^^ really? Ave salary only? What about top dogs? Clemons etc have passed KG?
according to
http://www.baseball-reference.com/ (this is only salaries paid, the NBA numbers included guaranteed future years)
Roger Clemens
1985 Boston Red Sox $140,000
1986 Boston Red Sox $340,000
1987 Boston Red Sox $650,000
1988 Boston Red Sox $1,350,000
1989 Boston Red Sox $2,300,000
1990 Boston Red Sox $2,600,000
1991 Boston Red Sox $2,700,000
1992 Boston Red Sox $4,705,250
1993 Boston Red Sox $4,655,250
1994 Boston Red Sox $5,155,250
1995 Boston Red Sox $5,655,250
1996 Boston Red Sox $5,500,000
1997 Toronto Blue Jays $8,400,000
1998 Toronto Blue Jays $8,550,000
1999 New York Yankees $8,250,000
2000 New York Yankees $6,350,000
2001 New York Yankees $10,300,000
2002 New York Yankees $10,300,000
2003 New York Yankees $10,100,000
2004 Houston Astros $5,000,000
2005 Houston Astros $18,000,000
Career (may be incomplete) $121,001,000
ARod
1994 Seattle Mariners $442,333
1995 Seattle Mariners $442,333
1996 Seattle Mariners $442,334
1997 Seattle Mariners $1,062,500
1998 Seattle Mariners $2,162,500
1999 Seattle Mariners $3,112,500
2000 Seattle Mariners $4,362,500
2001 Texas Rangers $22,000,000
2002 Texas Rangers $22,000,000
2003 Texas Rangers $22,000,000
2004 New York Yankees $22,000,000
2005 New York Yankees $26,000,000
2006 New York Yankees $21,680,727
2007 New York Yankees $22,708,525
Career (may be incomplete) $170,416,252
Derek Jeter
1996 New York Yankees $130,000
1997 New York Yankees $550,000
1998 New York Yankees $750,000
1999 New York Yankees $5,000,000
2000 New York Yankees $10,000,000
2001 New York Yankees $12,600,000
2002 New York Yankees $14,600,000
2003 New York Yankees $15,600,000
2004 New York Yankees $18,600,000
2005 New York Yankees $19,600,000
2006 New York Yankees $20,600,000
2007 New York Yankees $21,600,000
Career (may be incomplete) $139,630,000
Manny Ramirez
1993 Cleveland Indians $109,000
1994 Cleveland Indians $111,000
1995 Cleveland Indians $150,000
1996 Cleveland Indians $1,100,000
1997 Cleveland Indians $2,100,000
1998 Cleveland Indians $2,850,000
1999 Cleveland Indians $4,350,000
2000 Cleveland Indians $4,250,000
2001 Boston Red Sox $13,050,000
2002 Boston Red Sox $15,462,727
2003 Boston Red Sox $20,000,000
2004 Boston Red Sox $22,500,000
2005 Boston Red Sox $22,000,000
2006 Boston Red Sox $18,279,238
2007 Boston Red Sox $17,016,381
Career (may be incomplete) $143,328,346
Greg Maddux
1988 Chicago Cubs $82,500
1989 Chicago Cubs $275,000
1990 Chicago Cubs $437,500
1991 Chicago Cubs $2,400,000
1992 Chicago Cubs $4,200,000
1993 Atlanta Braves $5,875,000
1994 Atlanta Braves $4,975,000
1995 Atlanta Braves $6,500,000
1996 Atlanta Braves $6,675,000
1997 Atlanta Braves $6,775,000
1998 Atlanta Braves $9,600,000
1999 Atlanta Braves $10,600,000
2000 Atlanta Braves $11,100,000
2001 Atlanta Braves $12,500,000
2002 Atlanta Braves $13,100,000
2003 Atlanta Braves $14,750,000
2004 Chicago Cubs $6,000,000
2005 Chicago Cubs $9,000,000
2006 Chicago Cubs $9,000,000
2007 San Diego Padres $10,000,000
Career (may be incomplete) $143,845,000
Mike Mussina
1991 Baltimore Orioles $100,000
1992 Baltimore Orioles $152,500
1993 Baltimore Orioles $450,000
1994 Baltimore Orioles $775,000
1995 Baltimore Orioles $2,925,000
1996 Baltimore Orioles $4,000,000
1997 Baltimore Orioles $6,825,000
1998 Baltimore Orioles $6,755,492
1999 Baltimore Orioles $6,623,143
2000 Baltimore Orioles $6,786,032
2001 New York Yankees $10,000,000
2002 New York Yankees $11,000,000
2003 New York Yankees $12,000,000
2004 New York Yankees $16,000,000
2005 New York Yankees $19,000,000
2006 New York Yankees $19,000,000
2007 New York Yankees $11,070,423
Career (may be incomplete) $133,462,590
Gary Sheffield
1989 Milwaukee Brewers $90,000
1990 Milwaukee Brewers $115,000
1991 Milwaukee Brewers $400,000
1992 San Diego Padres $750,000
1993 San Diego Padres $3,110,000
1994 Florida Marlins $4,625,000
1995 Florida Marlins $5,625,000
1996 Florida Marlins $6,135,000
1997 Florida Marlins $6,100,000
1998 Florida Marlins $14,936,667
1999 Los Angeles Dodgers $9,956,667
2000 Los Angeles Dodgers $9,916,667
2001 Los Angeles Dodgers $9,916,667
2002 Atlanta Braves $9,916,667
2003 Atlanta Braves $11,416,667
2004 New York Yankees $13,000,000
2005 New York Yankees $13,000,000
2006 New York Yankees $10,756,171
2007 Detroit Tigers $10,916,071
Career (may be incomplete) $140,682,244
