Sources: The Baseball Archive and Baseball Almanac
|
Season |
Minimum |
Average |
|
1967 |
$6,000 |
$19,000 |
|
1968 |
$10,000 |
N/A |
|
1969 |
$10,000 |
$24,909 |
|
1970 |
$12,000 |
$29,303 |
|
1971 |
$12,750 |
$31,543 |
|
1972 |
$13,500 |
$34,092 |
|
1973 |
$15,000 |
$36,566 |
|
1974 |
$15,000 |
$40,839 |
|
1975 |
$16,000 |
$44,676 |
|
1976 |
$19,000 |
$51,501 |
|
1977 |
$19,000 |
$76,066 |
|
1978 |
$21,000 |
$99,876 |
|
1979 |
$21,000 |
$113,558 |
|
1980 |
$30,000 |
$143,756 |
|
1981 |
$32,500 |
$185,651 |
|
1982 |
$33,500 |
$241,497 |
|
1983 |
$35,000 |
$289,194 |
|
1984 |
$40,000 |
$329,408 |
|
1985 |
$60,000 |
$371,571 |
|
1986 |
$60,000 |
$412,520 |
|
1987 |
$62,500 |
$412,454 |
|
1988 |
$62,500 |
$438,729 |
|
1989 |
$68,000 |
$512,084 |
|
1990 |
$100,000 |
$578,930 |
|
1991 |
$100,000 |
$891,188 |
|
1992 |
$109,000 |
$1,084,408 |
|
1993 |
$109,000 |
$1,120,254 |
|
1994 |
$109,000 |
$1,188,679 |
|
1995 |
$109,000 |
$1,071,029 |
|
1996 |
$109,000 |
$1,176,967 |
|
1997 |
$150,000 |
$1,383,578 |
|
2000 |
$200,000 |
$1,998,034 |
|
2001 |
$200,000 |
$2,654,403 |
|
2002 |
$200,000 |
$2,383,235 |
|
2003 |
$300,000 |
$2,555,476 |
|
2004 |
$300,000 |
$2,486,609 |
|
2005 |
$316,000 |
$2,632,655 |
| 2006 | $380,000 | $2,866,544 |
| 2007 | $2,944,556 |
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