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Vernon Wells

Vernon M. Wells (twitter: @VernonWells10)

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: December 8, 1978 in Shreveport, LA
High School: Bowie HS (Arlington, TX)
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft.
Signed June 3, 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 30, 1999 (Age 20)
Teams (by GP): BlueJays/Angels 1999-2012
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2014, 7 yrs/$126M (08-14) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 11.113, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: Greg Genske, Brian Peters, and Scott Parker, previously: Jeff Moorad [*]
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All-Time Rank (among batters): #523. John Valentin… #524. Kip Selbach… #525. Ray Chapman… #526. VERNON WELLS… #527. Lu Blue… #528. Matty Alou… #529. Davey Johnson… 

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1999 20 TOR AL 24 92 88 8 23 5 0 1 8 1 1 4 18 .261 .293 .352 .646 64 31 6 0 0 0 0 8
2000 21 TOR AL 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /8
2001 22 TOR AL 30 103 96 14 30 8 0 1 6 5 0 5 15 .313 .350 .427 .777 102 41 0 1 0 1 0 8/9
2002 23 TOR AL 159 648 608 87 167 34 4 23 100 9 4 27 85 .275 .305 .457 .762 96 278 15 3 2 8 0 *89
2003 24 TOR AL 161 735 678 118 215 49 5 33 117 4 1 42 80 .317 .359 .550 .909 132 373 21 7 0 8 2 *8 AS,MVP-8,SS
2004 25 TOR AL 134 590 536 82 146 34 2 23 67 9 2 51 83 .272 .337 .472 .809 105 253 17 2 0 1 2 *8/D GG
2005 26 TOR AL 156 678 620 78 167 30 3 28 97 8 3 47 86 .269 .320 .463 .783 104 287 13 3 0 8 3 *8/D GG
2006 27 TOR AL 154 677 611 91 185 40 5 32 106 17 4 54 90 .303 .357 .542 .899 129 331 13 3 0 9 0 *8/D AS,MVP-22,GG
2007 28 TOR AL 149 642 584 85 143 36 4 16 80 10 4 49 89 .245 .304 .402 .706 85 235 9 3 0 6 4 *8
2008 29 TOR AL 108 466 427 63 128 22 1 20 78 4 2 29 46 .300 .343 .496 .840 123 212 16 3 0 7 5 8/D
2009 30 TOR AL 158 684 630 84 164 37 3 15 66 17 4 48 86 .260 .311 .400 .711 86 252 18 1 0 5 2 *8/D
2010 31 TOR AL 157 646 590 79 161 44 3 31 88 6 4 50 84 .273 .331 .515 .847 125 304 18 3 0 3 5 *8/D AS
2011 32 LAA AL 131 529 505 60 110 15 4 25 66 9 4 20 86 .218 .248 .412 .660 84 208 8 1 0 3 0 *789/D
2012 33 LAA AL 77 262 243 36 56 9 0 11 29 3 1 16 35 .230 .279 .403 .682 91 98 5 1 0 2 0 7/89D
14 Yrs 1601 6754 6218 885 1695 363 34 259 908 102 34 442 883 .273 .321 .467 .788 106 2903 159 31 2 61 23
162 Game Avg. 162 683 629 90 172 37 3 26 92 10 3 45 89 .273 .321 .467 .788 106 294 16 3 0 6 2
TOR (12 yrs) 1393 5963 5470 789 1529 339 30 223 813 90 29 406 762 .280 .329 .475 .804 108 2597 146 29 2 56 23
LAA (2 yrs) 208 791 748 96 166 24 4 36 95 12 5 36 121 .222 .258 .409 .667 86 306 13 2 0 5 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1999 20 TOR AL 24 92 -6 -1 -1 -0 0 -8 -0.7 3 -4 -0.4 .470 .496 -0.4 0.0 -4 $200,000 8
2000 21 TOR AL 3 2 -1 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .463 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /8
2001 22 TOR AL 30 103 1 1 0 1 0 3 0.3 4 7 0.7 .510 .502 0.6 0.1 6 8/9
2002 23 TOR AL 159 648 -4 1 -1 -6 2 -8 -0.6 22 14 1.4 .495 .495 2.0 -0.3 20 $221,000 *89
2003 24 TOR AL 161 735 28 2 1 -14 3 19 2.0 24 44 4.2 .511 .511 5.6 -1.0 58 $520,000 *8 AS,MVP-8,SS
2004 25 TOR AL 134 590 4 4 0 13 2 24 2.5 20 43 4.3 .517 .514 2.9 1.6 30 $870,000 *8/D GG
2005 26 TOR AL 156 678 1 -1 0 5 2 7 0.9 23 30 2.9 .505 .505 2.4 0.9 25 $3,070,000 *8/D GG
2006 27 TOR AL 154 677 24 -1 1 11 2 38 3.9 23 61 6.0 .524 .523 4.9 1.4 50 $4,470,000 *8/D AS,MVP-22,GG
2007 28 TOR AL 149 642 -16 -0 -0 4 2 -10 -0.8 22 11 1.1 .493 .494 0.7 0.8 7 $8,787,500 *8
2008 29 TOR AL 108 466 15 -0 -1 -13 1 2 0.4 16 18 1.8 .502 .501 3.1 -1.1 31 $3,687,500 8/D
2009 30 TOR AL 158 684 -12 2 -0 -10 2 -18 -1.5 23 6 0.5 .489 .489 1.5 -0.6 16 $4,687,500 *8/D
2010 31 TOR AL 157 646 19 -0 -2 -5 2 14 1.7 22 36 3.6 .509 .509 4.2 -0.1 41 $15,687,500 *8/D AS
2011 32 LAA AL 131 529 -9 1 0 -11 -6 -24 -2.4 18 -6 -0.8 .481 .484 0.4 -1.7 5 $26,187,500 *789/D
2012 33 LAA AL 77 262 -3 2 0 0 -3 -3 -0.3 9 6 0.5 .495 .498 0.6 -0.3 6 $21,000,000 7/89D
14 Seasons 1601 6754 42 11 -1 -26 10 36 5.2 227 263 25.7 .502 .501 28.4 -0.4 289 $89,388,500
TOR (12 yrs) 1393 5963 54 8 -2 -15 19 63 7.9 201 264 26.0 .504 .503 27.4 1.6 279 $42,201,000
LAA (2 yrs) 208 791 -12 4 1 -11 -9 -28 -2.7 27 -1 -0.3 .486 .491 1.0 -2.0 10 $47,187,500

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1999 TOR AL 20 CF 24 24 18 205.0 54 50 4 0 1 1.000 -0 -1 2.37 2.25 .985 2.72 2.68
1999 TOR AL 20 OF 24 24 18 205.0 54 50 4 0 1 1.000 -0 -1 2.37 2.25 .984 2.30 2.27
2000 TOR AL 21 CF 3 0 0 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -103 2.57 0.67 .985 2.70 2.73
2000 TOR AL 21 OF 3 0 0 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -103 2.57 0.67 .985 2.31 2.33
2001 TOR AL 22 OF 30 23 22 222.1 65 61 2 2 0 .969 1 4 2.55 2.10 .984 2.30 2.28
2001 TOR AL 22 CF 27 21 20 201.1 60 56 2 2 0 .967 0 3 2.59 2.15 .988 2.67 2.65
2001 TOR AL 22 RF 3 2 2 21.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0 11 2.14 1.67 .982 2.10 2.07
2002 TOR AL 23 OF 159 152 150 1358.1 394 381 10 3 1 .992 -6 -5 2.59 2.46 .985 2.35 2.32
2002 TOR AL 23 CF 146 139 137 1240.1 370 358 10 2 1 .995 -2 -2 2.67 2.52 .989 2.77 2.74
2002 TOR AL 23 RF 13 13 13 118.0 25 24 0 1 0 .960 -4 -43 1.83 1.85 .982 2.12 2.09
2003 TOR AL 24 CF 161 161 155 1416.0 388 381 3 4 0 .990 -10 -14 -9 -12 2.44 2.39 .990 2.78 2.75 AS,MVP-8,SS
2003 TOR AL 24 OF 161 161 155 1416.0 390 383 3 4 0 .990 -10 -14 -9 -11 2.45 2.40 .985 2.35 2.33 AS,MVP-8,SS
2004 TOR AL 25 CF 131 130 125 1135.0 333 327 5 1 0 .997 -6 13 -7 14 2.63 2.53 .988 2.64 2.62 GG
2004 TOR AL 25 OF 131 130 125 1135.0 333 327 5 1 0 .997 -6 13 -7 13 2.63 2.53 .985 2.30 2.28 GG
2004 TOR AL 25 DH 3 3 GG
2005 TOR AL 26 CF 155 153 148 1358.0 363 351 12 0 4 1.000 -1 5 -1 4 2.41 2.34 .989 2.69 2.66 GG
2005 TOR AL 26 OF 155 153 148 1358.0 363 351 12 0 4 1.000 -1 5 -1 4 2.41 2.34 .986 2.30 2.28 GG
2005 TOR AL 26 DH 2 2 GG
2006 TOR AL 27 CF 150 147 141 1290.1 340 332 4 4 3 .988 22 11 20 10 2.34 2.24 .989 2.65 2.61 AS,MVP-22,GG
2006 TOR AL 27 OF 150 147 141 1290.1 340 332 4 4 3 .988 22 11 20 10 2.34 2.24 .986 2.30 2.27 AS,MVP-22,GG
2006 TOR AL 27 DH 4 4 AS,MVP-22,GG
2007 TOR AL 28 CF 148 143 140 1279.0 329 321 5 3 0 .991 10 4 10 4 2.29 2.20 .989 2.71 2.68
2007 TOR AL 28 OF 148 143 140 1279.0 329 321 5 3 0 .991 10 4 10 3 2.29 2.20 .987 2.30 2.28
2008 TOR AL 29 CF 100 99 96 889.0 225 217 5 3 1 .987 -9 -13 -12 -18 2.25 2.22 .989 2.71 2.69
2008 TOR AL 29 OF 100 99 96 889.0 225 217 5 3 1 .987 -9 -13 -12 -17 2.25 2.22 .986 2.31 2.28
2008 TOR AL 29 DH 8 8
2009 TOR AL 30 CF 155 153 147 1356.2 359 352 6 1 1 .997 -11 -10 -10 -9 2.37 2.31 .992 2.73 2.70
2009 TOR AL 30 OF 155 153 147 1356.2 359 352 6 1 1 .997 -11 -10 -10 -8 2.37 2.31 .987 2.33 2.30
2009 TOR AL 30 DH 2 1
2010 TOR AL 31 CF 151 151 134 1309.2 359 354 5 0 2 1.000 -4 -5 -4 -5 2.47 2.38 .990 2.73 2.71 AS
2010 TOR AL 31 OF 151 151 134 1309.2 359 354 5 0 2 1.000 -4 -5 -4 -4 2.47 2.38 .986 2.30 2.28 AS
2010 TOR AL 31 DH 4 4 AS
2011 LAA AL 32 OF 122 121 99 1076.1 288 281 4 3 0 .990 -6 -11 -7 -12 2.38 2.34 .986 2.28 2.26
2011 LAA AL 32 LF 111 103 93 930.2 248 241 4 3 0 .988 -4 -8 -5 -10 2.37 2.21 .982 2.13 2.11
2011 LAA AL 32 CF 12 11 3 79.1 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -2 -26 -30 2.72 2.00 .990 2.61 2.59
2011 LAA AL 32 RF 10 7 3 66.1 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -1 -36 -18 2.17 1.60 .986 2.09 2.07
2011 LAA AL 32 DH 7 7
2012 LAA AL 33 OF 74 65 60 589.0 138 137 0 1 0 .993 3 0 6 0 2.09 1.85 .986 2.17 2.16
2012 LAA AL 33 LF 69 59 56 539.0 129 128 0 1 0 .992 4 2 10 4 2.14 1.86 .984 1.94 1.93
2012 LAA AL 33 CF 6 6 4 46.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -2 -32 -52 1.76 1.50 .989 2.58 2.57
2012 LAA AL 33 RF 2 0 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 -12 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 2.00
2012 LAA AL 33 DH 1 0
14 Seasons OF 1563 1522 1435 13491.2 3639 3549 65 25 13 .993 -19 -20 -2 -2 2.41 2.31 .986 2.31 2.28
14 Seasons CF 1369 1338 1268 11812.2 3215 3134 61 20 13 .994 -15 -13 -2 -1 2.43 2.33 .989 2.71 2.68
2 Seasons LF 180 162 149 1469.2 377 369 4 4 0 .989 1 -6 1 -4 2.28 2.07 .983 2.06 2.04
4 Seasons RF 28 22 18 209.1 46 45 0 1 0 .978 -6 -1 -35 -17 1.93 1.61 .983 2.11 2.07
14 Seasons TOT 1563 1522 1435 13491.2 3639 3549 65 25 13 .993 -19 -20 -2 -2 2.41 2.31 .986 2.31 2.28
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
2003 *
2006 (CF)
2010 *

Awards (yr lg award)
2010 ML Branch Rickey Award

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2003 AL (8, 21%)
2006 AL (22, 1%)
0.22 Career Shares (718th)

Gold Gloves
2004 AL (OF)
2005 AL (OF)
2006 AL (OF)
All multiple winners

Silver Sluggers
2003 AL (OF)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
2006 AL  6.0 (3rd)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
2006 AL  6.0 (2nd)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
2003 AL  5.6 (6th)
Active  28.4 (42nd)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
2004 AL  1.6 (8th)
2006 AL  1.4 (10th)

Batting Average s c a p y
2003 AL  .317 (4th)

Slugging % s c a p y
2003 AL  .550 (8th)
2010 AL  .515 (9th)

Games Played s c a p y
2002 AL  159 (6th)
2003 AL  161 (4th)
2009 AL  158 (9th)
Active  1,601 (38th)

At Bats s c a p y
2003 AL  678 (3rd)
2009 AL  630 (9th)
Active  6,218 (34th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2003 AL  735 (1st)
Active  6,754 (36th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2003 AL  118 (3rd)
Active  885 (36th)

Hits s c a p y
2003 AL  215 (1st)
2006 AL  185 (9th)
Active  1,695 (36th)

Total Bases s c a p y
2003 AL  373 (1st)
2006 AL  331 (5th)
2010 AL  304 (7th)
Active  2,903 (32nd)

Doubles s c a p y
2003 AL  49 (1st)
2010 AL  44 (7th)
Active  363 (30th)
Career  363 (237th)

Triples s c a p y
Active  34 (42nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
2003 AL  33 (10th)
2010 AL  31 (7th)
Active  259 (29th)
Career  259 (188th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
2003 AL  117 (3rd)
Active  908 (31st)

Singles s c a p y
2003 AL  128 (5th)
Active  1,039 (38th)

Runs Created s c a p y
2003 AL  129 (4th)
Active  915 (39th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
2003 AL  87 (1st)
2006 AL  77 (4th)
2010 AL  78 (4th)
Active  656 (29th)
Career  656 (217th)

Times On Base s c a p y
2003 AL  264 (5th)
Active  2,168 (38th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2002 AL  8 (9th)
2003 AL  8 (9th)
2005 AL  8 (7th)
2006 AL  9 (6th)
Active  61 (25th)
Career  61 (209th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2003 AL  21 (4th)
Active  159 (24th)
Career  159 (228th)

SB % s c a p y
2006 AL  80.95 (10th)
Career  75.00 (160th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
2006 AL  22.2 (5th)
Active  146.4 (31st)
Career  146.4 (194th)

AB per SO s c a p y
Active  7.0 (39th)

Outs Made s c a p y
2002 AL  470 (10th)
2003 AL  493 (3rd)
2009 AL  493 (3rd)
Active  4,779 (33rd)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
2003 AL  3.2 (9th)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
2006 AL  22 (2nd)

Putouts as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2011 AL  241 (4th)

Def. Games as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2003 AL  161 (1st)
2004 AL  131 (3rd)
2005 AL  155 (2nd)
2006 AL  150 (3rd)
2009 AL  155 (2nd)
2010 AL  151 (3rd)
Active  1,369 (4th)
Career  1,369 (38th)

Putouts as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2003 AL  381 (4th)
2004 AL  327 (5th)
2005 AL  351 (5th)
2009 AL  352 (5th)
Active  3,134 (5th)
Career  3,134 (50th)

Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2002 AL  10 (3rd)
2004 AL  5 (4th)
2005 AL  12 (1st)
2009 AL  6 (4th)
Active  61 (5th)
Career  61 (88th)

Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2003 AL  4 (5th)
2006 AL  4 (4th)
2007 AL  3 (5th)
Active  20 (14th)

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2005 AL  4 (1st)
2006 AL  3 (4th)
2008 AL  1 (5th)
2010 AL  2 (4th)
Active  13 (10th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
2002 AL  159 (2nd)
2003 AL  161 (1st)
2005 AL  155 (4th)
2006 AL  150 (5th)
2009 AL  155 (3rd)
2010 AL  151 (5th)
Active  1,563 (11th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
2003 AL  383 (4th)
2009 AL  352 (5th)
Active  3,549 (8th)

Assists as OF s c a p y
2005 AL  12 (2nd)
Active  65 (21st)

Double Plays Turned as OF s c a p y
2005 AL  4 (1st)
2006 AL  3 (4th)

Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1954)† s c a p y
2011 AL  2.37 (1st)

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2011 AL  2.21 (2nd)

Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2011 AL  .988 (2nd)

Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2006 AL  22 (1st)
2007 AL  10 (3rd)

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1954)† s c a p y
2004 AL  2.63 (5th)
Active  2.43 (21st)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2004 AL  2.53 (4th)
Active  2.33 (18th)

Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2002 AL  .995 (4th)
2004 AL  .997 (1st)
2005 AL  1.000 (1st)
2007 AL  .991 (5th)
2009 AL  .997 (4th)
2010 AL  1.000 (1st)
Active  .994 (2nd)
Career  .994 (5th)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
2006 AL  22 (1st)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
2004 AL  2.63 (4th)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
2004 AL  2.53 (4th)
Active  2.31 (17th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
2004 AL  .997 (2nd)
2005 AL  1.000 (1st)
2009 AL  .997 (5th)
2010 AL  1.000 (1st)
Active  .993 (6th)
Career  .993 (12th)

Salary s c a p y
2011 AL  $26,187,500 (2nd)

Youngest s c a p y
1999 AL  born 1978-12-08 (2nd)
2000 AL  born 1978-12-08 (6th)


† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 5 (383), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 40 (619), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 52 (384), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 20 (724), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Center Field (82nd), 25.7 career WAR/24.2 7yr-peak WAR/24.9 JAWS
Average HOF CF (out of 18) = 67.1 career WAR/42.5 7yr-peak WAR/54.8 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  3. Raul Mondesi (935)
  4. Bobby Thomson (930)
  5. Larry Parrish (920)
  6. Ben Oglivie (917)
  7. Frank Thomas (917)
  8. Ray Lankford (916)
  9. Ken Caminiti (908)
  10. Cliff Floyd (906)
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  1. George Bell (939)
  2. Ruben Sierra (935)
  3. Larry Parrish (934)
  4. Torii Hunter (932)
  5. Raul Mondesi (927)
  6. George Hendrick (925)
  7. Chet Lemon (923)
  8. Luis Gonzalez (922)
  9. Bobby Bonilla (922)
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  2. Ellis Burks (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Sam Chapman (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Andre Dawson (964) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Shawn Green (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Reggie Smith (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Reggie Smith (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Reggie Smith (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Andre Dawson (953) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. George Bell (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. George Bell (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
199920Toronto Blue Jays$200,00011/19/99 USA Today
200223Toronto Blue Jays$221,0004/3/02 AP
200324Toronto Blue Jays$520,0004/3/03 AP
200425Toronto Blue Jays$870,0004/7/04 AP
200526Toronto Blue Jays$3,070,000
200627Toronto Blue Jays$4,470,000
200728Toronto Blue Jays$8,787,500
200829Toronto Blue Jays$3,687,500
200930Toronto Blue Jays$4,687,500
201031Toronto Blue Jays$15,687,500
201132Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$26,187,500 $5M paid by Toronto Blue Jays
201233Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$21,000,000contracts
201334Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$21,000,000
201435Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$21,000,000
Earliest Free Agent: 2015
Career to date (may be incomplete)$89,388,500Does not include future salaries
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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