| 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 | |
| Ryne Sandberg | 2B | 34 | $ 5,975,000 | 2 | ||
| Mark Grace | 1B | 30 | $ 4,400,000 | 30 | ||
| Randy Myers | P | 31 | $ 3,633,333 | 62 | ||
| Jose Guzman | P | 31 | $ 3,500,000 | 72 | ||
| Mike Morgan | P | 34 | $ 3,375,000 | 82 | ||
| Sammy Sosa | RF | 25 | $ 2,950,000 | |||
| Steve Buechele | 3B | 32 | $ 2,550,000 | |||
| Shawon Dunston | SS | 31 | $ 2,375,000 | |||
| Dan Plesac | P | 32 | $ 1,700,000 | |||
| Glenallen Hill | RF-LF | 29 | $ 1,000,000 | |||
| Jose Bautista | P | 29 | $ 710,000 | |||
| Willie Wilson | OF-CF | 38 | $ 700,000 | |||
| Donn Pall | P | 32 | $ 500,000 | |||
| Rick Wilkins | C | 27 | $ 350,000 | |||
| Shawn Boskie | P | 27 | $ 300,000 | |||
| Derrick May | LF | 25 | $ 300,000 | |||
| Mark Parent | C | 32 | $ 260,000 | |||
| Anthony Young | P | 28 | $ 230,000 | |||
| Frank Castillo | P | 25 | $ 225,000 | |||
| Rey Sanchez | SS-2B | 26 | $ 225,000 | |||
| Willie Banks | P | 25 | $ 190,000 | |||
| Randy Veres | P | 28 | $ 160,000 | |||
| Jim Bullinger | P | 28 | $ 150,000 | |||
| Karl Rhodes | CF-LF | 25 | $ 145,000 | |||
| Jose Hernandez | SS-3B | 24 | $ 112,000 | |||
| Steve Trachsel | P | 23 | $ 112,000 | |||
| Turk Wendell | P | 27 | $ 112,000 | |||
| Eduardo Zambrano | RF-1B | 28 | $ 112,000 | |||
| Kevin Foster | P | 25 | $ 109,000 | |||
| Todd Haney | 2B | 28 | $ 109,000 | |||
| Blaise Ilsley | P | 30 | $ 109,000 | |||
| Chuck Crim | P | 32 | $ 50,000 | |||
| Mike Maksudian | 1B-3B | 28 | $ 50,000 | |||
| Dave Otto | P | 29 | $ 50,000 | |||
| Kevin Roberson | RF-LF | 26 | $ 50,000 |