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Left Field career earnings
$1,915,593,931 across 68 careers, led by Christian Yelich on $231,335,613.
Every MLB career filed at this position, ranked by total contract money. It comes to 4.4% of the money on record, at an average of $28,170,499 a career.
CAREER MONEY $1.92bn
PER CAREER $28.2m
CAREERS 68
SHARE OF LEAGUE 4.4%
RANK 8 of 13
Left Field at a glance
What the position has been paid
- Career money
- $1,915,593,931
- Careers
- 68
- Per career
- $28,170,499
- Paid through 2024
- $1,397,093,931
- Still to be paid
- $518,500,000
- Rank
- 8 of 13 positions
The fifteen richest Left Field careers
Total contract money, 2005 to 2042
Every Left Field career
Ranked by total contract money
| # | Player | Club | Seasons | Span | Still owed | Career earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Christian Yelich Paid in 2024 | Milwaukee Brewers | 30 | 2010 to 2042 | $122.5m | $231,335,613$231.3m |
| 02 | Justin Upton | Los Angeles Angels | 16 | 2006 to 2022 | - | $181,062,778$181.1m |
| 03 | Corbin Carroll Paid in 2024 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 11 | 2019 to 2031 | $125.0m | $137,887,802$137.9m |
| 04 | Yordan Alvarez Paid in 2024 | Houston Astros | 11 | 2016 to 2028 | $93.0m | $118,935,607$118.9m |
| 05 | Michael Brantley | Houston Astros | 15 | 2005 to 2023 | - | $104,436,467$104.4m |
| 06 | Kyle Schwarber Paid in 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies | 12 | 2014 to 2025 | $20.0m | $99,989,866$100.0m |
| 07 | Andrew Benintendi Paid in 2024 | Chicago White Sox | 13 | 2015 to 2027 | $47.5m | $97,008,585$97.0m |
| 08 | Masataka Yoshida Paid in 2024 | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 2023 to 2027 | $54.0m | $90,000,000$90.0m |
| 09 | Ian Happ Paid in 2024 | Chicago Cubs | 11 | 2015 to 2026 | $38.0m | $87,230,347$87.2m |
| 10 | Brett Gardner | New York Yankees | 16 | 2005 to 2022 | - | $82,358,962$82.4m |
| 11 | A.J. Pollock | Seattle Mariners | 13 | 2009 to 2023 | - | $78,498,337$78.5m |
| 12 | Mitch Haniger Paid in 2024 | San Francisco Giants | 11 | 2012 to 2025 | $15.5m | $58,365,716$58.4m |
| 13 | Juan Soto | San Diego Padres | 7 | 2015 to 2023 | - | $51,304,031$51.3m |
| 14 | Corey Dickerson | Washington Nationals | 12 | 2010 to 2023 | - | $46,620,456$46.6m |
| 15 | Joc Pederson | San Francisco Giants | 11 | 2010 to 2023 | - | $45,327,311$45.3m |
| 16 | Eloy Jimenez Paid in 2024 | Chicago White Sox | 8 | 2012 to 2025 | $3.0m | $44,855,556$44.9m |
| 17 | Mark Canha Paid in 2024 | New York Mets | 11 | 2010 to 2024 | - | $39,317,250$39.3m |
| 18 | David Peralta | Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 | 2005 to 2023 | - | $37,191,393$37.2m |
| 19 | Eddie Rosario | Atlanta Braves | 10 | 2010 to 2023 | - | $35,382,173$35.4m |
| 20 | Jurickson Profar | Colorado Rockies | 12 | 2012 to 2023 | - | $32,632,448$32.6m |
| 21 | Tommy Pham | New York Mets | 11 | 2006 to 2023 | - | $32,103,662$32.1m |
| 22 | Brad Miller | Texas Rangers | 12 | 2011 to 2023 | - | $29,299,176$29.3m |
| 23 | Austin Meadows | Detroit Tigers | 7 | 2013 to 2023 | - | $12,903,767$12.9m |
| 24 | Tyler O'Neill | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 2013 to 2023 | - | $10,497,160$10.5m |
| 25 | Raimel Tapia | Milwaukee Brewers | 9 | 2010 to 2023 | - | $9,809,700$9.8m |
| 26 | Tyler Naquin | Cincinnati Reds | 8 | 2012 to 2022 | - | $9,530,162$9.5m |
| 27 | Chad Pinder | Oakland Athletics | 8 | 2013 to 2022 | - | $8,280,331$8.3m |
| 28 | Austin Slater | San Francisco Giants | 8 | 2014 to 2023 | - | $7,554,986$7.6m |
| 29 | Randy Arozarena | Tampa Bay Rays | 6 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $6,892,575$6.9m |
| 30 | Travis Jankowski | Texas Rangers | 10 | 2012 to 2023 | - | $6,673,007$6.7m |
| 31 | Adam Haseley | Philadelphia Phillies | 5 | 2017 to 2022 | - | $5,923,090$5.9m |
| 32 | Alex Dickerson | Atlanta Braves | 9 | 2011 to 2022 | - | $5,911,859$5.9m |
| 33 | Taylor Ward | Los Angeles Angels | 7 | 2015 to 2023 | - | $5,835,139$5.8m |
| 34 | Jarred Kelenic | Seattle Mariners | 4 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $5,808,328$5.8m |
| 35 | Austin Hays | Baltimore Orioles | 8 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $5,535,548$5.5m |
| 36 | Daulton Varsho | Toronto Blue Jays | 5 | 2017 to 2023 | - | $5,238,360$5.2m |
| 37 | Jake Cave | Baltimore Orioles | 7 | 2011 to 2023 | - | $3,357,009$3.4m |
| 38 | Brent Rooker | Oakland Athletics | 5 | 2017 to 2023 | - | $3,181,774$3.2m |
| 39 | D.J. Stewart | Baltimore Orioles | 6 | 2015 to 2022 | - | $3,163,434$3.2m |
| 40 | LaMonte Wade | San Francisco Giants | 6 | 2015 to 2023 | - | $3,089,812$3.1m |
| 41 | Connor Joe | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 2014 to 2023 | - | $3,075,596$3.1m |
| 42 | Christin Stewart | Boston Red Sox | 4 | 2015 to 2020 | - | $2,534,665$2.5m |
| 43 | Seth Brown | Oakland Athletics | 6 | 2015 to 2023 | - | $2,216,532$2.2m |
| 44 | Nick Solak | Seattle Mariners | 6 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $2,194,601$2.2m |
| 45 | Preston Tucker | San Diego Padres | 5 | 2012 to 2023 | - | $1,889,975$1.9m |
| 46 | Ryan LaMarre | New York Yankees | 7 | 2010 to 2021 | - | $1,865,001$1.9m |
| 47 | T.J. Friedl | Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $1,841,991$1.8m |
| 48 | Edward Olivares | Kansas City Royals | 5 | 2014 to 2023 | - | $1,796,317$1.8m |
| 49 | Akil Baddoo | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 2016 to 2022 | - | $1,796,056$1.8m |
| 50 | Steven Kwan | Cleveland Guardians | 3 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $1,612,300$1.6m |
| 51 | Bryan De La Cruz | Miami Marlins | 3 | 2021 to 2023 | - | $1,579,269$1.6m |
| 52 | Yadiel Hernandez | Washington Nationals | 4 | 2016 to 2022 | - | $1,520,958$1.5m |
| 53 | Pablo Reyes | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $1,239,262 |
| 54 | Daniel Palka | New York Mets | 3 | 2013 to 2019 | - | $1,192,536 |
| 55 | Austin Dean | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 2012 to 2021 | - | $1,077,597 |
| 56 | Stone Garrett | Washington Nationals | 3 | 2014 to 2023 | - | $1,055,370 |
| 57 | Oswaldo Cabrera | New York Yankees | 3 | 2015 to 2023 | - | $1,011,187 |
| 58 | Kerry Carpenter | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 2022 to 2023 | - | $939,076 |
| 59 | Canaan Smith-Njigba | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 2017 to 2022 | - | $935,944 |
| 60 | Jose Marmolejos | Seattle Mariners | 3 | 2017 to 2021 | - | $885,609 |
| 61 | Richard Palacios | Cleveland Guardians | 2 | 2018 to 2022 | - | $824,986 |
| 62 | Cooper Hummel | Seattle Mariners | 3 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $714,940 |
| 63 | Stefen Romero | Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 | 2010 to 2022 | - | $613,419 |
| 64 | Bryant Packard | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 2019 | - | $386,600 |
| 65 | Miles Mastrobuoni | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $297,266 |
| 66 | Mark Payton | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 2020 to 2021 | - | $150,763 |
| 67 | Jason Krizan | San Francisco Giants | 1 | 2022 | - | $11,538 |
| 68 | Cade Marlowe | Seattle Mariners | 1 | 2019 | - | $5,000 |
Left Field money by season
What these careers were paid, year by year
$6.9m 11
$19m 12
$20m 13
$33m 14
$39m 15
$61m 16
$75m 17
$90m 18
$124m 19
$62m 20
$188m 21
$250m 22
$272m 23
$142m 24
2023 is the biggest year on this chart at $271,817,674. The shape follows the careers filed at this position today rather than everybody who has ever played it.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid Left Field in MLB?
Christian Yelich. His contracts are worth $231,335,613 across 30 seasons from 2010 to 2042.
What have MLB left fields earned?
$1,915,593,931 across 68 careers, an average of $28,170,499 each. That is 4.4% of every dollar in the MLB file.
How does that rank?
Left Field is 8 of 13 positions by total career money, behind Center Field on $2,401,068,205 and ahead of Catcher on $1,865,970,993.
How many are still being paid?
10 of the 68 have a figure against the 2024 season, and $518,500,000 is written into deals that run past it.
What counts towards a position total?
Every career filed at left field now. A man counts once, at the position he is listed at today, so a career that moved between two jobs sits entirely under the second.
The positions either side
The same table, 12 other positions
Starting Pitcher · Relief Pitcher · Shortstop · 3rd Base · Right Field · 1st Base · Center Field · Catcher · Designated Hitter · 2nd Base · Outfielders · Pitchers · All-time MLB earnings
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