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The Detroit Tigers carried a $137,685,196 payroll in 2008 across 30 players, an average of $4,589,507 and a median of $1,487,500. The highest-paid player was Magglio Ordonez at $15,768,174. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magglio Ordonez | $15,768,174 |
| 2 | Gary Sheffield | $13,326,306 |
| 3 | Ivan Rodriguez | $12,379,883 |
| 4 | Carlos Guillen | $12,000,000 |
| 5 | Miguel Cabrera | $11,300,000 |
| 6 | Edgar Renteria | $10,000,000 |
| 7 | Jeremy Bonderman | $8,500,000 |
| 8 | Kenny Rogers | $8,000,000 |
| 9 | Dontrelle Willis | $7,000,000 |
| 10 | Todd Jones | $7,000,000 |
| 11 | Jacque Jones | $6,333,333 |
| 12 | Brandon Inge | $6,200,000 |
| 13 | Placido Polanco | $4,600,000 |
| 14 | Nate Robertson | $4,250,000 |
| 15 | Fernando Rodney | $1,700,000 |
| 16 | Marcus Thames | $1,275,000 |
| 17 | Justin Verlander | $1,130,000 |
| 18 | Curtis Granderson | $1,000,000 |
| 19 | Vance Wilson | $950,000 |
| 20 | Bobby Seay | $780,000 |
| 21 | Ramon Santiago | $575,000 |
| 22 | Jason Grilli | $420,000 |
| 23 | Joel Zumaya | $420,000 |
| 24 | Zach Miner | $410,000 |
| 25 | Aquilino Lopez | $400,000 |
| 26 | Ryan Raburn | $396,000 |
| 27 | Denny Bautista | $395,000 |
| 28 | Yorman Bazardo | $395,000 |
| 29 | Jordan Tata | $391,500 |
| 30 | Clete Thomas | $390,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 2008 Detroit Tigers roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $137,685,196 total is the sum of these 30 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.