1996 MLB Team Payrolls - The Baseball Cube

Payrolls by Team

CSV

Unlock Ad-Free surfing, the TBC Player Tracker, Research Applications, data store discounts + additional grid functionality for only $2/month with TBC PREMIUM.

year	team	roster	league	division	team payroll	w	l	rank	lg rk	mlb rk	last year payroll	top salary
1996	New York Yankees	team roster	AL	East	52,189,370	92	70	1	2	3	46,654,016	Ruben Sierra (12)
1996	Baltimore Orioles	team roster	AL	East	48,726,832	88	74	2	4	7	40,835,519	Cal Ripken (8)
1996	Atlanta Braves	team roster	NL	East	47,390,000	96	66	1	1	2	45,199,000	Greg Maddux (7)
1996	Cleveland Indians	team roster	AL	Central	45,317,914	99	62	1	1	1	35,185,500	Albert Belle (20)
1996	Chicago White Sox	team roster	AL	Central	41,940,000	85	77	2	6	11	39,632,834	Frank Thomas (5)
1996	Cincinnati Reds	team roster	NL	Central	40,719,334	81	81	3	8	15	37,240,667	Barry Larkin (20)
1996	Boston Red Sox	team roster	AL	East	39,676,000	85	77	3	7	12	28,672,250	Roger Clemens (24)
1996	Seattle Mariners	team roster	AL	West	39,221,501	85	76	2	5	10	34,241,533	Ken Griffey (3)
1996	St. Louis Cardinals	team roster	NL	Central	38,741,666	88	74	1	4	9	30,956,000	Danny Jackson (62)
1996	Texas Rangers	team roster	AL	West	35,862,028	90	72	1	3	6	32,367,226	Juan Gonzalez (4)
1996	Colorado Rockies	team roster	NL	West	34,918,490	83	79	3	6	13	31,146,135	Bill Swift (50)
1996	Los Angeles Dodgers	team roster	NL	West	34,647,000	90	72	2	3	5	30,459,001	Todd Worrell (64)
1996	San Francisco Giants	team roster	NL	West	34,605,225	68	94	4	13	26	34,931,849	Barry Bonds (2)
1996	Chicago Cubs	team roster	NL	Central	30,954,000	76	86	4	10	20	32,460,834	Sammy Sosa (44)
1996	Florida Marlins	team roster	NL	East	30,079,500	80	82	3	9	17	23,670,000	Gary Sheffield (15)
1996	Toronto Blue Jays	team roster	AL	East	28,486,708	74	88	4	12	22	49,791,500	Joe Carter (10)
1996	Philadelphia Phillies	team roster	NL	East	28,393,500	67	95	5	14	27	28,580,000	Lenny Dykstra (12)
1996	San Diego Padres	team roster	NL	West	27,133,026	91	71	1	2	4	25,923,334	Tony Gwynn (56)
1996	Houston Astros	team roster	NL	Central	26,894,000	82	80	2	7	14	31,624,000	Doug Drabek (35)
1996	California Angels	team roster	AL	West	26,892,500	70	91	4	13	25	28,974,167	Mark Langston (37)
1996	New York Mets	team roster	NL	East	23,456,500	71	91	4	12	24	24,301,440	Pete Harnisch (73)
1996	Minnesota Twins	team roster	AL	Central	21,961,500	78	84	4	10	18	24,527,500	Chuck Knoblauch (48)
1996	Detroit Tigers	team roster	AL	East	21,941,000	53	109	5	14	28	35,862,501	Cecil Fielder (1)
1996	Pittsburgh Pirates	team roster	NL	Central	21,253,500	73	89	5	11	23	17,054,300	Jay Bell (47)
1996	Milwaukee Brewers	team roster	AL	Central	20,482,000	80	82	3	8	16	16,189,600	Greg Vaughn (19)
1996	Oakland Athletics	team roster	AL	West	19,404,500	78	84	3	9	19	35,961,500	Mark McGwire (6)
1996	Kansas City Royals	team roster	AL	Central	18,480,750	75	86	5	11	21	27,608,834	Kevin Appier (34)
1996	Montreal Expos	team roster	NL	East	15,410,500	88	74	2	5	8	12,031,000	Moises Alou (99)
28 record(s)

1996 MLB Payrolls

Payrolls by Team

Top 100 Salaries

rank	player	team	salary
1	Cecil Fielder	Detroit Tigers	9,237,500
2	Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants	8,416,667
3	Ken Griffey	Seattle Mariners	7,650,000
4	Juan Gonzalez	Texas Rangers	7,425,000
5	Frank Thomas	Chicago White Sox	7,150,000
6	Mark McGwire	Oakland Athletics	7,050,000
7	Greg Maddux	Atlanta Braves	6,675,000
8	Cal Ripken	Baltimore Orioles	6,650,000
9	Matt Williams	San Francisco Giants	6,600,000
10	Joe Carter	Toronto Blue Jays	6,525,000
11	John Olerud	Toronto Blue Jays	6,500,000
12	Ruben Sierra	New York Yankees	6,200,000
12	David Justice	Atlanta Braves	6,200,000
12	Lenny Dykstra	Philadelphia Phillies	6,200,000
15	Gary Sheffield	Florida Marlins	6,135,000
16	Randy Johnson	Seattle Mariners	6,025,000
17	John Smoltz	Atlanta Braves	6,000,000
17	Robin Ventura	Chicago White Sox	6,000,000
19	Greg Vaughn	Milwaukee Brewers	5,875,000
20	Albert Belle	Cleveland Indians	5,700,000
20	Barry Larkin	Cincinnati Reds	5,700,000
22	Will Clark	Texas Rangers	5,657,365
23	Jay Buhner	Seattle Mariners	5,641,667
24	Roger Clemens	Boston Red Sox	5,500,000
24	Gregg Jefferies	Philadelphia Phillies	5,500,000
rank	player	team	salary
26	Rafael Palmeiro	Baltimore Orioles	5,406,603
27	Mo Vaughn	Boston Red Sox	5,400,000
28	Tom Glavine	Atlanta Braves	5,350,000
29	Paul O'Neill	New York Yankees	5,300,000
29	Danny Tartabull	Chicago White Sox	5,300,000
31	Darren Daulton	Philadelphia Phillies	5,250,000
32	Travis Fryman	Detroit Tigers	5,175,000
33	Bobby Bonilla	Baltimore Orioles	5,100,000
34	Kevin Appier	Kansas City Royals	5,051,250
35	Fred McGriff	Atlanta Braves	5,050,000
35	Doug Drabek	Houston Astros	5,050,000
37	Kenny Rogers	New York Yankees	5,000,000
37	Mark Langston	California Angels	5,000,000
39	John Smiley	Cincinnati Reds	4,975,000
40	Robby Thompson	San Francisco Giants	4,958,333
41	Jeff Bagwell	Houston Astros	4,875,000
42	Marquis Grissom	Atlanta Braves	4,850,000
43	Jack McDowell	Cleveland Indians	4,800,000
44	Sammy Sosa	Chicago Cubs	4,750,000
44	Carlos Baerga	Cleveland Indians	4,750,000
46	Jose Canseco	Boston Red Sox	4,725,000
47	Jay Bell	Pittsburgh Pirates	4,700,000
48	Chuck Knoblauch	Minnesota Twins	4,670,000
49	David Cone	New York Yankees	4,666,667
50	Bill Swift	Colorado Rockies	4,608,333
rank	player	team	salary
51	Alex Fernandez	Chicago White Sox	4,500,000
52	Andres Galarraga	Colorado Rockies	4,450,000
52	Greg Swindell	Houston Astros	4,450,000
54	Larry Walker	Colorado Rockies	4,375,000
55	Mark Portugal	Cincinnati Reds	4,333,334
56	Tony Gwynn	San Diego Padres	4,300,000
57	Roberto Alomar	Baltimore Orioles	4,279,379
58	Chris Bosio	Seattle Mariners	4,250,000
59	Terry Steinbach	Oakland Athletics	4,200,000
59	Steve Avery	Atlanta Braves	4,200,000
61	Mark Grace	Chicago Cubs	4,175,000
62	Danny Jackson	St. Louis Cardinals	4,100,000
63	Ellis Burks	Colorado Rockies	4,033,333
64	Ron Gant	St. Louis Cardinals	4,000,000
64	Todd Stottlemyre	St. Louis Cardinals	4,000,000
64	Ivan Rodriguez	Texas Rangers	4,000,000
64	Mike Mussina	Baltimore Orioles	4,000,000
64	Todd Worrell	Los Angeles Dodgers	4,000,000
64	John Wetteland	New York Yankees	4,000,000
64	Ozzie Guillen	Chicago White Sox	4,000,000
71	Dennis Martinez	Cleveland Indians	3,816,766
72	Chili Davis	California Angels	3,800,000
73	Pete Harnisch	New York Mets	3,725,000
74	Mike Greenwell	Boston Red Sox	3,700,000
75	Brady Anderson	Baltimore Orioles	3,613,333
rank	player	team	salary
76	Jaime Navarro	Chicago Cubs	3,600,000
77	Dante Bichette	Colorado Rockies	3,591,666
78	Kenny Lofton	Cleveland Indians	3,575,000
78	Reggie Sanders	Cincinnati Reds	3,575,000
80	John Burkett	Florida Marlins	3,550,000
81	Edgar Martinez	Seattle Mariners	3,500,000
81	Ozzie Smith	St. Louis Cardinals	3,500,000
81	Rick Aguilera	Minnesota Twins	3,500,000
81	Jeff Blauser	Atlanta Braves	3,500,000
85	Charles Nagy	Cleveland Indians	3,487,500
86	Brian McRae	Chicago Cubs	3,400,000
87	Andy Benes	St. Louis Cardinals	3,375,000
88	Kevin Brown	Florida Marlins	3,350,000
88	Chris Hoiles	Baltimore Orioles	3,350,000
90	Sid Fernandez	Philadelphia Phillies	3,333,333
91	Pete Schourek	Cincinnati Reds	3,300,000
91	Kevin Gross	Texas Rangers	3,300,000
93	Ken Caminiti	San Diego Padres	3,275,000
94	Rickey Henderson	San Diego Padres	3,250,000
95	David Wells	Baltimore Orioles	3,200,000
96	Eric Karros	Los Angeles Dodgers	3,150,000
97	Ken Hill	Texas Rangers	3,100,000
98	Chuck Finley	California Angels	3,060,000
99	Tom Gordon	Boston Red Sox	3,050,000
99	Moises Alou	Montreal Expos	3,050,000
rank	player	team	salary
99	Omar Vizquel	Cleveland Indians	3,050,000
101 record(s)