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MLB · 30 CLUBS

MLB career earnings by club

$43,268,293,635 across 2,957 careers, the San Diego Padres the biggest single club at $2,538,784,734.

Career money carried by each roster as it stands: every man on the books, and everything his contracts have been worth across every season anywhere. It is not a payroll and it is not a wage bill, it is what the room has earned.

TOTAL $43.27bn
BIGGEST $2.54bn
CLUBS 30
CAREERS 2,957
TOP THREE HOLD 17.0%

The richest clubs

Career money earned by the players on them

Top three hold 17.0%

San Diego Padres $2.54bn Los Angeles Dodgers $2.46bn New York Mets $2.36bn Atlanta Braves $2.09bn Philadelphia Phillies $1.98bn Washington Nationals $1.79bn Colorado Rockies $1.76bn Boston Red Sox $1.75bn St. Louis Cardinals $1.72bn Los Angeles Angels $1.72bn New York Yankees $1.69bn Texas Rangers $1.59bn Toronto Blue Jays $1.53bn Chicago Cubs $1.44bn Milwaukee Brewers $1.35bn

Every club ranked

Total career money, and what it comes to per career

30 clubs

# Club Careers Per career Top earner Span Career money
01 San Diego Padres 84 $30.2m Manny Machado 1998 to 2034 $2,538,784,734$2.54bn
02 Los Angeles Dodgers 111 $22.2m Mookie Betts 2002 to 2044 $2,461,710,100$2.46bn
03 New York Mets 106 $22.2m Justin Verlander 2005 to 2042 $2,357,071,279$2.36bn
04 Atlanta Braves 85 $24.6m Robinson Cano 2001 to 2032 $2,094,167,298$2.09bn
05 Philadelphia Phillies 95 $20.9m Bryce Harper 2007 to 2033 $1,983,041,349$1.98bn
06 Washington Nationals 128 $13.9m Stephen Strasburg 2002 to 2032 $1,785,114,575$1.79bn
07 Colorado Rockies 99 $17.8m Nolan Arenado 1998 to 2041 $1,758,214,860$1.76bn
08 Boston Red Sox 89 $19.7m Rafael Devers 2006 to 2043 $1,750,860,402$1.75bn
09 St. Louis Cardinals 96 $17.9m Albert Pujols 1999 to 2033 $1,716,670,623$1.72bn
10 Los Angeles Angels 104 $16.5m Mike Trout 2004 to 2030 $1,715,179,562$1.72bn
11 New York Yankees 85 $19.9m Aaron Judge 2005 to 2031 $1,693,250,464$1.69bn
12 Texas Rangers 100 $15.9m Corey Seager 2007 to 2038 $1,589,373,807$1.59bn
13 Toronto Blue Jays 85 $18.0m George Springer 1996 to 2028 $1,533,465,164$1.53bn
14 Chicago Cubs 112 $12.9m Dansby Swanson 2002 to 2029 $1,442,523,825$1.44bn
15 Milwaukee Brewers 113 $11.9m Christian Yelich 2004 to 2042 $1,349,605,534$1.35bn
16 Kansas City Royals 98 $13.3m Zack Greinke 2000 to 2026 $1,307,837,984$1.31bn
17 Chicago White Sox 86 $14.8m Elvis Andrus 2005 to 2027 $1,275,849,245$1.28bn
18 San Francisco Giants 102 $12.3m Buster Posey 2002 to 2028 $1,258,932,781$1.26bn
19 Houston Astros 80 $15.5m Jose Abreu 2004 to 2028 $1,236,773,226$1.24bn
20 Miami Marlins 101 $12.2m Giancarlo Stanton 2004 to 2028 $1,235,308,954$1.24bn
21 Minnesota Twins 102 $12.0m Carlos Correa 2004 to 2028 $1,220,432,189$1.22bn
22 Arizona Diamondbacks 115 $10.1m Madison Bumgarner 2006 to 2031 $1,157,988,724$1.16bn
23 Detroit Tigers 88 $12.0m Miguel Cabrera 1999 to 2027 $1,057,076,638$1.06bn
24 Seattle Mariners 89 $11.8m Julio Rodriguez 2008 to 2034 $1,048,012,757$1.05bn
25 Cincinnati Reds 120 $8.0m Joey Votto 2001 to 2029 $965,612,306$965.6m
26 Baltimore Orioles 99 $9.5m Felix Hernandez 2002 to 2037 $944,822,061$944.8m
27 Pittsburgh Pirates 108 $7.9m Andrew McCutchen 2002 to 2031 $852,920,125$852.9m
28 Cleveland Guardians 77 $9.9m Jose Ramirez 2003 to 2030 $765,361,991$765.4m
29 Tampa Bay Rays 90 $7.3m Wander Franco 2005 to 2033 $660,205,585$660.2m
30 Oakland Athletics 110 $4.7m Khris Davis 2001 to 2024 $512,125,493$512.1m

Per career is the total divided by the number of careers in it, and it reorders the table: San Diego Padres pays $30,223,628 a career, against a ranking by total that is led by San Diego Padres.

Frequently asked questions

Which MLB club has the richest roster?

San Diego Padres, $2,538,784,734 across 84 careers, an average of $30,223,628 each.

How is a club total worked out?

Every career on the current roster, added together across every season each man has been paid anywhere. It is career money carried by a roster rather than a historical payroll, so a player who earned most of it at another club brings all of it with him.

Which club pays the best per career?

San Diego Padres, $30,223,628 per career across 84 of them.

Which club is bottom?

Oakland Athletics, $512,125,493 across 110 careers.

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