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The Kansas City Royals carried a $9,321,179 payroll in 1985 across 22 players, an average of $423,690 and a median of $337,334. The highest-paid player was George Brett at $1,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Brett | $1,000,000 |
| 2 | Dan Quisenberry | $975,000 |
| 3 | Dennis Leonard | $871,429 |
| 4 | Willie Wilson | $843,750 |
| 5 | Hal McRae | $800,000 |
| 6 | Jim Sundberg | $608,333 |
| 7 | Dennis Lamp | $535,000 |
| 8 | Buddy Black | $465,000 |
| 9 | Jorge Orta | $450,000 |
| 10 | John Wathan | $425,000 |
| 11 | Joe Beckwith | $358,000 |
| 12 | Greg Pryor | $316,667 |
| 13 | Onix Concepcion | $250,000 |
| 14 | Charlie Leibrandt | $225,000 |
| 15 | Steve Balboni | $205,000 |
| 16 | Lynn Jones | $202,500 |
| 17 | Pat Sheridan | $175,000 |
| 18 | Darryl Motley | $155,500 |
| 19 | Bret Saberhagen | $150,000 |
| 20 | Mark Gubicza | $115,000 |
| 21 | Mike Jones | $100,000 |
| 22 | Danny Jackson | $95,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1985 Kansas City Royals roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $9,321,179 total is the sum of these 22 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.