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Highest Salaries
NEW YORK (AP) -- Baseball contracts with average annual values of $12 million or more. 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:
Player  Team  Years  Avg. Salary 
Alex Rodriguez  Texas  2001-10  $25,200,000 
Carlos Delgado  Toronto  2001-04  $17,000,000 
Roger Clemens  N.Y. Yankees  2001-02  $15,450,000 
Mike Hampton  Colorado   2001-08  $15,125,000 
Kevin Brown  Los Angeles  1999-05  $15,000,000 
Chipper Jones  Atlanta  2001-06  $15,000,000 
Mike Mussina  N.Y. Yankees  2001-06  $14,750,000 
Shawn Green  Los Angeles  2000-05  $14,000,000 
Mo Vaughn  Anaheim  1999-04  $13,333,333 
Randy Johnson  Arizona  1999-02  $13,100,000 
Albert Belle  Baltimore  1999-03  $13,000,000 
Mike Piazza  N.Y. Mets  1999-05  $13,000,000 
Ken Griffey Jr.  Cincinnati  2000-08  $12,500,000 
Larry Walker  Colorado  2000-05  $12,500,000 
Bernie Williams  N.Y. Yankees  1999-05  $12,500,000 
Pedro Martinez  Boston  1998-03  $12,000,000 
 

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