Player,Year,Salary Nolan Ryan,1980,1 George Foster,1982,2.04 Kirby Puckett,1990,3 Jose Canseco,1990,4.7 Roger Clemens,1991,5.3 Ken Griffey,1986,8.5 Albert Belle,1997,11 Pedro Martinez,1998,12.5 Mike Piazza,1999,12.5 Mo Vaughn,1999,13.3 Kevin Brown,1999,15 Carlos Delgado,2001,17 Alex Rodriguez,2001,25.2