,000
52.Carlos Beltran $76,812,095 Jeff Bagwell 2004 HOU $16,000,000
53.Jason Schmidt $76,751,847 Randy Johnson 2004 ARI $16,000,000
54.Roberto Alomar $76,603,815 Mike Mussina 2004 NYY $16,000,000
55.Billy Wagner $75,633,000 Sammy Sosa 2004 CHC $16,000,000
56.Ichiro Suzuki $75,131,483 Randy Johnson 2005 NYY $16,000,000
57.Mark McGwire $74,688,354 Bartolo Colon 2007 LAA $16,000,000
58.Garret Anderson $73,473,000 Andy Pettitte 2007 NYY $16,000,000
59.Jason Kendall $72,430,364 Bobby Abreu 2008 NYY $16,000,000
60.Brian Giles $72,023,667 Carlos Delgado 2008 NYM $16,000,000
61.Mike Sweeney $71,643,000 Andy Pettitte 2008 NYY $16,000,000
62.Tim Salmon $70,677,500 Carlos Zambrano 2008 CHC $16,000,000
63.Cal Ripken $69,850,001 Mike Hampton 2008 ATL $15,975,184
64.Javier Vazquez $69,410,000 Magglio Ordonez 2008 DET $15,768,174
65.Bartolo Colon $68,880,000 Rafael Furcal 2008 LAD $15,730,195
66.Richie Sexson $68,741,000 Kevin Brown 2000 LAD $15,714,286
67.Jamie Moyer $68,367,500 Kevin Brown 2001 LAD $15,714,286
68.John Olerud $68,243,667 Kevin Brown 2002 LAD $15,714,286
69.Steve Finley $68,151,344 Kevin Brown 2003 LAD $15,714,286
70.Al Leiter $68,100,100 Kevin Brown 2004 NYY $15,714,286
71.Miguel Tejada $68,051,244 Kevin Brown 2005 NYY $15,714,286
72.Ray Durham $67,204,000 Jason Schmidt 2007 LAD $15,703,946
73.Robin Ventura $67,135,000 Shawn Green 2003 LAD $15,666,667
74.David Cone $66,947,501 Jim Thome 2008 CHW $15,666,666
75.Trevor Hoffman $66,809,000 Randy Johnson 2006 NYY $15,661,427
76.Raul Mondesi $66,470,000 Derek Jeter 2003 NYY $15,600,000
77.J.D. Drew $66,091,688 Mike Piazza 2003 NYM $15,571,429
78.Fred McGriff $65,860,818 Barry Bonds 2007 SFG $15,533,970
79.Paul Konerko $65,790,000 Chan Ho Park 2006 SDP $15,505,142
80.Kevin Appier $65,743,750 Barry Bonds 2003 SFG $15,500,000
81.Chuck Finley $65,504,063 Pedro Martinez 2003 BOS $15,500,000
82.Luis Gonzalez $65,393,259 Richie Sexson 2007 SEA $15,500,000
83.Troy Glaus $65,052,500 Vladimir Guerrero 2008 LAA $15,500,000
84.Lance Berkman $65,005,000 Tim Hudson 2008 ATL $15,500,000
85.Edgar Renteria $64,864,500 Richie Sexson 2008 SEA $15,500,000
86.Adrian Beltre $64,740,000 Manny Ramirez 2002 BOS $15,462,727
87.Darren Dreifort $63,882,000 Chipper Jones 2004 ATL $15,333,333
88.Kevin Millwood $63,798,901 Jason Schmidt 2008 LAD $15,217,401
89.Jermaine Dye $63,374,001 Mike Hampton 2005 ATL $15,125,000
90.Brad Radke $61,859,000 Randy Johnson 2008 ARI $15,100,546
91.Torii Hunter $61,555,000 Barry Bonds 2002 SFG $15,000,000
92.Javy Lopez $61,310,500 Sammy Sosa 2002 CHC $15,000,000
93.Kenny Lofton $60,581,236 Randy Johnson 2003 ARI $15,000,000
94.Albert Pujols $60,508,762 Chan Ho Park 2005 TEX $15,000,000
95.Ryan Klesko $60,175,500 Bobby Abreu 2007 NYY $15,000,000
96.Hideki Matsui $60,000,000 Aramis Ramirez 2008 CHC $15,000,000
97.Roy Halladay $58,991,666 Mariano Rivera 2008 NYY $15,000,000
98.David Justice $58,926,000 Gary Sheffield 1998 FLA $14,936,667
99.David Wells $58,568,667 Pedro Martinez 2006 NYM $14,875,000
100.Omar Vizquel $58,335,668 Jim Thome 2007 CHW $14,833,333