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The Houston Astros carried a $9,993,051 payroll in 1985 across 20 players, an average of $499,653 and a median of $388,334. The highest-paid player was Nolan Ryan at $1,350,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Ryan | $1,350,000 |
| 2 | Bob Knepper | $850,000 |
| 3 | Joe Niekro | $825,000 |
| 4 | Jose Cruz | $796,383 |
| 5 | Phil Garner | $745,000 |
| 6 | Omar Moreno | $700,000 |
| 7 | Dickie Thon | $675,000 |
| 8 | Terry Puhl | $541,667 |
| 9 | Dave Smith | $500,000 |
| 10 | Alan Ashby | $416,667 |
| 11 | Mike Scott | $360,000 |
| 12 | Craig Reynolds | $350,000 |
| 13 | Denny Walling | $341,667 |
| 14 | Bill Doran | $325,000 |
| 15 | Bill Dawley | $295,000 |
| 16 | Enos Cabell | $291,667 |
| 17 | Frank DiPino | $255,000 |
| 18 | Harry Spilman | $160,000 |
| 19 | Kevin Bass | $155,000 |
| 20 | Glenn Davis | $60,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1985 Houston Astros roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $9,993,051 total is the sum of these 20 salaries; the table lists every one of them, top contract first. Amounts are nominal US dollars; full source credits live on the sources page.
Salary and payroll records aggregated and published by Legends Deck. Nominal dollars; no inflation adjustment. Full source credits, licenses and access dates on the sources page.