Total Payroll
2,024,680,522
Team payrolls for 2002 are compiled as of opening day and are based only on players with contracts at that time. Players called up later in the season or added mid-season via trade are not considered as part of team payroll for a season.
2002 New York Yankees team roster AL East 125,928,583 103 58 1 1 1 112,287,143 Derek Jeter (7)2002 Boston Red Sox team roster AL East 108,366,060 93 69 2 6 9 109,675,833 Manny Ramirez (4)2002 Texas Rangers team roster AL West 105,726,122 72 90 4 10 23 88,633,500 Alex Rodriguez (1)2002 Arizona Diamondbacks team roster NL West 102,819,999 98 64 1 2 5 85,247,999 Randy Johnson (10)2002 Los Angeles Dodgers team roster NL West 94,850,953 92 70 3 5 11 109,105,953 Kevin Brown (3)2002 New York Mets team roster NL East 94,633,593 75 86 5 11 19 93,674,428 Mo Vaughn (14)2002 Atlanta Braves team roster NL East 93,470,367 101 59 1 1 3 91,936,166 Greg Maddux (11)2002 Seattle Mariners team roster AL West 80,282,668 93 69 3 5 10 74,720,834 Bret Boone (49)2002 Cleveland Indians team roster AL Central 78,909,449 74 88 3 9 20 92,660,001 Jim Thome (49)2002 San Francisco Giants team roster NL West 78,299,835 95 66 2 4 7 63,280,167 Barry Bonds (5)2002 Toronto Blue Jays team roster AL East 76,864,333 78 84 3 8 17 76,895,999 Carlos Delgado (2)2002 Chicago Cubs team roster NL Central 75,690,833 67 95 5 14 24 64,515,833 Sammy Sosa (5)2002 St. Louis Cardinals team roster NL Central 74,660,875 97 65 1 3 6 78,333,333 Jim Edmonds (65)2002 Houston Astros team roster NL Central 63,448,417 84 78 2 6 12 60,387,667 Jeff Bagwell (16)2002 Anaheim Angels team roster AL West 61,721,667 99 63 2 3 4 47,735,168 Tim Salmon (27)2002 Baltimore Orioles team roster AL East 60,493,487 67 95 4 11 25 74,279,540 David Segui (86)2002 Philadelphia Phillies team roster NL East 57,957,999 80 81 3 8 15 41,663,833 Scott Rolen (43)2002 Chicago White Sox team roster AL Central 57,052,833 81 81 2 7 14 65,628,667 Frank Thomas (25)2002 Colorado Rockies team roster NL West 56,851,043 73 89 4 12 21 71,541,334 Larry Walker (12)2002 Detroit Tigers team roster AL Central 55,048,000 55 106 5 14 29 49,356,167 Dean Palmer (49)2002 Milwaukee Brewers team roster NL Central 50,287,833 56 106 6 16 28 45,099,333 Jeff Hammonds (63)2002 Kansas City Royals team roster AL Central 47,257,000 62 100 4 12 27 35,422,500 Mike Sweeney (49)2002 Cincinnati Reds team roster NL Central 45,050,390 78 84 3 10 18 48,784,000 Barry Larkin (35)2002 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster NL Central 42,323,599 72 89 4 13 22 57,760,833 Brian Giles (48)2002 Florida Marlins team roster NL East 41,979,917 79 83 4 9 16 35,562,500 Cliff Floyd (93)2002 San Diego Padres team roster NL West 41,425,000 66 96 5 15 26 38,882,833 Ray Lankford (47)2002 Minnesota Twins team roster AL Central 40,225,000 94 67 1 4 8 24,130,000 Brad Radke (37)2002 Oakland Athletics team roster AL West 40,004,167 103 59 1 2 2 33,810,750 Jermaine Dye (71)2002 Montreal Expos team roster NL East 38,670,500 83 79 2 7 13 34,849,500 Vladimir Guerrero (49)2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays team roster AL East 34,380,000 55 106 5 13 30 56,980,000 Greg Vaughn (37)30 record(s)
1 Alex Rodriguez Texas Rangers 22,000,000 2 Carlos Delgado Toronto Blue Jays 19,400,000 3 Kevin Brown Los Angeles Dodgers 15,714,286 4 Manny Ramirez Boston Red Sox 15,462,727 5 Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs 15,000,000 5 Barry Bonds San Francisco Giants 15,000,000 7 Derek Jeter New York Yankees 14,600,000 8 Pedro Martinez Boston Red Sox 14,000,000 9 Shawn Green Los Angeles Dodgers 13,416,667 10 Randy Johnson Arizona Diamondbacks 13,350,000 11 Greg Maddux Atlanta Braves 13,100,000 12 Larry Walker Colorado Rockies 12,666,667 13 Bernie Williams New York Yankees 12,357,143 14 Mo Vaughn New York Mets 12,166,667 15 Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves 11,333,333 16 Raul Mondesi Toronto Blue Jays 11,000,000 16 Mike Mussina New York Yankees 11,000,000 16 Juan Gonzalez Texas Rangers 11,000,000 16 Jeff Bagwell Houston Astros 11,000,000 20 Mike Piazza New York Mets 10,571,429 21 Jason Giambi New York Yankees 10,428,571 22 Roger Clemens New York Yankees 10,300,000 23 Curt Schilling Arizona Diamondbacks 10,000,000 23 Andruw Jones Atlanta Braves 10,000,000 25 Frank Thomas Chicago White Sox 9,927,000 26 Gary Sheffield Atlanta Braves 9,916,667 27 Tim Salmon Anaheim Angels 9,650,000 28 Ivan Rodriguez Texas Rangers 9,600,000 29 Mike Hampton Colorado Rockies 9,503,543 30 Matt Williams Arizona Diamondbacks 9,500,000 30 Kevin Appier Anaheim Angels 9,500,000 30 Andy Pettitte New York Yankees 9,500,000 33 Mariano Rivera New York Yankees 9,450,000 34 Al Leiter New York Mets 9,250,000 35 Nomar Garciaparra Boston Red Sox 9,000,000 35 Barry Larkin Cincinnati Reds 9,000,000 37 Craig Biggio Houston Astros 8,750,000 37 Greg Vaughn Tampa Bay Rays 8,750,000 37 Brad Radke Minnesota Twins 8,750,000 40 Rafael Palmeiro Texas Rangers 8,712,986 41 Carl Everett Texas Rangers 8,666,666 42 Tom Glavine Atlanta Braves 8,623,700 43 Scott Rolen Philadelphia Phillies 8,600,000 44 Ken Griffey Cincinnati Reds 8,557,223 45 Robin Ventura New York Yankees 8,500,000 46 Robb Nen San Francisco Giants 8,300,000 47 Ray Lankford San Diego Padres 8,100,000 48 Brian Giles Pittsburgh Pirates 8,063,003 49 Jay Bell Arizona Diamondbacks 8,000,000 49 Dean Palmer Detroit Tigers 8,000,000 49 Mike Sweeney Kansas City Royals 8,000,000 49 Jim Thome Cleveland Indians 8,000,000 49 Andy Ashby Los Angeles Dodgers 8,000,000 49 Todd Stottlemyre Arizona Diamondbacks 8,000,000 49 Wilson Alvarez Tampa Bay Rays 8,000,000 49 Bret Boone Seattle Mariners 8,000,000 49 Billy Wagner Houston Astros 8,000,000 49 Vladimir Guerrero Montreal Expos 8,000,000 59 Roberto Alomar New York Mets 7,939,664 60 Chuck Finley Cleveland Indians 7,911,948 61 Shane Reynolds Houston Astros 7,666,667 61 John Smoltz Atlanta Braves 7,666,667 63 Jeffrey Hammonds Milwaukee Brewers 7,500,000 63 Kenny Rogers Texas Rangers 7,500,000 65 Jim Edmonds St. Louis Cardinals 7,333,333 65 Mike Lieberthal Philadelphia Phillies 7,333,333 67 Woody Williams St. Louis Cardinals 7,300,000 68 Johnny Damon Boston Red Sox 7,250,000 68 Jose Lima Detroit Tigers 7,250,000 68 Fred McGriff Chicago Cubs 7,250,000 71 Aaron Sele Anaheim Angels 7,166,667 71 Jeromy Burnitz New York Mets 7,166,667 71 Darryl Kile St. Louis Cardinals 7,166,667 71 Jermaine Dye Oakland Athletics 7,166,667 75 Edgar Martinez Seattle Mariners 7,086,668 76 Darren Oliver Boston Red Sox 7,000,000 76 Rick Reed Minnesota Twins 7,000,000 76 Jorge Posada New York Yankees 7,000,000 76 Denny Neagle Colorado Rockies 7,000,000 76 David Justice Oakland Athletics 7,000,000 81 John Olerud Seattle Mariners 6,950,000 82 Chan Ho Park Texas Rangers 6,884,803 83 Eric Karros Los Angeles Dodgers 6,875,000 84 Todd Zeile Colorado Rockies 6,833,333 85 Rusty Greer Texas Rangers 6,800,000 86 David Segui Baltimore Orioles 6,762,895 87 Jose Offerman Boston Red Sox 6,750,000 88 Ugueth Urbina Boston Red Sox 6,700,000 89 Ellis Burks Cleveland Indians 6,666,667 90 Brian Jordan Los Angeles Dodgers 6,600,000 90 Trevor Hoffman San Diego Padres 6,600,000 92 Jason Kendall Pittsburgh Pirates 6,571,429 93 Magglio Ordonez Chicago White Sox 6,500,000 93 Cliff Floyd Florida Marlins 6,500,000 93 Jamie Moyer Seattle Mariners 6,500,000 93 Todd Hundley Chicago Cubs 6,500,000 97 Jeff Cirillo Seattle Mariners 6,375,000 98 Andy Benes St. Louis Cardinals 6,367,542 99 Bobby Abreu Philadelphia Phillies 6,333,333 100 Ray Durham Chicago White Sox 6,300,000 100 record(s)
