Baseball Salaries 2008: The best baseball players and teams for the money | Lists

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Rank	Name	POS	Team	Salary	$ Per RC	$ Per RBI	$ Per HR	$ Per Hit	$ Per AB	$ Per TB	$ Per GP	$ Per Run
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1	Chone Figgins	3B	LAA	4,750,000	86,410	215,909	4,750,000	38,000	10,486	32,986	40,948	65,972
2	Ichiro Suzuki	CF	SEA	17,102,149	167,947	407,194	2,850,358	80,292	24,930	64,536	105,569	166,040
3	Jason Kendall	C	MIL	4,250,000	80,658	86,735	2,125,000	33,465	8,236	25,449	28,146	92,391
4	Willy Taveras	CF	COL	1,975,000	38,051	75,962	1,975,000	16,458	4,123	13,908	14,850	30,859
5	Derek Jeter	SS	NYY	21,600,000	248,676	313,043	1,963,636	120,670	36,242	88,889	144,000	245,455
6	Orlando Cabrera	SS	CWS	10,000,000	119,239	175,439	1,250,000	54,054	15,221	40,984	62,500	107,527
7	Miguel Tejada	SS	HOU	14,811,415	186,469	224,415	1,139,340	82,745	23,436	56,532	93,743	160,994
8	�dgar Renter�a	SS	DET	11,000,000	178,910	200,000	1,100,000	80,882	21,869	57,292	79,710	159,420
9	Randy Winn	CF/RF	SF	9,125,000	92,948	142,578	912,500	49,863	15,259	35,784	58,871	108,631
10	Garret Anderson	LF/DH	LAA	12,600,000	160,402	150,000	840,000	77,301	22,621	52,282	86,897	190,909
11	Felipe L�pez	2B/LF	STL	4,900,000	78,861	106,522	816,667	36,029	10,187	26,344	34,266	76,563
12	Brian Giles	RF	SD	9,666,667	95,249	153,439	805,556	56,530	17,293	37,908	65,760	119,342
13	�lex Rodr�guez	3B	NYY	28,000,000	246,893	271,845	800,000	181,818	54,902	95,890	202,899	269,231
14	Bobby Abreu	RF	NYY	16,000,000	150,755	160,000	800,000	88,889	26,273	55,749	102,564	160,000
15	Torii Hunter	CF	LAA	16,500,000	187,262	211,538	785,714	107,843	29,946	64,202	113,014	194,118
16	Johnny Damon	CF/LF	NYY	13,000,000	132,098	183,099	764,706	77,381	23,423	50,781	90,909	136,842
17	Magglio Ord��ez	RF	DET	15,768,175	154,348	153,089	750,865	88,585	28,107	56,925	108,001	219,002
18	Aaron Rowand	CF	SF	9,600,000	133,218	137,143	738,462	64,430	17,486	42,667	63,158	168,421
19	Jason Giambi	1B/DH	NYY	23,428,571	287,958	244,048	732,143	207,332	51,154	101,863	161,576	344,538
20	Jimmy Rollins	SS	PHI	8,000,000	87,418	135,593	727,273	51,948	14,388	32,922	58,394	105,263
21	Kosuke Fukudome	RF	CHC	7,000,000	100,594	120,690	700,000	54,264	13,972	36,842	46,667	88,608
22	Brian Roberts	2B	BAL	6,300,000	58,103	110,526	700,000	34,807	10,311	22,909	40,645	58,879
23	Joe Mauer	C	MIN	6,250,000	61,385	73,529	694,444	35,511	11,726	25,826	43,103	63,776
24	Carlos Beltr�n	CF	NYM	18,622,810	157,233	166,275	689,734	108,272	30,731	61,461	115,670	160,541
25	Derrek Lee	1B	CHC	13,250,000	125,793	147,222	662,500	73,204	21,268	46,007	85,484	142,473
26	Jos� Guill�n	LF/RF	KC	12,000,000	157,355	123,711	600,000	75,949	20,067	45,802	78,431	181,818
27	Pl�cido Polanco	2B	DET	4,600,000	54,278	79,310	575,000	25,843	7,931	19,008	32,624	51,111
28	Vladimir Guerrero	RF	LAA	15,500,000	152,004	170,330	574,074	94,512	28,651	54,965	108,392	182,353
29	Aramis Ram�rez	3B	CHC	15,250,000	143,284	137,387	564,815	95,313	27,527	53,136	102,349	157,216
30	Chipper Jones	3B	ATL	12,333,333	102,665	164,444	560,606	77,083	28,094	48,942	96,354	150,407
31	Paul Konerko	1B	CWS	12,000,000	183,873	193,548	545,455	114,286	27,397	62,500	100,000	203,390
32	Michael Young	SS	TEX	6,174,975	68,664	75,305	514,581	33,743	9,574	23,842	39,839	60,539
33	Manny Ram�rez	LF	LAD	18,929,923	134,275	156,446	511,620	103,442	34,293	57,018	123,725	185,587
34	Bobby Crosby	SS	OAK	3,550,000	61,475	58,197	507,143	26,894	6,385	18,299	24,483	53,788
35	Troy Glaus	3B	STL	13,500,000	139,012	136,364	500,000	91,837	24,816	51,331	89,404	195,652
36	Ram�n Hern�ndez	C	BAL	7,500,000	130,777	115,385	500,000	63,025	16,199	39,894	56,391	153,061
37	Lance Berkman	1B/RF	HOU	14,500,000	109,078	136,792	500,000	83,815	26,173	46,178	91,195	127,193
38	Alfonso Soriano	LF	CHC	14,000,000	165,364	186,667	482,759	110,236	30,905	58,091	128,440	184,211
39	Cristian Guzm�n	SS	WAS	4,200,000	48,700	76,364	466,667	22,951	7,254	16,471	30,435	54,545
40	Freddy S�nchez	2B	PIT	4,150,000	66,691	79,808	461,111	26,948	7,293	19,668	28,621	55,333
41	Jim Thome	DH	CWS	15,666,667	171,509	174,074	460,784	127,371	31,146	61,924	106,576	168,459
42	Ken Griffey Jr.	RF	CWS	8,282,695	113,659	116,658	460,150	67,891	16,903	39,821	58,743	123,622
43	A.J. Pierzynski	C	CWS	5,850,000	85,547	97,500	450,000	39,000	11,017	26,351	43,985	88,636
44	Lyle Overbay	1B	TOR	6,750,000	83,343	97,826	450,000	45,918	12,408	29,605	42,722	91,216
45	Pat Burrell	LF	PHI	14,250,000	141,630	165,698	431,818	106,343	26,586	52,390	90,764	192,568
46	Ryan Theriot	2B/SS	CHC	428,000	5,335	11,263	428,000	2,404	738	2,058	2,872	5,035
47	Carlos Delgado	1B	NYM	16,000,000	148,152	139,130	421,053	98,765	26,756	51,613	100,629	166,667
48	Mark Ellis	2B	OAK	5,000,000	93,060	121,951	416,667	48,544	11,312	30,303	42,735	90,909
49	Akinori Iwamura	2B/3B	TB	2,400,000	29,241	50,000	400,000	13,953	3,828	10,084	15,789	26,374
50	Bengie Molina	C	SF	6,250,000	83,559	65,789	390,625	40,323	11,792	26,483	43,103	135,870

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Source: Associated Press. All figures are for 2008 regular season. Only those players who met eligibility requirement for the 2008 MLB batting title of at least 502 plate appearances or 3.1 appearances per team game are included.

Hitters - Value ($) from best to worst