40. Ryan Howard
Takings/Payouts:
$25 million
Advertisements:
$600,000
Total Earnings: $25.6 million
Ryan James Howard
is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of
Major League Baseball. Stands 6 feet 4 inches and weighs 240 pounds, Howard
bats and throws left-handed.
The Phillies owe
him a $25 million salary in 2016 plus a $10 million buyout for his 2017
compensation despite a poor performance that included a .233 average
and
league-leading 190 strikeouts in 2014. The slugger inked a 5-year, $125 million
contract extension in 2010. Together with his wife, they released the first in
a series of children's book in January through Scholastic. His endorsements
include are Rawlings, Lojo Sports, and New Balance.
41. Dwight Howard
Takings/Payouts:
$21.5 million
Advertisements: $4
million
Total Earnings: $25.5 million
Dwight David
Howard is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for
the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association.
He joined the
Houston Rockets as a free agent in 2013 on a 4-year, $88 million deal. Injuries
slowed down the 6-foot-11 center during the 2014-15 season when he missed 41
games and averaged his lowest rebounds and points per game since his rookie
season of 2004-05. He still has a contract with Adidas, but sales for his
signature shoe were only $1.5 million in the U.S. last year.
42. Cliff Lee
Takings/Payouts:
$25 million
Advertisements:
$200,000
Total Earnings: $25.2 million
Clifton Phifer
"Cliff" Lee is an American professional baseball player who is a
starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. Stands 6 feet 3 inches and
weighs 205 pounds, Lee was born in Benton, Arkansas.
The 2008 Cy Young award winner will bank $37.5
million from the Philadelphia Phillies in 2015 once the team employs its
preference to buy out his 2016 salary for $12.5 million. The buyout looks
likely with the lefty sidelined towards the end of July with an injured elbow.
In last two months of 2014, he also missed with the injury.
43. Miguel Cabrera
Takings/Payouts:
$22.1 million
Endorsements: $3
million
Total Earnings: $25.1 million
Jose Miguel
Cabrera Torres, known as Miguel Cabrera and nicknamed "Miggy", is a
Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman who plays for the Detroit Tigers
of Major League Baseball.
His current
8-year, $152 million contract with the Detroit Tigers runs through the
2015 season, but the Tigers added eight years and $248 million in an extension
agreed in March 2014. In 2012, he became the first player to win the Triple
Crown since Carl Yastrzemski in 1968, making a good achievement for his bank
account. His off-field earnings have ascended in recent years.
44. Amar'e Stoudemire
Takings/Payouts:
$22 million
Advertisements: $3
million
Total Earnings: $25 million
Amar'e Carsares
Stoudemire is an American professional basketball player who currently plays
for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association.
Together with the
New York Knicks, he reached a buyout
contract in February that allowed the power forward to join the Dallas
Mavericks. The six-time All-Star was in the final year of the five-year, $100
million deal with the Knicks as a free agent in 2010. He made only one All-Star
team while with the Knicks, while his scoring average weakened each of the past
four seasons.
45. Sergio Aguero
Takings/Payouts:
$17.9 million
Advertisements: $7
million
Total Earnings: $24.9 million
Sergio Leonel
Aguero Del Castillo, nicknamed "Kun Agüero", is an Argentine
professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club Manchester City and the
Argentina national team.
He landed a 5-year
deal extension in the summer of 2014 which will keep him committed to Man City
through June 2019 as he turns 31. Puma made him their highest-paid soccer
player with a long-term endorsement contract in 2011. He is the ex-son-in-law
of soccer legend Diego Maradona.
46. Blake Griffin
Takings/Payouts:
$17.7 million
Advertisements: $7
million
Total Earnings: $24.7 million
Blake Austin
Griffin is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for
the Los Angeles Clippers of the National
Basketball Association.
He has been an
All-Star each season starting from his rookie year in 2010. His
bread-and-butter includes Powerbar,Nike, Rage, Kia Motors, Subway, and Vizio.
The Los Angeles Clippers locked up their franchise player with a 5-year, $95
million deal extension during the summer of 2012.
47. Serena
Williams
Takings/Payouts:
$11.6 million
Advertisements:
$13 million
Total Earnings: $24.6 million
Serena Jameka Williams is an American
professional tennis player who is ranked No. 1 in women's singles tennis. She
has ranked as world’s No. 1 in singles on six separate occasions by the Women's Tennis Association.
She is as dominate as ever 20 years
after turning pro. She captured her 20th Grand Slam title at the French Open
which is her third straight Slam title. Her $72 million in career prize money
is double No. 2 on the list, Maria Sharapova. She added contracts with Chase
and Audemars Piguet, and likewise expanded her Gatorade relationship to include
the sports drink's parent PepsiCo.
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