2006 Major League Baseball Cost per Win

  Wins Payroll Cost per Win
Florida 78 $14,998,500 $192,288
Colorado 76 $41,233,000 $542,539
Tampa Bay 61 $35,417,967 $580,622
Minnesota 96 $63,396,006 $660,375
Oakland 93 $62,243,079 $669,280
Pittsburgh 67 $46,717,750 $697,280
Cleveland 78 $56,031,500 $718,353
Cincinnati 80 $60,909,519 $761,369
Kansas City 62 $47,294,000 $762,806
Milwaukee 75 $57,568,333 $767,578
Arizona 76 $59,684,226 $785,319
San Diego 88 $69,896,141 $794,274
Toronto 87 $71,915,000 $826,609
Texas 80 $68,228,662 $852,858
Detroit 95 $82,612,866 $869,609
Washington 71 $63,143,000 $889,338
Baltimore 70 $72,585,582 $1,036,937
Philadelphia 85 $88,273,333 $1,038,510
NY Mets 97 $101,084,963 $1,042,113
St. Louis 83 $88,891,371 $1,070,980
LA Dodgers 88 $98,447,187 $1,118,718
Seattle 78 $87,959,833 $1,127,690
Houston 82 $92,551,503 $1,128,677
Atlanta 79 $90,156,876 $1,141,226
Chi White Sox 90 $102,750,667 $1,141,674
LA Angels 89 $103,472,000 $1,162,607
San Francisco 76 $90,056,419 $1,184,953
Boston 86 $120,099,824 $1,396,510
Chi Cubs 66 $94,424,499 $1,430,674
NY Yankees 97 $194,663,079 $2,006,836