| Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Cincinnati | 66 | 48 | .579 | -- |
| Houston | 66 | 49 | .574 | 0.5 |
| Pittsburgh | 53 | 61 | .465 | 13.0 |
| St. Louis | 53 | 61 | .465 | 13.0 |
| Chi Cubs | 49 | 64 | .434 | 16.5 |
| Player | Pos | Age | Salary | Avg? | Lg Rank | |
| Doug Drabek | P | 31 | $ 4,275,000 | 33 | ||
| Greg Swindell | P | 29 | $ 3,750,000 | 54 | ||
| Craig Biggio | 2B-C | 28 | $ 3,500,000 | 70 | ||
| Ken Caminiti | 3B | 31 | $ 3,250,000 | 98 | ||
| Pete Harnisch | P | 27 | $ 3,205,000 | |||
| Steve Finley | CF | 29 | $ 3,050,000 | |||
| Jeff Bagwell | 1B | 26 | $ 2,525,000 | |||
| Mitch Williams | P | 29 | $ 2,500,000 | |||
| Luis Gonzalez | LF | 26 | $ 1,630,000 | |||
| Milt Thompson | CF-LF | 35 | $ 1,375,000 | |||
| Mike Felder | LF-CF | 32 | $ 850,000 | |||
| Darryl Kile | P | 25 | $ 477,500 | |||
| Tom Edens | P | 33 | $ 475,000 | |||
| Kevin Bass | RF-OF | 35 | $ 400,000 | |||
| Andujar Cedeno | SS | 24 | $ 340,000 | |||
| Sid Bream | 1B | 33 | $ 300,000 | |||
| Scott Servais | C | 27 | $ 280,000 | |||
| Eddie Taubensee | C | 25 | $ 275,000 | |||
| Brian Williams | P | 25 | $ 195,000 | |||
| Chris Donnels | 3B-1B | 28 | $ 170,000 | |||
| Todd Jones | P | 26 | $ 146,500 | |||
| Andy Stankiewicz | 2B-SS | 29 | $ 138,000 | |||
| Shane Reynolds | P | 26 | $ 137,500 | |||
| Mike Hampton | P | 21 | $ 129,000 | |||
| Tony Eusebio | C | 27 | $ 121,500 | |||
| Mike Simms | RF-1B | 27 | $ 120,000 | |||
| Ross Powell | P | 26 | $ 112,000 | |||
| John Hudek | P | 27 | $ 109,000 | |||
| Brian Hunter | CF-LF | 23 | $ 109,000 | |||
| Orlando Miller | SS | 25 | $ 109,000 | |||
| James Mouton | LF-CF | 25 | $ 109,000 | |||
| Roberto Petagine | 1B | 23 | $ 109,000 | |||
| Dave Veres | P | 27 | $ 109,000 |