MLB's All-Time Richest Players: Top 25 Rankings by Career Earnings

Major League Baseball has well over a century of history at its back, and as a non-salary cap sport, player contracts and team payrolls have exploded in value in recent times.

Today’s elite MLB players are averaging over $30 million annually, with the top earner, Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani, pacing baseball with a $70 million AAV after signing a historic 10-year, $700 million deal in December 2023. And that’s without any off-field endorsements or business ventures.

Here are the top 25 MLB players ranked by career earnings through the conclusion of the 2026 season, per Spotrac.

MLB Career Earnings Leaderboard

1. Alex Rodriguez (SS/3B)

• Career Earnings:$485.1 million
• Teams: Yankees, Rangers, Mariners

2. Justin Verlander (SP)

• Career Earnings:$411.2 million
• Teams: Tigers, Astros, Mets, Giants

3. Miguel Cabrera (1B/3B)

• Career Earnings:$393.1 million
• Teams: Marlins, Tigers

4. Max Scherzer (SP)

• Career Earnings:$365 million
• Teams: Nationals, Mets, Tigers, Blue Jays, Rangers, Diamondbacks, Dodgers

5. Albert Pujols (1B)

• Career Earnings:$341.8 million
• Teams: Angels, Cardinals, Dodgers

6. Zack Greinke (SP)

• Career Earnings:$340.9 million
• Teams: Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Astros, Royals, Brewers

7. Mike Trout (OF)

• Career Earnings:$338.6 million
• Teams: Angels

8. Clayton Kershaw (SP)

• Career Earnings:$314.6 million
• Teams: Dodgers

9. Stephen Strasburg (SP)

• Career Earnings:$267.2 million
• Teams: Nationals

10. Derek Jeter (SS)

• Career Earnings:$266.2 million
• Teams: Yankees

11. CC Sabathia (SP)

• Career Earnings:$265 million
• Teams: Yankees, Guardians, Brewers

12. Gerrit Cole (SP)

• Career Earnings:$264.2 million
• Teams: Yankees, Astros, Pirates

13. Giancarlo Stanton (OF/DH)

• Career Earnings:$262.5 million
• Teams: Yankees, Marlins

14. Robinson Cano (2B)

• Career Earnings:$252.05 million
• Teams: Mariners, Mets, Yankees, Padres, Braves

15. David Price (SP)

• Career Earnings:$252.04 million
• Teams: Red Sox, Rays, Dodgers, Tigers, Blue Jays

16. Juan Soto (OF/DH)

• Career Earnings:$251.5 million
• Teams: Mets, Yankees, Padres, Nationals

17. Joey Votto (1B)

• Career Earnings:$249.5 million
• Teams: Reds

18. Carlos Beltran (OF/DH)

• Career Earnings:$248.8 million
• Teams: Mets, Yankees, Cardinals, Royals, Astros, Rangers, Giants

19. Bryce Harper (OF/1B/DH)

• Career Earnings:$248.7 million
• Teams: Phillies, Nationals

20. Manny Ramirez (OF)

• Career Earnings:$244.3 million
• Teams: Red Sox, Dodgers, Guardians

21. Anthony Rendon (3B)

• Career Earnings:$240.4 million
• Teams: Angels, Nationals

22. Yu Darvish (SP)

• Career Earnings:$238.3 million
• Teams: Padres, Cubs, Rangers, Dodgers

23. Jose Altuve (2B/OF)

• Career Earnings:$235.9 million
• Teams: Astros

24. Nolan Arenado (3B)

• Career Earnings:$234.3 million
• Teams: Rockies, Cardinals, Diamondbacks

25. Joe Mauer (C/1B)

• Career Earnings:$223.2 million
• Teams: Twins

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