Largest Sports Contracts in History
Key Findings
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Juan Soto (New York Mets, 2025-2039) leads in Contract Value (US$) with 765,000,000 in 2026.
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Average Contract Value (US$) in 2026: 524,238,902 · median: 502,000,000.
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Gap in 2026: Juan Soto (New York Mets, 2025-2039) is 2.1× larger than Aaron Judge (New York Yankees, 2023-2031).
About This Dataset
Largest Sports Contracts in History
Total guaranteed value of a single contract, in US dollars and not adjusted for inflation. Total value rewards length as much as pay rate: a fifteen-year deal outranks a shorter one worth far more per season, which is why the two ways of ranking these contracts disagree.
Analysis
Juan Soto's 2025-2039 deal with the New York Mets is worth $765,000,000, 1.08 times the $710,030,000 of Cristiano Ronaldo's 2025-2027 contract. 6 of the 12 largest contracts are in baseball, and 4 sports appear in total. Ranked by annual pay instead, the leader is Cristiano Ronaldo at $355,015,000 a year. The smallest contract on this chart is still worth $360,000,000.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia, List of largest sports contracts
- Coverage
- 12 entities · 2026 · 12 observations
- Measure
- Contract Value (US$)
- Last updated
- 7 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2026.
Data Sources & References
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