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The Houston Astros carried a $9,873,276 payroll in 1986 across 24 players, an average of $411,387 and a median of $345,834. The highest-paid player was Nolan Ryan at $1,125,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Ryan | $1,125,000 |
| 2 | Bob Knepper | $1,000,000 |
| 3 | Terry Puhl | $850,000 |
| 4 | Jose Cruz | $755,000 |
| 5 | Mike Scott | $666,667 |
| 6 | Dave Smith | $650,000 |
| 7 | Dickie Thon | $600,000 |
| 8 | Phil Garner | $600,000 |
| 9 | Bill Doran | $550,000 |
| 10 | Alan Ashby | $525,000 |
| 11 | Craig Reynolds | $416,667 |
| 12 | Denny Walling | $366,667 |
| 13 | Bill Dawley | $325,000 |
| 14 | Kevin Bass | $310,000 |
| 15 | Frank DiPino | $280,000 |
| 16 | Aurelio Lopez | $223,275 |
| 17 | Glenn Davis | $120,000 |
| 18 | Jeff Calhoun | $95,000 |
| 19 | Jim Pankovits | $85,000 |
| 20 | Billy Hatcher | $80,000 |
| 21 | Charlie Kerfeld | $65,000 |
| 22 | Jim Deshaies | $65,000 |
| 23 | John Mizerock | $60,000 |
| 24 | Larry Andersen | $60,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1986 Houston Astros roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $9,873,276 total is the sum of these 24 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.