Rosternomics
𝕏
Billy Beane

Billy Beane

Born Mar 29, 1962 · Orlando, FL · age 64

Turned the bottom-budget Oakland A's into a perennial contender through the value-hunting, data-driven philosophy immortalized in Michael Lewis's Moneyball — reshaping how the entire industry evaluates talent, even without a title in Oakland.

25 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Overview

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs11
Record2072–1874
Win %0.525
+212.4WAB — wins above budget1st/195 execs
+137.5Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)4th/195 execs
2.43Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)69th/195 execs
+202.9WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)1st/195 execs
+474Roster surplus $M4th/195 execs

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

by valueby volume

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+209.7
Trade-44.0
Free agency-304.2
Rule 5 / minor draft-6.4
Sourcing mix: 40% draft · 15% FA · 44% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
▸ Athletics POBO/GM 1998–2022 24 +212.4 +8.85 +137.5 +202.9 +209.7 -44.0 -304.2 -6.4 2.43 0.525 11–– +474
Career total (1985+ data) 25 +212.4 +137.5 +202.9 +209.7 -44.0 -304.2 -6.4 2.43 0.525 11– – +474

Players acquired — 461 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Barry Zito P OAK Draft 1999 7 +23.4 +3.3 –
Mark Ellis 2B OAK Trade 2001 8 +22.1 +2.8 –
Matt Chapman 3B OAK Draft 2014 5 +18.9 +3.8 –
Mark Mulder P OAK Draft 1998 5 +17.5 +3.5 –
Marcus Semien 2B/SS OAK Trade 2015 6 +15.0 +2.5 0.2
Matt Olson 1B OAK Draft 2012 5 +14.2 +2.8 –
Josh Donaldson 3B OAK Trade 2008 3 +13.8 +4.6 –
Jed Lowrie 2B/SS OAK Trade 2013 5 +13.1 +2.6 20.6
Josh Reddick OF OAK Trade 2012 5 +12.7 +2.5 4.8
Coco Crisp OF OAK Free agency 2009 6 +12.2 +2.0 4.7
Dan Haren P OAK Trade 2005 3 +12.2 +4.1 14.6
Brett Anderson P OAK Trade 2007 7 +11.5 +1.6 –
Sean Manaea P OAK Trade 2015 6 +11.2 +1.9 –
Joe Blanton P OAK Draft 2002 5 +10.7 +2.1 –
Rich Harden P OAK Draft 2000 7 +10.6 +1.5 –
Sean Murphy C OAK Draft 2016 4 +10.5 +2.6 –
Mark Canha OF OAK Trade 2014 5 +10.3 +2.1 –
Nick Swisher 1B/OF OAK Draft 2002 3 +10.0 +3.3 –
Sonny Gray P OAK Draft 2011 5 +9.8 +2.0 –
Frankie Montas P OAK Trade 2018 5 +9.4 +1.9 4.9
Ramón Laureano OF OAK Trade 2017 6 +9.2 +1.5 –
Shea Langeliers C OAK Trade 2022 5 +9.0 +1.8 –
Chris Bassitt P OAK Trade 2015 5 +8.7 +1.7 0.2
Dallas Braden P OAK Draft 2004 5 +8.1 +1.6 –
Kurt Suzuki C OAK Draft 2004 6 +8.1 +1.4 –
Jack Cust DH/OF OAK Free agency 2004 4 +7.8 +1.9 4.3
Daric Barton 1B OAK Trade 2004 6 +7.7 +1.3 –
Liam Hendriks P OAK Trade 2015 5 +7.6 +1.5 0.1
Brandon Moss 1B/OF OAK Free agency 2011 3 +7.5 +2.5 3.4
Khris Davis DH/OF OAK Trade 2016 3 +7.4 +2.5 0.2
Gil Heredia P OAK Trade 1998 3 +7.1 +2.4 0.1
Bobby Crosby SS OAK Draft 2001 4 +7.0 +1.7 –
Ryan Sweeney OF OAK Trade 2008 4 +6.9 +1.7 1.0
Gio Gonzalez P OAK Trade 2008 3 +6.8 +2.3 –
Kenny Rogers P OAK Trade 1998 2 +6.8 +3.4 0.2
Sean Doolittle P OAK Draft 2007 6 +6.6 +1.1 –
Huston Street P OAK Draft 2004 4 +6.6 +1.7 –
Bartolo Colón P OAK Free agency 2012 2 +6.4 +3.2 3.6
Brandon McCarthy P OAK Free agency 2010 2 +6.4 +3.2 0.4
Trevor Cahill P OAK Draft 2006 4 +6.3 +1.6 –
Cliff Pennington 2B/SS OAK Draft 2005 4 +6.2 +1.6 –
Cory Lidle P OAK Trade 2001 2 +6.2 +3.1 9.4
Rajai Davis OF OAK Trade 2008 4 +6.1 +1.5 0.5
Justin Duchscherer P OAK Trade 2002 5 +6.0 +1.2 1.5
Yoenis Céspedes OF OAK Intl FA 2012 3 +5.9 +2.0 –
Derek Norris C OAK Trade 2011 3 +5.7 +1.9 –
Eric Byrnes OF OAK Draft 1998 5 +5.4 +1.1 –
Jarrod Parker P OAK Trade 2012 2 +4.9 +2.5 4.6
Tony Kemp 2B/OF OAK Trade 2020 3 +4.8 +1.6 9.5
Jason Kendall C OAK Trade 2004 2 +4.7 +2.4 6.9
Jesse Chavez P OAK Trade 2013 3 +4.7 +1.6 4.2
Andrew Bailey P OAK Draft 2006 3 +4.4 +1.5 –
Mark Kotsay OF OAK Trade 2003 2 +4.4 +2.2 14.1
Erubiel Durazo 1B/DH OAK Trade 2002 2 +4.3 +2.1 4.9
Tommy Milone P OAK Trade 2011 3 +4.3 +1.4 4.2
Terrence Long OF OAK Trade 2000 3 +3.9 +1.3 6.6
Scott Hatteberg C/1B OAK Free agency 2002 3 +3.6 +1.2 20.8
Jim Mecir P OAK Trade 2000 5 +3.6 +0.7 3.8
Ryan Cook P OAK Trade 2011 4 +3.5 +0.9 2.3
John Jaha 1B/DH OAK Free agency 1999 1 +3.4 +3.4 7.2
Cole Irvin P OAK Trade 2021 2 +3.4 +1.7 7.1
Scott Kazmir P OAK Free agency 2013 2 +3.3 +1.7 8.0
Blake Treinen P OAK Trade 2017 2 +3.3 +1.7 –
Kendall Graveman P OAK Trade 2014 3 +3.2 +1.1 0.1
Olmedo Sáenz 1B/3B OAK Free agency 1998 3 +3.2 +1.1 2.4
Ted Lilly P OAK Trade 2002 2 +3.2 +1.6 0.9
Elvis Andrus SS OAK Trade 2021 2 +3.2 +1.6 5.7
Danny Valencia 3B OAK Trade 2015 2 +3.2 +1.6 0.2
Paul Blackburn P OAK Trade 2016 6 +3.1 +0.5 –
Chad Bradford P OAK Trade 2000 4 +3.1 +0.8 1.3
A. J. Griffin P OAK Draft 2010 2 +2.9 +1.5 –
Jeff Tam P OAK Free agency 1999 3 +2.9 +1.0 6.4
Kevin Appier P OAK Trade 1999 2 +2.8 +1.4 1.8
Matt Holliday OF OAK Trade 2009 1 +2.8 +2.8 1.9
Grant Balfour P OAK Free agency 2011 3 +2.7 +0.9 0.1
Jesse Hahn P OAK Trade 2014 2 +2.7 +1.4 0.3
Jason Isringhausen P OAK Trade 1999 3 +2.7 +0.9 0.5
Rich Hill P OAK Trade 2016 1 +2.7 +2.7 0.2
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B OAK Trade 2010 2 +2.7 +1.3 3.8
Stephen Piscotty OF OAK Trade 2018 2 +2.7 +1.4 19.8
Milton Bradley OF OAK Trade 2005 2 +2.6 +1.3 3.1
Travis Buck OF OAK Draft 2005 2 +2.6 +1.3 –
Doug Jones P OAK Free agency 1999 2 +2.5 +1.3 2.8
Daniel Mengden P OAK Trade 2015 4 +2.5 +0.6 –
Marco Scutaro 2B/SS OAK Trade 2005 3 +2.5 +0.8 7.1
Dana Eveland P OAK Trade 2008 2 +2.5 +1.2 1.0
Dan Johnson 1B OAK Draft 2001 3 +2.4 +0.8 –
Matt Joyce OF OAK Free agency 2016 2 +2.4 +1.2 0.8
Frank Thomas 1B/DH OAK Free agency 2006 1 +2.4 +2.4 3.0
Jonny Gomes DH/OF OAK Free agency 2012 1 +2.3 +2.3 3.2
Robbie Grossman OF OAK Free agency 2019 2 +2.3 +1.2 5.7
Ryon Healy 1B/3B OAK Draft 2013 2 +2.3 +1.2 –
Esteban Loaiza P OAK Free agency 2005 2 +2.3 +1.1 2.8
Josh Outman P OAK Trade 2008 3 +2.2 +0.7 –
Drew Pomeranz P OAK Trade 2013 2 +2.2 +1.1 1.9
Seth Smith OF OAK Trade 2012 2 +2.2 +1.1 2.2
Jeff Samardzija P OAK Trade 2014 1 +2.2 +2.2 5.4
Yusmeiro Petit P OAK Free agency 2017 3 +2.1 +0.7 3.6
Chad Pinder OF OAK Draft 2013 5 +2.1 +0.4 –
Randy Velarde 2B OAK Trade 1999 2 +2.1 +1.1 4.8
Josh Willingham OF OAK Trade 2011 1 +2.1 +2.1 0.2
Seth Brown 1B/OF OAK Draft 2015 3 +2.0 +0.7 –
Mike Fiers P OAK Free agency 2018 3 +2.0 +0.7 0.7
J. T. Ginn P OAK Trade 2022 3 +2.0 +0.7 –
Jack Hannahan 3B OAK Trade 2007 3 +2.0 +0.7 1.1
Starling Marte OF OAK Trade 2021 1 +2.0 +2.0 7.2
Johnny Damon OF OAK Trade 2001 1 +1.9 +1.9 6.9
Joey Devine P OAK Trade 2008 2 +1.9 +0.9 0.7
Chad Gaudin P OAK Trade 2005 3 +1.9 +0.6 0.1
Adam Melhuse C OAK Free agency 2002 4 +1.9 +0.5 2.7
Yonder Alonso 1B OAK Trade 2017 1 +1.9 +1.9 0.7
James Kaprielian P OAK Trade 2017 3 +1.8 +0.6 –
Homer Bailey P OAK Trade 2019 1 +1.8 +1.8 12.6
Billy Burns OF OAK Trade 2013 1 +1.7 +1.7 –
David DeJesus OF OAK Trade 2010 1 +1.7 +1.7 0.2
Damian Miller C OAK Trade 2003 1 +1.7 +1.7 6.1
Eric Sogard 2B OAK Trade 2010 5 +1.7 +0.3 –
Andrew Triggs P OAK Trade 2016 3 +1.7 +0.6 –
Michael Wuertz P OAK Trade 2009 1 +1.7 +1.7 1.6
Dan Straily P OAK Draft 2009 1 +1.6 +1.6 –
Lou Trivino P OAK Draft 2013 5 +1.6 +0.3 –
Jermaine Dye OF OAK Trade 2001 3 +1.6 +0.5 6.5
John Mabry 1B/OF OAK Trade 2002 1 +1.6 +1.6 10.0
Craig Breslow P OAK Trade 2009 3 +1.6 +0.5 0.5
Jon Lester P OAK Trade 2014 1 +1.6 +1.6 4.0
Josh Phegley C OAK Trade 2015 4 +1.6 +0.4 0.2
Jerry Blevins P OAK Trade 2007 6 +1.5 +0.3 –
Guillermo Moscoso P OAK Trade 2011 1 +1.5 +1.5 0.2
Joakim Soria P OAK Free agency 2018 2 +1.5 +0.7 6.5
Adam Kennedy 2B OAK Trade 2009 1 +1.5 +1.5 1.1
Ben Zobrist 2B/OF OAK Trade 2015 1 +1.5 +1.5 0.3
Scott Sizemore 2B/3B OAK Trade 2011 1 +1.5 +1.5 0.2
Fernando Rodriguez P OAK Trade 2013 3 +1.4 +0.5 0.2
Greg Smith P OAK Trade 2007 1 +1.4 +1.4 –
Jemile Weeks 2B OAK Draft 2008 1 +1.4 +1.4 –
Tom Candiotti P OAK Trade 1998 2 +1.4 +0.7 0.1
Dan Otero P OAK Trade 2013 2 +1.4 +0.7 4.7
Erik Hiljus P OAK Free agency 2000 1 +1.3 +1.3 5.5
Zach Jackson P OAK Draft 2022 2 +1.3 +0.7 –
Billy Koch P OAK Trade 2001 1 +1.3 +1.3 8.3
Mark Redman P OAK Trade 2003 1 +1.3 +1.3 4.9
Ray Durham 2B OAK Trade 2002 1 +1.3 +1.3 7.7
John Jaso C OAK Trade 2013 2 +1.2 +0.6 3.4
Nick Martini DH/OF OAK Trade 2018 1 +1.2 +1.2 –
Tyson Ross P OAK Draft 2008 3 +1.2 +0.4 –
Ryan Dull P OAK Draft 2012 3 +1.1 +0.4 –
Alan Embree P OAK Free agency 2006 2 +1.1 +0.6 1.8
Aaron Harang P OAK Trade 2000 2 +1.1 +0.6 –
Jesús Luzardo P OAK Trade 2017 2 +1.1 +0.6 –
Luis Medina P OAK Trade 2022 3 +1.1 +0.4 –
J. B. Wendelken P OAK Trade 2015 4 +1.1 +0.3 –
Jeremy Giambi DH/OF OAK Trade 2001 2 +1.1 +0.5 3.9
Travis Blackley P OAK Trade 2012 1 +1.1 +1.1 1.6
Carlos González OF OAK Trade 2007 1 +1.0 +1.0 –
Jay Payton OF OAK Trade 2005 2 +1.0 +0.5 4.8
Shannon Stewart OF OAK Free agency 2007 1 +1.0 +1.0 1.6
Jurickson Profar OF OAK Trade 2019 1 +1.0 +1.0 6.9
Omar Olivares P OAK Free agency 2000 2 +0.9 +0.4 1.6
Kirk Saarloos P OAK Trade 2004 2 +0.9 +0.5 5.6
Bobby Kielty OF OAK Trade 2005 2 +0.9 +0.5 3.7
Luke Gregerson P OAK Trade 2014 1 +0.9 +0.9 2.4
Brett Lawrie 2B/3B OAK Trade 2015 1 +0.9 +0.9 0.2
Joe Kennedy P OAK Trade 2005 3 +0.8 +0.3 2.6
Greg Myers C OAK Free agency 2001 2 +0.8 +0.4 2.1
Ben Sheets P OAK Free agency 2010 1 +0.8 +0.8 1.3
Bip Roberts 2B/OF OAK Trade 1998 1 +0.8 +0.8 0.0
Mike Fyhrie P OAK Trade 2001 2 +0.7 +0.3 0.4
Edwin Jackson P OAK Free agency 2018 1 +0.7 +0.7 4.1
Ricardo Rincón P OAK Free agency 2003 3 +0.7 +0.2 4.6
Adam Rosales 2B/3B/SS OAK Trade 2010 2 +0.7 +0.4 2.6
Tim Worrell P OAK Trade 1998 2 +0.7 +0.4 0.0
T. J. Mathews P OAK Trade 1998 3 +0.7 +0.2 0.0
Andrew Brown P OAK Trade 2007 1 +0.7 +0.7 1.2
Tommy La Stella 2B/3B OAK Trade 2020 1 +0.7 +0.7 12.9
Jharel Cotton P OAK Trade 2016 1 +0.6 +0.6 –
Craig Gentry OF OAK Trade 2013 1 +0.6 +0.6 3.4
Édgar González P OAK Free agency 2009 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.4
Chris Hammond P OAK Trade 2003 1 +0.6 +0.6 2.3
David Justice OF OAK Trade 2001 1 +0.6 +0.6 3.4
Vin Mazzaro P OAK Draft 2005 1 +0.6 +0.6 –
A. J. Puk P OAK Draft 2016 3 +0.6 +0.2 –
Russ Springer P OAK Trade 2009 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.5
Brad Kilby P OAK Draft 2005 2 +0.5 +0.2 –
Rich Becker OF OAK Trade 1999 2 +0.5 +0.2 0.7
Mike Fetters P OAK Trade 1998 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.0
Kyle Blanks 1B/OF OAK Trade 2014 1 +0.5 +0.5 1.4
Ryan Buchter P OAK Trade 2018 1 +0.5 +0.5 3.5
Mike Minor P OAK Trade 2020 1 +0.5 +0.5 8.7
Shawn Kelley P OAK Trade 2018 1 +0.5 +0.5 2.7
Christian Bethancourt C OAK Trade 2022 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.0
Andrew Chafin P OAK Trade 2021 1 +0.5 +0.5 1.6
Jake Diekman P OAK Free agency 2019 2 +0.4 +0.2 1.5
Santiago Casilla P OAK Intl FA 2000 6 +0.4 +0.1 –
Deolis Guerra P OAK Free agency 2021 1 +0.4 +0.4 1.4
Ryan Madson P OAK Free agency 2015 2 +0.4 +0.2 0.0
Bruce Maxwell C OAK Draft 2012 2 +0.4 +0.2 –
Jordan Norberto P OAK Trade 2011 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.8
Geovany Soto C OAK Trade 2014 1 +0.4 +0.4 1.0
Ross Detwiler P OAK Trade 2016 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.0
Chris Young OF OAK Trade 2013 1 +0.4 +0.4 2.3
Jake Smolinski OF OAK Trade 2015 2 +0.4 +0.2 0.1
Burch Smith P OAK Trade 2020 2 +0.4 +0.2 6.4
Luis Barrera OF OAK Intl FA 2012 2 +0.3 +0.2 –
Kiko Calero P OAK Free agency 2007 4 +0.3 +0.1 2.8
Ron Flores P OAK Draft 2000 2 +0.3 +0.1 –
Mark Guthrie P OAK Free agency 2001 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.2
Daulton Jefferies P OAK Draft 2016 2 +0.3 +0.2 –
Jonathan Lucroy C OAK Free agency 2018 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.7
Mike Macfarlane C OAK Trade 1998 2 +0.3 +0.2 0.0
Henry Rodríguez P OAK Intl FA 2003 2 +0.3 +0.2 –
Mike Sweeney 1B/DH OAK Free agency 2008 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.1
Joey Wendle 2B/3B/SS OAK Trade 2014 2 +0.3 +0.2 –
Orlando Cabrera SS OAK Trade 2009 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.2
Sal Fasano C OAK Trade 2000 1 +0.3 +0.3 2.3
José Guillén OF OAK Trade 2003 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.9
Mike Stanley C OAK Trade 2000 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.9
Brett Tomko P OAK Trade 2009 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.2
Lenny DiNardo P OAK Trade 2007 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.9
Conor Jackson 1B/OF OAK Trade 2010 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.7
George Kottaras C OAK Trade 2012 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.5
Sean Gallagher P OAK Trade 2008 2 +0.3 +0.2 0.1
Stephen Drew SS OAK Trade 2012 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.5
Tyler Clippard P OAK Trade 2015 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.1
Marc Rzepczynski P OAK Trade 2016 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.0
Danny Coulombe P OAK Trade 2015 3 +0.3 +0.1 0.0
Yan Gomes C OAK Trade 2021 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.9
Josh Harrison 2B/3B OAK Trade 2021 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.9
Jeurys Familia P OAK Trade 2018 1 +0.3 +0.3 4.0
Jake Lamb 3B OAK Trade 2020 1 +0.3 +0.3 5.8
Dustin Garneau C OAK Trade 2017 2 +0.3 +0.1 0.0
Tanner Anderson P OAK Trade 2018 1 +0.2 +0.2 1.5
Kevin Cameron P OAK Free agency 2008 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.2
Collin Cowgill OF OAK Trade 2011 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.3
Fautino De Los Santos P OAK Trade 2008 2 +0.2 +0.1 –
Justin Duchscherer P OAK Free agency 2009 5 +0.2 +0.0 1.5
Brian Fuentes P OAK Free agency 2011 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Dérmis García 1B OAK Draft 2022 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Mike Magnante P OAK Free agency 1999 3 +0.2 +0.1 0.3
Hideki Matsui DH/OF OAK Free agency 2010 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Nick Punto 2B/3B/SS OAK Free agency 2013 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.5
Sergio Romo P OAK Free agency 2021 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.7
Kirk Saarloos P OAK Free agency 2008 2 +0.2 +0.1 5.6
F. P. Santangelo OF OAK Free agency 2001 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.8
Tyler Wade 2B/OF OAK Free agency 2022 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Boof Bonser P OAK Trade 2010 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.4
Jon Meloan P OAK Trade 2009 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.2
Fernando Abad P OAK Trade 2013 1 +0.1 +0.1 1.7
John Axford P OAK Free agency 2015 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Freddie Bynum SS/OF OAK Draft 2000 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Ryan Castellani P OAK Free agency 2022 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Joey Estes P OAK Trade 2022 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Seth Etherton P OAK Free agency 2004 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Sam Fuld OF OAK Trade 2014 2 +0.1 +0.0 3.0
Jeff Gray P OAK Draft 2004 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
John Halama P OAK Free agency 2003 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Brad Halsey P OAK Trade 2006 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Ryan Lavarnway C OAK Free agency 2016 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Trevor May P OAK Free agency 2022 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Billy McMillon OF OAK Free agency 2002 2 +0.1 +0.1 0.6
Clayton Mortensen P OAK Trade 2009 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Sean Nolin P OAK Trade 2014 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Austin Pruitt P OAK Free agency 2022 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Tim Raines OF OAK Free agency 1999 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Brian Schlitter P OAK Free agency 2019 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.8
Scott Service P OAK Free agency 1999 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.6
Steven Tolleson 2B/3B OAK Trade 2010 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Pat Venditte P OAK Trade 2015 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Bobby Wahl P OAK Draft 2013 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Ken Waldichuk P OAK Trade 2022 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Jordan Weems P OAK Trade 2020 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Mike Wood P OAK Draft 2001 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Ron Mahay P OAK Trade 1999 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.8
Dee Brown OF OAK Trade 2007 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Bo Porter OF OAK Trade 2000 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Brandon Inge 3B OAK Trade 2012 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Chris Snelling OF OAK Trade 2007 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Ruddy Lugo P OAK Trade 2007 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Donnie Murphy 2B/3B/SS OAK Trade 2007 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.3
David Purcey P OAK Trade 2011 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Félix Doubront P OAK Trade 2015 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Evan Scribner P OAK Trade 2012 2 +0.1 +0.1 0.6
Tanner Roark P OAK Trade 2019 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.4
Josh Smith P OAK Trade 2017 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Joel Payamps P OAK Trade 2022 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Tyler Cyr P OAK Trade 2022 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Andy Abad 1B OAK Trade 2001 – -0.0 – –
Todd Belitz P OAK Trade 2000 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Jeremy Bleich P OAK Trade 2018 – -0.0 – –
Skye Bolt OF OAK Draft 2015 1 -0.0 -0.0 –
Micah Bowie P OAK Free agency 2000 2 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Jeremy Brown DH OAK Draft 2002 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Andrew Carignan P OAK Draft 2007 1 -0.0 -0.0 –
Chris Carter 1B/DH OAK Trade 2007 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Michael Choice OF OAK Draft 2010 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Jermaine Clark 2B/OF OAK Free agency 2004 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Bobby Cramer P OAK Trade 2010 1 -0.0 -0.0 –
Octavio Dotel P OAK Trade 2004 1 -0.0 -0.0 3.1
Mike Edwards 3B/OF OAK Trade 2003 – -0.0 – –
J. J. Furmaniak 2B OAK Free agency 2006 – -0.0 – –
Jason Grabowski OF OAK Rule 5 2001 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Justin Grimm P OAK Free agency 2022 – -0.0 – –
Reymin Guduan P OAK Free agency 2020 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Drew Jackson OF OAK Free agency 2021 – -0.0 – –
Justin James P OAK Trade 2010 – -0.0 – –
Pete Kozma SS OAK Free agency 2020 – -0.0 – –
Justin Lehr P OAK Draft 1999 – -0.0 – –
Arnold Leon P OAK Draft 2015 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Josh Lucas P OAK Trade 2018 – -0.0 – –
Mickey McDonald DH/OF OAK Draft 2022 – -0.0 – –
Kevin Melillo PH/PR OAK Draft 2004 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Jai Miller OF OAK Free agency 2010 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Nate Mondou 2B OAK Draft 2022 – -0.0 – –
Eric Munson 3B OAK Free agency 2009 – -0.0 – –
Michael Neu P OAK Rule 5 2002 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Jon Ratliff P OAK Trade 2000 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Anthony Recker C OAK Draft 2005 – -0.0 – –
Connor Robertson P OAK Draft 2004 – -0.0 – –
Matt Roney P OAK Free agency 2005 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Mike Rose C OAK Trade 2004 – -0.0 – –
Mike Rouse 2B/3B OAK Trade 2002 – -0.0 – –
Beau Taylor C OAK Draft 2011 2 +0.0 +0.0 –
Cody Thomas OF OAK Draft 2022 1 -0.0 -0.0 –
Ka'ai Tom OF OAK Rule 5 2020 – +0.0 – –
Randy Velarde 2B OAK Free agency 2002 2 -0.0 -0.0 4.8
Collin Wiles P OAK Draft 2022 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Jason Windsor P OAK Draft 2004 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Keiichi Yabu P OAK Draft 2005 – -0.0 – –
Steve Sparks P OAK Trade 2003 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Carlos Peña 1B OAK Trade 2002 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.3
Erasmo Ramirez P OAK Trade 2007 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Jeff Francis P OAK Trade 2014 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Jeremy Accardo P OAK Trade 2012 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Jeff Fiorentino OF OAK Trade 2008 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Bryan Anderson C OAK Trade 2015 1 -0.0 -0.0 0.0
Rich Thompson P OAK Trade 2012 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Cory Gearrin P OAK Trade 2018 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Patrick Schuster P OAK Trade 2016 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
David McKay P OAK Trade 2022 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Austin Allen C OAK Trade 2020 2 +0.0 +0.0 0.3
Ángel Castro P OAK Trade 2014 – -0.1 – –
Doug Clark OF OAK Free agency 2005 – -0.1 – –
Jaff Decker OF OAK Free agency 2016 – -0.1 – –
Nate Freiman 1B OAK Trade 2013 1 -0.1 -0.1 –
Nomar Garciaparra SS OAK Free agency 2009 – -0.1 – –
Graham Godfrey P OAK Trade 2007 1 -0.1 -0.1 –
Jonah Heim C OAK Trade 2017 1 -0.1 -0.1 –
Fernando Hernández P OAK Rule 5 2007 – -0.1 – –
Mark Johnson C OAK Trade 2002 – -0.1 – –
Kila Ka'aihue 1B/DH OAK Trade 2011 – -0.1 – –
Dean Kiekhefer P OAK Free agency 2018 – -0.1 – –
Graham Koonce 1B OAK Rule 5 2001 – -0.1 – –
Josh Lindblom P OAK Trade 2013 – -0.1 – –
Jed Lowrie 2B/SS OAK Free agency 2021 5 -0.1 -0.0 20.6
Trystan Magnuson P OAK Trade 2010 – -0.1 – –
Parker Markel P OAK Free agency 2022 – -0.1 – –
Jim Miller P OAK Free agency 2011 – -0.1 – –
Brad Mills P OAK Free agency 2014 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0
Mitch Moreland 1B OAK Free agency 2021 – -0.1 – –
Eric O'Flaherty P OAK Free agency 2014 – -0.1 – –
Jace Peterson 2B/3B OAK Free agency 2022 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0
Shane Peterson OF OAK Trade 2009 – -0.1 – –
Britt Reames P OAK Free agency 2004 – -0.1 – –
Rich Sauveur P OAK Free agency 1999 – -0.1 – –
Cal Stevenson OF OAK Trade 2022 – -0.1 – –
Larry Sutton 1B/OF OAK Free agency 2002 – -0.1 – –
Neil Wagner P OAK Trade 2010 – -0.1 – –
Matt Watson OF OAK Free agency 2010 – -0.1 – –
Domingo Acevedo P OAK Trade 2021 1 -0.2 -0.2 –
Arismendy Alcántara 2B/OF OAK Trade 2016 – -0.2 – –
Cedrick Bowers P OAK Free agency 2009 – -0.2 – –
Michael Brady P OAK Trade 2017 – -0.2 – –
Jaycob Brugman OF OAK Draft 2013 – -0.2 – –
Simón Castro P OAK Free agency 2016 – -0.2 – –
Brooks Conrad 2B/3B OAK Trade 2008 – -0.2 – –
Marco Estrada P OAK Free agency 2019 – -0.2 – –
Pedro Figueroa P OAK Intl FA 2003 – -0.2 – –
Chris Herrmann C/OF OAK Free agency 2018 – -0.2 – –
Nick Hundley C OAK Free agency 2019 – -0.2 – –
Dany Jiménez P OAK Free agency 2021 2 -0.2 -0.1 0.0
Randy Keisler P OAK Free agency 2006 – -0.2 – –
Jared Koenig P OAK Draft 2022 – -0.2 – –
Christian Lopes 2B/OF OAK Draft 2022 – -0.2 – –
Dan Meyer P OAK Trade 2004 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.1
Sam Moll P OAK Trade 2017 1 -0.2 -0.2 –
Luke Montz C/DH OAK Free agency 2012 – -0.2 – –
Hideki Okajima P OAK Free agency 2013 – -0.2 – –
Emilio Pagán P OAK Trade 2017 – -0.2 – –
Gregorio Petit 2B/SS OAK Intl FA 2001 1 -0.2 -0.2 –
Jason Pridie OF OAK Free agency 2011 – -0.2 – –
Norge Ruíz P OAK Draft 2022 – -0.2 – –
Chad Smith P OAK Trade 2022 – -0.2 – –
Mario Valdez 1B OAK Trade 2000 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.4
Wes Bankston 1B OAK Trade 2007 – -0.3 – –
Emil Brown OF OAK Free agency 2008 – -0.3 – –
Ramón Castro 3B OAK Trade 2004 – -0.3 – –
Mike Colangelo OF OAK Free agency 2001 – -0.3 – –
Aaron Cunningham OF OAK Trade 2007 1 -0.3 -0.3 –
Daniel Gossett P OAK Draft 2014 – -0.3 – –
Colby Lewis P OAK Free agency 2007 – -0.3 – –
Jay Marshall P OAK Rule 5 2006 – -0.3 – –
Nate Orf 2B/SS OAK Free agency 2019 – -0.3 – –
Carlos Pérez C OAK Free agency 2019 – -0.3 – –
Mike Piazza C OAK Free agency 2006 – -0.3 – –
Landon Powell C OAK Draft 2004 1 -0.3 -0.3 –
Danny Putnam OF OAK Draft 2004 – -0.3 – –
Chris Resop P OAK Trade 2012 – -0.3 – –
Kirby Snead P OAK Trade 2022 – -0.3 – –
Mike Venafro P OAK Trade 2002 – -0.3 – –
Nick Allen SS OAK Draft 2022 1 -0.4 -0.4 –
Jeff Baisley 1B/3B OAK Draft 2005 – -0.4 – –
Hiram Bocachica OF OAK Free agency 2004 – -0.4 – –
Jonah Bride 1B/3B OAK Draft 2022 – -0.4 – –
Aledmys Díaz SS OAK Free agency 2022 – -0.4 – –
Tommy Everidge 1B OAK Draft 2004 – -0.4 – –
Chris Hatcher P OAK Trade 2017 1 -0.4 -0.4 0.0
Gunnar Hoglund P OAK Trade 2022 – -0.4 – –
Kevin Jarvis P OAK Free agency 1999 – -0.4 – –
Shane Komine P OAK Draft 2002 – -0.4 – –
Jacob Lemoine P OAK Draft 2022 – -0.4 – –
Zach Logue P OAK Trade 2022 – -0.4 – –
Adrián Martinez P OAK Trade 2022 – -0.4 – –
Matt McBride C/1B/OF OAK Free agency 2015 – -0.4 – –
Renato Núñez 3B/DH OAK Intl FA 2010 – -0.4 – –
Cody Ross OF OAK Free agency 2015 – -0.4 – –
Eric Surkamp P OAK Free agency 2015 – -0.4 – –
Todd Walker 2B OAK Free agency 2007 – -0.4 – –
Eric Patterson 2B/OF OAK Trade 2009 1 -0.4 -0.4 0.3
Kevin Smith 3B/SS OAK Trade 2022 1 -0.4 -0.4 0.0
R. J. Alvarez P OAK Trade 2014 – -0.5 – –
Keith Foulke P OAK Free agency 2008 1 -0.5 -0.5 5.3
Dustin Fowler OF OAK Trade 2017 – -0.5 – –
Gabe Gross OF OAK Free agency 2010 – -0.5 – –
Billy McKinney OF OAK Free agency 2022 – -0.5 – –
Chris Singleton OF OAK Free agency 2002 – -0.5 – –
Charles Thomas OF OAK Trade 2004 – -0.5 – –
Carson Blair C OAK Trade 2015 – -0.6 – –
Ron Gant OF OAK Free agency 2003 – -0.6 – –
Tyler Ladendorf 2B OAK Trade 2009 1 -0.6 -0.6 –
Andy LaRoche 3B OAK Free agency 2011 – -0.6 – –
Mark McLemore 2B OAK Free agency 2004 – -0.6 – –
Kevin Mitchell OF OAK Free agency 1998 – -0.6 – –
Max Muncy 1B/3B OAK Draft 2012 – -0.6 – –
Andy Parrino SS OAK Trade 2012 – -0.6 – –
Arthur Rhodes P OAK Free agency 2003 – -0.6 – –
Drew Rucinski P OAK Free agency 2022 – -0.6 – –
Franklin Barreto 2B/SS OAK Trade 2014 1 -0.7 -0.7 –
Rob Bowen C OAK Trade 2007 1 -0.7 -0.7 0.8
Sheldon Neuse 2B/3B OAK Trade 2017 1 -0.7 -0.7 –
Chris Smith P OAK Free agency 2015 1 -0.7 -0.7 0.0
Billy Butler 1B/DH OAK Free agency 2014 – -0.8 – –
Keith Ginter 2B/3B OAK Trade 2004 – -0.8 – –
Raúl Alcántara P OAK Trade 2011 – -0.9 – –
Vimael Machín 3B OAK Trade 2019 – -0.9 – –
Dillon Overton P OAK Draft 2013 – -0.9 – –
Michael Taylor OF OAK Trade 2009 – -0.9 – –
Stephen Vogt C OAK Free agency 2022 4 -0.9 -0.2 2.8
Jordan Diaz 2B/3B OAK Draft 2022 – -1.0 – –
Eric Karros 1B OAK Free agency 2004 – -1.0 – –
Alberto Callaspo 2B/3B OAK Trade 2013 1 -1.3 -1.3 1.4
Antonio Pérez 2B/3B OAK Trade 2005 – -1.3 – –
Adam Oller P OAK Trade 2022 – -1.6 – –

WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.

Graphs

drag to zoom · double-click to reset
Rosternomics — quantifying front-office skill, attribution-clean. Follow @rosternomics on X. Decision-makers on record back to 1933; resource-controlled metrics (WAR & payroll) cover 1985–2026.
Data: FanGraphs (WAR), Baseball-Reference & the Chadwick Bureau register (rosters, IDs), the Lahman Database, Baseball America prospect rankings (via The Baseball Cube), and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0); bios are original. Emoji graphics by OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
All figures are franchise-level outcomes credited to the decision-maker in the acquisition year — not solely attributable to one executive.