Top 10 Most Overpaid Athletes

A sure-fire Hall of Famer in St. Louis became a league-average DH in Anaheim, and the Angels paid him through his age-41 season to produce replacement-level numbers.

Chelsea's electrifying winger arrived at Madrid overweight, suffered perpetual injuries, scored seven league goals in four seasons, and collected over €30 million a year doing it.

The Mets agreed to pay Bonilla $1.19 million every July 1st from 2011 through 2035 — Bobby Bonilla Day became a national holiday celebrating the worst contract in baseball history.

Barcelona broke the bank for Liverpool's playmaker, who flopped spectacularly at Camp Nou, got loaned out twice, and was eventually offloaded for a fraction of his fee.

Philadelphia gave max money to a solid but unspectacular wing whose playoff disappearing acts and inability to create his own shot crippled their championship ceiling for half a decade.

The Islanders gave a goalie a 15-year contract — the longest in NHL history — and DiPietro played just 50 games over the final eight seasons due to endless injuries and buyouts.

The most expensive transfer in football history delivered only one Ligue 1 title PSG wouldn't have won anyway, chronic injuries, nightclub controversies, and zero Champions League progress.

Went from 53 home runs in 2013 to the worst qualifying batting average in MLB history at .168 in 2018, and set a record 54-game hitless streak while Baltimore kept paying.

The number-one overall pick cashed in on potential, then gave Minnesota five years of empty stats, no defense, and the lowest effort-per-dollar ratio in modern NBA history.

A sure-fire Hall of Famer in St. Louis became a league-average DH in Anaheim, and the Angels paid him through his age-41 season to produce replacement-level numbers.

Chelsea's electrifying winger arrived at Madrid overweight, suffered perpetual injuries, scored seven league goals in four seasons, and collected over €30 million a year doing it.

The Mets agreed to pay Bonilla $1.19 million every July 1st from 2011 through 2035 — Bobby Bonilla Day became a national holiday celebrating the worst contract in baseball history.

Barcelona broke the bank for Liverpool's playmaker, who flopped spectacularly at Camp Nou, got loaned out twice, and was eventually offloaded for a fraction of his fee.

Philadelphia gave max money to a solid but unspectacular wing whose playoff disappearing acts and inability to create his own shot crippled their championship ceiling for half a decade.

The Islanders gave a goalie a 15-year contract — the longest in NHL history — and DiPietro played just 50 games over the final eight seasons due to endless injuries and buyouts.

The most expensive transfer in football history delivered only one Ligue 1 title PSG wouldn't have won anyway, chronic injuries, nightclub controversies, and zero Champions League progress.

Went from 53 home runs in 2013 to the worst qualifying batting average in MLB history at .168 in 2018, and set a record 54-game hitless streak while Baltimore kept paying.

The number-one overall pick cashed in on potential, then gave Minnesota five years of empty stats, no defense, and the lowest effort-per-dollar ratio in modern NBA history.