| Player | Salary | | Neil Allen | $250,000 | | Jay Buhner | $67,000 | | John Candelaria | $700,000 | | Rick Cerone | $300,000 | | Jack Clark | $1,500,000 | | Jose Cruz | $350,000 | | Richard Dotson | $900,000 | | Cecilio Guante | $380,000 | | Lee Guetterman | $137,500 | | Ron Guidry | $825,000 | | Rickey Henderson | $1,770,000 | | Charles Hudson | $450,000 | | Tommy John | $375,000 | | Roberto Kelly | $67,000 | | Al Leiter | $67,000 | | Don Mattingly | $2,000,000 | | Bob Meacham | $212,500 | | Mike Pagliarulo | $500,000 | | Willie Randolph | $875,000 | | Rick Rhoden | $900,000 | | Dave Righetti | $1,300,000 | | Jerry Royster | $275,000 | | Rafael Santana | $425,000 | | Joel Skinner | $110,000 | | Don Slaught | $531,500 | | Tim Stoddard | $700,000 | | Wayne Tolleson | $410,000 | | Gary Ward | $625,000 | | Claudell Washington | $480,000 | | Dave Winfield | $1,958,652 | | Career | $19,441,152 |
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