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Baseball Highest Career Salaries

Try to name the players who have been paid the most over their entire career.
Through 2024. Not counting future salary.
Team = team with which he earned the most money
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Last updated: September 25, 2024
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First submittedJuly 1, 2011
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Salary
Team
Player
404 m
Astros
Justin Verlander
400 m
Tigers
Miguel Cabrera
399 m
Yankees
Alex Rodriguez
351 m
Nationals
Max Scherzer
347 m
Angels
Albert Pujols
338 m
Diamondbacks
Zack Greinke
299 m
Dodgers
Clayton Kershaw
288 m
Nationals
Stephen Strasburg
282 m
Angels
Mike Trout
271 m
Red Sox
David Price
265 m
Yankees
Derek Jeter
260 m
Yankees
CC Sabathia
253 m
Reds
Joey Votto
237 m
Yankees
Giancarlo Stanton
237 m
Cardinals
Nolan Arenado
Salary
Team
Player
222 m
Mets
Carlos Beltran
219 m
Rangers
Adrian Beltre
218 m
Twins
Joe Mauer
218 m
Mariners
Felix Hernandez
217 m
Angels
Anthony Rendon
215 m
Mariners
Robinson Cano
215 m
Braves
Freddie Freeman
213 m
Yankees
Mark Teixeira
211 m
Phillies
Cole Hamels
207 m
Red Sox
Manny Ramirez
206 m
Yankees
Gerrit Cole
205 m
Padres
Yu Darvish
201 m
Angels
Justin Upton
197 m
Phillies
Bryce Harper
193 m
Red Sox
Chris Sale
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21 Comments
tschutzer
+1
Level 92
Apr 11, 2013
I count 22 players on that list that played in New York (either the Yankees or the Mets).
LFC1892
+1
Level 34
Apr 11, 2013
There's more than that. I counted 28. And I may have missed a couple as well. meaning that well over half of this list has played in New York at some point in their career. Wow.
JoviFan100
+1
Level 34
Jun 3, 2014
A-Roid, Jeter, Johnson, Sheffield, Rivera, Clemens, Beltran, Delgado, Martinez, Suzuki, Mussina, Giambi, Brown, Santana, Glavine, Pettitte, Hampton, Abreu, Sabathia, Ivan Rodriguez, Soriano, Texiera, Piazza, Posada, Berkman, and Damon gave me 26.
noodles
+1
Level 69
Feb 1, 2015
There you have it. Pudge and Berkman never played home games in NY.
Kyle72211
+1
Level 58
Apr 19, 2015
Berkman played 37 games with the Yankees and Pudge 33 games....I'm pretty sure a few of those were home games.
jmellor13
+1
Level 67
Apr 11, 2013
Is it just me, or are Todd Helton and Jim Thome the most integral baseball trivia answers ever? They are near the top of every list, but somehow they just don't spring to mind as quickly as their peers.
aliberti68
+1
Level 54
Sep 1, 2013
I'd agree with that. Good quiz. 22/50, which is apparently pretty good.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Dec 1, 2014
Both players benefited from the tiny strike zone of the "steroid era" and Helton from the thin air of Denver. They have all-time great stats, but aren't really all-time great players.
PacoGee
+2
Level 44
Jan 20, 2015
what do you mean ? Jim Thome is one of the best natural hitters and was clean, much like Griffey Jr who was also clean and talented.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 15, 2016
I know this is a controversial opinion, but I think that smaller parks, the tiny strike zone, and possibly the ball were the cause of the "steroid" era. Certainly, steroids enabled certain older players to stay at their peak longer, but were, in my opinion, a smaller factor than is commonly believed.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Sep 25, 2024
No one's reading, but eight years later, I'm feeling pretty vindicated. Today, there is a much greater awareness of the ball, and how it effects the number of home runs.

They finally got rid of the juiced ball after 2019.

joeythelemur
+1
Level 83
Oct 2, 2014
Should add Joe Mauer to this list, looks like he crossed the threshold this season at ~$126M.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mauerjo01.shtml

Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Dec 1, 2014
Updated again.
Freddy47
+1
Level 19
Jan 26, 2015
You get two just by typing ramirez
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Mar 18, 2015
Wow I got in the 46th percentile even though I got bored and gave up halfway through and was mostly just guessing random names. But I did know three of the top four.
Kyle72211
+1
Level 58
Apr 19, 2015
Can this be updated? There's a few that have jumped to the front of this list like Kershaw and Stanton. Thanks.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 20, 2015
This is updated and accurate. The amount does not include future salary owed.
kevray85
+1
Level 62
Jul 30, 2017
Josh Hamilton now on this list.
kevray85
+1
Level 62
Jul 30, 2017
Justin Verlander also well over 160 million now
kevray85
+1
Level 62
Jul 30, 2017
Miguel Cabrera is on track to top this list in 2023.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Sep 30, 2020
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