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1991 Individual Salaries by Team

This is an individual salary listings by team for the 1991 season. Note that this list is not complete, though it does represent the best available information. You can also view figures for 1990 or 1992. Other financial information is available for many seasons using the tool on the right.

1991 Atlanta Braves 1991 Atlanta Braves
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Nick Esasky  $2,100,000 
2 Lonnie Smith  $2,041,667 
3 Charlie Leibrandt  $1,833,333 
4 Terry Pendleton  $1,750,000 
5 Sid Bream  $1,600,000 
6 Ron Gant  $1,195,000 
7 Mike Heath  $950,000 
8 Juan Berenguer  $900,000 
9 Jeff Parrett  $855,000 
10 Jeff Treadway  $770,000 
11 Tom Glavine  $697,500 
12 Deion Sanders  $660,000 
13 Mark Grant  $540,000 
14 Pete Smith  $365,000 
15 John Smoltz  $355,000 
16 David Justice  $296,000 
17 Jeff Blauser  $280,000 
18 Tommy Gregg  $265,000 
19 Marvin Freeman  $190,000 
20 Tony Castillo  $165,000 
21 Mark Lemke  $138,000 
22 Mike Stanton  $120,000 
23 Kent Mercker  $117,000 
24 Francisco Cabrera  $110,000 
25 Steve Avery  $110,000 
Atlanta Braves 1991 payroll based on this was $18,403,500.
1991 Baltimore Orioles 1991 Baltimore Orioles
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Glenn Davis  $3,275,000 
2 Cal Ripken  $2,566,667 
3 Storm Davis  $2,366,666 
4 Joe Orsulak  $1,100,000 
5 Dwight Evans  $800,000 
6 Billy Ripken  $700,000 
7 Mark Williamson  $685,000 
8 Bob Melvin  $650,000 
9 Jeff Robinson  $575,000 
10 Gregg Olson  $505,000 
11 Ben McDonald  $491,667 
12 Jeff Ballard  $465,000 
13 Randy Milligan  $330,000 
14 Tim Hulett  $327,500 
15 Bob Milacki  $280,000 
16 Mike Flanagan  $250,000 
17 Mike Devereaux  $210,000 
18 Craig Worthington  $207,500 
19 Dave Johnson  $200,000 
20 Paul Kilgus  $200,000 
21 Sam Horn  $175,000 
22 Brady Anderson  $165,000 
23 Jose Bautista  $138,000 
24 Todd Frohwirth  $130,000 
25 Chris Hoiles  $107,500 
26 Jose Mesa  $107,000 
27 David Segui  $106,000 
28 Juan Bell  $103,000 
29 Leo Gomez  $102,500 
30 Arthur Rhodes  $100,000 
31 Mike Mussina  $100,000 
Baltimore Orioles 1991 payroll based on this was $17,519,000.
1991 Boston Red Sox 1991 Boston Red Sox
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Danny Darwin  $3,250,000 
2 Jack Clark  $2,900,000 
3 Wade Boggs  $2,750,000 
4 Roger Clemens  $2,700,000 
5 Mike Greenwell  $2,650,000 
6 Jeff Reardon  $2,533,333 
7 Tom Brunansky  $2,500,000 
8 Tony Pena  $2,300,000 
9 Matt Young  $2,266,667 
10 Ellis Burks  $1,825,000 
11 Greg Harris  $1,300,000 
12 Mike Marshall  $1,300,000 
13 Billy Hatcher  $1,250,000 
14 Jody Reed  $850,000 
15 Dennis Lamp  $750,000 
16 Steve Lyons  $650,000 
17 Luis Rivera  $635,000 
18 Joe Hesketh  $525,000 
19 Kevin Romine  $355,000 
20 Carlos Quintana  $305,000 
21 Tom Bolton  $290,000 
22 John Dopson  $265,000 
23 Dana Kiecker  $167,500 
24 Tony Fossas  $165,000 
25 Jeff Gray  $155,000 
26 Tim Naehring  $125,000 
27 John Marzano  $105,000 
28 Bob Zupcic  $100,000 
29 Mo Vaughn  $100,000 
30 Scott Cooper  $100,000 
Boston Red Sox 1991 payroll based on this was $35,167,500.
1991 California Angels 1991 California Angels
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Mark Langston  $3,550,000 
2 Dave Winfield  $3,300,000 
3 Gary Gaetti  $2,700,000 
4 Chuck Finley  $2,500,000 
5 Lance Parrish  $2,416,667 
6 Kirk McCaskill  $2,100,000 
7 Wally Joyner  $2,100,000 
8 Bert Blyleven  $2,000,000 
9 Dave Parker  $1,600,000 
10 Dick Schofield  $1,483,334 
11 Bryan Harvey  $1,040,000 
12 Jeff Robinson  $1,000,000 
13 Luis Polonia  $845,000 
14 Devon White  $800,000 
15 Bob McClure  $700,000 
16 Mark Eichhorn  $680,000 
17 Jack Howell  $652,500 
18 Donnie Hill  $500,000 
19 Max Venable  $425,000 
20 Scott Bailes  $425,000 
21 Dave Gallagher  $357,500 
22 Jim Abbott  $357,500 
23 Junior Felix  $310,000 
24 Fernando Valenzuela  $300,000 
25 Floyd Bannister  $250,000 
26 John Orton  $120,000 
27 Mike Fetters  $120,000 
28 Luis Sojo  $110,000 
29 Bobby Rose  $107,500 
30 Cliff Young  $105,000 
31 Scott Lewis  $105,000 
California Angels 1991 payroll based on this was $33,060,001.
1991 Chicago Cubs 1991 Chicago Cubs
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Andre Dawson  $3,325,000 
2 Danny Jackson  $2,625,000 
3 Greg Maddux  $2,400,000 
4 Rick Sutcliffe  $2,275,000 
5 George Bell  $2,150,000 
6 Shawon Dunston  $2,100,000 
7 Dave Smith  $1,900,000 
8 Mark Grace  $1,200,000 
9 Paul Assenmacher  $1,110,000 
10 Mike Bielecki  $810,000 
11 Luis Salazar  $575,000 
12 Les Lancaster  $550,000 
13 Damon Berryhill  $230,000 
14 Dwight Smith  $225,667 
15 Joe Girardi  $225,000 
16 Mike Harkey  $220,000 
17 Jerome Walton  $210,000 
18 Trevor Wilson  $205,000 
19 Doug Dascenzo  $165,000 
20 Shawn Boskie  $130,000 
21 Hector Villanueva  $120,000 
22 Jose Vizcaino  $114,000 
23 Chuck McElroy  $111,000 
24 Erik Pappas  $100,000 
25 Heathcliff Slocumb  $100,000 
Chicago Cubs 1991 payroll based on this was $23,175,667.
1991 Chicago White Sox 1991 Chicago White Sox
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Tim Raines  $3,500,000 
2 Bobby Thigpen  $2,418,667 
3 Ozzie Guillen  $1,600,000 
4 Scott Fletcher  $1,300,000 
5 Carlton Fisk  $1,250,000 
6 Bo Jackson  $1,010,000 
7 Charlie Hough  $800,000 
8 Cory Snyder  $800,000 
9 Dan Pasqua  $800,000 
10 Donn Pall  $448,000 
11 Lance Johnson  $385,000 
12 Melido Perez  $358,000 
13 Ron Karkovice  $310,000 
14 Jack McDowell  $175,000 
15 Ken Patterson  $160,000 
16 Greg Hibbard  $150,000 
17 Robin Ventura  $150,000 
18 Sammy Sosa  $150,000 
19 Wayne Edwards  $140,000 
20 Scott Radinsky  $130,000 
21 Craig Grebeck  $125,000 
22 Alex Fernandez  $120,000 
23 Frank Thomas  $120,000 
24 Joey Cora  $120,000 
25 Brian Drahman  $100,000 
26 Roberto Hernandez  $100,000 
27 Warren Newson  $100,000 
28 Wilson Alvarez  $100,000 
Chicago White Sox 1991 payroll based on this was $16,919,667.
1991 Cincinnati Reds 1991 Cincinnati Reds
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Eric Davis  $3,600,000 
2 Bill Doran  $2,833,333 
3 Tom Browning  $2,425,000 
4 Jose Rijo  $2,333,333 
5 Tim Burke  $2,266,667 
6 Barry Larkin  $2,100,000 
7 Randy Myers  $2,000,000 
8 Chris Sabo  $1,250,500 
9 Paul O'Neill  $975,000 
10 Mariano Duncan  $925,000 
11 Glenn Braggs  $825,000 
12 Todd Benzinger  $705,000 
13 Norm Charlton  $625,000 
14 Jeff Reed  $600,000 
15 Ted Power  $500,000 
16 Rob Dibble  $475,000 
17 Herm Winningham  $437,500 
18 Luis Quinones  $300,000 
19 Jack Armstrong  $215,000 
20 Joe Oliver  $186,000 
21 Hal Morris  $180,000 
22 Tim Layana  $140,000 
23 Kip Gross  $108,000 
24 Chris Hammond  $100,000 
25 Gino Minutelli  $100,000 
26 Reggie Jefferson  $100,000 
Cincinnati Reds 1991 payroll based on this was $26,305,333.
1991 Cleveland Indians 1991 Cleveland Indians
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Tom Candiotti  $2,500,000 
2 Doug Jones  $2,050,000 
3 Greg Swindell  $2,025,000 
4 Keith Hernandez  $1,750,000 
5 Eric King  $1,450,000 
6 Chris James  $1,367,500 
7 Jesse Orosco  $900,000 
8 Jerry Browne  $800,000 
9 Mitch Webster  $750,000 
10 Joel Skinner  $610,000 
11 Felix Fermin  $575,000 
12 John Farrell  $410,000 
13 Sandy Alomar  $360,000 
14 Carlos Baerga  $205,000 
15 Steve Olin  $175,000 
16 Glenallen Hill  $170,000 
17 Alex Cole  $155,000 
18 Albert Belle  $130,000 
19 Rod Nichols  $125,000 
20 Charles Nagy  $115,000 
21 Jeff Manto  $110,000 
22 Beau Allred  $102,500 
23 Bruce Egloff  $100,000 
24 Eddie Taubensee  $100,000 
25 Jeff Mutis  $100,000 
26 Jim Thome  $100,000 
27 Mike Huff  $100,000 
28 Tom Kramer  $100,000 
29 Turner Ward  $100,000 
30 Wayne Kirby  $100,000 
Cleveland Indians 1991 payroll based on this was $17,635,000.
1991 Detroit Tigers 1991 Detroit Tigers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Alan Trammell  $2,200,000 
2 Lou Whitaker  $2,000,000 
3 Rob Deer  $1,966,667 
4 Frank Tanana  $1,900,000 
5 Bill Gullickson  $1,825,000 
6 Cecil Fielder  $1,750,000 
7 Lloyd Moseby  $1,600,000 
8 Mickey Tettleton  $1,600,000 
9 Tony Phillips  $1,566,666 
10 Mike Henneman  $1,100,000 
11 Walt Terrell  $1,000,000 
12 John Cerutti  $800,000 
13 Dan Petry  $650,000 
14 Dave Bergman  $575,000 
15 Paul Gibson  $565,000 
16 John Shelby  $525,000 
17 Tony Bernazard  $525,000 
18 Jerry Don Gleaton  $510,000 
19 Mark Salas  $450,000 
20 Travis Fryman  $150,000 
21 Mark Leiter  $130,000 
22 Dan Gakeler  $125,000 
23 Steve Searcy  $125,000 
24 Andy Allanson  $100,000 
25 Milt Cuyler  $100,000 
Detroit Tigers 1991 payroll based on this was $23,838,333.
1991 Houston Astros 1991 Houston Astros
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Mike Scott  $2,412,500 
2 Ken Caminiti  $2,200,000 
3 Jim Deshaies  $2,100,000 
4 Rafael Ramirez  $1,200,000 
5 Mark Portugal  $705,000 
6 Ken Oberkfell  $675,000 
7 Craig Biggio  $437,500 
8 Casey Candaele  $350,000 
9 Gerald Young  $340,000 
10 Mark Davidson  $300,000 
11 Steve Finley  $280,000 
12 Eric Yelding  $260,000 
13 Pete Harnisch  $210,000 
14 Mark McLemore  $165,000 
15 Curt Schilling  $125,000 
16 Xavier Hernandez  $122,500 
17 Jose Tolentino  $118,000 
18 Eric Anthony  $115,000 
19 Javier Ortiz  $115,000 
20 Karl Rhodes  $111,000 
21 Al Osuna  $106,000 
22 Luis Gonzalez  $105,000 
23 Darryl Kile  $100,000 
24 Dwayne Henry  $100,000 
25 Kenny Lofton  $100,000 
Houston Astros 1991 payroll based on this was $12,852,500.
1991 Kansas City Royals 1991 Kansas City Royals
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Mark Davis  $3,625,000 
2 Mike Boddicker  $3,166,667 
3 George Brett  $3,105,000 
4 Bret Saberhagen  $2,950,000 
5 Danny Tartabull  $2,250,000 
6 Mark Gubicza  $2,166,667 
7 Kirk Gibson  $1,700,000 
8 Kevin Seitzer  $1,625,000 
9 Kurt Stillwell  $1,280,000 
10 Jeff Montgomery  $1,065,000 
11 Jim Eisenreich  $950,000 
12 Dan Schatzeder  $700,000 
13 Tom Gordon  $325,000 
14 Bill Pecota  $307,500 
15 Mike Macfarlane  $280,000 
16 Kevin Appier  $215,000 
17 Luis Aquino  $160,000 
18 Brian McRae  $124,000 
19 Russ Morman  $115,000 
20 Terry Shumpert  $110,000 
21 David Howard  $100,000 
Kansas City Royals 1991 payroll based on this was $26,319,834.
1991 Los Angeles Dodgers 1991 Los Angeles Dodgers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Darryl Strawberry  $3,800,000 
2 Orel Hershiser  $3,166,667 
3 Brett Butler  $2,833,333 
4 Eddie Murray  $2,628,164 
5 Mike Scioscia  $2,183,333 
6 Kevin Gross  $2,166,667 
7 Kal Daniels  $2,025,000 
8 Jim Gott  $1,725,000 
9 Bob Ojeda  $1,633,333 
10 Juan Samuel  $1,575,000 
11 Jay Howell  $1,050,000 
12 Alfredo Griffin  $900,000 
13 Tim Belcher  $900,000 
14 John Candelaria  $830,000 
15 Tim Crews  $670,000 
16 Mike Morgan  $650,000 
17 Stan Javier  $650,000 
18 Gary Carter  $500,000 
19 Ramon Martinez  $485,000 
20 Jeff Hamilton  $431,000 
21 Lenny Harris  $315,000 
22 Mike Sharperson  $307,500 
23 Chris Gwynn  $260,000 
24 Dennis Cook  $240,000 
25 Barry Lyons  $220,000 
26 Mike Hartley  $165,000 
27 Greg Smith  $125,667 
28 Jim Neidlinger  $125,000 
29 Carlos Hernandez  $115,000 
30 Jose Offerman  $115,000 
Los Angeles Dodgers 1991 payroll based on this was $32,790,664.
1991 Milwaukee Brewers 1991 Milwaukee Brewers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Paul Molitor  $3,243,333 
2 Robin Yount  $3,200,000 
3 Chuck Crim  $2,833,333 
4 Edwin Nunez  $2,266,667 
5 Franklin Stubbs  $1,866,667 
6 B.J. Surhoff  $1,085,000 
7 Dan Plesac  $1,000,000 
8 Jim Gantner  $1,000,000 
9 Greg Brock  $937,500 
10 Candy Maldonado  $875,000 
11 Chris Bosio  $875,000 
12 Jaime Navarro  $835,000 
13 Willie Randolph  $500,000 
14 Mark Knudson  $485,000 
15 Bill Wegman  $440,000 
16 Gary Sheffield  $400,000 
17 Bill Spiers  $250,000 
18 Greg Vaughn  $190,000 
19 Julio Machado  $190,000 
20 Dante Bichette  $185,000 
21 Darryl Hamilton  $168,000 
22 Rick Dempsey  $150,000 
23 Mark Lee  $140,000 
Milwaukee Brewers 1991 payroll based on this was $23,115,500.
1991 Minnesota Twins 1991 Minnesota Twins
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jack Morris  $3,700,000 
2 Kirby Puckett  $3,166,667 
3 Kent Hrbek  $2,600,000 
4 Greg Gagne  $1,733,333 
5 Chili Davis  $1,700,000 
6 Rick Aguilera  $1,533,333 
7 Steve Bedrosian  $1,350,000 
8 Dan Gladden  $1,100,000 
9 Allan Anderson  $785,000 
10 Gene Larkin  $725,000 
11 Mike Pagliarulo  $655,000 
12 Brian Harper  $625,000 
13 Carmen Castillo  $600,000 
14 Terry Leach  $530,000 
15 Randy Bush  $500,000 
16 Al Newman  $450,000 
17 Junior Ortiz  $450,000 
18 Shane Mack  $270,000 
19 Kevin Tapani  $197,500 
20 David West  $160,000 
21 Mark Guthrie  $160,000 
22 Scott Erickson  $143,500 
23 Paul Sorrento  $122,500 
24 Larry Casian  $105,000 
Minnesota Twins 1991 payroll based on this was $23,361,833.
1991 Montreal Expos 1991 Montreal Expos
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Dennis Martinez  $3,333,333 
2 Ivan Calderon  $2,215,000 
3 Oil Can Boyd  $1,500,000 
4 Barry Jones  $875,000 
5 Mike Fitzgerald  $700,000 
6 Bill Long  $394,500 
7 Nelson Santovenia  $282,500 
8 Larry Walker  $185,000 
9 Mark Gardner  $185,000 
10 Steve Frey  $165,000 
11 Bill Sampen  $161,000 
12 Scott Ruskin  $147,500 
13 Dave Martinez  $140,000 
14 Chris Nabholz  $120,000 
15 Mel Rojas  $115,000 
16 Darren Reed  $110,000 
17 Brian Barnes  $103,500 
Montreal Expos 1991 payroll based on this was $10,732,333.
1991 New York Mets 1991 New York Mets
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Frank Viola  $3,166,667 
2 Vince Coleman  $3,112,500 
3 John Franco  $2,633,333 
4 Dwight Gooden  $2,466,667 
5 David Cone  $2,350,000 
6 Hubie Brooks  $2,316,666 
7 Kevin McReynolds  $2,266,667 
8 Howard Johnson  $2,166,667 
9 Sid Fernandez  $2,166,667 
10 Ron Darling  $1,966,667 
11 Tom Herr  $1,400,000 
12 Dave Magadan  $1,250,000 
13 Alejandro Pena  $1,000,000 
14 Daryl Boston  $750,000 
15 Tim Teufel  $637,500 
16 Kevin Elster  $625,000 
17 Mackey Sasser  $505,000 
18 Gregg Jefferies  $425,000 
19 Charlie O'Brien  $300,000 
20 Keith Miller  $260,000 
21 Mark Carreon  $215,000 
22 Jeff Innis  $155,000 
23 Wally Whitehurst  $155,000 
24 Doug Simons  $100,000 
25 Pete Schourek  $100,000 
26 Rick Cerone  $100,000 
New York Mets 1991 payroll based on this was $32,590,001.
1991 New York Yankees 1991 New York Yankees
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Don Mattingly  $3,420,000 
2 Mike Witt  $2,416,667 
3 Steve Farr  $2,400,000 
4 Pascual Perez  $2,133,333 
5 Scott Sanderson  $2,125,000 
6 Tim Leary  $1,975,000 
7 Steve Sax  $1,650,001 
8 Andy Hawkins  $1,533,334 
9 Jesse Barfield  $1,333,333 
10 Mel Hall  $1,100,000 
11 Lee Guetterman  $1,050,000 
12 Eric Plunk  $975,000 
13 Roberto Kelly  $900,000 
14 Matt Nokes  $887,500 
15 Greg Cadaret  $675,000 
16 Alvaro Espinoza  $650,000 
17 Chuck Cary  $570,000 
18 Kevin Maas  $250,000 
19 Bob Geren  $230,000 
20 Randy Velarde  $145,000 
21 Jim Leyritz  $135,000 
22 Mike Blowers  $130,000 
23 Alan Mills  $125,000 
24 Hensley Meulens  $120,000 
25 Dave Eiland  $110,000 
26 John Habyan  $105,000 
27 Bernie Williams  $100,000 
28 Torey Lovullo  $100,000 
New York Yankees 1991 payroll based on this was $27,344,168.
1991 Oakland Athletics 1991 Oakland Athletics
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jose Canseco  $3,500,000 
2 Bob Welch  $3,450,000 
3 Rickey Henderson  $3,250,000 
4 Dave Stewart  $3,166,667 
5 Dennis Eckersley  $3,000,000 
6 Mark McGwire  $2,850,000 
7 Dave Henderson  $2,500,000 
8 Mike Moore  $1,591,667 
9 Harold Baines  $1,358,333 
10 Rick Honeycutt  $1,350,000 
11 Carney Lansford  $1,275,000 
12 Brook Jacoby  $1,150,000 
13 Gene Nelson  $1,100,000 
14 Terry Steinbach  $1,050,000 
15 Willie Wilson  $1,000,000 
16 Eric Show  $800,000 
17 Ernest Riles  $792,500 
18 Walt Weiss  $780,000 
19 Curt Young  $775,000 
20 Mike Gallego  $565,000 
21 Jamie Quirk  $500,000 
22 Vance Law  $500,000 
23 Todd Burns  $325,000 
24 Joe Klink  $140,000 
25 Lance Blankenship  $125,000 
26 Steve Chitren  $105,000 
Oakland Athletics 1991 payroll based on this was $36,999,167.
1991 Philadelphia Phillies 1991 Philadelphia Phillies
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Dale Murphy  $2,500,000 
2 Lenny Dykstra  $2,216,666 
3 Von Hayes  $2,200,000 
4 Roger McDowell  $2,000,000 
5 Darren Daulton  $1,916,666 
6 Ken Howell  $1,750,000 
7 Mitch Williams  $1,500,000 
8 Dickie Thon  $1,250,000 
9 John Kruk  $1,175,000 
10 Joe Boever  $725,000 
11 Wally Backman  $650,000 
12 Randy Ready  $600,000 
13 Danny Cox  $520,000 
14 Terry Mulholland  $475,000 
15 Steve Lake  $390,000 
16 Dale Sveum  $335,000 
17 Charlie Hayes  $280,000 
18 Ricky Jordan  $250,000 
19 Pat Combs  $220,000 
20 Sil Campusano  $220,000 
21 Steve Ontiveros  $180,000 
22 Darrel Akerfelds  $165,000 
23 Jose DeJesus  $145,000 
24 Rod Booker  $140,000 
25 Ron Jones  $130,000 
26 Jason Grimsley  $118,000 
27 Dave Hollins  $116,000 
28 Tommy Greene  $115,000 
29 Wes Chamberlain  $105,000 
30 Kim Batiste  $100,000 
Philadelphia Phillies 1991 payroll based on this was $22,487,332.
1991 Pittsburgh Pirates 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Doug Drabek  $3,350,000 
2 Bobby Bonilla  $2,400,000 
3 Barry Bonds  $2,300,000 
4 Zane Smith  $2,225,000 
5 Andy Van Slyke  $2,180,000 
6 John Smiley  $1,050,000 
7 Mike LaValliere  $1,035,000 
8 Neal Heaton  $1,000,000 
9 Carmelo Martinez  $925,000 
10 Bob Walk  $850,000 
11 Bob Kipper  $835,000 
12 Bill Landrum  $820,000 
13 Don Slaught  $766,667 
14 Gary Redus  $600,000 
15 Jose Lind  $575,000 
16 Curtis Wilkerson  $450,000 
17 Jay Bell  $380,000 
18 Bob Patterson  $325,000 
19 Jose Gonzalez  $280,000 
20 Lloyd McClendon  $260,000 
21 Jeff King  $215,000 
22 Stan Belinda  $190,000 
23 Gary Varsho  $155,000 
24 Vicente Palacios  $125,000 
25 Randy Tomlin  $120,000 
26 Tom Prince  $118,000 
27 Jeff Richardson  $105,000 
Pittsburgh Pirates 1991 payroll based on this was $23,634,667.
1991 San Diego Padres 1991 San Diego Padres
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Fred McGriff  $2,750,000 
2 Craig Lefferts  $2,641,667 
3 Tony Gwynn  $2,162,500 
4 Tony Fernandez  $2,100,000 
5 Larry Andersen  $2,000,000 
6 Bruce Hurst  $1,883,334 
7 Benito Santiago  $1,650,000 
8 Ed Whitson  $1,325,000 
9 Dennis Rasmussen  $805,000 
10 Bip Roberts  $675,000 
11 Wes Gardner  $575,000 
12 Garry Templeton  $530,000 
13 Mike Aldrete  $510,000 
14 Jim Presley  $500,000 
15 Andy Benes  $235,000 
16 Derek Lilliquist  $182,500 
17 Shawn Abner  $180,000 
18 Phil Stephenson  $130,000 
19 Steve Rosenberg  $130,000 
20 Jerald Clark  $127,500 
21 Dann Bilardello  $115,000 
22 Jim Vatcher  $115,000 
23 Rich Rodriguez  $115,000 
24 Tom Lampkin  $107,500 
25 Thomas Howard  $105,000 
26 Atlee Hammaker  $100,000 
27 Eric Nolte  $100,000 
28 Jeremy Hernandez  $100,000 
29 Jose Melendez  $100,000 
30 Paul Faries  $100,000 
San Diego Padres 1991 payroll based on this was $22,150,001.
1991 San Francisco Giants 1991 San Francisco Giants
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Kevin Mitchell  $3,750,000 
2 Will Clark  $3,750,000 
3 Willie McGee  $3,562,500 
4 Dave Righetti  $2,500,000 
5 Don Robinson  $2,450,000 
6 Scott Garrelts  $2,400,000 
7 Bud Black  $1,750,000 
8 Robby Thompson  $1,500,000 
9 Mike LaCoss  $1,450,000 
10 Rick Reuschel  $1,350,000 
11 Jose Uribe  $1,333,333 
12 Kevin Bass  $1,333,333 
13 Dave Anderson  $600,000 
14 Matt Williams  $600,000 
15 Kelly Downs  $525,000 
16 Terry Kennedy  $500,000 
17 Mike Kingery  $362,500 
18 John Burkett  $230,000 
19 Jeff Brantley  $166,000 
20 Greg Litton  $165,000 
21 Kirt Manwaring  $150,000 
22 Rick Parker  $115,000 
23 Mark Leonard  $110,000 
24 Mike Benjamin  $110,000 
25 Eric Gunderson  $105,000 
26 Steve Decker  $100,000 
San Francisco Giants 1991 payroll based on this was $30,967,666.
1991 Seattle Mariners 1991 Seattle Mariners
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Pete O'Brien  $2,037,500 
2 Harold Reynolds  $1,866,666 
3 Alvin Davis  $1,725,000 
4 Bill Swift  $950,000 
5 Rob Murphy  $950,000 
6 Scott Bankhead  $755,000 
7 Ken Griffey  $700,000 
8 Mike Jackson  $700,000 
9 Dave Valle  $666,667 
10 Henry Cotto  $600,000 
11 Scott Bradley  $575,000 
12 Tracy Jones  $525,000 
13 Bill Krueger  $500,000 
14 Mike Schooler  $490,000 
15 Erik Hanson  $400,000 
16 Edgar Martinez  $350,000 
17 Randy Johnson  $350,000 
18 Brian Holman  $300,000 
19 Greg Briley  $265,000 
20 Jay Buhner  $247,500 
21 Omar Vizquel  $180,000 
22 Gene Harris  $132,500 
23 Jeff Schaefer  $110,000 
24 Dave Cochrane  $108,000 
25 Russ Swan  $108,000 
26 Rich DeLucia  $100,000 
Seattle Mariners 1991 payroll based on this was $15,691,833.
1991 St. Louis Cardinals 1991 St. Louis Cardinals
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Lee Smith  $2,791,666 
2 Jose DeLeon  $2,366,667 
3 Pedro Guerrero  $2,283,334 
4 Ozzie Smith  $2,225,000 
5 Bryn Smith  $2,133,333 
6 Milt Thompson  $1,516,667 
7 Gerald Perry  $1,166,667 
8 Juan Agosto  $1,166,667 
9 Joe Magrane  $1,025,000 
10 Frank DiPino  $850,000 
11 Jose Oquendo  $775,000 
12 Todd Worrell  $660,000 
13 Scott Terry  $350,000 
14 Tom Pagnozzi  $310,000 
15 Rex Hudler  $300,000 
16 Jamie Moyer  $200,000 
17 Bob Tewksbury  $160,000 
18 Felix Jose  $160,000 
19 Todd Zeile  $160,000 
20 Ken Hill  $155,000 
21 Rich Gedman  $150,000 
22 Craig Wilson  $130,000 
23 Bernard Gilkey  $125,000 
24 Ray Lankford  $125,000 
25 Cris Carpenter  $120,000 
26 Geronimo Pena  $120,000 
27 Omar Olivares  $120,000 
28 Mike Perez  $115,000 
29 Mark Clark  $100,000 
St. Louis Cardinals 1991 payroll based on this was $21,860,001.
1991 Texas Rangers 1991 Texas Rangers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Nolan Ryan  $3,300,000 
2 Ruben Sierra  $2,650,000 
3 Julio Franco  $2,350,000 
4 Jeff Russell  $2,200,000 
5 Bobby Witt  $1,516,667 
6 Rafael Palmeiro  $1,475,000 
7 Gary Pettis  $903,333 
8 Steve Buechele  $775,000 
9 Geno Petralli  $562,500 
10 Mike Jeffcoat  $390,000 
11 Kevin Brown  $355,000 
12 Brad Arnsberg  $287,500 
13 Kenny Rogers  $287,500 
14 Mark Parent  $280,000 
15 Jack Daugherty  $205,000 
16 Mike Stanley  $145,000 
17 Scott Chiamparino  $112,000 
18 Chad Kreuter  $110,000 
19 John Barfield  $110,000 
20 Brian Bohanon  $105,000 
21 Jim Poole  $105,000 
Texas Rangers 1991 payroll based on this was $18,224,500.
1991 Toronto Blue Jays 1991 Toronto Blue Jays
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Joe Carter  $3,791,667 
2 Kelly Gruber  $3,033,333 
3 Mookie Wilson  $1,625,000 
4 Roberto Alomar  $1,300,000 
5 David Wells  $800,000 
6 Duane Ward  $800,000 
7 Rance Mulliniks  $725,000 
8 Manuel Lee  $712,500 
9 Pat Borders  $700,000 
10 Pat Tabler  $700,000 
11 Frank Wills  $435,000 
12 Todd Stottlemyre  $315,000 
13 Rene Gonzales  $306,250 
14 John Olerud  $293,667 
15 Kenny Williams  $260,000 
16 Al Leiter  $180,000 
17 Greg Myers  $160,000 
18 Rob Ducey  $150,000 
19 Mark Whiten  $115,000 
20 Ed Sprague  $100,000 
21 Juan Guzman  $100,000 
22 Mike Timlin  $100,000 
23 Pat Hentgen  $100,000 
24 Randy Knorr  $100,000 
Toronto Blue Jays 1991 payroll based on this was $16,902,417.


Sources: Baseball Databank/Doug Pappas (see credits).


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