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The Houston Astros carried a $12,286,167 payroll in 1988 across 26 players, an average of $472,545 and a median of $450,000. The highest-paid player was Dave Smith at $1,100,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Smith | $1,100,000 |
| 2 | Bob Knepper | $1,000,000 |
| 3 | Nolan Ryan | $1,000,000 |
| 4 | Terry Puhl | $950,000 |
| 5 | Bill Doran | $933,000 |
| 6 | Rafael Ramirez | $925,000 |
| 7 | Kevin Bass | $880,000 |
| 8 | Danny Darwin | $760,000 |
| 9 | Mike Scott | $666,667 |
| 10 | Denny Walling | $575,000 |
| 11 | Craig Reynolds | $500,000 |
| 12 | Alan Ashby | $450,000 |
| 13 | Joaquin Andujar | $450,000 |
| 14 | Larry Andersen | $450,000 |
| 15 | Glenn Davis | $340,000 |
| 16 | Billy Hatcher | $240,000 |
| 17 | Jim Deshaies | $205,000 |
| 18 | Juan Agosto | $157,500 |
| 19 | Jim Pankovits | $150,000 |
| 20 | Charlie Kerfeld | $100,000 |
| 21 | Mark Bailey | $100,000 |
| 22 | Gerald Young | $85,000 |
| 23 | Jeff Heathcock | $72,000 |
| 24 | Ty Gainey | $68,000 |
| 25 | Chuck Jackson | $66,500 |
| 26 | Scott Medvin | $62,500 |
Each row is one salary from the 1988 Houston Astros roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $12,286,167 total is the sum of these 26 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.