Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson – Richest Athletes 2010

Sports Illustrated’s annual “Fortunate 50” rankings showed that Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are the two top richest American athletes in 2010. The two golfers are separated by only $1.1 million. Basketball star LeBron James is at no. 3 with $44.5 million.

Here’s the full Top 10 list of highest-earning American athletes in 2010:

1) Tiger Woods: $62.3 million

2) Phil Mickelson: $61.2 million

3) LeBron James, Miami Heat: $44.5 million

4) Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts: $38.1 million

5) Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees: $36 million

6) Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers: $34.8 million

7) Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics: $32.8 million

8) Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons, $32.7 million

9) Tom Brady, New England Patriots: $30 million

10) Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic: $28.6 million