Performance of MLB Teams with Highest Payroll* (1995-Present)

The team with the highest payroll in the MLB has missed the playoffs more often than they have made the World Series

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*Payrolls scaled to 2025 U.S. Dollars. Winning percentage for 2025 as of 6-12-2025

Chart: Sean Beney Source: Payroll and Wins Data from Baseball-Reference Get the data Created with Datawrapper