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The Cleveland Guardians carried a $48,107,360 payroll in 1996 across 31 players, an average of $1,551,850 and a median of $750,000. The highest-paid player was Albert Belle at $5,700,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Belle | $5,700,000 |
| 2 | Jack McDowell | $4,800,000 |
| 3 | Carlos Baerga | $4,750,000 |
| 4 | Dennis Martinez | $3,816,766 |
| 5 | Kenny Lofton | $3,575,000 |
| 6 | Charles Nagy | $3,487,500 |
| 7 | Omar Vizquel | $3,050,000 |
| 8 | Sandy Alomar | $2,575,000 |
| 9 | Julio Franco | $2,401,972 |
| 10 | Eddie Murray | $2,000,000 |
| 11 | Jose Mesa | $1,872,223 |
| 12 | Orel Hershiser | $1,750,000 |
| 13 | Jim Thome | $1,600,000 |
| 14 | Manny Ramirez | $1,100,000 |
| 15 | Paul Assenmacher | $871,400 |
| 16 | Eric Plunk | $750,000 |
| 17 | Tony Peña | $558,333 |
| 18 | Jim Poole | $500,000 |
| 19 | Wayne Kirby | $437,500 |
| 20 | Alvaro Espinoza | $400,000 |
| 21 | Julian Tavarez | $391,666 |
| 22 | Scott Leius | $300,000 |
| 23 | Ryan Thompson | $275,000 |
| 24 | Jeromy Burnitz | $190,000 |
| 25 | Alan Embree | $155,000 |
| 26 | Casey Candaele | $150,000 |
| 27 | Chad Ogea | $145,000 |
| 28 | Paul Shuey | $138,000 |
| 29 | Albie Lopez | $132,000 |
| 30 | Nigel Wilson | $125,000 |
| 31 | Brian Giles | $110,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1996 Cleveland Guardians roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $48,107,360 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.