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2003 Player Salaries
Salaries for the 827 major leaguers on Opening Day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and other guaranteed income. For some players, parts of salaries deferred without interest are discounted to reflect present-day values:
American League East National League East
Baltimore Orioles Atlanta Braves
Boston Red Sox Florida Marlins
New York Yankees Montreal Expos
Tampa Bay Devil Rays New York Mets
Toronto Blue Jays Philadelphia Phillies
American League Central National League Central
Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Indians Cincinnati Reds
Detroit Tigers Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
American League West National League West
Anaheim Angels Arizona Diamondbacks
Oakland Athletics Colorado Rockies
Seattle Mariners Los Angeles Dodgers
Texas Rangers San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants

Highest Salaries
Current baseball contracts with average annual values of $14 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 Club Years Avg. Salary
Alex Rodriguez Texas Rangers 2001-10 $25,200,000
Manny Ramirez Boston Red Sox 2001-08 $20,000,000
Derek Jeter New York Yankees 2001-10 $18,900,000
Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs 2002-05 $18,000,000
Barry Bonds San Francisco Giants 2002-06 $18,000,000
Pedro Martinez Boston Red Sox 2004 $17,500,000
Jason Giambi New York Yankees 2002-08 $17,142,857
Jeff Bagwell Houston Astros 2002-06 $17,000,000
Carlos Delgado Toronto Blue Jays 2001-04 $17,000,000
Randy Johnson Arizona Diamondbacks 2004-05 $16,500,000
Todd Helton Colorado Rockies 2003-11 $15,722,222
Mike Hampton Atlanta Braves 2001-08 $15,125,000
Kevin Brown Los Angeles Dodgers 1999-05 $15,000,000
Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves 2001-06 $15,000,000
Mike Mussina New York Yankees 2001-06 $14,750,000
Greg Maddux Atlanta Braves 2003 $14,750,000
Jim Thome Philadelphia Phillies 2003-08 $14,166,667
Shawn Green Los Angeles 2000-05 $14,000,000
 

 


 
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