July 12, 2011; Phoenix, AZ, USA; National League pitchers Cliff Lee (left) , Cole Hamels (middle) and Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies walk off the field before the 2011 All Star game at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Scott Rovak-USA TODAY Sports
Trea Turner, Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber are all in the midst of massive contracts with the Phillies that will eventually put them on this list. However, they haven't yet earned enough to knock off some of the most accomplished players in franchise history.
With information collected from Spotrac and Phillies Nation, here are the 10-highest earners in franchise history as of February 2025.
The Phillies acquired Halladay from the Toronto Blue Jays in December of 2009, and he put together one of the greatest two-year stretches in franchise history between 2010 and 2011.
On the way in the door, the Phillies signed Halladay to a three-year/$60 million extension on top of the one remaining year he had upon being acquired. During his first season with the Phillies — which included a Cy Young, perfect game and playoff no-hitter — Halladay made $21.75 million, $15.75 million of which was paid by the Phillies.
During his 16-year Hall of Fame career, Halladay is estimated to have earned $156.77 million.
Nola is this era's most durable pitcher, and by the end of his current seven-year/$172 million deal, will be one of the highest-paid players in Phillies history.
After he finished third in NL Cy Young Award voting in 2018, Nola signed a four-year/$45 million contract that included a $16 million club option for 2023 that was eventually picked up. Following the conclusion of that team-friendly deal, Nola became a free agent but quickly returned to the Phillies on the aforementioned seven-year contract.
Assuming Nola plays out his entire deal with the Phillies, he'll have made more than $225 million with the team.
The 2007 NL MVP won four Gold Glove Awards and set a franchise record with 2,306 hits over 15 seasons with the Phillies.
Rollins may never have signed a megadeal, but he signed two pretty lucrative contracts with the Phillies. The original one was a five-year/$40 million extension in June of 2005. He also signed a three-year/$33 million deal to remain with the Phillies after the 2012 season, a pact that included an $11 million option for 2015 that ultimately vested. The Phillies traded Rollins to the Los Angeles Dodgers before the 2015 season.
In the grand scheme of things, Rollins was probably underpaid for the bulk of his career.
Realmuto earned the nickname "BCIB (best catcher in baseball)" over his first two seasons in Philadelphia after being acquired from the Miami Marlins.
Though he tested free agency after the 2020 season, Realmuto ultimately returned to the Phillies on a record-setting five-year/$115.5 million contract that he's entering the final season of.
Realmuto will make $23.875 million in 2025, the final year of his deal. It remains to be seen if he'll spend the rest of his career with the Phillies.
A first-round pick in 2002, Hamels spent the first nine-and-a-half years of his career with the Phillies, making three All-Star Game appearances and finishing sixth or better in NL Cy Young Award voting on three occasions.
The 2008 World Series MVP agreed to a six-year/$144 million extension with the Phillies in July of 2012. However, he didn't wind up spending the bulk of that extension with the Phillies, as he was traded to the Texas Rangers in July of 2015.
Spotrac estimates that Hamels made $203.8 million over the course of his 15-year career.
Wheeler joined the Phillies on a five-year/$118 million contract prior to the 2020 season, although he made slightly less than that as all salaries were pro-rated during the 60-game pandemic-shortened season.
In any event, Wheeler's original deal with the Phillies ended up being one of the most team-friendly deals in MLB history, as he led all pitchers in WAR and finished runner-up twice in NL Cy Young Award voting over the liftetime of the contract.
Wheeler agreed to a three-year/$126 million extension prior to the 2024 season, a mega extension that will keep one of the greatest pitchers in franchise history with the team for perhaps the rest of his career.
One of the greatest players in franchise history, Utley made six All-Star Game appearances during parts of 13 seasons in red pinstripes.
The Phillies inked Utley to a seven-year/$85 million extension prior to the 2007 season, as he was in the midst of one of the greatest peaks a second basemen has ever had.
Utley also signed a two-year/$27 million extension with the Phillies in August of 2013 before the prior deal was set to expire.
Lee was traded to the Phillies in 2009, and pitched the Phillies to their second consecutive NL pennant. The Phillies, though, traded him to the Seattle Mariners after the 2010 season, which was his contract year.
After an incredible season split between the Mariners and Texas Rangers, Lee returned to the Phillies on a five-year/$120 million contract in free agency. He finished third in NL Cy Young Award voting in 2011 as part of one of the greatest starting rotations in modern MLB history.
The Phillies declined Lee's $27.5 million option for 2016, paying him a $12.5 million buyout on top of the $120 million he made between 2011 and 2015.
By the time that Harper's 13-year/$330 million deal wraps up after the 2031 season, he's going to have long since been the highest-paid player in franchise history. And he and agent Scott Boras have indicated on multiple occasions that the two-time NL MVP hopes to play for the Phillies beyond 2031, which will be his age-38 season.
For now, Harper has made the second-most money in Phillies history, passing both Utley and Lee this past season with his $27.5 million salary in 2024.
When you factor in the parts of seven seasons that Harper played with the Washington Nationals before joining the Phillies, he's made more than $196 million in playing career thus far.
Howard spent his entire 13-year playing career with the Phillies. The 2006 NL MVP is second in franchise history with 382 home runs, but at least for a couple more years, he remains in the top spot in terms of most money made by any Phillie.
The Phillies signed Howard to what turned out to be an ill-fated five-year/$125 million contract extension in April of 2010, despite the fact that he wasn't slated to become a free agent until after the 2011 season.
That extension was on top of a three-year/$54 million deal that Howard signed with the Phillies in February of 2009, which bought out his final remaining arbitration years.
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