Team payrolls for 1996 are compiled as of opening day and are based only on players with contracts at that time. Players called up later in the season or added mid-season via trade are not considered as part of team payroll for a season.
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)
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 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 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 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 99 Omar Vizquel Cleveland Indians 3,050,000 101 record(s)
