My source for this information only goes back as far as 1985, but really, what players are making now in a single season may have been a career’s worth back then anyway. So here are the top earners of all-time, and naturally there are several active players on here.

1. Barry Bonds ($188,245,322)—Are you kidding? Almost $200 million over the course of his career? And you surely can’t put an asterisk on that statistic. But how much of Barry’s nest egg has gone and will go to legal fees?

2. Alex Rodriguez, ($170,416,252)—A-Rod signed that ridiculous 10-year, $250,000 contract with Texas back in 2001, and I believe he’s still honoring said deal with the Yankees. That’s a lot of money spent for zero World Series rings, isn’t it?

3. Randy Johnson ($152,449,473)—The Big Unit has earned it all, and has been maybe the most feared pitcher in the game over the last fifteen seasons. My favorite stat is that Johnson struck out 1417 batters between 1999 and 2002, an average of 354 per season, and won four straight Cy Young Awards in the process.

4. Greg Maddux ($143,845,000)—In most areas, a $500,000 home would be pretty freaking nice. If your lifetime salary can afford you 286 of them, that’s just insane.

5. Manny Ramirez ($143,328,346)—Think about this. Man-Ram is still only 36 and I’m guessing he’s got at least five more seasons left in him. And over sixteen seasons he’s averaged .312 with 40 homers and 132 RBI per season. Holy crap.

6. Gary Sheffield ($140,682,244)—Sure, this guy has hit the snot out of the ball, but in 2007 Sheff hit .265 with 25 homers and 75 RBI. Is that worth $11 million?

7. Derek Jeter ($139,630,000)—He’s not a power hitter per se (200 career homers over 14 seasons), but a leader on a consistently great team, and arguably the game’s most popular player today.

8. Ken Griffey Jr. ($139,070,987)—If anyone on this list has been underpaid, it’s this guy. He currently has 605 home runs and is the epitome of class.

9. Pedro Martinez ($134,446,234)—Pedro is on his last leg, or make that arm, with the Mets in 2008. But when he was with Montreal and Boston, he had some of the most wicked stuff I’ve ever seen.

10. Mike Mussina ($133,462,590)—I was going to say that $11 million, his 2008 salary, is ridiculously high. But Mussina is on pace to win 19 games for the Yanks when they need him the most. And he’ll take the Steinbrenners’ money all day long.

Source: Baseball Reference