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The Houston Astros carried a $28,487,000 payroll in 1996 across 31 players, an average of $918,935 and a median of $275,000. The highest-paid player was Doug Drabek at $5,050,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Drabek | $5,050,000 |
| 2 | Jeff Bagwell | $4,875,000 |
| 3 | Greg Swindell | $4,450,000 |
| 4 | Derek Bell | $2,800,000 |
| 5 | Craig Biggio | $2,075,000 |
| 6 | Rick Wilkins | $1,550,000 |
| 7 | Darryl Kile | $1,250,000 |
| 8 | Sean Berry | $995,000 |
| 9 | Derrick May | $750,000 |
| 10 | Bill Spiers | $400,000 |
| 11 | Shane Reynolds | $330,000 |
| 12 | Todd Jones | $300,000 |
| 13 | Tony Eusebio | $300,000 |
| 14 | John Cangelosi | $280,000 |
| 15 | Randy Knorr | $280,000 |
| 16 | Anthony Young | $275,000 |
| 17 | Mike Hampton | $275,000 |
| 18 | Ricky Gutierrez | $235,000 |
| 19 | Doug Brocail | $220,000 |
| 20 | John Hudek | $210,000 |
| 21 | Orlando Miller | $205,000 |
| 22 | James Mouton | $196,000 |
| 23 | Brian Hunter | $180,000 |
| 24 | Jeff Tabaka | $165,000 |
| 25 | Mike Simms | $160,000 |
| 26 | Dean Hartgraves | $130,000 |
| 27 | Donne Wall | $115,000 |
| 28 | Alvin Morman | $109,000 |
| 29 | Billy Wagner | $109,000 |
| 30 | Mark Small | $109,000 |
| 31 | Xavier Hernandez | $109,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1996 Houston Astros roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $28,487,000 total is the sum of these 31 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.