| Player | Salary | | Brad Arnsberg | $68,000 | | Dale Berra | $657,500 | | Rick Cerone | $250,000 | | Pat Clements | $125,000 | | Doug Drabek | $85,000 | | Pete Filson | $180,000 | | Cecilio Guante | $405,000 | | Ron Guidry | $850,000 | | Rickey Henderson | $1,670,000 | | Al Holland | $400,000 | | Charles Hudson | $305,000 | | Keith Hughes | $62,500 | | Tommy John | $350,000 | | Steve Kemp | $1,320,000 | | Ron Kittle | $425,000 | | Don Mattingly | $1,975,000 | | Bob Meacham | $105,000 | | Mike Pagliarulo | $175,000 | | Dan Pasqua | $110,000 | | Al Pedrique | $62,500 | | Willie Randolph | $900,000 | | Dennis Rasmussen | $175,000 | | Rick Rhoden | $600,000 | | Dave Righetti | $800,000 | | Lenn Sakata | $125,000 | | Mark Salas | $137,000 | | Rod Scurry | $340,000 | | Joel Skinner | $110,000 | | Tim Stoddard | $775,000 | | Bob Tewksbury | $85,000 | | Wayne Tolleson | $385,000 | | Randy Velarde | $62,500 | | Gary Ward | $633,000 | | Claudell Washington | $480,000 | | Dave Winfield | $1,911,714 | | Career | $17,099,714 |
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