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The Boston Red Sox carried a $43,558,750 payroll in 1997 across 34 players, an average of $1,281,140 and a median of $575,000. The highest-paid player was Mo Vaughn at $6,350,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mo Vaughn | $6,350,000 |
| 2 | Steve Avery | $4,850,000 |
| 3 | John Valentin | $3,750,000 |
| 4 | Wil Cordero | $3,000,000 |
| 5 | Tom Gordon | $2,900,000 |
| 6 | Tim Naehring | $2,700,000 |
| 7 | Tim Wakefield | $2,500,000 |
| 8 | Heathcliff Slocumb | $2,300,000 |
| 9 | Mike Stanley | $2,100,000 |
| 10 | Reggie Jefferson | $1,900,000 |
| 11 | Shane Mack | $1,850,000 |
| 12 | Aaron Sele | $1,126,000 |
| 13 | Troy O'Leary | $1,100,000 |
| 14 | Robinson Checo | $925,000 |
| 15 | Jeff Frye | $900,000 |
| 16 | Chris Hammond | $700,000 |
| 17 | Bill Haselman | $650,000 |
| 18 | Bret Saberhagen | $500,000 |
| 19 | Jim Corsi | $470,000 |
| 20 | Butch Henry | $400,000 |
| 21 | Pat Mahomes | $360,000 |
| 22 | Darren Bragg | $240,000 |
| 23 | Mark Brandenburg | $187,500 |
| 24 | John Wasdin | $185,000 |
| 25 | Ricky Trlicek | $184,250 |
| 26 | Vaughn Eshelman | $182,000 |
| 27 | Jesus Tavarez | $175,000 |
| 28 | Rich Garces | $172,000 |
| 29 | Rudy Pemberton | $152,000 |
| 30 | Joe Hudson | $150,000 |
| 31 | Jose Malave | $150,000 |
| 32 | Nomar Garciaparra | $150,000 |
| 33 | Ron Mahay | $150,000 |
| 34 | Scott Hatteberg | $150,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1997 Boston Red Sox roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $43,558,750 total is the sum of these 34 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.