| Player | Player Sort | Pos | Salary | Salary Sort | Pct | Pct Sort | WARP | WARP Sort | WARP/$M | WARP/$M Sort | $/WARP | $/WARP Sort | Current Status |
Ervin Santana |
Santana Ervin |
SP |
$13,000,000 |
13000000 |
16.01% |
16.01 |
0.84 |
0.838446 |
0.06 |
0.064495846153846 |
$15,504,874 |
15504874.494004 |
|
James Shields |
Shields James |
SP |
$10,250,000 |
10250000 |
12.62% |
12.62 |
0.86 |
0.862223 |
0.08 |
0.084119317073171 |
$11,887,876 |
11887875.874339 |
|
Alex Gordon |
Gordon Alex |
LF |
$9,000,000 |
9000000 |
11.08% |
11.08 |
1.84 |
1.83994 |
0.20 |
0.20443777777778 |
$4,891,464 |
4891463.8520821 |
|
Billy Butler |
Butler Billy |
DH |
$8,500,000 |
8500000 |
10.47% |
10.47 |
0.55 |
0.552334 |
0.06 |
0.064980470588235 |
$15,389,239 |
15389239.119808 |
|
Jeff Francoeur |
Francoeur Jeff |
RF |
$6,750,000 |
6750000 |
8.31% |
8.31 |
-0.68 |
-0.676697 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
Jeremy Guthrie |
Guthrie Jeremy |
SP |
$5,000,000 |
5000000 |
6.16% |
6.16 |
0.19 |
0.192757 |
0.04 |
0.0385514 |
$25,939,395 |
25939395.197062 |
|
Luke Hochevar |
Hochevar Luke |
RP |
$4,560,000 |
4560000 |
5.61% |
5.61 |
0.43 |
0.432231 |
0.09 |
0.0947875 |
$10,549,914 |
10549914.281946 |
|
Bruce Chen |
Chen Bruce |
RP |
$4,500,000 |
4500000 |
5.54% |
5.54 |
0.59 |
0.589907 |
0.13 |
0.13109044444444 |
$7,628,321 |
7628321.0743388 |
|
Alcides Escobar |
Escobar Alcides |
SS |
$3,000,000 |
3000000 |
3.69% |
3.69 |
-0.01 |
-0.0131753 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
Wade Davis |
Davis Wade |
SP |
$2,800,000 |
2800000 |
3.45% |
3.45 |
0.23 |
0.231583 |
0.08 |
0.082708214285714 |
$12,090,698 |
12090697.503703 |
|
Felipe Paulino |
Paulino Felipe |
DNP |
$1,750,000 |
1750000 |
2.15% |
2.15 |
— |
0.00 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
Noel Arguelles |
Arguelles Noel |
DNP |
$1,380,000 |
1380000 |
1.70% |
1.70 |
— |
0.00 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
Aaron Crow |
Crow Aaron |
RP |
$1,280,000 |
1280000 |
1.58% |
1.58 |
-0.11 |
-0.108937 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
Miguel Tejada |
Tejada Miguel |
PH |
$1,100,000 |
1100000 |
1.35% |
1.35 |
0.06 |
0.0607773 |
0.06 |
0.055252090909091 |
$18,098,863 |
18098862.568755 |
|
Chris Getz |
Getz Chris |
2B |
$1,050,000 |
1050000 |
1.29% |
1.29 |
-0.40 |
-0.402869 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
George Kottaras |
Kottaras George |
C |
$1,000,000 |
1000000 |
1.23% |
1.23 |
0.06 |
0.0647201 |
0.06 |
0.0647201 |
$15,451,150 |
15451150.415404 |
|
Salvador Perez |
Perez Salvador |
C |
$1,000,000 |
1000000 |
1.23% |
1.23 |
0.88 |
0.879456 |
0.88 |
0.879456 |
$1,137,067 |
1137066.5502311 |
|
Brett Hayes |
Hayes Brett |
DNP |
$600,000 |
600000 |
0.74% |
0.74 |
— |
0.00 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
Greg Holland |
Holland Greg |
RP |
$539,500 |
539500 |
0.66% |
0.66 |
0.51 |
0.512716 |
0.95 |
0.95035403151066 |
$1,052,239 |
1052239.4463992 |
|
Tim Collins |
Collins Tim |
RP |
$534,500 |
534500 |
0.66% |
0.66 |
0.32 |
0.321301 |
0.60 |
0.60112441534144 |
$1,663,549 |
1663549.1330559 |
|
Luis Mendoza |
Mendoza Luis |
SP |
$532,000 |
532000 |
0.66% |
0.66 |
0.04 |
0.0377589 |
0.07 |
0.07097537593985 |
$14,089,393 |
14089393.493984 |
|
Eric Hosmer |
Hosmer Eric |
1B |
$528,250 |
528250 |
0.65% |
0.65 |
-0.22 |
-0.218935 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
Mike Moustakas |
Moustakas Mike |
3B |
$524,500 |
524500 |
0.65% |
0.65 |
-0.57 |
-0.566319 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
Elliot Johnson |
Johnson Elliot |
2B |
$520,500 |
520500 |
0.64% |
0.64 |
0.24 |
0.240598 |
0.46 |
0.46224399615754 |
$2,163,360 |
2163359.6289246 |
|
Kelvin Herrera |
Herrera Kelvin |
RP |
$508,175 |
508175 |
0.63% |
0.63 |
-0.08 |
-0.0821693 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
Danny Duffy |
Duffy Danny |
DNP |
$505,125 |
505125 |
0.62% |
0.62 |
— |
0.00 |
— |
0 |
— |
0 |
|
Lorenzo Cain |
Cain Lorenzo |
CF |
$503,175 |
503175 |
0.62% |
0.62 |
1.00 |
0.997074 |
1.98 |
1.9815650618572 |
$504,652 |
504651.61061265 |
|
| 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 | $93,995,273 | 93995273 | $-19,024,440 | -19024440 |
| 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 | $64,159,790 | 64159790 | $-22,979,790 | -22979790 |
| 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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