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The Athletics carried a $9,058,606 payroll in 1985 across 21 players, an average of $431,362 and a median of $350,000. The highest-paid player was Dave Kingman at $1,087,500. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Kingman | $1,087,500 |
| 2 | Carney Lansford | $900,000 |
| 3 | Dwayne Murphy | $845,833 |
| 4 | Dave Collins | $700,000 |
| 5 | Alfredo Griffin | $610,000 |
| 6 | Rick Langford | $608,333 |
| 7 | Tommy John | $600,000 |
| 8 | Dusty Baker | $575,000 |
| 9 | Steve McCatty | $520,000 |
| 10 | Mike Heath | $425,000 |
| 11 | Bruce Bochte | $350,000 |
| 12 | Mike Davis | $305,000 |
| 13 | Mike Norris | $283,107 |
| 14 | Jay Howell | $262,500 |
| 15 | Tony Phillips | $220,000 |
| 16 | Tom Tellmann | $207,500 |
| 17 | Steve Henderson | $150,000 |
| 18 | Chris Codiroli | $141,500 |
| 19 | Keith Atherton | $107,333 |
| 20 | Rob Picciolo | $100,000 |
| 21 | Tim Birtsas | $60,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1985 Athletics roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $9,058,606 total is the sum of these 21 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.