2025 | 5,075,316,630 | 800,000 | 5,200,000 | 967 | 30 | Juan Soto | Los Angeles Dodgers ($331,013,580) | Miami Marlins ($68,004,097) |
2024 | 4,906,571,671 | 740,000 | 4,888,833 | 1520 | 30 | Shohei Ohtani | New York Mets ($307,792,124) | Oakland Athletics ($61,945,000) |
2023 | 4,451,414,228 | 720,000 | 4,644,046 | 1210 | 30 | Max Scherzer | New York Mets ($334,233,332) | Oakland Athletics ($43,145,000) |
2022 | 4,200,988,230 | 700,000 | 4,317,736 | 1261 | 30 | Max Scherzer | Los Angeles Dodgers ($285,508,333) | Oakland Athletics ($32,548,334) |
2021 | 3,825,147,026 | 570,500 | 4,170,000 | 1540 | 30 | Mike Trout | Los Angeles Dodgers ($241,372,403) | Pittsburgh Pirates ($45,599,000) |
2020 | 3,735,758,835 | 563,500 | 4,724,815 | 1355 | 30 | Mike Trout | New York Yankees ($214,291,339) | Pittsburgh Pirates ($42,119,000) |
2019 | 4,007,869,480 | 555,000 | 4,509,524 | 1447 | 30 | Max Scherzer | Boston Red Sox ($222,171,123) | Tampa Bay Rays ($60,444,931) |
2018 | 4,141,041,635 | 545,000 | 4,095,686 | 1384 | 30 | Mike Trout | Boston Red Sox ($235,649,368) | Oakland Athletics ($68,534,631) |
2017 | 3,878,284,045 | 535,000 | 4,097,122 | 1363 | 30 | Clayton Kershaw | Los Angeles Dodgers ($187,989,811) | San Diego Padres ($34,574,400) |
2016 | 3,937,842,897 | 507,500 | 3,966,020 | 1358 | 30 | Clayton Kershaw | Los Angeles Dodgers ($253,639,162) | Milwaukee Brewers ($62,964,319) |
2015 | 3,658,284,542 | 507,500 | 3,952,252 | 1358 | 30 | Clayton Kershaw | Los Angeles Dodgers ($230,352,402) | Arizona Diamondbacks ($65,770,333) |
2014 | 3,453,960,397 | 500,000 | 3,818,923 | 1324 | 30 | Zack Greinke | Los Angeles Dodgers ($235,295,219) | Houston Astros ($44,544,174) |
2013 | 3,187,568,088 | 490,000 | 3,386,212 | 1313 | 30 | Alex Rodriguez | New York Yankees ($228,995,945) | Houston Astros ($24,328,538) |
2012 | 2,940,657,192 | 480,000 | 3,213,479 | 1291 | 30 | Alex Rodriguez | New York Yankees ($197,962,289) | San Diego Padres ($55,244,700) |
2011 | 2,786,161,291 | 414,000 | 3,095,183 | 1306 | 30 | Alex Rodriguez | New York Yankees ($202,689,028) | Kansas City Royals ($36,126,000) |
2010 | 2,730,601,685 | 400,000 | 3,014,572 | 1256 | 30 | Alex Rodriguez | New York Yankees ($206,333,389) | Pittsburgh Pirates ($34,943,000) |
2009 | 2,655,395,194 | 400,000 | 2,996,106 | 1271 | 30 | Alex Rodriguez | New York Yankees ($201,449,189) | Florida Marlins ($36,834,000) |
2008 | 2,686,433,458 | 390,000 | 2,925,679 | 1298 | 30 | Alex Rodriguez | New York Yankees ($209,081,577) | Florida Marlins ($21,811,500) |
2007 | 2,476,688,987 | 380,000 | 2,824,751 | 1279 | 30 | Jason Giambi | New York Yankees ($189,259,045) | Tampa Bay Rays ($24,123,500) |
2006 | 2,326,706,685 | 327,000 | 2,699,292 | 1243 | 30 | Alex Rodriguez | New York Yankees ($194,663,079) | Florida Marlins ($14,998,500) |
2005 | 2,191,886,898 | 316,000 | 2,476,589 | 1236 | 30 | Alex Rodriguez | New York Yankees ($208,306,817) | Tampa Bay Rays ($29,679,067) |
2004 | 2,071,265,943 | 300,000 | 2,313,535 | 1245 | 30 | Manny Ramirez | New York Yankees ($184,193,950) | Milwaukee Brewers ($27,528,500) |
2003 | 2,127,863,461 | 300,000 | 2,372,189 | 1229 | 30 | Alex Rodriguez | New York Yankees ($152,749,814) | Tampa Bay Rays ($19,630,000) |
2002 | 2,024,680,522 | 200,000 | 2,295,649 | 1219 | 30 | Alex Rodriguez | New York Yankees ($125,928,583) | Tampa Bay Rays ($34,380,000) |
2001 | 1,962,841,814 | 200,000 | 2,138,896 | 1218 | 30 | Alex Rodriguez | New York Yankees ($112,287,143) | Minnesota Twins ($24,130,000) |
2000 | 1,686,271,795 | 200,000 | 1,895,630 | 1230 | 30 | Kevin Brown | New York Yankees ($92,938,260) | Minnesota Twins ($15,654,500) |
1999 | 1,445,119,433 | 200,000 | 1,611,166 | 1207 | 30 | Albert Belle | New York Yankees ($88,130,709) | Florida Marlins ($15,150,000) |
1998 | 1,210,532,333 | 170,000 | 1,398,831 | 1187 | 30 | Gary Sheffield | Baltimore Orioles ($70,408,134) | Montreal Expos ($9,202,000) |
1997 | 1,061,631,360 | 150,000 | 1,336,609 | 1121 | 28 | Albert Belle | New York Yankees ($59,148,877) | Pittsburgh Pirates ($9,071,666) |
1996 | 895,178,844 | 122,667 | 1,119,981 | 1139 | 28 | Cecil Fielder | New York Yankees ($52,189,370) | Montreal Expos ($15,410,500) |
1995 | 882,082,040 | 109,000 | 1,110,766 | 1132 | 28 | Cecil Fielder | Toronto Blue Jays ($49,791,500) | Montreal Expos ($12,031,000) |
1994 | 884,936,262 | 109,000 | 1,168,263 | 990 | 28 | Bobby Bonilla | New York Yankees ($44,785,334) | San Diego Padres ($13,529,333) |
1993 | 856,648,188 | 109,000 | 1,076,089 | 1104 | 28 | Bobby Bonilla | Toronto Blue Jays ($45,747,666) | Colorado Rockies ($8,829,000) |
1992 | 783,893,948 | 109,000 | 1,028,667 | 1005 | 26 | Bobby Bonilla | New York Mets ($44,352,002) | Cleveland Indians ($8,236,166) |
1991 | 630,008,474 | 100,000 | 851,492 | 1033 | 26 | Darryl Strawberry | Oakland Athletics ($33,632,500) | Houston Astros ($11,546,000) |
1990 | 454,422,925 | 100,000 | 597,537 | 1028 | 26 | Robin Yount | Kansas City Royals ($23,873,745) | Chicago White Sox ($9,496,238) |
1989 | 350,909,782 | 68,000 | 497,254 | 987 | 26 | Orel Hershiser | Los Angeles Dodgers ($21,584,161) | Chicago White Sox ($7,595,561) |
1988 | 294,880,320 | 62,500 | 438,729 | 972 | 26 | Ozzie Smith | New York Yankees ($18,909,152) | Chicago White Sox ($5,906,952) |
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