List of largest sports contracts

This is a list of the largest sports contracts. These figures include signing bonuses but exclude options, buyouts, and the endorsement deals. This list does not reflect the highest annual salaries or career earnings, only the top 100 largest contracts and thus is largely limited to athletes in team sports and auto racing. Athletes in individual sports, such as golf, tennis, table tennis, boxing, kickboxing, and MMA, are not employed by a team and usually earn money primarily through event winnings. This list also does not necessarily reflect actual money collected by the athletes, since some contracts are eventually terminated (usually due to an athlete either retiring or invoking an opt-out clause). Alex Rodriguez, Stephen Strasburg, Manny Machado, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Deshaun Watson, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jayson Tatum are on the list two times each.

Entries in this list also require an individual citation of the contract, so a number of the highest salaried athletes (according to Forbes) are not included as their contract details have not been officially confirmed, including the likes of Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, and Lewis Hamilton. This also skews the list towards sports with salary caps where salaries are therefore public knowledge and easy to cite.

The contract figures referenced below are presented at face value and do not reflect potential pre or post-tax treatments. For example, contracts with European sports teams are typically quoted on a post-tax basis.

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Overview of largest sports contracts

Rank	Name	Organization	Sport	Length of contract	Contract value (USD)	Average per year (USD)	Average per game/event[a] (USD)	Ref.
1	Juan Soto	New York Mets	Baseball	15 years (2025–2039)	$765,000,000	$51,000,000	$314,814	[1]
2	Shohei Ohtani	Los Angeles Dodgers		10 years (2024–2033)[b]	$700,000,000	$70,000,000[b]	$432,099	[3]
3	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	Association football	4 years (2017–2021)	$674,000,000	$168,500,000	$4,434,210[c]	[4]
4	Cristiano Ronaldo	Al Nassr		2.5 years (2023–2025)[d]	$536,336,818	$214,534,727	$7,151,158[e]	[5]
5	Patrick Mahomes[f]‡	Kansas City Chiefs	American football	10 years (2020–2031)	$450,000,000	$45,000,000	$2,465,686[g]	[6]
6	Karim Benzema	Al-Ittihad	Association football	2 years (2023–2025)	$447,302,608	$223,651,304	$7,455,043[h]	[5]
7	Mike Trout	Los Angeles Angels	Baseball	12 years (2019–2030)	$426,500,000	$35,541,667	$219,393	[7]
8 (tie)	Canelo Álvarez	DAZN*	Boxing	5 years (2018–2023)	$365,000,000	$73,000,000	$33,181,818	[8]
	Mookie Betts	Los Angeles Dodgers	Baseball	12 years (2021–2032)	$365,000,000	$30,416,667	$187,757	[9]
10	Aaron Judge	New York Yankees		9 years (2023–2031)	$360,000,000	$40,000,000	$246,913	[10]
11	Manny Machado	San Diego Padres		11 years (2023–2034)	$350,000,000	$31,818,818	$196,409	[11]
12	Francisco Lindor	New York Mets		10 years (2022–2031)	$341,000,000	$34,100,000	$210,494	[12]
13	Fernando Tatís Jr.	San Diego Padres		14 years (2021–2034)	$340,000,000	$24,285,714	$149,912	[13]
14 (tie)	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	Auto racing	6 years (2023–2028)	$330,000,000	$55,000,000	$2,500,000	[14]
	Bryce Harper	Philadelphia Phillies	Baseball	13 years (2019–2031)	$330,000,000	$25,384,615	$156,695	[15]
16 (tie)	Giancarlo Stanton	Miami Marlins*		13 years (2015–2027)	$325,000,000	$25,000,000	$154,320	[16]
	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	Los Angeles Dodgers		12 years (2024-2035)	$325,000,000	$27,083,333	$167,181	[17]
	Corey Seager	Texas Rangers		10 years (2022–2031)	$325,000,000	$32,500,000	$200,617	[18]
19	Gerrit Cole	New York Yankees		9 years (2020–2028)	$324,000,000	$36,000,000	$222,222	[19]
20	Jayson Tatum	Boston Celtics	Basketball	5 years (2025–2030)	$314,000,000	$62,800,000	$765,853	[20]
21	Rafael Devers	Boston Red Sox	Baseball	10 years (2024–2033)	$313,500,000	$31,350,000	$193,519	[21]
22	Jaylen Brown	Boston Celtics	Basketball	5 years (2024–2029)	$303,734,891	$60,746,978	$740,816	[22]
23 (tie)	Manny Machado[i]	San Diego Padres	Baseball	10 years (2019–2028)	$300,000,000	$30,000,000	$185,185	[23]
	Trea Turner	Philadelphia Phillies		11 years (2023–2033)	$300,000,000	$27,272,727	$168,350	[24]
25	Bobby Witt Jr.	Kansas City Royals		11 years (2024–2034)	$288,700,000	$26,245,455	$162,009	[25]
26	Xander Bogaerts	San Diego Padres		11 years (2023–2033)	$280,000,000	$25,454,545	$157,127	[26]
27 (tie)	Joe Burrow‡	Cincinnati Bengals	American football	5 years (2024–2029)	$275,000,000	$55,000,000	$3,235,294	[27]
	Trevor Lawrence‡	Jacksonville Jaguars		5 years (2024–2029)	$275,000,000	$55,000,000	$3,235,294	[28]
	Alex Rodriguez[j]R	New York Yankees*	Baseball	10 years (2008–2017)	$275,000,000	$27,500,000	$169,753	[30]
30	Scottie Barnes	Toronto Raptors	Basketball	5 years (2025–2029)	$270,000,000	$54,000,000	$658,536	[31]
31	Nikola Jokić	Denver Nuggets		5 years (2023–2028)	$264,000,000	$52,800,000	$643,902	[32]
32	Justin Herbert[k]‡	Los Angeles Chargers	American football	5 years (2024–2029)	$262,500,000	$52,500,000	$3,088,235	[33]
33 (tie)	Lamar Jackson‡	Baltimore Ravens		5 years (2023–2027)	$260,000,000	$52,000,000	$3,058,823	[34]
	Nolan Arenado	Colorado Rockies*	Baseball	8 years (2019–2026)	$260,000,000	$32,500,000	$200,617	[35]
35	Josh Allen‡	Buffalo Bills	American football	6 years (2021–2028)	$258,000,000	$43,000,000	$2,529,412	[36]
36	Jalen Hurts‡	Philadelphia Eagles		5 years (2023–2027)	$255,000,000	$51,000,000	$3,000,000	[36]
37	Alex Rodriguez[l]R	Texas Rangers*	Baseball	10 years (2001–2010)	$252,000,000	$25,200,000	$155,555	[37]
38	Bradley Beal	Washington Wizards	Basketball	5 years (2022–2027)	$251,000,000	$50,200,000	$612,195	[38]
39	Miguel CabreraR	Detroit Tigers	Baseball	8 years (2016–2023)	$248,000,000	$31,000,000	$191,358	[39]
40 (tie)	Anthony Rendon	Los Angeles Angels		7 years (2020–2026)	$245,000,000	$35,000,000	$216,049	[40]
	Stephen StrasburgInjury	Washington Nationals		7 years (2020–2026)	$245,000,000	$35,000,000	$216,049	[41]
42	Russell Wilson‡	Denver Broncos	American football	5 years (2022–2026)	$242,588,236	$48,517,647	$2,853,979	[42]
43 (tie)	Albert PujolsR	Los Angeles Angels*	Baseball	10 years (2012–2021)	$240,000,000	$24,000,000	$148,148	[43]
	Robinson Canó	Seattle Mariners*		10 years (2014–2023)	$240,000,000	$24,000,000	$148,148	[44]
45	Lauri Markkanen	Utah Jazz	Basketball	5 years (2024–2029)	$238,000,000	$47,600,000	$580,488	[45]
46 (tie)	Kyler Murray‡	Arizona Cardinals	American football	5 years (2022–2026)	$230,500,000	$46,100,000	$2,711,765	[46]
	Deshaun Watson	Cleveland Browns		5 years (2022–2026)	$230,000,000	$46,000,000	$2,705,882	[47]
48	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks	Basketball	5 years (2021–2026)	$228,200,830	$45,640,166	$556,587	[48][49]
49	James Harden	Houston Rockets*		6 years (2017–2023)	$228,000,000	$38,000,000	$463,414	[50]
50	Joey Votto	Cincinnati Reds	Baseball	10 years (2014–2023)	$225,000,000	$22,500,000	$138,888	[51]
51 (tie)	Devin Booker	Phoenix Suns	Basketball	4 years (2024–2028)	$224,000,000	$56,000,000	$682,927	[52]
	Karl-Anthony Towns	Minnesota Timberwolves		4 years (2024–2028)	$224,000,000	$56,000,000	$682,927	[53]
	Cade Cunningham	Detroit Pistons		5 years (2025–2029)	$224,000,000	$44,800,000	$546,341	[54]
	Evan Mobley	Cleveland Cavaliers		5 years (2025–2030)	$224,000,000	$44,800,000	$546,341	[55]
	Franz Wagner	Orlando Magic		5 years (2025–2029)	$224,000,000	$44,800,000	$546,341	[56]
56	Max Fried	New York Yankees	Baseball	8 years (2025–2033)	$218,000,000	$27,250,000	$168,209	[57]
57	David Price	Boston Red Sox*		7 years (2016–2022)	$217,000,000	$31,000,000	$191,358	[58]
58	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors	Basketball	4 years (2022–2026)	$215,353,664	$53,838,416	$656,566	[59]
59	Zach LaVine	Chicago Bulls		5 years (2022–2027)	$215,200,000	$43,040,000	$656,098	[60]
60	Trae Young	Atlanta Hawks		5 years (2022–2027)	$215,159,700	$43,031,940	$524,778	[61]
61 (tie)	Clayton Kershaw	Los Angeles Dodgers	Baseball	7 years (2014–2020)	$215,000,000	$30,714,286	$189,594	[62]
	Christian Yelich	Milwaukee Brewers		9 years (2020–2028)	$215,000,000	$23,888,889	$147,462	[63]
63	Prince FielderR	Detroit Tigers*		9 years (2012–2020)	$214,000,000	$23,777,778	$146,776	[64]
64	Tua Tagovailoa‡	Miami Dolphins	American football	4 years (2025–2029)	$212,400,000	$53,100,000	$3,123,529	[65]
65	Jared Goff‡	Detroit Lions		4 years (2025–2029)	$212,000,000	$53,000,000	$3,117,647	[66]
66	Max Scherzer	Washington Nationals*	Baseball	7 years (2015–2021)	$210,000,000	$30,000,000	$185,185	[67]
67	Julio Rodríguez	Seattle Mariners		13 years (2022–2034)	$209,300,000[m]	$17,441,667	$107,665	[68]
68	Luka Dončić	Dallas Mavericks	Basketball	5 years (2022–2027)	$207,060,000	$41,412,000	$505,024	[69]
69	Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder*		5 years (2018–2023)	$206,794,070	$41,358,814	$504,375	[70]
70	Zack Greinke	Arizona Diamondbacks*	Baseball	6 years (2016–2021)	$206,500,000	$34,416,667	$212,448	[71]
71	Rudy Gobert	Utah Jazz*	Basketball	5 years (2021–2026)	$205,000,000	$41,000,000	$500,000	[72]
72	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors		5 years (2017–2022)	$201,158,790	$40,231,758	$490,631	[73]
73	Carlos Correa	Minnesota Twins	Baseball	6 years (2023–2028)	$200,000,000	$33,333,333	$205,761	[74]
74	Kevin Durant	Brooklyn Nets	Basketball	4 years (2022–2026)	$197,656,906	$49,414,227	$602,613	[75]
75	Ja Morant	Memphis Grizzlies		5 years (2023–2027)	$197,230,450	$39,446,090	$481,050	[76]
76	Klay Thompson	Golden State Warriors		5 years (2019–2024)	$189,903,600	$37,980,720	$463,179	[77]
77	Derek JeterR	New York Yankees	Baseball	10 years (2001–2010)	$189,000,000	$18,900,000	$116,666	[78]
78	Jimmy Butler	Miami Heat	Basketball	4 years (2022–2026)	$186,592,000	$46,648,000	$568,878	[79]
79	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks		3 years (2025–2028)	$186,000,000	$62,000,000	$756,098	[80]
80	Jacob deGrom	Texas Rangers	Baseball	5 years (2023–2027)	$185,000,000	$37,000,000	$228,395	[81]
81	Joe MauerR	Minnesota Twins		8 years (2011–2018)	$184,000,000	$23,000,000	$141,975	[82]
82	Jason Heyward	Chicago Cubs		8 years (2016–2023)	$184,000,000	$23,000,000	$141,975	[83]
83 (tie)	Kris Bryant	Colorado Rockies		7 years (2022–2028)	$182,000,000	$26,000,000	$160,493	[84]
	Wander Franco	Tampa Bay Rays		11 years (2022–2032)	$182,000,000	$16,545,455	$102,132	[85]
85 (tie)	Mark TeixeiraR	New York Yankees*		8 years (2009–2016)	$180,000,000	$22,500,000	$138,888	[86]
	Justin Verlander	Detroit Tigers*		7 years (2013–2019)	$180,000,000	$25,714,286	$158,730	[87]
	Kirk Cousins	Atlanta Falcons	American football	4 years (2024–2027)	$180,000,000	$45,000,000	$2,674,059	[88]
	Tobias Harris	Philadelphia 76ers	Basketball	5 years (2019–2024)	$180,000,000	$36,000,000	$429,024	[89]
89	Khris Middleton	Milwaukee Bucks		5 years (2019–2024)	$177,500,000	$35,500,000	$432,926	[90]
90	Deshaun Watson‡	Houston Texans*	American football	6 years (2020–2025)[n]	$177,500,000[o]	$29,583,333	$1,740,196[g]	[91]
91	Ben Simmons	Philadelphia 76ers*	Basketball	5 years (2020–2025)	$177,243,360[p]	$35,448,672	$432,301	[92]
92	Dansby Swanson	Chicago Cubs	Baseball	7 years (2023–2029)	$177,000,000	$25,285,714	$156,085	[93]
93	Paul George	Los Angeles Clippers	Basketball	4 years (2021–2025)	$176,265,468	$44,066,367	$544,029	[49]
94 (tie)	Kawhi Leonard	Los Angeles Clippers		4 years (2021–2025)	$176,265,152	$44,066,288	$544,028	[94]
	Damian Lillard	Portland Trail Blazers*		4 years (2021–2025)	$176,265,152	$44,066,288	$544,028	[95]
96 (tie)	Félix Hernández	Seattle Mariners*	Baseball	7 years (2013–2019)	$175,000,000	$25,000,000	$154,320	[96]
	Stephen Strasburg	Washington Nationals		7 years (2017–2023)	$175,000,000	$25,000,000	$154,320	[97]
	Marcus Semien	Texas Rangers		7 years (2022–2028)	$175,000,000	$25,000,000	$154,320	[98]
99	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Oklahoma City Thunder	Basketball	5 years (2022–2027)	$172,550,000[q]	$34,510,000	$420,854	[99]
100 (tie)	Blake Griffin	Los Angeles Clippers*		5 years (2017–2022)	$171,174,820	$34,234,964	$417,499	[100]
	John Wall	Washington Wizards*		4 years (2019–2023)	$171,174,820	$42,793,708	$521,874	[101]

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Footnotes

^R – retired
^Injury – While still technically under contract, injury has ended his career
* – left team (or streaming service) before expiration of contract
‡ – entirety of contract salary not guaranteed
(tie) – score of two or more above mentioned athletes heretofore considered equal if their contracts have been signed within a given timeframe providing negligible inflation ratio (during the same year)

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