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The Atlanta Braves carried a $52,278,500 payroll in 1997 across 31 players, an average of $1,686,403 and a median of $250,000. The highest-paid player was John Smoltz at $7,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Smoltz | $7,000,000 |
| 2 | Greg Maddux | $6,775,000 |
| 3 | Fred McGriff | $5,500,000 |
| 4 | Tom Glavine | $5,050,000 |
| 5 | Kenny Lofton | $4,825,000 |
| 6 | Jeff Blauser | $4,020,000 |
| 7 | Denny Neagle | $3,610,000 |
| 8 | Mark Wohlers | $3,000,000 |
| 9 | Ryan Klesko | $2,450,000 |
| 10 | Javy Lopez | $2,050,000 |
| 11 | Mark Lemke | $2,000,000 |
| 12 | Chipper Jones | $1,525,000 |
| 13 | Mike Bielecki | $707,500 |
| 14 | Bryan Harvey | $500,000 |
| 15 | Keith Lockhart | $290,000 |
| 16 | Michael Tucker | $250,000 |
| 17 | Rafael Belliard | $250,000 |
| 18 | Brad Clontz | $245,000 |
| 19 | Alan Embree | $206,000 |
| 20 | Danny Bautista | $200,000 |
| 21 | Mike Mordecai | $200,000 |
| 22 | Pedro Borbon | $185,000 |
| 23 | Terrell Wade | $180,000 |
| 24 | Paul Byrd | $175,000 |
| 25 | Eddie Perez | $172,500 |
| 26 | Joe Borowski | $157,500 |
| 27 | Andruw Jones | $152,500 |
| 28 | Tony Graffanino | $152,500 |
| 29 | Chad Fox | $150,000 |
| 30 | Mike Cather | $150,000 |
| 31 | Tim Spehr | $150,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1997 Atlanta Braves roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $52,278,500 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.