Salaries: Are Pitchers Always the Highest Paid at the Start?

[KG Erwin]

I used finances in 1947, and I noted that the top-salaried guys were all pitchers. Is this a common occurrence, or did I just happen to pick a year when the best players were the guys on the mound? Warren Spahn was the highest-paid player (real-life stats 21-10, 2.33). To put this into perspective, his price was $177,000/yr (1947 dollars).

[DonBraswell]

KG,
For me, pitchers always get the most money. More than Ruth, Klein, Gehrig, DiMaggio, T. Williams and Greenberg. Doesn't seem right does it.
Don

[KG Erwin]

OK, this is another issue we should address in the Wolverine forum.

[throttle8]

Starting in 1900, the pitchers are the highest paid, and they should be. Without good pitching, you'll never win a championship!!!

[CrashDavis]

Is this a common occurrence

has been my experience also