MLB Career Earnings

MLB Player Earnings MLB Player Earnings

Listing the top earnings for all active MLB players.

Player Total
Earnings
Seasons Earnings
Total
1

Alex Rodriguez

Shortstop
1993: R1, #1
$455,159,552 27 $455,159,552
2

Albert Pujols

Designated Hitter
1999: R13, #402
$339,210,741 22 $339,210,741
3

Miguel Cabrera

Designated Hitter
0: Undrafted
$321,188,684 20 $321,188,684
4

Justin Verlander

Starting Pitcher
2004: R1, #2
$282,588,222 17 $282,588,222
5

Derek Jeter

Shortstop
1992: R1, #6
$266,315,981 21 $266,315,981
6

CC Sabathia

Starting Pitcher
1998: R1, #20
$263,500,000 18 $263,500,000
7

Zack Greinke

Starting Pitcher
2002: R1, #6
$252,174,948 19 $252,174,948
8

Clayton Kershaw

Starting Pitcher
2006: R1, #7
$251,176,411 15 $251,176,411
9

Carlos Beltrán

Designated Hitter
1995: R2, #49
$248,874,995 21 $248,874,995
10

Manny Ramirez

Left Field
1991: R1, #13
$234,180,058 30 $234,180,058
11

Joe Mauer

Catcher
2001: R1, #1
$223,275,000 15 $223,275,000
12

Felix Hernandez

Starting Pitcher
0: Undrafted
$221,334,994 15 $221,334,994
13

Adrián Beltré

3rd Base
0: Undrafted
$220,038,000 22 $220,038,000
14

Mark Teixeira

1st Base
2001: R1, #5
$217,650,000 15 $217,650,000
15

David Price

Starting Pitcher
2007: R1, #1
$216,042,498 14 $216,042,498
16

Prince Fielder

Designated Hitter
2002: R1, #7
$215,754,779 17 $215,754,779
17

Robinson Canó

Designated Hitter
0: Undrafted
$204,438,128 17 $204,438,128
18

Cole Hamels

Starting Pitcher
2002: R1, #17
$203,766,247 17 $203,766,247
19

David Wright

3rd Base
2001: R1, #38
$194,106,500 17 $194,106,500
20

Barry Bonds

Left Field
1985: R1, #6
$192,945,000 23 $192,945,000
21

Joey Votto

1st Base
2002: R2, #44
$192,542,838 16 $192,542,838
22

Jon Lester

Starting Pitcher
2002: R2, #57
$192,457,959 17 $192,457,959
23

Ryan Howard

1st Base
2001: R5, #140
$190,771,780 14 $190,771,780
24

Johan Santana

Starting Pitcher
0: Undrafted
$182,560,000 12 $182,560,000
25

Adrián González

1st Base
2000: R1, #1
$179,780,643 16 $179,780,643
26

Carl Crawford

Left Field
1999: R2, #52
$179,182,419 17 $179,182,419
27

Matt Kemp

Left Field
2003: R6, #181
$176,356,370 15 $176,356,370
28

Jacoby Ellsbury

Center Field
2005: R1, #23
$175,681,999 16 $175,681,999
29

Randy Johnson

Starting Pitcher
1985: R2, #36
$175,235,019 22 $175,235,019
30

Torii Hunter

Right Field
0: Undrafted
$172,250,000 14 $172,250,000
31

Mariano Rivera

Relief Pitcher
0: Undrafted
$169,614,125 20 $169,614,125
32

Ichiro Suzuki

Left Field
0: Undrafted
$168,958,064 19 $168,958,064
33

Troy Tulowitzki

Shortstop
2005: R1, #7
$168,311,984 17 $168,311,984
34

Gary Sheffield

Designated Hitter
1986: R1, #6
$168,067,000 22 $168,067,000
35

Alfonso Soriano

Designated Hitter
0: Undrafted
$166,950,000 17 $166,950,000
36

Todd Helton

1st Base
1995: R1, #8
$161,829,274 26 $161,829,274
37

Ken Griffey Jr.

Right Field
1987: R1, #1
$161,631,750 34 $161,631,750
38

Mike Trout

Center Field
2009: R1, #27
$161,290,125 12 $161,290,125
39

Roger Clemens

Starting Pitcher
1983: R1, #19
$160,524,294 32 $160,524,294
40

David Ortiz

Designated Hitter
0: Undrafted
$160,201,000 17 $160,201,000
41

Hanley Ramirez

1st Base
0: Undrafted
$159,411,648 15 $159,411,648
42

Adam Wainwright

Starting Pitcher
2000: R1, #29
$156,996,592 18 $156,996,592
43

Roy Halladay

Starting Pitcher
1995: R1, #17
$156,770,000 16 $156,770,000
44

Johnny Cueto

Starting Pitcher
0: Undrafted
$154,290,778 15 $154,290,778
45

John Lackey

Starting Pitcher
1999: R2, #68
$153,992,500 16 $153,992,500
46

Buster Posey

Catcher
2008: R1, #5
$153,910,967 13 $153,910,967
47

Yadier Molina

Catcher
2000: R4, #113
$153,373,380 18 $153,373,380
48

Justin Upton

Left Field
2005: R1, #1
$153,062,778 15 $153,062,778
49

Matt Holliday

Outfielders
1998: R7, #210
$152,647,770 20 $152,647,770
50

Greg Maddux

Starting Pitcher
1984: R2, #31
$151,812,256 24 $151,812,256
51

Barry Zito

Starting Pitcher
0: Undrafted
$147,598,823 15 $147,598,823
52

Pedro Martinez

Starting Pitcher
0: Undrafted
$147,266,085 18 $147,266,085
53

Mike Mussina

Starting Pitcher
1990: R1, #20
$147,017,167 18 $147,017,167
54

Josh Hamilton

Left Field
1999: R1, #1
$146,925,552 12 $146,925,552
55

Aramis Ramirez

3rd Base
0: Undrafted
$146,700,000 16 $146,700,000
56

A.J. Burnett

Starting Pitcher
1995: R8, #217
$146,117,500 14 $146,117,500
57

Matt Cain

Starting Pitcher
2002: R1, #25
$146,052,998 14 $146,052,998
58

Andy Pettitte

Starting Pitcher
1990: R22, #577
$145,984,000 19 $145,984,000
59

Vernon Wells

Left Field
1997: R1, #5
$144,521,000 15 $144,521,000
60

Cliff Lee

Starting Pitcher
2000: R4, #105
$143,974,100 16 $143,974,100
61

Carlos Delgado

1st Base
0: Undrafted
$142,933,410 17 $142,933,410
62

Ryan Braun

1st Base
2005: R1, #5
$142,673,055 16 $142,673,055
63

Victor Martinez

Designated Hitter
0: Undrafted
$141,764,500 15 $141,764,500
64

Jayson Werth

Left Field
1997: R1, #22
$141,595,000 18 $141,595,000
65

Ryan Zimmerman

1st Base
2005: R1, #4
$140,892,000 16 $140,892,000
66

Masahiro Tanaka

Starting Pitcher
0: Undrafted
$140,518,519 7 $140,518,519
67

Jim Thome

Designated Hitter
1989: R13, #331
$139,869,998 22 $139,869,998
68

Shin-Soo Choo

Designated Hitter
0: Undrafted
$139,582,678 15 $139,582,678
69

Max Scherzer

Starting Pitcher
2006: R1, #11
$139,575,000 16 $139,575,000
70

Jason Giambi

Designated Hitter
1992: R2, #0
$139,549,000 20 $139,549,000
71

Stephen Strasburg

Starting Pitcher
2009: R1, #1
$139,376,586 13 $139,376,586
72

Yu Darvish

Starting Pitcher
0: Undrafted
$138,355,991 10 $138,355,991
73

Jose Reyes

Shortstop
0: Undrafted
$137,866,423 17 $137,866,423
74

Mike Hampton

Starting Pitcher
1990: R6, #161
$137,218,000 26 $137,218,000
75

Mark Buehrle

Starting Pitcher
1998: R38, #1139
$136,795,000 17 $136,795,000
76

Jeff Bagwell

1st Base
1989: R4, #109
$135,865,000 17 $135,865,000
77

John Smoltz

Starting Pitcher
1985: R22, #574
$135,560,677 22 $135,560,677
78

Chase Utley

2nd Base
2000: R1, #15
$131,658,257 17 $131,658,257
79

Paul Konerko

1st Base
1994: R1, #13
$131,620,000 19 $131,620,000
80

Jake Peavy

Relief Pitcher
1999: R15, #472
$131,605,000 18 $131,605,000
81

Tom Glavine

Starting Pitcher
1984: R2, #47
$131,347,153 24 $131,347,153
82

Aroldis Chapman

Relief Pitcher
0: Undrafted
$131,066,491 12 $131,066,491
83

Kevin Brown

Starting Pitcher
1986: R1, #4
$130,859,500 17 $130,859,500
84

Carlos Lee

1st Base
0: Undrafted
$130,575,000 13 $130,575,000
85

Yoenis Céspedes

Left Field
0: Undrafted
$130,143,503 9 $130,143,503
86

Brian McCann

Catcher
2002: R2, #64
$129,699,500 16 $129,699,500
87

Hunter Pence

Right Field
2004: R2, #64
$128,954,104 15 $128,954,104
88

Jordan Zimmermann

Starting Pitcher
2007: R2, #67
$127,684,771 14 $127,684,771
89

Sammy Sosa

Outfielders
0: Undrafted
$127,163,500 18 $127,163,500
90

Jason Heyward

Right Field
2007: R1, #14
$126,889,278 13 $126,889,278
91

Andruw Jones

Left Field
0: Undrafted
$126,653,500 19 $126,653,500
92

Edwin Encarnacion

Designated Hitter
2000: R9, #274
$125,235,742 16 $125,235,742
93

Josh Beckett

Starting Pitcher
1999: R1, #2
$124,528,125 14 $124,528,125
94

Rick Porcello

Starting Pitcher
2007: R1, #27
$124,224,704 14 $124,224,704
95

Freddie Freeman

1st Base
2007: R2, #78
$123,739,279 13 $123,739,279
96

Dustin Pedroia

2nd Base
2004: R2, #65
$122,053,721 17 $122,053,721
97

Mike Piazza

Catcher
1988: Undrafted
$121,890,170 16 $121,890,170
98

Alex Gordon

Outfielders
2005: R1, #2
$121,149,481 15 $121,149,481
99

Scott Rolen

3rd Base
1993: R2, #46
$121,134,002 18 $121,134,002
100

Nick Markakis

Right Field
2003: R1, #7
$120,763,481 16 $120,763,481