Total Payroll
1,061,631,360
Team payrolls for 1997 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.
1997 New York Yankees team roster AL East 59,148,877 96 66 2 2 3 52,189,370 Cecil Fielder (2)1997 Baltimore Orioles team roster AL East 54,871,399 98 64 1 1 2 48,726,832 Cal Ripken (14)1997 Chicago White Sox team roster AL Central 54,377,500 80 81 2 6 13 41,940,000 Albert Belle (1)1997 Cleveland Indians team roster AL Central 54,130,232 86 75 1 4 9 45,317,914 Matt Williams (8)1997 Atlanta Braves team roster NL East 50,488,500 101 61 1 1 1 47,390,000 John Smoltz (11)1997 Texas Rangers team roster AL West 50,112,268 77 85 3 10 19 35,862,028 Juan Gonzalez (7)1997 Florida Marlins team roster NL East 47,753,000 92 70 2 2 4 30,079,500 Alex Fernandez (11)1997 Toronto Blue Jays team roster AL East 45,894,833 76 86 5 11 20 28,486,708 Roger Clemens (4)1997 St. Louis Cardinals team roster NL Central 44,179,167 73 89 4 12 23 38,741,666 Andy Benes (48)1997 Los Angeles Dodgers team roster NL West 43,400,000 88 74 2 5 7 34,647,000 Mike Piazza (11)1997 Cincinnati Reds team roster NL Central 43,267,000 76 86 3 11 21 40,719,334 Ruben Sierra (18)1997 Boston Red Sox team roster AL East 43,232,000 78 84 4 9 17 39,676,000 Mo Vaughn (24)1997 Colorado Rockies team roster NL West 42,870,501 83 79 3 7 12 34,918,490 Larry Walker (25)1997 Chicago Cubs team roster NL Central 39,829,333 68 94 5 14 26 30,954,000 Sammy Sosa (34)1997 Seattle Mariners team roster AL West 39,667,628 90 72 1 3 6 39,221,501 Ken Griffey (6)1997 New York Mets team roster NL East 38,474,567 88 74 3 4 8 23,456,500 John Olerud (20)1997 Philadelphia Phillies team roster NL East 35,463,500 68 94 5 13 25 28,393,500 Gregg Jefferies (34)1997 San Diego Padres team roster NL West 34,698,672 76 86 4 10 22 27,133,026 Tony Gwynn (64)1997 San Francisco Giants team roster NL West 33,469,213 90 72 1 3 5 34,605,225 Barry Bonds (3)1997 Houston Astros team roster NL Central 32,935,000 84 78 1 6 11 26,894,000 Jeff Bagwell (5)1997 Kansas City Royals team roster AL Central 31,225,000 67 94 5 13 27 18,480,750 Jay Bell (43)1997 Anaheim Angels team roster AL West 29,452,672 84 78 2 5 10 26,892,500 Mark Langston (79)1997 Minnesota Twins team roster AL Central 25,747,500 68 94 4 12 24 21,961,500 Chuck Knoblauch (29)1997 Oakland Athletics team roster AL West 21,911,000 65 97 4 14 28 19,404,500 Mark McGwire (8)1997 Milwaukee Brewers team roster AL Central 21,320,332 78 83 3 8 16 20,482,000 Ben McDonald (43)1997 Montreal Expos team roster NL East 18,335,500 78 84 4 9 18 15,410,500 Pedro Martinez (95)1997 Detroit Tigers team roster AL East 16,304,500 79 83 3 7 15 21,941,000 Travis Fryman (22)1997 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster NL Central 9,071,666 79 83 2 8 14 21,253,500 Al Martin (174)28 record(s)
1 Albert Belle Chicago White Sox 10,000,000 2 Cecil Fielder New York Yankees 9,237,500 3 Barry Bonds San Francisco Giants 8,666,667 4 Roger Clemens Toronto Blue Jays 8,400,000 5 Jeff Bagwell Houston Astros 8,040,000 6 Ken Griffey Seattle Mariners 7,885,532 7 Juan Gonzalez Texas Rangers 7,500,000 8 Mark McGwire Oakland Athletics 7,150,000 8 Matt Williams Cleveland Indians 7,150,000 8 Frank Thomas Chicago White Sox 7,150,000 11 Alex Fernandez Florida Marlins 7,000,000 11 Mike Piazza Los Angeles Dodgers 7,000,000 11 John Smoltz Atlanta Braves 7,000,000 14 Cal Ripken Baltimore Orioles 6,850,000 15 Ivan Rodriguez Texas Rangers 6,825,000 15 Mike Mussina Baltimore Orioles 6,825,000 17 Greg Maddux Atlanta Braves 6,775,000 18 Ruben Sierra Cincinnati Reds 6,700,000 19 David Cone New York Yankees 6,666,667 20 Joe Carter Toronto Blue Jays 6,500,000 20 John Olerud New York Mets 6,500,000 22 Travis Fryman Detroit Tigers 6,400,000 23 Roberto Alomar Baltimore Orioles 6,354,379 24 Mo Vaughn Boston Red Sox 6,350,000 25 Larry Walker Colorado Rockies 6,325,000 25 Randy Johnson Seattle Mariners 6,325,000 27 David Justice Cleveland Indians 6,300,000 28 Craig Biggio Houston Astros 6,280,000 29 Chuck Knoblauch Minnesota Twins 6,150,000 30 Gary Sheffield Florida Marlins 6,100,000 31 Robin Ventura Chicago White Sox 6,000,000 32 Will Clark Texas Rangers 5,657,365 33 Bobby Bonilla Florida Marlins 5,600,000 34 Gregg Jefferies Philadelphia Phillies 5,500,000 34 Fred McGriff Atlanta Braves 5,500,000 34 Paul O'Neill New York Yankees 5,500,000 34 Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs 5,500,000 38 Barry Larkin Cincinnati Reds 5,350,000 39 Rafael Palmeiro Baltimore Orioles 5,337,021 40 Bernie Williams New York Yankees 5,300,000 41 Dante Bichette Colorado Rockies 5,166,667 42 Tom Glavine Atlanta Braves 5,050,000 43 Ben McDonald Milwaukee Brewers 5,000,000 43 Jaime Navarro Chicago White Sox 5,000,000 43 Kenny Rogers New York Yankees 5,000,000 43 Jay Bell Kansas City Royals 5,000,000 47 Andres Galarraga Colorado Rockies 4,950,000 48 Steve Avery Boston Red Sox 4,850,000 48 Ken Hill Texas Rangers 4,850,000 48 Marquis Grissom Cleveland Indians 4,850,000 48 Andy Benes St. Louis Cardinals 4,850,000 52 Jay Buhner Seattle Mariners 4,827,962 53 Darren Daulton Philadelphia Phillies 4,825,000 53 Kenny Lofton Atlanta Braves 4,825,000 55 Kevin Appier Kansas City Royals 4,800,000 55 Jack McDowell Cleveland Indians 4,800,000 55 Dean Palmer Texas Rangers 4,800,000 58 Carlos Baerga New York Mets 4,750,000 59 Wilson Alvarez Chicago White Sox 4,662,500 60 Roberto Hernandez Chicago White Sox 4,620,000 61 Bill Swift Colorado Rockies 4,608,333 62 Danny Jackson St. Louis Cardinals 4,600,000 63 Mel Rojas Chicago Cubs 4,583,333 64 Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres 4,575,000 64 John Wetteland Texas Rangers 4,575,000 66 Mark Grace Chicago Cubs 4,525,000 67 Kevin Brown Florida Marlins 4,510,000 68 Moises Alou Florida Marlins 4,500,000 68 Ozzie Guillen Chicago White Sox 4,500,000 68 Eric Karros Los Angeles Dodgers 4,500,000 68 Ron Gant St. Louis Cardinals 4,500,000 72 Ray Lankford St. Louis Cardinals 4,466,667 73 Tino Martinez New York Yankees 4,400,000 74 Jose Canseco Oakland Athletics 4,225,000 75 Todd Hundley New York Mets 4,150,000 76 Todd Stottlemyre St. Louis Cardinals 4,100,000 77 Brady Anderson Baltimore Orioles 4,050,000 78 Jeff Blauser Atlanta Braves 4,020,000 79 Mark Langston Anaheim Angels 4,000,000 79 Greg Vaughn San Diego Padres 4,000,000 79 Juan Guzman Toronto Blue Jays 4,000,000 79 Chuck Finley Anaheim Angels 4,000,000 79 Ellis Burks Colorado Rockies 4,000,000 84 Randy Myers Baltimore Orioles 3,950,000 85 Brian McRae Chicago Cubs 3,900,000 86 Bernard Gilkey New York Mets 3,850,000 87 Chili Davis Kansas City Royals 3,800,000 87 Wally Joyner San Diego Padres 3,800,000 89 David Wells New York Yankees 3,766,667 90 John Valentin Boston Red Sox 3,750,000 90 Kevin Tapani Chicago Cubs 3,750,000 90 Todd Worrell Los Angeles Dodgers 3,750,000 90 John Smiley Cincinnati Reds 3,750,000 94 Reggie Sanders Cincinnati Reds 3,700,000 95 Pedro Martinez Montreal Expos 3,615,000 96 Denny Neagle Atlanta Braves 3,610,000 97 Chris Hoiles Baltimore Orioles 3,600,000 98 John Burkett Texas Rangers 3,550,000 99 Erik Hanson Toronto Blue Jays 3,533,333 100 Paul Molitor Minnesota Twins 3,500,000 100 Tim Salmon Anaheim Angels 3,500,000 100 Curt Schilling Philadelphia Phillies 3,500,000 102 record(s)
