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15 Surprising Athletes Who Have Made An Insane Amount Of Money
Cristie Kerr ― $14,030,373
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Sport: LPGA
All-Time Rank (within sport): 4
Career Highlights: 14 career LPGA wins. Won 2007 U.S. Open and 2010 LPGA Championship.
* Data via the respective sports leagues, Sports-Reference.com, or Spotrac.com. All sports are career earnings. Totals for NBA players include guaranteed money remaining on current contracts.
Andy Roddick ― $20,517,390
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Sport: ATP
All-Time Rank (within sport): 10
Career Highlights: The surprise here is not that Roddick made a lot of money, but that he retired as 10th on the All-Time money list despite winning just one Grand Slam (2003 U.S. Open).
* Data via the respective sports leagues, Sports-Reference.com, or Spotrac.com. All sports are career earnings. Totals for NBA players include guaranteed money remaining on current contracts.
Kenny Perry ― $31,797,536
Adams Golf
Sport: PGA
All-Time Rank (within sport): 10
Career Highlights: 14 career PGA Tour wins. Has never won a major.
* Data via the respective sports leagues, Sports-Reference.com, or Spotrac.com. All sports are career earnings. Totals for NBA players include guaranteed money remaining on current contracts.
Albert Haynesworth ― $48,553,347
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Sport: NFL
All-Time Rank (within sport): N/A
Career Highlights: 10 seasons with 4 teams. 2-time Pro Bowler.
* Data via the respective sports leagues, Sports-Reference.com, or Spotrac.com. All sports are career earnings. Totals for NBA players include guaranteed money remaining on current contracts.
Jim Furyk ― $52,447,459
Sport: PGA
All-Time Rank (within sport): 4
Career Highlights: 16 career wins on the PGA Tour. Won the 2003 U.S. Open.
* Data via the respective sports leagues, Sports-Reference.com, or Spotrac.com. All sports are career earnings. Totals for NBA players include guaranteed money remaining on current contracts.
Jason Schmidt ― $91,969,248
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Sport: MLB
All-Time Rank (within sport): 62
Career Highlights: 14 seasons with 3 different clubs. 3-time All-Star. Finished second in 2003 NL Cy Young voting.
* Data via the respective sports leagues, Sports-Reference.com, or Spotrac.com. All sports are career earnings. Totals for NBA players include guaranteed money remaining on current contracts.
Shawn Green ― $100,616,066
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Sport: MLB
All-Time Rank (within sport): 51
Career Highlights: 15 seasons with 4 different clubs. 2-time All-Star. Highest finish in MVP voting was 5th (2002).
* Data via the respective sports leagues, Sports-Reference.com, or Spotrac.com. All sports are career earnings. Totals for NBA players include guaranteed money remaining on current contracts.
Kevin Martin ― $110,784,447
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Sport: NBA
All-Time Rank (within sport): 49
Career Highlights: 8 seasons with 2 clubs. Has never been named to an All-Star team.
* Data via the respective sports leagues, Sports-Reference.com, or Spotrac.com. All sports are career earnings. Totals for NBA players include guaranteed money remaining on current contracts.
Carlos Lee ― $111,775,000
Sport: MLB
All-Time Rank (within sport): 35
Career Highlights: 14 seasons with 5 different clubs. 3-time All-Star. Highest finish in MVP voting was 17th (2005).
* Data via the respective sports leagues, Sports-Reference.com, or Spotrac.com. All sports are career earnings. Totals for NBA players include guaranteed money remaining on current contracts.
Kevin Brown ― $130,890,502
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Sport: MLB
All-Time Rank (within sport): 21
Career Highlights: 19 years with 6 different clubs. 6-time All-Star. Finished in top 5 of Cy Young voting 2 times (1996, 1998).
* Data via the respective sports leagues, Sports-Reference.com, or Spotrac.com. All sports are career earnings. Totals for NBA players include guaranteed money remaining on current contracts.
Carlos Boozer ― $146,109,736
AP
Sport: NBA
All-Time Rank (within sport): 26
Career Highlights: 10 seasons with 3 different clubs. 2-time All-Star. Named 3rd team All-NBA in 2007-08.
* Data via the respective sports leagues, Sports-Reference.com, or Spotrac.com. All sports are career earnings. Totals for NBA players include guaranteed money remaining on current contracts.
Carlos Delgado ― $146,299,000
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Sport: MLB
All-Time Rank (within sport): 12
Career Highlights: 17 seasons with 3 different clubs. 2-time All-Star. Twice finished in top-5 of MVP voting.
* Data via the respective sports leagues, Sports-Reference.com, or Spotrac.com. All sports are career earnings. Totals for NBA players include guaranteed money remaining on current contracts.
Todd Helton ― $151,590,000
Sport: MLB
All-Time Rank (within sport): 10
Career Highlights: 16 years with the Colorado Rockies. 5-time All-Star. One top-5 finish in MVP voting (2000).
* Data via the respective sports leagues, Sports-Reference.com, or Spotrac.com. All sports are career earnings. Totals for NBA players include guaranteed money remaining on current contracts.
Rashard Lewis ― $152,580,678
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Sport: NBA
All-Time Rank (within sport): 21
Career Highlights: 14 seasons with 3 different clubs. 2-time All-Star.
* Data via the respective sports leagues, Sports-Reference.com, or Spotrac.com. All sports are career earnings. Totals for NBA players include guaranteed money remaining on current contracts.
Joe Johnson ― $198,647,490
AP
Sport: NBA
All-Time Rank (within sport): 6
Career Highlights: 11 seasons with 3 different clubs. 6-time All-Star. Named 3rd team All-NBA in 2009-10.
* Data via the respective sports leagues, Sports-Reference.com, or Spotrac.com. All sports are career earnings. Totals for NBA players include guaranteed money remaining on current contracts.
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