How much is it worth today

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Did some reading recently on salaries in 1922 and here are some interesting facts.

In 1922, Babe Ruth made $30,000.00 which in todays dollars is worth $400,000.00
My gr at great uncle Elmer Miller made $6500.00 playing center field and in todays dollars, this would be worth $87,500.00

The question is after looking at these numbers, why do we pay some players 10 to 15 million dollars per year and are they really worth that amount of money considering what they contribute to society? My strait answer to this question would be no as most do not even have finished degrees from college and when it comes right down to it how much do these people contribute to our society. Even physicians who are critical to keeping us healthy do not make this kind of money that we pay players for playing a game. My opinion is that MLB salaries are way out of line considering the player's contribution to society. Thoughts?

Add in the fact that the average salary for a player in 2014 is 3.3 million dollars and the minimum salary os $500,000 dollars.