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Highest baseball salaries
 
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 Total package value
NEW YORK -- Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources and include all guaranteed income but not income from potential incentive bonuses. There is no distinction for money deferred without interest:

CONTRACTS WORTH $50 MILLION OR MORE
Player, club Years Total value
Ken Griffey Jr., Cincinnati 2000-2009 $116.5 million
Kevin Brown, Los Angeles 1999-2005 $105 million
Mike Piazza, N.Y. Mets 1999-2005 $91 million
Bernie Williams, N.Y. Yankees 1999-2005 $87.5 million
Shawn Green, Los Angeles 2000-05 $84 million
Mo Vaughn, Anaheim 1999-2004 $80 million
Pedro Martinez, Boston 1998-2003 $75 million
Larry Walker, Colorado 2000-05 $75 million
Gary Sheffield, Los Angeles 1998-2003 $68.5 million
Albert Belle, Baltimore 1999-2003 $65 million
Raul Mondesi, Toronto 1998-2003 $60 million
Greg Maddux, Atlanta 1998-2002 $57.5 million
Randy Johnson, Arizona 1999-2002 $52.4 million

Annual value
NEW YORK -- Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources and include all guaranteed income but not income from potential incentive bonuses. There is no distinction for money deferred without interest:

ANNUAL CONTRACTS AVERAGING $10 MILLION OR MORE
Player, club Years Avg. salary
Kevin Brown, Los Angeles 1999-2005 $15,000,000
Shawn Green, Los Angeles 2000-05 $14,000,000
Mo Vaughn, Anaheim 1999-2004 $13,333,333
Randy Johnson, Arizona 1999-2002 $13,100,000
Mike Piazza, N.Y. Mets 1999-2005 $13,000,000
Albert Belle, Baltimore 1999-2003 $13,000,000
Ken Griffey Jr., Cincinnati 2000-2009 $12,944,444
Pedro Martinez, Boston 1998-2003 $12,500,000
Bernie Williams, N.Y. Yankees 1999-2005 $12,500,000
Larry Walker, Colorado 2000-05 $12,500,000
David Cone, N.Y. Yankees 2000 $12,000,000
Carlos Delgado, Toronto 2000-02 $12,000,000
Greg Maddux, Atlanta 1998-2002 $11,500,000
Barry Bonds, San Francisco 1999-2000 $11,450,000
Gary Sheffield, Los Angeles 1998-2003 $11,416,667
Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs 1998-2001 $10,625,000
Raul Mondesi, Toronto 1998-2003 $10,000,000

 



ALSO SEE
History of highest-paid players