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The Cincinnati Reds carried a $49,768,000 payroll in 1997 across 40 players, an average of $1,244,200 and a median of $362,500. The highest-paid player was Ruben Sierra at $6,700,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruben Sierra | $6,700,000 |
| 2 | Jose Rijo | $6,150,000 |
| 3 | Barry Larkin | $5,350,000 |
| 4 | John Smiley | $3,750,000 |
| 5 | Reggie Sanders | $3,700,000 |
| 6 | Hal Morris | $3,100,000 |
| 7 | Jeff Brantley | $2,800,000 |
| 8 | Pete Schourek | $2,640,000 |
| 9 | Dave Burba | $2,100,000 |
| 10 | Bret Boone | $1,700,000 |
| 11 | Kent Mercker | $1,700,000 |
| 12 | Deion Sanders | $1,200,000 |
| 13 | Stan Belinda | $950,000 |
| 14 | Ed Taubensee | $900,000 |
| 15 | Jeff Shaw | $650,000 |
| 16 | Lenny Harris | $650,000 |
| 17 | Jeff Branson | $550,000 |
| 18 | Mike Morgan | $500,000 |
| 19 | Mark Portugal | $400,000 |
| 20 | Joe Oliver | $375,000 |
| 21 | Ricky Bones | $350,000 |
| 22 | Terry Pendleton | $350,000 |
| 23 | Willie Greene | $300,000 |
| 24 | Pedro Martinez | $216,000 |
| 25 | Joey Eischen | $215,000 |
| 26 | Kevin Jarvis | $197,000 |
| 27 | Jon Nunnally | $190,000 |
| 28 | Eduardo Perez | $180,000 |
| 29 | Eric Owens | $175,000 |
| 30 | Felix Rodriguez | $175,000 |
| 31 | Mike Kelly | $175,000 |
| 32 | Chris Stynes | $165,000 |
| 33 | Danny Graves | $160,000 |
| 34 | Mike Remlinger | $155,000 |
| 35 | Brett Tomko | $150,000 |
| 36 | Brook Fordyce | $150,000 |
| 37 | Gabe White | $150,000 |
| 38 | Pokey Reese | $150,000 |
| 39 | Scott Sullivan | $150,000 |
| 40 | Steve Gibralter | $150,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1997 Cincinnati Reds roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $49,768,000 total is the sum of these 40 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.