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The Detroit Tigers carried a $17,272,000 payroll in 1997 across 29 players, an average of $595,586 and a median of $310,000. The highest-paid player was Travis Fryman at $6,400,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Fryman | $6,400,000 |
| 2 | Omar Olivares | $1,125,000 |
| 3 | Todd Jones | $975,000 |
| 4 | Willie Blair | $800,000 |
| 5 | Damion Easley | $675,000 |
| 6 | Jody Reed | $675,000 |
| 7 | Brian Johnson | $600,000 |
| 8 | Matt Walbeck | $550,000 |
| 9 | Vince Coleman | $500,000 |
| 10 | Dan Miceli | $475,000 |
| 11 | Doug Brocail | $425,000 |
| 12 | Bobby Higginson | $375,000 |
| 13 | Orlando Miller | $337,500 |
| 14 | Melvin Nieves | $335,000 |
| 15 | Brian Hunter | $310,000 |
| 16 | Felipe Lira | $285,000 |
| 17 | Tony Clark | $260,000 |
| 18 | Mike Myers | $235,000 |
| 19 | Curtis Pride | $216,000 |
| 20 | John Cummings | $215,000 |
| 21 | A. J. Sager | $200,000 |
| 22 | Justin Thompson | $198,000 |
| 23 | Phil Nevin | $178,000 |
| 24 | Greg Keagle | $170,000 |
| 25 | Raul Casanova | $157,500 |
| 26 | Brian Moehler | $150,000 |
| 27 | Bubba Trammell | $150,000 |
| 28 | Deivi Cruz | $150,000 |
| 29 | Fernando Hernandez | $150,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1997 Detroit Tigers roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $17,272,000 total is the sum of these 29 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.