-*** PFL = PERFORMANCE LAST SEASON NS = NEWSPAPER STORIES SI = Sports Illustrated T = Time SN = Sporting News PV = PANEL VOTES -*****
MONEY
RANK
$U.S.
2002/
2001/
NAME
mln.
PFL
NS
SI
T
SN.
PV.
SPORT
1 2 Michael Schumacher.$80.A+ 409 - - - 6 Automobile racing
2 1 Tiger Woods $69.C+.1,007 3 - - 6 Golf
3 3 Shaquille O'Neal.$29.4 A 269 3 - - 4 Basketball
LA Lakers
4 22 Lennox Lewis $36.A+ 425 - - - 5 Boxing
5 21 Venus Williams $20.A- 343 - 1 - 6 Tennis
6 - Michael Jordan $35.B- 404 1 - 4 4 Basketball
Washington Wizards7 9 David Beckham $9.3.C+.1,671 - - 4 4 Soccer
Manchester United8 15 Kobe Bryant $22.3.A+ 216 2 - 4 1 Basketball
LA Lakers9 - Barry Bonds $11 A 229 2 - 2 3 Baseball
San Francisco Giants10 - Serena Williams $16.14 264 - 1 - 4 Tennis
11 - Lance Armstrong $7.6.A+ 176 1 - - 2 Bicycle racing
12 47 Ronaldo $8.3.A- 183 - - - 3 Soccer
13 - Steve Yzerman $7.5.B- 240 - - 1 3 Hockey
Detroit Red Wings14 - Ichiro Suzuki $5.7.A- 97 1 - 3 2 Baseball
Seattle Mariners15 4 Alex Rodriguez $40.3.B+ 159 - - - - Baseball
Texas Rangers16 - Randy Johnson $13.4.A+ 155 2 - - - Baseball
Arizona Diamondbacks17 12 Derek Jeter $12.6.C- 259 1 - - 3 Baseball
NY Yankees18 - Jeff Gordon $14.A+ 60 - - 2 - Automobile racing
19 6 Allen Iverson $21.2 B 203 2 - 1 - Basketball
Philadelphia 76ers20 - Jamie Salé and $1.A+ 271 - 1 - - Figure skating
David Pelletier
21 11 Sammy Sosa $22.B+ 97 - - 1 1 Baseball
Chicago Cubs22 26 Kurt Warner $6.6 A 63 - - - - Football
St. Louis Rams23 27 Michael Owen $7.B+.1,039 - - - - Soccer
Liverpool24 19 Andre Agassi $14.4.C+ 397 - - - 1 Tennis
25 - Dominik Hasek $8 B 275 - - 2 1 Hockey
Detroit Red Wings26 - Oscar de la Hoya $15 A 33 - - - - Boxing
27 8 Vince Carter $5.B- 456 1 - 2 - Basketball
Toronto Raptors28 20 Zinedine Zidane $12.2 C 320 - - - 1 Soccer
Real Madrid29 16 Joe Sakic $9.8.B- 285 - - - 1 Hockey
Colorado Avalanche30 39 Roger Clemens $10.3 B 257 1 - - - Baseball
NY Yankees31 34 Luis Figo $7.7 A 221 - - - - Soccer
Real Madrid32 5 Mike Tyson $17.5 C 426 1 - - - Boxing
33 42 Marshall Faulk $6.4.A- 43 - - 2 - Football
St. Louis Rams34 - Raul $8.A- 290 - - - - Soccer
Real Madrid35 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.$5.3.A- 52 - - - - Automobile racing
36 31 Tracy McGrady $13.9.B+ 112 - - - - Basketball
Orlando Magic37 - Jarome Iginla $2.6 A 164 - - - - Hockey
Calgary Flames38 - Pedro Martinez $13 D 124 - - 1 1 Baseball
Boston Red Sox39 17 Rivaldo $6.7.A- 216 - - - - Soccer
Barcelona40 - David Duval $12.C- 220 1 - - - Golf
41 48 Annika Sorenstam $2.6.B- 181 - - - 1 Golf
42 - Lleyton Hewitt $9.B- 300 - - - - Tennis
43 - Jennifer Capriati $3.B- 351 - - - - Tennis
44 - Ralf Schumacher $12.C+ 182 - - - - Automobile racing
45 45 Phil Mickelson $9.4 D 268 - - - 1 Golf
46 37 David Coulthard $8.C+ 278 - - - - Automobile racing
47 33 Randy Moss $7.5 C 32 - - 1 - Football
Minnesota Vikings48 38 Mats Sundin $7.5.C- 366 - - - - Hockey
Toronto Maple Leafs49 41 Daunte Culpepper $2.C+ 18 - - 1 - Football
Minnesota Vikings50 44 Anna Kournikova $10.4.D- 194 - - - - Tennis