Top athletes are now paid more than ever before. In fact, even when adjusting for inflation, older salaries fail to compare to current ones. As a result, nearly all of of the highest-paid athletes in current dollars are playing or have retired in the last decade.
Babe Ruth, who was paid $80,000 in 1930 by the New York Yankees, would make just over $1 million in 2010 dollars. However, he was paid over ten times the average salary of other baseball players during the 1930 season.
The list as compiled by 24/7 Wall Street includes names of athletes like Alex Rodrigues, Babe Ruth, Sergei Fedorov, Ted Williams, Mario Lemieux, Ty Cobb and Michael Jordan.
Read more / watch slide show of the highest paid athletes ever: Business Insider
