Total Payroll
2,071,265,943
Team payrolls for 2004 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.
2004 New York Yankees team roster AL East 184,193,950 101 61 1 1 2 152,749,814 Alex Rodriguez (2)2004 Boston Red Sox team roster AL East 127,298,500 98 64 2 2 3 99,946,500 Manny Ramirez (1)2004 Anaheim Angels team roster AL West 100,534,667 92 70 1 4 6 79,031,667 Bartolo Colon (33)2004 New York Mets team roster NL East 96,660,970 71 91 4 12 22 117,176,429 Mike Piazza (8)2004 Philadelphia Phillies team roster NL East 93,219,167 86 76 2 8 14 70,780,000 Jim Thome (27)2004 Los Angeles Dodgers team roster NL West 92,902,001 93 69 1 3 5 105,872,620 Shawn Green (7)2004 Chicago Cubs team roster NL Central 90,560,000 89 73 3 6 11 79,868,333 Sammy Sosa (9)2004 Atlanta Braves team roster NL East 90,182,500 96 66 1 2 4 106,243,667 Chipper Jones (14)2004 St. Louis Cardinals team roster NL Central 83,228,333 105 57 1 1 1 83,486,666 Matt Morris (20)2004 San Francisco Giants team roster NL West 82,019,166 91 71 2 5 10 82,852,167 Barry Bonds (5)2004 Seattle Mariners team roster AL West 81,515,834 63 99 4 13 28 86,959,167 Bret Boone (64)2004 Houston Astros team roster NL Central 75,397,000 92 70 2 4 7 71,040,000 Jeff Bagwell (9)2004 Arizona Diamondbacks team roster NL West 69,780,750 51 111 5 16 30 80,640,333 Randy Johnson (9)2004 Colorado Rockies team roster NL West 65,445,167 68 94 4 13 24 67,179,667 Larry Walker (19)2004 Chicago White Sox team roster AL Central 65,212,500 83 79 2 7 15 51,010,000 Magglio Ordonez (16)2004 Oakland Athletics team roster AL West 59,425,667 91 71 2 5 9 50,260,834 Jermaine Dye (29)2004 San Diego Padres team roster NL West 55,384,833 87 75 3 7 13 47,928,000 Brian Giles (55)2004 Texas Rangers team roster AL West 55,050,417 89 73 3 6 12 103,491,667 Chan Ho Park (16)2004 Minnesota Twins team roster AL Central 53,585,000 92 70 1 3 8 55,505,000 Brad Radke (39)2004 Baltimore Orioles team roster AL East 51,623,333 78 84 3 9 18 73,877,500 David Segui (81)2004 Toronto Blue Jays team roster AL East 50,017,000 67 94 5 12 25 51,269,000 Carlos Delgado (3)2004 Kansas City Royals team roster AL Central 47,609,000 58 104 5 14 29 40,518,000 Mike Sweeney (33)2004 Detroit Tigers team roster AL Central 46,832,000 72 90 4 10 21 49,168,000 Bobby Higginson (54)2004 Cincinnati Reds team roster NL Central 46,615,250 76 86 4 10 19 59,355,667 Ken Griffey (20)2004 Florida Marlins team roster NL East 42,143,042 83 79 3 9 16 49,050,000 Mike Lowell (94)2004 Montreal Expos team roster NL East 41,197,500 67 95 5 15 27 51,948,500 Jose Vidro (81)2004 Cleveland Indians team roster AL Central 34,319,300 80 82 3 8 17 45,584,834 Matt Lawton (78)2004 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster NL Central 32,227,929 72 89 5 11 20 54,812,429 Jason Kendall (60)2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays team roster AL East 29,556,667 70 91 4 11 23 19,630,000 Tino Martinez (76)2004 Milwaukee Brewers team roster NL Central 27,528,500 67 94 6 14 26 40,627,000 Geoff Jenkins (56)30 record(s)
1 Manny Ramirez Boston Red Sox 22,500,000 2 Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees 22,000,000 3 Carlos Delgado Toronto Blue Jays 19,700,000 4 Derek Jeter New York Yankees 18,600,000 5 Barry Bonds San Francisco Giants 18,000,000 6 Pedro Martinez Boston Red Sox 17,500,000 7 Shawn Green Los Angeles Dodgers 16,666,667 8 Mike Piazza New York Mets 16,071,429 9 Randy Johnson Arizona Diamondbacks 16,000,000 9 Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs 16,000,000 9 Mike Mussina New York Yankees 16,000,000 9 Jeff Bagwell Houston Astros 16,000,000 13 Kevin Brown New York Yankees 15,714,286 14 Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves 15,333,333 15 Mike Hampton Atlanta Braves 14,625,000 16 Magglio Ordonez Chicago White Sox 14,000,000 16 Chan Ho Park Texas Rangers 14,000,000 18 Gary Sheffield New York Yankees 13,000,000 19 Larry Walker Colorado Rockies 12,666,667 20 Matt Morris St. Louis Cardinals 12,500,000 20 Andruw Jones Atlanta Braves 12,500,000 20 Richard Hidalgo Houston Astros 12,500,000 20 Ken Griffey Cincinnati Reds 12,500,000 24 Jason Giambi New York Yankees 12,428,571 25 Darren Dreifort Los Angeles Dodgers 12,400,000 26 Bernie Williams New York Yankees 12,357,143 27 Jim Thome Philadelphia Phillies 12,166,667 28 Curt Schilling Boston Red Sox 12,000,000 29 John Smoltz Atlanta Braves 11,666,667 29 Jermaine Dye Oakland Athletics 11,666,667 31 Todd Helton Colorado Rockies 11,600,000 32 Nomar Garciaparra Boston Red Sox 11,500,000 33 Bartolo Colon Anaheim Angels 11,000,000 33 Kevin Millwood Philadelphia Phillies 11,000,000 33 Mike Sweeney Kansas City Royals 11,000,000 33 Vladimir Guerrero Anaheim Angels 11,000,000 37 Mariano Rivera New York Yankees 10,890,000 38 Tom Glavine New York Mets 10,765,608 39 Brad Radke Minnesota Twins 10,750,000 40 Bobby Abreu Philadelphia Phillies 10,600,000 41 Al Leiter New York Mets 10,295,600 42 Jeff Kent Houston Astros 10,000,000 43 Tim Salmon Anaheim Angels 9,900,000 43 Troy Glaus Anaheim Angels 9,900,000 45 Moises Alou Chicago Cubs 9,500,000 46 Jim Edmonds St. Louis Cardinals 9,333,333 47 Jorge Posada New York Yankees 9,000,000 47 Javier Vazquez New York Yankees 9,000,000 47 Hideo Nomo Los Angeles Dodgers 9,000,000 47 Preston Wilson Colorado Rockies 9,000,000 47 Eric Milton Philadelphia Phillies 9,000,000 47 Carlos Beltran Kansas City Royals 9,000,000 47 Charles Johnson Colorado Rockies 9,000,000 54 Bobby Higginson Detroit Tigers 8,850,000 55 Brian Giles San Diego Padres 8,833,333 56 Geoff Jenkins Milwaukee Brewers 8,737,500 57 Richie Sexson Arizona Diamondbacks 8,725,000 58 Aaron Sele Anaheim Angels 8,666,667 59 Scott Rolen St. Louis Cardinals 8,625,000 60 Jason Kendall Pittsburgh Pirates 8,571,429 61 Phil Nevin San Diego Padres 8,500,000 61 Jose Contreras New York Yankees 8,500,000 63 Luis Gonzalez Arizona Diamondbacks 8,250,000 64 Johnny Damon Boston Red Sox 8,000,000 64 Bret Boone Seattle Mariners 8,000,000 64 Paul Konerko Chicago White Sox 8,000,000 64 Woody Williams St. Louis Cardinals 8,000,000 64 Kerry Wood Chicago Cubs 8,000,000 64 Billy Wagner Philadelphia Phillies 8,000,000 70 Jason Schmidt San Francisco Giants 7,937,500 71 Troy Percival Anaheim Angels 7,833,333 72 Dmitri Young Detroit Tigers 7,750,000 72 Darin Erstad Anaheim Angels 7,750,000 72 Jason Isringhausen St. Louis Cardinals 7,750,000 75 John Olerud Seattle Mariners 7,700,000 76 Mike Lieberthal Philadelphia Phillies 7,500,000 76 Tino Martinez Tampa Bay Rays 7,500,000 78 Edgar Renteria St. Louis Cardinals 7,250,000 78 Matt Lawton Cleveland Indians 7,250,000 80 Ray Durham San Francisco Giants 7,200,000 81 Jamie Moyer Seattle Mariners 7,000,000 81 Ivan Rodriguez Detroit Tigers 7,000,000 81 Steve Finley Arizona Diamondbacks 7,000,000 81 Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals 7,000,000 81 Hideki Matsui New York Yankees 7,000,000 81 David Segui Baltimore Orioles 7,000,000 81 Jose Vidro Montreal Expos 7,000,000 81 Paul Byrd Atlanta Braves 7,000,000 81 Matt Mantei Arizona Diamondbacks 7,000,000 90 Jeff Cirillo San Diego Padres 6,975,000 91 Jason Varitek Boston Red Sox 6,900,000 92 Freddy Garcia Seattle Mariners 6,875,000 93 Sean Casey Cincinnati Reds 6,800,000 94 Mike Lowell Florida Marlins 6,500,000 94 Ichiro Suzuki Seattle Mariners 6,500,000 94 Cliff Floyd New York Mets 6,500,000 94 Torii Hunter Minnesota Twins 6,500,000 94 Carlos Lee Chicago White Sox 6,500,000 94 Edgardo Alfonzo San Francisco Giants 6,500,000 94 Lance Berkman Houston Astros 6,500,000 100 record(s)
