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The Houston Astros carried a $12,608,371 payroll in 1987 across 28 players, an average of $450,299 and a median of $500,000. The highest-paid player was Nolan Ryan at $1,225,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Ryan | $1,225,000 |
| 2 | Bob Knepper | $1,000,000 |
| 3 | Terry Puhl | $900,000 |
| 4 | Jose Cruz | $755,000 |
| 5 | Danny Darwin | $740,000 |
| 6 | Dave Smith | $700,000 |
| 7 | Omar Moreno | $700,000 |
| 8 | Mike Scott | $691,667 |
| 9 | Dickie Thon | $675,000 |
| 10 | Kevin Bass | $630,000 |
| 11 | Bill Doran | $625,000 |
| 12 | Denny Walling | $595,000 |
| 13 | Alan Ashby | $575,000 |
| 14 | Davey Lopes | $550,000 |
| 15 | Phil Garner | $450,000 |
| 16 | Craig Reynolds | $416,667 |
| 17 | Larry Andersen | $300,000 |
| 18 | Glenn Davis | $215,000 |
| 19 | Charlie Kerfeld | $110,037 |
| 20 | Billy Hatcher | $110,000 |
| 21 | Jim Deshaies | $110,000 |
| 22 | Jim Pankovits | $100,000 |
| 23 | Juan Agosto | $100,000 |
| 24 | Ronn Reynolds | $80,000 |
| 25 | Jeff Heathcock | $67,500 |
| 26 | Dale Berra | $62,500 |
| 27 | Gerald Young | $62,500 |
| 28 | Ken Caminiti | $62,500 |
Each row is one salary from the 1987 Houston Astros roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $12,608,371 total is the sum of these 28 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.