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Baseball Salaries 2008: The most and least valuable players for the money

Hitters - Value ($) from best to worst

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RankNamePOSTeamSalary$ Per RC$ Per RBI$ Per HR$ Per Hit$ Per AB$ Per TB$ Per GP$ Per Run
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1Jason Giambi1B/DHNYY23,428,571287,958244,048732,143207,33251,154101,863161,576344,538
2Derek JeterSSNYY21,600,000248,676313,0431,963,636120,67036,24288,889144,000245,455
3Álex Rodríguez3BNYY28,000,000246,893271,845800,000181,81854,90295,890202,899269,231
4Torii HunterCFLAA16,500,000187,262211,538785,714107,84329,94664,202113,014194,118
5Miguel TejadaSSHOU14,811,415186,469224,4151,139,34082,74523,43656,53293,743160,994
6Paul Konerko1BCWS12,000,000183,873193,548545,455114,28627,39762,500100,000203,390
7Édgar RenteríaSSDET11,000,000178,910200,0001,100,00080,88221,86957,29279,710159,420
8Jim ThomeDHCWS15,666,667171,509174,074460,784127,37131,14661,924106,576168,459
9Ichiro SuzukiCFSEA17,102,149167,947407,1942,850,35880,29224,93064,536105,569166,040
10Alfonso SorianoLFCHC14,000,000165,364186,667482,759110,23630,90558,091128,440184,211
11Garret AndersonLF/DHLAA12,600,000160,402150,000840,00077,30122,62152,28286,897190,909
12José GuillénLF/RFKC12,000,000157,355123,711600,00075,94920,06745,80278,431181,818
13Carlos BeltránCFNYM18,622,810157,233166,275689,734108,27230,73161,461115,670160,541
14Magglio OrdóñezRFDET15,768,175154,348153,089750,86588,58528,10756,925108,001219,002
15Vladimir GuerreroRFLAA15,500,000152,004170,330574,07494,51228,65154,965108,392182,353
16Bobby AbreuRFNYY16,000,000150,755160,000800,00088,88926,27355,749102,564160,000
17Carlos Delgado1BNYM16,000,000148,152139,130421,05398,76526,75651,613100,629166,667
18Aramis Ramírez3BCHC15,250,000143,284137,387564,81595,31327,52753,136102,349157,216
19Pat BurrellLFPHI14,250,000141,630165,698431,818106,34326,58652,39090,764192,568
20Troy Glaus3BSTL13,500,000139,012136,364500,00091,83724,81651,33189,404195,652
21Manny RamírezLFLAD18,929,923134,275156,446511,620103,44234,29357,018123,725185,587
22Aaron RowandCFSF9,600,000133,218137,143738,46264,43017,48642,66763,158168,421
23Johnny DamonCF/LFNYY13,000,000132,098183,099764,70677,38123,42350,78190,909136,842
24Ramón HernándezCBAL7,500,000130,777115,385500,00063,02516,19939,89456,391153,061
25Adam DunnLFARI13,000,000128,467130,000325,000106,55725,14549,05782,278164,557
26Derrek Lee1BCHC13,250,000125,793147,222662,50073,20421,26846,00785,484142,473
27Orlando CabreraSSCWS10,000,000119,239175,4391,250,00054,05415,22140,98462,500107,527
28Ken Griffey Jr.RFCWS8,282,695113,659116,658460,15067,89116,90339,82158,743123,622
29Lance Berkman1B/RFHOU14,500,000109,078136,792500,00083,81526,17346,17891,195127,193
30Chipper Jones3BATL12,333,333102,665164,444560,60677,08328,09448,94296,354150,407
31Kosuke FukudomeRFCHC7,000,000100,594120,690700,00054,26413,97236,84246,66788,608
32Melvin Mora3BBAL7,826,91597,97475,259340,30153,60915,25731,56057,977101,648
33Miguel Cabrera1B/3BDET11,300,00097,04888,976305,40562,77818,34434,13970,625132,941
34Mark Teixeira1BLAA12,500,00096,232103,306378,78870,62121,77739,43279,618122,549
35Brian GilesRFSD9,666,66795,249153,439805,55656,53017,29337,90865,760119,342
36Mark Ellis2BOAK5,000,00093,060121,951416,66748,54411,31230,30342,73590,909
37Randy WinnCF/RFSF9,125,00092,948142,578912,50049,86315,25935,78458,871108,631
38Mike CameronCFMIL6,250,00089,56389,286250,00057,87014,07729,48152,08390,580
39Ryan Howard1BPHI10,000,00089,44968,493208,33365,35916,39330,21161,72895,238
40Jermaine DyeRFCWS9,500,00088,59698,958279,41255,88216,21229,96862,09298,958
41Albert Pujols1BSTL13,870,95087,455119,577374,89174,17626,47140,55893,723138,710
42Jimmy RollinsSSPHI8,000,00087,418135,593727,27351,94814,38832,92258,394105,263
43Chone Figgins3BLAA4,750,00086,410215,9094,750,00038,00010,48632,98640,94865,972
44A.J. PierzynskiCCWS5,850,00085,54797,500450,00039,00011,01726,35143,98588,636
45Bengie MolinaCSF6,250,00083,55965,789390,62540,32311,79226,48343,103135,870
46Lyle Overbay1BTOR6,750,00083,34397,826450,00045,91812,40829,60542,72291,216
47Jason KendallCMIL4,250,00080,65886,7352,125,00033,4658,23625,44928,14692,391
48Felipe López2B/LFSTL4,900,00078,861106,522816,66736,02910,18726,34434,26676,563
49Matt HollidayLFCOL9,500,00077,830107,955380,00054,91317,62532,75968,34588,785
50Casey Blake3BLAD6,100,00072,92975,309290,47641,49711,38124,59740,13285,915
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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.


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