Salary Progression
- This list documents the progression of the highest average annual value contracts/contract extensions.
| Average annual salary | Date signed | Name | Team | Position | Contract duration (Years) |
Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $01170000 !1,170,000 | 01 !November 19, 1979 | Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan | Houston Astros | SP | 03 !3 | |
| $02500000 !2,500,000 | 02 !December 15, 1980 | Winfield, DaveDave Winfield | New York Yankees | RF | 10 | |
| $02600000 !2,600,000 | 03 !September 4, 1985 | Murray, EddieEddie Murray | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 05 !5 | |
| $02633333 !2,633,333 | 03.1 !February 16, 1989 | Hershiser, OrelOrel Hershiser | Los Angeles Dodgers | SP | 03 !3 | |
| $02970000 !2,970,000 | 04 !November 17, 1989 | Saberhagen, BretBret Saberhagen | Kansas City Royals | SP | 03 !3 | |
| $03000000 !3,000,000 | 05 !November 22, 1989 | Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett | Minnesota Twins | CF | 03 !3 | |
| $03200000 !3,200,000 | 06 !December 1, 1989 | Langston, MarkMark Langston | California Angels | SP | 05 !5 | |
| $03250000 !3,250,000 | 07 !December 11, 1989 | Davis, MarkMark Davis | Kansas City Royals | SP | 04 !4 | |
| $03500000 !3,500,000 | 08 !January 17, 1990 | Stewart, DaveDave Stewart | Oakland Athletics | SP | 02 !2 | |
| $03750000 !3,750,000 | 09 !January 22, 1990 | Clark, WillWill Clark | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 04 !4 | |
| $03860000 !3,860,000 | 10 !April 9, 1990 | Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly | New York Yankees | 1B | 05 !5 | |
| $04700000 !4,700,000 | 11 !June 28, 1990 | Canseco, JoseJose Canseco | Oakland Athletics | RF/DH | 05 !5 | |
| $05380000 !5,380,000 | 12 !February 2, 1991 | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | Boston Red Sox | SP | 04 !4 | |
| $05800000 !5,800,000 | 13 !December 2, 1991 | Bonilla, BobbyBobby Bonilla | New York Mets | 3B/RF | 05 !5 | |
| $07100000 !7,100,000 | 14 !March 2, 1992 | Sandberg, RyneRyne Sandberg | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 04 !4 | |
| $07290000 !7,290,000 | 15 !December 6, 1992 | Bonds, BarryBarry Bonds | San Francisco Giants | LF | 06 !6 | |
| $08500000 !8,500,000 | 16 !January 31, 1996 | Griffey, Jr., KenKen Griffey, Jr. | Seattle Mariners | CF | 04 !4 | |
| $11000000 !11,000,000 | 17 !November 19, 1996 | Belle, AlbertAlbert Belle | Chicago White Sox | LF | 05 !5 | |
| $11450000 !11,450,000 | 18 !March 20, 1997 | Bonds, BarryBarry Bonds | San Francisco Giants | LF | 02 !2 | |
| $11500000 !11,500,000 | 19 !August 10, 1997 | Maddux, GregGreg Maddux | Atlanta Braves | SP | 05 !5 | |
| $12500000 !12,500,000 | 20 !December 10, 1997 | MartÃnez, PedroPedro MartÃnez | Boston Red Sox | SP | 06 !6 | |
| $13000000 !13,000,000 | 21 !October 26, 1998 | Piazza, MikeMike Piazza | New York Mets | C | 07 !7 | |
| $13333333 !13,333,333 | 22 !November 25, 1998 | Vaughn, MoMo Vaughn | Anaheim Angels | 1B | 06 !6 | |
| $15000000 !15,000,000 | 23 !December 12, 1998 | Brown, KevinKevin Brown | Los Angeles Dodgers | SP | 07 !7 | |
| $15450000 !15,450,000 | 24 !August 11, 2000 | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | New York Yankees | SP | 02 !2 | |
| $17000000 !17,000,000 | 25 !October 20, 2000 | Delgado, CarlosCarlos Delgado | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | 04 !4 | |
| $25200000 !25,200,000 | 26 !December 10, 2000 | Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez | Texas Rangers | SS | 10 | |
| $27500000 !27,500,000 | 27 !December 13, 2007 | Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez | New York Yankees | 3B | 10 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Highest Paid Major League Baseball Players
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