Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw is baseball’s highest-paid player
Left fielder Alex Gordon’s salary is $13,750,000 this season, but he only ranks 65th among all major-league players. The Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw leads the way at $31,000,000. Below are the highest-paid players in the majors, and the Royals — and some former Royals — making at least $4,000,000. 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.
Baseball’s highest paid players
Player, Club | Salary |
1. Clayton Kershaw, LAD | $31,000,000 |
2. Justin Verlander, Det | 28,000,000 |
3. Zack Greinke, LAD | 27,000,000 |
4. Josh Hamilton, LAA | 25,400,000 |
5. Ryan Howard, Phi | 25,000,000 |
(tie) Cliff Lee, Phi | 25,000,000 |
7. Felix Hernandez, Sea | 24,857,143 |
8. CC Sabathia, NYY | 24,285,714 |
9. Robinson Cano, Sea | 24,000,000 |
(tie) Prince Fielder, Tex | 24,000,000 |
(tie) Albert Pujols, LAA | 24,000,000 |
12. Cole Hamels, Phi | 23,500,000 |
13. Mark Teixeira, NYY | 23,125,000 |
14. Joe Mauer, Min | 23,000,000 |
15. Miguel Cabrera, Det | 22,000,000 |
(tie) Jose Reyes, Tor | 22,000,000 |
(tie) Alex Rodriguez, NYY | 22,000,000 |
(tie) Masahiro Tanaka, NYY | 22,000,000 |
19. Adrian Gonzalez, LAD | 21,857,143 |
65. Alex Gordon, KC | 13,750,000 |
113. (tie) James Shields, SD | 10,000,000 |
128. (tie) Alex Rios, KC | 9,500,000 |
137. (tie) Jeremy Guthrie, KC | 9,000,000 |
150. (tie) Jason Vargas, KC | 8,500,000 |
157. Greg Holland, KC | 8,250,000 |
171. (tie) Omar Infante, KC | 7,500,000 |
(tie). Edinson Volquez, KC | 7,500,000 |
183. Wade Davis, KC | 7,000,000 |
(tie). Joakim Soria, Det | 7,000,000 |
195. Billy Butler, Oak | 6,666,667 |
198. (tie) Kendrys Morales, KC | 6,500,000 |
221. Eric Hosmer, KC | 5,650,000 |
280. (tie) Nori Aoki, SF | 4,000,000 |
(tie) Luke Hochevar, KC | 4,000,000 |
This story was originally published March 31, 2015 at 6:09 PM with the headline "Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw is baseball’s highest-paid player."