| Player | Player Sort | Pos | Salary | Salary Sort | Pct | Pct Sort | WARP | WARP Sort | WARP/$M | WARP/$M Sort | $/WARP | $/WARP Sort | Current Status |
Jeremy Guthrie |
Guthrie Jeremy |
DNP |
$11,000,000 |
11000000 |
26.71% |
26.71 |
— |
0.00 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
Alex Gordon |
Gordon Alex |
DNP |
$10,000,000 |
10000000 |
24.28% |
24.28 |
— |
0.00 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
Billy Butler |
Butler Billy |
DNP |
$8,500,000 |
8500000 |
20.64% |
20.64 |
— |
0.00 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
Wade Davis |
Davis Wade |
DNP |
$4,800,000 |
4800000 |
11.66% |
11.66 |
— |
0.00 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
Alcides Escobar |
Escobar Alcides |
DNP |
$3,000,000 |
3000000 |
7.29% |
7.29 |
— |
0.00 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
Salvador Perez |
Perez Salvador |
DNP |
$1,500,000 |
1500000 |
3.64% |
3.64 |
— |
0.00 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
Noel Arguelles |
Arguelles Noel |
DNP |
$1,380,000 |
1380000 |
3.35% |
3.35 |
— |
0.00 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
James Shields |
Shields James |
DNP |
$1,000,000 |
1000000 |
2.43% |
2.43 |
— |
0.00 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
| Year | Royals payroll |
PR Sort |
Avg payroll |
AvgPR Sort |
Diff |
Diff Sort |
| 1976 | $126,000 | 126000 | $126,000 | 126000 | $0 | 0 |
| 1977 | $200,000 | 200000 | $200,000 | 200000 | $0 | 0 |
| 1982 | $1,000,000 | 1000000 | $767,500 | 767500 | $232,500 | 232500 |
| 1983 | $1,000,000 | 1000000 | $900,000 | 900000 | $100,000 | 100000 |
| 1984 | $1,040,000 | 1040000 | $680,000 | 680000 | $360,000 | 360000 |
| 1985 | $1,150,000 | 1150000 | $916,666 | 916666 | $233,334 | 233334 |
| 1986 | $1,925,000 | 1925000 | $1,253,333 | 1253333 | $671,667 | 671667 |
| 1987 | $2,240,000 | 2240000 | $1,458,333 | 1458333 | $781,667 | 781667 |
| 1988 | $2,600,000 | 2600000 | $1,860,000 | 1860000 | $740,000 | 740000 |
| 1989 | $2,750,000 | 2750000 | $2,306,666 | 2306666 | $443,334 | 443334 |
| 1990 | $2,875,000 | 2875000 | $2,608,333 | 2608333 | $266,667 | 266667 |
| 1991 | $6,300,000 | 6300000 | $4,183,333 | 4183333 | $2,116,667 | 2116667 |
| 1992 | $3,350,000 | 3350000 | $3,212,500 | 3212500 | $137,500 | 137500 |
| 1993 | $3,100,000 | 3100000 | $3,637,500 | 3637500 | $-537,500 | -537500 |
| 1997 | $175,000 | 175000 | $2,618,750 | 2618750 | $-2,443,750 | -2443750 |
| 1998 | $230,000 | 230000 | $976,666 | 976666 | $-746,666 | -746666 |
| 1999 | $260,000 | 260000 | $1,853,333 | 1853333 | $-1,593,333 | -1593333 |
| 2000 | $22,835,500 | 22835500 | $57,546,985 | 57546985 | $-34,711,485 | -34711485 |
| 2001 | $34,805,000 | 34805000 | $67,170,572 | 67170572 | $-32,365,572 | -32365572 |
| 2002 | $47,427,000 | 47427000 | $69,250,777 | 69250777 | $-21,823,777 | -21823777 |
| 2003 | $41,268,000 | 41268000 | $72,226,818 | 72226818 | $-30,958,818 | -30958818 |
| 2004 | $46,671,500 | 46671500 | $71,405,194 | 71405194 | $-24,733,694 | -24733694 |
| 2005 | $37,882,000 | 37882000 | $73,740,238 | 73740238 | $-35,858,238 | -35858238 |
| 2006 | $51,655,500 | 51655500 | $81,328,866 | 81328866 | $-29,673,366 | -29673366 |
| 2007 | $70,227,500 | 70227500 | $85,804,453 | 85804453 | $-15,576,953 | -15576953 |
| 2008 | $64,221,500 | 64221500 | $93,332,110 | 93332110 | $-29,110,610 | -29110610 |
| 2009 | $74,970,833 | 74970833 | $93,972,514 | 93972514 | $-19,001,681 | -19001681 |
| 2010 | $76,760,210 | 76760210 | $95,781,451 | 95781451 | $-19,021,241 | -19021241 |
| 2011 | $39,506,000 | 39506000 | $97,450,552 | 97450552 | $-57,944,552 | -57944552 |
| 2012 | $64,445,350 | 64445350 | $100,713,109 | 100713109 | $-36,267,759 | -36267759 |
| 2013 | $81,215,725 | 81215725 | $106,330,330 | 106330330 | $-25,114,605 | -25114605 |
| 2014 | $41,180,000 | 41180000 | $64,151,456 | 64151456 | $-22,971,456 | -22971456 |
| 2015 | $28,750,000 | 28750000 | $47,264,885 | 47264885 | $-18,514,885 | -18514885 |
| 2016 | $2,500,000 | 2500000 | $40,852,210 | 40852210 | $-38,352,210 | -38352210 |
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