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The Houston Astros carried a $34,777,500 payroll in 1997 across 31 players, an average of $1,121,855 and a median of $412,500. The highest-paid player was Jeff Bagwell at $8,040,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Bagwell | $8,040,000 |
| 2 | Craig Biggio | $6,280,000 |
| 3 | Derek Bell | $3,250,000 |
| 4 | Sean Berry | $2,250,000 |
| 5 | Shane Reynolds | $2,050,000 |
| 6 | Darryl Kile | $1,700,000 |
| 7 | Mike Hampton | $1,420,000 |
| 8 | Luis Gonzalez | $1,400,000 |
| 9 | Brad Ausmus | $1,075,000 |
| 10 | Pat Listach | $750,000 |
| 11 | Thomas Howard | $750,000 |
| 12 | Tony Eusebio | $650,000 |
| 13 | Bill Spiers | $600,000 |
| 14 | Ricky Gutierrez | $420,000 |
| 15 | James Mouton | $415,000 |
| 16 | John Hudek | $412,500 |
| 17 | Russ Springer | $400,000 |
| 18 | Sid Fernandez | $375,000 |
| 19 | Randy Knorr | $300,000 |
| 20 | Mike Magnante | $290,000 |
| 21 | Tim Bogar | $275,000 |
| 22 | Chuck Carr | $250,000 |
| 23 | Billy Wagner | $185,000 |
| 24 | Jose Lima | $170,000 |
| 25 | Ramon Garcia | $160,000 |
| 26 | Mark Small | $155,000 |
| 27 | Ray Montgomery | $155,000 |
| 28 | Bobby Abreu | $150,000 |
| 29 | Chris Holt | $150,000 |
| 30 | Richard Hidalgo | $150,000 |
| 31 | Tom Martin | $150,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1997 Houston Astros roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $34,777,500 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.