MLB · PAY PER SEASON
The highest MLB pay per season
$2,089,763,140 across 250 rows, led by Aaron Judge on $23,300,922.
A career divided by the number of seasons it ran for, which is the rate rather than the total.
PER SEASON $2.09bn
BIGGEST $23.3m
ROWS 250
AVERAGE $8.4m
TOP TEN HOLD 9.6%
The fifteen at the top
Per season, biggest first
The highest MLB pay per season
Ranked by per season
| # | Player | Club | Seasons | Career total | Per season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Aaron Judge | New York Yankees | 17 seasons | $396.1m | $23,300,922$23.3m |
| 02 | Mike Trout | Los Angeles Angels | 21 seasons | $480.4m | $22,878,101$22.9m |
| 03 | Manny Machado | San Diego Padres | 23 seasons | $490.6m | $21,328,735$21.3m |
| 04 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | San Diego Padres | 16 seasons | $338.6m | $21,161,280$21.2m |
| 05 | Gerrit Cole | New York Yankees | 17 seasons | $336.2m | $19,777,767$19.8m |
| 06 | Justin Verlander | New York Mets | 20 seasons | $394.3m | $19,712,744$19.7m |
| 07 | Corey Seager | Texas Rangers | 18 seasons | $349.7m | $19,427,266$19.4m |
| 08 | Masataka Yoshida | Boston Red Sox | 5 seasons | $90.0m | $18,000,000$18.0m |
| 09 | Carlos Correa | Minnesota Twins | 15 seasons | $261.9m | $17,462,978$17.5m |
| 10 | Bryce Harper | Philadelphia Phillies | 21 seasons | $366.5m | $17,453,792$17.5m |
| 11 | Anthony Rendon | Los Angeles Angels | 16 seasons | $278.4m | $17,401,703$17.4m |
| 12 | Trea Turner | Philadelphia Phillies | 20 seasons | $344.9m | $17,244,398$17.2m |
| 13 | Clayton Kershaw | Los Angeles Dodgers | 17 seasons | $291.2m | $17,128,024$17.1m |
| 14 | Miguel Cabrera | Detroit Tigers | 23 seasons | $393.2m | $17,095,160$17.1m |
| 15 | Seiya Suzuki | Chicago Cubs | 5 seasons | $85.0m | $17,000,000$17.0m |
| 16 | Stephen Strasburg | Washington Nationals | 21 seasons | $351.2m | $16,725,414$16.7m |
| 17 | David Price | Boston Red Sox | 15 seasons | $248.0m | $16,536,167$16.5m |
| 18 | Jacob deGrom | Texas Rangers | 19 seasons | $310.2m | $16,324,210$16.3m |
| 19 | Max Scherzer | New York Mets | 23 seasons | $374.6m | $16,285,870$16.3m |
| 20 | Kris Bryant | Colorado Rockies | 15 seasons | $241.0m | $16,068,049$16.1m |
| 21 | Xander Bogaerts | San Diego Padres | 22 seasons | $353.2m | $16,054,108$16.1m |
| 22 | Giancarlo Stanton | Miami Marlins | 20 seasons | $317.3m | $15,867,279$15.9m |
| 23 | Yu Darvish | San Diego Padres | 17 seasons | $266.4m | $15,667,999$15.7m |
| 24 | Julio Rodriguez | Seattle Mariners | 14 seasons | $212.5m | $15,178,571$15.2m |
| 25 | Kodai Senga | New York Mets | 5 seasons | $75.0m | $15,000,000$15.0m |
| 26 | Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals | 23 seasons | $341.7m | $14,856,989$14.9m |
| 27 | Felix Hernandez | Baltimore Orioles | 15 seasons | $221.3m | $14,755,666$14.8m |
| 28 | Austin Riley | Atlanta Braves | 15 seasons | $218.8m | $14,584,190$14.6m |
| 29 | Zack Greinke | Kansas City Royals | 24 seasons | $336.2m | $14,007,290$14.0m |
| 30 | Joey Votto | Cincinnati Reds | 19 seasons | $262.5m | $13,818,044$13.8m |
| 31 | Francisco Lindor | New York Mets | 28 seasons | $385.3m | $13,760,372$13.8m |
| 32 | George Springer | Toronto Blue Jays | 14 seasons | $189.7m | $13,549,207$13.5m |
| 33 | Carlos Rodon | New York Yankees | 15 seasons | $202.8m | $13,520,752$13.5m |
| 34 | Jose Abreu | Houston Astros | 13 seasons | $175.5m | $13,503,390$13.5m |
| 35 | Dansby Swanson | Chicago Cubs | 15 seasons | $202.4m | $13,496,381$13.5m |
| 36 | Mookie Betts | Los Angeles Dodgers | 32 seasons | $425.6m | $13,301,081$13.3m |
| 37 | Wander Franco | Tampa Bay Rays | 14 seasons | $186.1m | $13,295,779$13.3m |
| 38 | Robinson Cano | Atlanta Braves | 19 seasons | $252.1m | $13,265,795$13.3m |
| 39 | Trevor Story | Boston Red Sox | 13 seasons | $165.0m | $12,690,805$12.7m |
| 40 | Corbin Carroll | Arizona Diamondbacks | 11 seasons | $137.9m | $12,535,255$12.5m |
| 41 | Rafael Devers | Boston Red Sox | 28 seasons | $350.2m | $12,508,767$12.5m |
| 42 | Marcus Semien | Texas Rangers | 17 seasons | $208.9m | $12,286,097$12.3m |
| 43 | Cole Hamels | Los Angeles Dodgers | 17 seasons | $204.4m | $12,026,098$12.0m |
| 44 | Buster Posey | San Francisco Giants | 13 seasons | $153.8m | $11,833,846$11.8m |
| 45 | Matt Olson | Atlanta Braves | 15 seasons | $175.7m | $11,714,714$11.7m |
| 46 | Yusei Kikuchi | Toronto Blue Jays | 6 seasons | $70.2m | $11,697,531$11.7m |
| 47 | Yasmany Tomas | Washington Nationals | 6 seasons | $68.4m | $11,396,630$11.4m |
| 48 | Justin Upton | Los Angeles Angels | 16 seasons | $181.1m | $11,316,424$11.3m |
| 49 | Brandon Nimmo | New York Mets | 16 seasons | $178.4m | $11,148,517$11.1m |
| 50 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | Toronto Blue Jays | 11 seasons | $121.4m | $11,034,764$11.0m |
| 51 | Luis Castillo | Seattle Mariners | 11 seasons | $121.2m | $11,018,497$11.0m |
| 52 | Javier Baez | Detroit Tigers | 15 seasons | $165.2m | $11,013,833$11.0m |
| 53 | Kevin Gausman | Toronto Blue Jays | 14 seasons | $154.1m | $11,006,739$11.0m |
| 54 | Aroldis Chapman | Kansas City Royals | 14 seasons | $152.8m | $10,915,464$10.9m |
| 55 | Josh Donaldson | Minnesota Twins | 14 seasons | $152.7m | $10,904,843$10.9m |
| 56 | Paul Goldschmidt | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 seasons | $163.2m | $10,877,240$10.9m |
| 57 | Jon Lester | Washington Nationals | 18 seasons | $195.5m | $10,858,776$10.9m |
| 58 | Yordan Alvarez | Houston Astros | 11 seasons | $118.9m | $10,812,328$10.8m |
| 59 | Alex Bregman | Houston Astros | 10 seasons | $107.9m | $10,787,301$10.8m |
| 60 | Jose Altuve | Houston Astros | 15 seasons | $160.9m | $10,729,686$10.7m |
| 61 | Eric Hosmer | Chicago Cubs | 16 seasons | $169.5m | $10,592,010$10.6m |
| 62 | Chris Sale | Boston Red Sox | 20 seasons | $204.2m | $10,209,764$10.2m |
| 63 | Jose Berrios | Toronto Blue Jays | 14 seasons | $142.1m | $10,147,924$10.1m |
| 64 | Jason Heyward | Los Angeles Dodgers | 19 seasons | $191.6m | $10,084,699$10.1m |
| 65 | Robbie Ray | Seattle Mariners | 14 seasons | $138.5m | $9,889,909$9.9m |
| 66 | Nolan Arenado | Colorado Rockies | 30 seasons | $289.2m | $9,641,278$9.6m |
| 67 | Patrick Corbin | Washington Nationals | 15 seasons | $144.3m | $9,618,030$9.6m |
| 68 | Nick Castellanos | Philadelphia Phillies | 15 seasons | $143.9m | $9,596,150$9.6m |
| 69 | Jose Ramirez | Cleveland Guardians | 17 seasons | $163.1m | $9,593,727$9.6m |
| 70 | Miles Mikolas | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 seasons | $114.3m | $9,521,471$9.5m |
| 71 | Kenley Jansen | Boston Red Sox | 15 seasons | $140.6m | $9,374,367$9.4m |
| 72 | Yoan Moncada | Chicago White Sox | 11 seasons | $102.3m | $9,300,001$9.3m |
| 73 | Marcus Stroman | Chicago Cubs | 12 seasons | $111.5m | $9,288,629$9.3m |
| 74 | Johnny Cueto | Miami Marlins | 18 seasons | $166.0m | $9,222,068$9.2m |
| 75 | Jordan Zimmermann | Milwaukee Brewers | 14 seasons | $128.6m | $9,187,161$9.2m |
| 76 | J.D. Martinez | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14 seasons | $128.4m | $9,172,935$9.2m |
| 77 | Zack Wheeler | Philadelphia Phillies | 13 seasons | $118.3m | $9,100,403$9.1m |
| 78 | Ronald Acuna | Atlanta Braves | 11 seasons | $99.9m | $9,085,113$9.1m |
| 79 | Ronald Acuna Jr. | Atlanta Braves | 11 seasons | $99.9m | $9,085,113$9.1m |
| 80 | Andres Gimenez | Cleveland Guardians | 12 seasons | $108.9m | $9,078,426$9.1m |
| 81 | Charlie Blackmon | Colorado Rockies | 14 seasons | $126.5m | $9,038,995$9.0m |
| 82 | Pablo Sandoval | Atlanta Braves | 13 seasons | $116.6m | $8,971,977$9.0m |
| 83 | Joe Musgrove | San Diego Padres | 13 seasons | $116.5m | $8,957,762$9.0m |
| 84 | Freddie Freeman | Los Angeles Dodgers | 32 seasons | $285.7m | $8,929,352$8.9m |
| 85 | Robert Suarez | San Diego Padres | 6 seasons | $53.0m | $8,833,333$8.8m |
| 86 | Ryan Zimmerman | Washington Nationals | 16 seasons | $140.9m | $8,805,750$8.8m |
| 87 | Logan Webb | San Francisco Giants | 11 seasons | $96.7m | $8,788,716$8.8m |
| 88 | Trevor Bauer | Los Angeles Dodgers | 13 seasons | $114.2m | $8,782,953$8.8m |
| 89 | J.T. Realmuto | Philadelphia Phillies | 15 seasons | $130.3m | $8,685,124$8.7m |
| 90 | Yadier Molina | St. Louis Cardinals | 19 seasons | $163.4m | $8,598,599$8.6m |
| 91 | Evan Longoria | Arizona Diamondbacks | 17 seasons | $144.9m | $8,520,758$8.5m |
| 92 | Anthony Rizzo | New York Yankees | 16 seasons | $135.1m | $8,441,589$8.4m |
| 93 | Kyle Schwarber | Philadelphia Phillies | 12 seasons | $100.0m | $8,332,489$8.3m |
| 94 | Bryan Reynolds | Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 seasons | $116.2m | $8,296,838$8.3m |
| 95 | Elvis Andrus | Chicago White Sox | 16 seasons | $130.8m | $8,175,673$8.2m |
| 96 | Starling Marte | New York Mets | 15 seasons | $122.3m | $8,156,138$8.2m |
| 97 | Kyle Seager | Seattle Mariners | 13 seasons | $104.4m | $8,029,638$8.0m |
| 98 | Ian Happ | Chicago Cubs | 11 seasons | $87.2m | $7,930,032$7.9m |
| 99 | Madison Bumgarner | Arizona Diamondbacks | 20 seasons | $158.2m | $7,909,111$7.9m |
| 100 | Salvador Perez | Kansas City Royals | 17 seasons | $133.7m | $7,867,231$7.9m |
| 101 | Jake Arrieta | San Diego Padres | 13 seasons | $101.8m | $7,831,679$7.8m |
| 102 | Charlie Morton | Atlanta Braves | 18 seasons | $140.7m | $7,814,087$7.8m |
| 103 | Raisel Iglesias | Los Angeles Angels | 12 seasons | $93.5m | $7,788,194$7.8m |
| 104 | Willson Contreras | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 seasons | $108.4m | $7,744,582$7.7m |
| 105 | Christian Yelich | Milwaukee Brewers | 30 seasons | $231.3m | $7,711,187$7.7m |
| 106 | Lance McCullers | Houston Astros | 13 seasons | $100.0m | $7,689,479$7.7m |
| 107 | Byron Buxton | Minnesota Twins | 15 seasons | $115.3m | $7,687,628$7.7m |
| 108 | Spencer Strider | Atlanta Braves | 10 seasons | $76.7m | $7,666,793$7.7m |
| 109 | Dexter Fowler | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 seasons | $107.0m | $7,641,169$7.6m |
| 110 | Craig Kimbrel | Philadelphia Phillies | 15 seasons | $114.3m | $7,618,346$7.6m |
| 111 | Andrew McCutchen | Pittsburgh Pirates | 16 seasons | $121.5m | $7,591,573$7.6m |
| 112 | Pablo Lopez | Miami Marlins | 11 seasons | $83.3m | $7,574,132$7.6m |
| 113 | Yulieski Gurriel | Miami Marlins | 8 seasons | $60.3m | $7,532,445$7.5m |
| 114 | Luis Robert | Chicago White Sox | 10 seasons | $75.1m | $7,505,556$7.5m |
| 115 | Brandon Belt | Toronto Blue Jays | 14 seasons | $104.6m | $7,473,428$7.5m |
| 116 | Dallas Keuchel | Chicago White Sox | 13 seasons | $97.1m | $7,468,027$7.5m |
| 117 | Andrew Benintendi | Chicago White Sox | 13 seasons | $97.0m | $7,462,199$7.5m |
| 118 | Eduardo Rodriguez | Detroit Tigers | 13 seasons | $96.4m | $7,418,161$7.4m |
| 119 | D.J. LeMahieu | New York Yankees | 17 seasons | $125.2m | $7,366,921$7.4m |
| 120 | Brandon Crawford | San Francisco Giants | 14 seasons | $102.9m | $7,349,227$7.3m |
| 121 | Juan Soto | San Diego Padres | 7 seasons | $51.3m | $7,329,147$7.3m |
| 122 | Yasmani Grandal | Chicago White Sox | 14 seasons | $102.2m | $7,301,304$7.3m |
| 123 | Cristian Javier | Houston Astros | 9 seasons | $65.5m | $7,283,121$7.3m |
| 124 | Zack Britton | New York Yankees | 11 seasons | $79.6m | $7,233,842$7.2m |
| 125 | Taijuan Walker | Philadelphia Phillies | 15 seasons | $107.5m | $7,168,006$7.2m |
| 126 | Jake Cronenworth | San Diego Padres | 12 seasons | $86.0m | $7,164,559$7.2m |
| 127 | Jameson Taillon | Chicago Cubs | 12 seasons | $85.4m | $7,116,633$7.1m |
| 128 | Carlos Santana | Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 seasons | $106.7m | $7,111,758$7.1m |
| 129 | Nathan Eovaldi | Texas Rangers | 15 seasons | $106.1m | $7,071,013$7.1m |
| 130 | Mike Moustakas | Colorado Rockies | 14 seasons | $98.7m | $7,051,603$7.1m |
| 131 | Shohei Ohtani | Los Angeles Angels | 6 seasons | $42.3m | $7,044,877$7.0m |
| 132 | Michael Brantley | Houston Astros | 15 seasons | $104.4m | $6,962,431$7.0m |
| 133 | Marcell Ozuna | Atlanta Braves | 14 seasons | $96.5m | $6,890,766$6.9m |
| 134 | Sean Murphy | Atlanta Braves | 11 seasons | $75.3m | $6,849,895$6.8m |
| 135 | Scott Kazmir | San Francisco Giants | 17 seasons | $116.4m | $6,849,824$6.8m |
| 136 | Hunter Greene | Cincinnati Reds | 9 seasons | $60.9m | $6,770,000$6.8m |
| 137 | Kyle Freeland | Colorado Rockies | 11 seasons | $74.4m | $6,764,477$6.8m |
| 138 | Nelson Cruz | San Diego Padres | 20 seasons | $134.3m | $6,712,889$6.7m |
| 139 | Michael Harris | Atlanta Braves | 11 seasons | $73.8m | $6,709,089$6.7m |
| 140 | Lance Lynn | Chicago White Sox | 15 seasons | $99.4m | $6,629,394$6.6m |
| 141 | Chris Bassitt | Toronto Blue Jays | 12 seasons | $79.1m | $6,595,682$6.6m |
| 142 | Kenta Maeda | Los Angeles Dodgers | 8 seasons | $52.4m | $6,551,838$6.6m |
| 143 | Ketel Marte | Arizona Diamondbacks | 15 seasons | $97.8m | $6,520,809$6.5m |
| 144 | Anibal Sanchez | Washington Nationals | 18 seasons | $117.3m | $6,517,521$6.5m |
| 145 | Chris Davis | Baltimore Orioles | 30 seasons | $194.9m | $6,497,717$6.5m |
| 146 | Ervin Santana | Kansas City Royals | 17 seasons | $109.7m | $6,450,060$6.5m |
| 147 | Adam Wainwright | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 seasons | $192.0m | $6,399,886$6.4m |
| 148 | Cody Bellinger | Chicago Cubs | 9 seasons | $57.3m | $6,364,918$6.4m |
| 149 | Wil Myers | Cincinnati Reds | 13 seasons | $81.7m | $6,287,214$6.3m |
| 150 | Ryan McMahon | Colorado Rockies | 12 seasons | $74.9m | $6,245,685$6.2m |
| 151 | Justin Turner | Boston Red Sox | 17 seasons | $105.3m | $6,193,833$6.2m |
| 152 | Ryan Braun | Milwaukee Brewers | 26 seasons | $160.7m | $6,179,733$6.2m |
| 153 | Jon Gray | Texas Rangers | 12 seasons | $73.5m | $6,127,582$6.1m |
| 154 | Matt Carpenter | San Diego Padres | 15 seasons | $91.9m | $6,124,970$6.1m |
| 155 | Corey Kluber | Boston Red Sox | 14 seasons | $85.6m | $6,116,796$6.1m |
| 156 | Ke'Bryan Hayes | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 seasons | $72.5m | $6,044,050$6.0m |
| 157 | A.J. Pollock | Seattle Mariners | 13 seasons | $78.5m | $6,038,334$6.0m |
| 158 | Ian Desmond | Colorado Rockies | 13 seasons | $78.5m | $6,037,231$6.0m |
| 159 | Ha-seong Kim | San Diego Padres | 5 seasons | $30.0m | $6,000,000$6.0m |
| 160 | Michael Conforto | San Francisco Giants | 10 seasons | $60.0m | $5,996,685$6.0m |
| 161 | Jean Segura | Miami Marlins | 15 seasons | $89.7m | $5,981,885$6.0m |
| 162 | Matt Holliday | Colorado Rockies | 28 seasons | $164.6m | $5,880,277$5.9m |
| 163 | Noah Syndergaard | Los Angeles Dodgers | 10 seasons | $58.4m | $5,841,890$5.8m |
| 164 | Khris Davis | Oakland Athletics | 10 seasons | $58.1m | $5,812,732$5.8m |
| 165 | Josh Bell | Cleveland Guardians | 10 seasons | $58.0m | $5,798,325$5.8m |
| 166 | Shogo Akiyama | Cincinnati Reds | 3 seasons | $17.2m | $5,740,741$5.7m |
| 167 | Alex Cobb | San Francisco Giants | 16 seasons | $91.3m | $5,709,080$5.7m |
| 168 | Aaron Nola | Philadelphia Phillies | 10 seasons | $56.9m | $5,685,635$5.7m |
| 169 | Wade Davis | Kansas City Royals | 14 seasons | $79.0m | $5,642,943$5.6m |
| 170 | Jorge Soler | Miami Marlins | 13 seasons | $73.0m | $5,611,825$5.6m |
| 171 | Eloy Jimenez | Chicago White Sox | 8 seasons | $44.9m | $5,606,944$5.6m |
| 172 | Jose Quintana | New York Mets | 14 seasons | $77.2m | $5,511,294$5.5m |
| 173 | J.A. Happ | Minnesota Twins | 16 seasons | $87.8m | $5,486,581$5.5m |
| 174 | Lorenzo Cain | Milwaukee Brewers | 17 seasons | $92.8m | $5,460,622$5.5m |
| 175 | Gio Gonzalez | Miami Marlins | 12 seasons | $65.2m | $5,433,862$5.4m |
| 176 | Avisail Garcia | Miami Marlins | 16 seasons | $86.6m | $5,410,346$5.4m |
| 177 | Chris Taylor | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14 seasons | $75.5m | $5,390,394$5.4m |
| 178 | Rougned Odor | San Diego Padres | 11 seasons | $59.1m | $5,371,822$5.4m |
| 179 | Starlin Castro | Washington Nationals | 13 seasons | $69.6m | $5,353,976$5.4m |
| 180 | Mitch Haniger | San Francisco Giants | 11 seasons | $58.4m | $5,305,974$5.3m |
| 181 | Andrelton Simmons | Chicago Cubs | 12 seasons | $63.4m | $5,285,006$5.3m |
| 182 | Blake Snell | Tampa Bay Rays | 9 seasons | $47.5m | $5,281,766$5.3m |
| 183 | Kevin Kiermaier | Toronto Blue Jays | 11 seasons | $57.7m | $5,242,009$5.2m |
| 184 | David Robertson | New York Mets | 17 seasons | $88.9m | $5,228,196$5.2m |
| 185 | Edwin Diaz | New York Mets | 24 seasons | $124.4m | $5,185,319$5.2m |
| 186 | Danny Duffy | Los Angeles Dodgers | 13 seasons | $67.3m | $5,177,368$5.2m |
| 187 | Aaron Hicks | Baltimore Orioles | 14 seasons | $72.4m | $5,173,317$5.2m |
| 188 | Brett Gardner | New York Yankees | 16 seasons | $82.4m | $5,147,435$5.1m |
| 189 | J.P. Crawford | Seattle Mariners | 11 seasons | $56.5m | $5,140,558$5.1m |
| 190 | Kyle Hendricks | Chicago Cubs | 12 seasons | $61.6m | $5,137,456$5.1m |
| 191 | Keibert Ruiz | Washington Nationals | 15 seasons | $77.0m | $5,135,818$5.1m |
| 192 | Eugenio Suarez | Cincinnati Reds | 12 seasons | $61.1m | $5,093,435$5.1m |
| 193 | Sonny Gray | Cincinnati Reds | 12 seasons | $61.0m | $5,081,733$5.1m |
| 194 | Sean Manaea | San Francisco Giants | 10 seasons | $50.3m | $5,031,175$5.0m |
| 195 | Antonio Senzatela | Colorado Rockies | 11 seasons | $55.3m | $5,026,007$5.0m |
| 196 | Jeff McNeil | New York Mets | 11 seasons | $55.1m | $5,011,801$5.0m |
| 197 | Yaisel Sierra | Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 seasons | $30.0m | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| 198 | Jason Kipnis | Atlanta Braves | 11 seasons | $54.9m | $4,986,443$5.0m |
| 199 | Bronson Arroyo | Cincinnati Reds | 20 seasons | $98.5m | $4,923,748$4.9m |
| 200 | Mark Melancon | Arizona Diamondbacks | 21 seasons | $103.1m | $4,910,085$4.9m |
| 201 | Zach Eflin | Tampa Bay Rays | 11 seasons | $53.9m | $4,904,013$4.9m |
| 202 | Andrew Miller | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 seasons | $78.0m | $4,875,288$4.9m |
| 203 | Sandy Alcantara | Miami Marlins | 12 seasons | $57.8m | $4,819,612$4.8m |
| 204 | Matt Wieters | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 seasons | $62.2m | $4,782,689$4.8m |
| 205 | Luis Severino | New York Yankees | 10 seasons | $47.8m | $4,780,589$4.8m |
| 206 | Asdrubal Cabrera | Arizona Diamondbacks | 14 seasons | $66.4m | $4,743,947$4.7m |
| 207 | Tyler Anderson | Los Angeles Angels | 12 seasons | $56.7m | $4,720,921$4.7m |
| 208 | Steven Matz | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 seasons | $56.5m | $4,711,537$4.7m |
| 209 | Carlos Carrasco | Cleveland Guardians | 16 seasons | $75.0m | $4,684,592$4.7m |
| 210 | Ian Kennedy | Arizona Diamondbacks | 16 seasons | $74.6m | $4,664,051$4.7m |
| 211 | Nico Hoerner | Chicago Cubs | 9 seasons | $41.7m | $4,638,212$4.6m |
| 212 | Taylor Rogers | San Francisco Giants | 11 seasons | $50.6m | $4,602,976$4.6m |
| 213 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | Toronto Blue Jays | 6 seasons | $27.6m | $4,598,074$4.6m |
| 214 | Jake Odorizzi | Houston Astros | 13 seasons | $59.6m | $4,588,102$4.6m |
| 215 | Randal Grichuk | Toronto Blue Jays | 11 seasons | $50.2m | $4,565,696$4.6m |
| 216 | Bo Bichette | Toronto Blue Jays | 8 seasons | $36.5m | $4,563,988$4.6m |
| 217 | Joakim Soria | Arizona Diamondbacks | 15 seasons | $68.2m | $4,546,976$4.5m |
| 218 | Brett Anderson | Milwaukee Brewers | 14 seasons | $62.9m | $4,494,147$4.5m |
| 219 | Liam Hendriks | Chicago White Sox | 14 seasons | $62.8m | $4,487,132$4.5m |
| 220 | Alex Wood | San Francisco Giants | 12 seasons | $53.5m | $4,459,533$4.5m |
| 221 | Greg Holland | Kansas City Royals | 11 seasons | $48.9m | $4,448,800$4.4m |
| 222 | Mark Trumbo | Baltimore Orioles | 15 seasons | $66.5m | $4,435,267$4.4m |
| 223 | Kyle Gibson | Baltimore Orioles | 12 seasons | $52.9m | $4,411,006$4.4m |
| 224 | Matt Chapman | Toronto Blue Jays | 8 seasons | $35.1m | $4,391,678$4.4m |
| 225 | Tanner Roark | Atlanta Braves | 9 seasons | $39.5m | $4,389,450$4.4m |
| 226 | Mike Minor | Kansas City Royals | 14 seasons | $61.4m | $4,386,758$4.4m |
| 227 | Merrill Kelly | Arizona Diamondbacks | 7 seasons | $30.6m | $4,373,016$4.4m |
| 228 | Josh Hader | San Diego Padres | 8 seasons | $34.9m | $4,364,221$4.4m |
| 229 | Nick Martinez | San Diego Padres | 8 seasons | $34.9m | $4,362,703$4.4m |
| 230 | Francisco Liriano | Toronto Blue Jays | 15 seasons | $65.1m | $4,339,533$4.3m |
| 231 | Max Muncy | Los Angeles Dodgers | 9 seasons | $39.0m | $4,338,783$4.3m |
| 232 | Miguel Sano | Minnesota Twins | 10 seasons | $43.3m | $4,325,774$4.3m |
| 233 | Yoshitomo Tsutsugo | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 seasons | $12.8m | $4,281,903$4.3m |
| 234 | Carlos Martinez | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 seasons | $47.0m | $4,270,415$4.3m |
| 235 | Tyler Glasnow | Tampa Bay Rays | 10 seasons | $42.6m | $4,255,003$4.3m |
| 236 | Ryan Pressly | Houston Astros | 14 seasons | $58.8m | $4,202,912$4.2m |
| 237 | Didi Gregorius | Philadelphia Phillies | 15 seasons | $63.0m | $4,202,772$4.2m |
| 238 | Rich Hill | Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 seasons | $79.8m | $4,202,299$4.2m |
| 239 | Drew Smyly | Chicago Cubs | 15 seasons | $62.8m | $4,186,344$4.2m |
| 240 | Andrew Heaney | Texas Rangers | 12 seasons | $50.1m | $4,175,875$4.2m |
| 241 | German Marquez | Colorado Rockies | 10 seasons | $41.5m | $4,150,652$4.2m |
| 242 | James McCann | New York Mets | 12 seasons | $49.7m | $4,142,603$4.1m |
| 243 | Martin Perez | Texas Rangers | 13 seasons | $53.8m | $4,139,745$4.1m |
| 244 | Joc Pederson | San Francisco Giants | 11 seasons | $45.3m | $4,120,665$4.1m |
| 245 | Anthony DeSclafani | San Francisco Giants | 12 seasons | $49.4m | $4,114,571$4.1m |
| 246 | Jeurys Familia | Philadelphia Phillies | 12 seasons | $48.9m | $4,071,156$4.1m |
| 247 | Jackie Bradley Jr. | Milwaukee Brewers | 12 seasons | $48.8m | $4,069,830$4.1m |
| 248 | Daniel Bard | Colorado Rockies | 7 seasons | $28.4m | $4,055,576$4.1m |
| 249 | Dee Gordon | Milwaukee Brewers | 11 seasons | $44.5m | $4,047,976$4.0m |
| 250 | Pete Alonso | New York Mets | 6 seasons | $24.3m | $4,047,108$4.0m |
3 seasons is the floor. Below it the figure is one contract with a rank printed beside it, and a single maximum year would take the whole top of this table off men who never signed a second deal.
Frequently asked questions
Who tops the MLB seasons list?
Aaron Judge, $23,300,922 (17 seasons), against a career total of $396,115,671.
What does the per season column add up to?
$2,089,763,140 across the 250 rows here, an average of $8,359,053 each. The ten at the top hold 9.6% of it.
How many clear $1 million?
250 of the 250 rows.
Where does this figure come from?
Contract money and nothing else: basic salary, signing bonus, incentives and a trade bonus where a deal carried one. No endorsement, no appearance fee, no business income.
Why does the table stop at 250?
Because below it the question stops being interesting: the 2,957 careers on record produce tens of thousands of rows on this cut, and the ranking that matters is the top of it. The all-time list carries every career we hold.
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