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The Detroit Tigers carried a $12,122,881 payroll in 1987 across 23 players, an average of $527,082 and a median of $420,000. The highest-paid player was Jack Morris at $1,850,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Morris | $1,850,000 |
| 2 | Kirk Gibson | $1,335,000 |
| 3 | Willie Hernandez | $1,060,000 |
| 4 | Dan Petry | $975,000 |
| 5 | Chet Lemon | $698,571 |
| 6 | Frank Tanana | $662,500 |
| 7 | Mike Heath | $650,000 |
| 8 | Alan Trammell | $617,143 |
| 9 | Walt Terrell | $600,000 |
| 10 | Darrell Evans | $525,000 |
| 11 | Terry Harper | $425,000 |
| 12 | Lou Whitaker | $420,000 |
| 13 | Mark Thurmond | $370,000 |
| 14 | Johnny Grubb | $365,000 |
| 15 | Tom Brookens | $360,000 |
| 16 | Dave Bergman | $331,667 |
| 17 | Larry Herndon | $225,000 |
| 18 | Pat Sheridan | $190,000 |
| 19 | Darnell Coles | $170,000 |
| 20 | Eric King | $100,000 |
| 21 | Matt Nokes | $68,000 |
| 22 | Jeff Robinson | $62,500 |
| 23 | Mike Henneman | $62,500 |
Each row is one salary from the 1987 Detroit Tigers roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $12,122,881 total is the sum of these 23 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.