Every decision-maker since 1985, ranked by GM WAR — wins above a "replacement GM" (an average front office at the same budget), in wins/season: the org-adjusted, shrunk talent-above-budget that's attributable to him, not the franchise he inherited. ★ = currently active. Click any header to sort. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one person.
| Executive | Team(s) | Tenure | Yrs | GM WAR | Acq Lev | Depth | Dead WAR | Dead $ | TAB | WAB | WAR surplus | Cheap $ | Draft $ | Trade-cheap $ | Int'l $ | WAR / yr | Avg WAR/plyr | HG | HG/yr | Trade | Trade/yr | Trades | Trades/yr | FA | FA/yr | Draft % | FA % | Trade % | R5 % | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS | |
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| ★ Andrew Friedman | LAD TBR | 2006–present | 21 | +9.3 ±3.5 | 3.64 | 9.0 | -3.6 | 31% | +230.8 | +192.1 | -3.9 | +44 | +23 | +14 | +1 | -0.18 | -0.004 | +258.0 | +12.29 | +93.7 | +4.46 | 130 | 6.2 | -153.8 | -7.32 | 43% | 26% | 30% | 0% | 0.572 | 15 | 6 | 3 | |
| ★ Erik Neander | TBR | 2017–present | 10 | +9.1 ±4.9 | 3.43 | 6.6 | -3.1 | 31% | +120.6 | +126.0 | +187.7 | +70 | +12 | +47 | +3 | +18.77 | +0.356 | +41.8 | +4.18 | -17.4 | -1.74 | 112 | 11.2 | -40.0 | -4.00 | 22% | 20% | 58% | 1% | 0.554 | 5 | 1 | – | |
| ★ Brandon Gomes | LAD | 2022–present | 5 | +5.9 ±6.1 | 3.36 | 9.4 | -2.8 | 26% | +46.0 | +46.2 | -80.0 | +32 | +7 | +3 | -0 | -15.99 | -0.293 | +43.9 | +8.78 | +2.8 | +0.57 | 39 | 7.8 | +11.9 | +2.38 | 35% | 52% | 13% | 0% | 0.622 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| ★ Mike Chernoff | CLE | 2016–present | 11 | +5.9 ±4.7 | 3.08 | 6.5 | -4.2 | 32% | +98.2 | +123.3 | +135.7 | +58 | +18 | +17 | +7 | +12.33 | +0.270 | +100.1 | +9.10 | -5.7 | -0.52 | 56 | 5.1 | -33.7 | -3.06 | 65% | 11% | 22% | 1% | 0.554 | 7 | 1 | – | |
| ★ Matt Arnold | MIL | 2021–present | 6 | +4.9 ±5.7 | 4.22 | 7.7 | -4.4 | 28% | +45.8 | +68.5 | +59.1 | +75 | +14 | +31 | -0 | +9.84 | +0.186 | +47.1 | +7.86 | +22.2 | +3.70 | 52 | 8.7 | -10.5 | -1.75 | 42% | 14% | 42% | 2% | 0.577 | 4 | – | – | |
| ★ Chris Antonetti | CLE | 2011–present | 16 | +4.2 ±4.0 | 2.87 | 6.5 | -4.6 | 37% | +112.1 | +144.1 | +164.1 | +54 | +17 | +20 | +6 | +10.25 | +0.224 | +152.4 | +9.52 | +11.7 | +0.73 | 80 | 5.0 | -50.3 | -3.14 | 63% | 9% | 27% | 1% | 0.537 | 8 | 1 | – | |
| ★ Peter Bendix | MIA TBR | 2022–present | 5 | +3.7 ±6.1 | 1.82 | 6.0 | -4.8 | 42% | +31.8 | +38.7 | +72.1 | +72 | +7 | +45 | +5 | +14.42 | +0.256 | +21.5 | +4.31 | -4.5 | -0.90 | 46 | 9.2 | +2.4 | +0.48 | 40% | 16% | 40% | 5% | 0.507 | 2 | – | – | |
| ★ Justin Hollander | SEA | 2023–present | 4 | +3.6 ±6.5 | 4.49 | 7.8 | -4.0 | 34% | +26.3 | +21.9 | +18.5 | +65 | +23 | +7 | +0 | +4.63 | +0.094 | +21.6 | +5.39 | +4.3 | +1.07 | 33 | 8.2 | -7.7 | -1.92 | 67% | 2% | 32% | 0% | 0.533 | 1 | – | – | |
| ★ Mike Elias | BAL | 2019–present | 8 | +3.5 ±5.4 | 1.89 | 4.2 | -5.6 | 56% | +18.2 | +20.9 | +43.2 | +49 | +9 | +13 | -0 | +5.40 | +0.097 | +68.1 | +8.51 | +0.3 | +0.04 | 50 | 6.2 | -3.4 | -0.43 | 67% | 7% | 21% | 4% | 0.467 | 2 | – | – | |
| ★ David Stearns | MIL NYM | 2016–2022, 2024–present | 10 | +3.4 ±4.9 | 3.20 | 6.6 | -4.3 | 30% | +44.5 | +49.2 | -39.4 | +38 | +18 | +20 | +0 | -3.94 | -0.076 | +36.7 | +3.67 | +50.7 | +5.07 | 67 | 6.7 | -13.0 | -1.30 | 21% | 36% | 43% | 0% | 0.527 | 5 | – | – | |
| ★ Jeff Greenberg | DET | 2024–present | 3 | +3.0 ±7.1 | 3.32 | 7.0 | -3.9 | 46% | +12.7 | +17.5 | +5.0 | +63 | +16 | +2 | +0 | +1.66 | +0.034 | +22.7 | +7.58 | -0.7 | -0.24 | 13 | 4.3 | +4.7 | +1.56 | 78% | 22% | 0% | 0% | 0.518 | 2 | – | – | |
| ★ Alex Anthopoulos | ATL TOR | 2010–2015, 2018–present | 15 | +2.8 ±4.1 | 3.04 | 6.7 | -4.6 | 34% | +50.0 | +64.1 | -58.3 | +26 | +6 | +7 | +7 | -3.89 | -0.077 | +113.0 | +7.53 | -32.6 | -2.17 | 88 | 5.9 | -32.9 | -2.19 | 37% | 34% | 28% | 0% | 0.542 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| ★ Derek Falvey | MIN | 2017–present | 10 | +2.8 ±4.9 | 3.23 | 6.2 | -4.2 | 26% | +39.4 | +14.6 | +38.8 | +47 | +22 | +13 | +6 | +3.88 | +0.076 | +55.7 | +5.57 | -2.4 | -0.24 | 52 | 5.2 | -25.6 | -2.56 | 38% | 37% | 25% | 0% | 0.508 | 4 | – | – | |
| ★ Preston Mattingly | PHI | 2025–present | 2 | +2.1 ±7.8 | 4.13 | 7.0 | -3.6 | 26% | +9.2 | +5.8 | -40.2 | +32 | -7 | +33 | +2 | -20.12 | -0.491 | -1.0 | -0.48 | +0.8 | +0.41 | 7 | 3.5 | -5.6 | -2.79 | 0% | 26% | 74% | 0% | 0.577 | 1 | – | – | |
| ★ Jed Hoyer | BOS CHC SDP | 2006–2006, 2010–present | 18 | +1.9 ±3.8 | 2.71 | 6.9 | -4.7 | 31% | +24.1 | +7.4 | -121.8 | +30 | +15 | +12 | +2 | -6.77 | -0.140 | +161.8 | +8.99 | +12.2 | +0.68 | 109 | 6.1 | -36.9 | -2.05 | 36% | 30% | 33% | 1% | 0.513 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| ★ Craig Breslow | BOS | 2024–present | 3 | +1.7 ±7.1 | 2.82 | 7.3 | -4.4 | 39% | +11.3 | +5.4 | -3.3 | +32 | +15 | +3 | +0 | -1.11 | -0.021 | +8.4 | +2.80 | +2.4 | +0.81 | 23 | 7.7 | +2.1 | +0.69 | 24% | 39% | 37% | 0% | 0.519 | 1 | – | – | |
| ★ Dave Dombrowski | BOS DET MIA PHI WSN | 1989–2019, 2021–present | 36 | +1.3 ±2.7 | 2.53 | 6.8 | -4.8 | 31% | +29.1 | -25.5 | -318.6 | +20 | +8 | +9 | +2 | -8.85 | -0.224 | +335.7 | +9.33 | +26.8 | +0.74 | 206 | 5.7 | -50.8 | -1.41 | 36% | 27% | 37% | 0% | 0.504 | 13 | 5 | 2 | |
| ★ Scott Harris | DET SFG | 2019–present | 8 | +1.3 ±5.4 | 2.69 | 5.6 | -4.7 | 36% | +4.5 | +27.2 | -39.8 | +44 | +14 | +10 | +1 | -4.98 | -0.093 | +36.1 | +4.51 | +2.9 | +0.36 | 45 | 5.6 | -15.8 | -1.98 | 33% | 58% | 8% | 0% | 0.523 | 3 | – | – | |
| ★ Brian Cashman | NYY | 1999–present | 28 | +1.2 ±3.1 | 3.81 | 9.0 | -4.0 | 23% | +51.0 | +85.6 | -901.8 | +18 | +8 | +7 | +3 | -32.21 | -0.750 | +325.7 | +11.63 | -16.4 | -0.59 | 166 | 5.9 | -85.4 | -3.05 | 42% | 43% | 15% | 0% | 0.580 | 22 | 6 | 3 | |
| ★ Jerry Dipoto | ANA ARI SEA | 2010–present | 17 | +0.8 ±3.9 | 2.49 | 6.6 | -5.0 | 35% | +14.3 | +36.0 | -71.5 | +43 | +24 | +10 | +2 | -4.20 | -0.084 | +138.2 | +8.13 | +37.9 | +2.23 | 132 | 7.8 | -125.6 | -7.39 | 44% | 10% | 47% | 0% | 0.518 | 3 | – | – | |
| ★ Dana Brown | HOU | 2023–present | 4 | +0.7 ±6.5 | 3.70 | 7.0 | -4.4 | 29% | +9.4 | +9.3 | -49.4 | +39 | +8 | +6 | +0 | -12.35 | -0.247 | +3.2 | +0.80 | +3.9 | +0.96 | 20 | 5.0 | -4.3 | -1.07 | 17% | 69% | 14% | 0% | 0.534 | 2 | – | – | |
| ★ Jeremy Zoll | MIN | 2025–present | 2 | +0.6 ±7.8 | 2.35 | 2.5 | -5.6 | 28% | +3.5 | -6.0 | +16.6 | +43 | +8 | +23 | +0 | +8.31 | +0.168 | +4.7 | +2.35 | -3.8 | -1.88 | 17 | 8.5 | +1.3 | +0.63 | 61% | 15% | 25% | 0% | 0.458 | – | – | – | |
| ★ David Forst | OAK | 2016–present | 11 | +0.3 ±4.7 | 2.64 | 4.9 | -6.2 | 56% | +7.6 | +20.6 | +57.1 | +38 | +14 | +14 | +0 | +5.19 | +0.100 | +48.8 | +4.43 | -0.4 | -0.04 | 67 | 6.1 | -74.2 | -6.75 | 49% | 10% | 41% | 0% | 0.468 | 3 | – | – | |
| ★ J.J. Picollo | KCR | 2021–present | 6 | +0.3 ±5.7 | 1.88 | 3.8 | -5.7 | 44% | -11.0 | -22.0 | -6.3 | +34 | +10 | -2 | +0 | -1.04 | -0.022 | +61.1 | +10.18 | +0.9 | +0.15 | 35 | 5.8 | +6.9 | +1.15 | 74% | 19% | 6% | 0% | 0.443 | 1 | – | – | |
| ★ Ross Atkins | TOR | 2016–present | 11 | +0.3 ±4.7 | 3.04 | 6.7 | -4.9 | 35% | +1.6 | -5.8 | -108.9 | +18 | +11 | -0 | +5 | -9.90 | -0.184 | +70.8 | +6.44 | +22.9 | +2.09 | 69 | 6.3 | -4.3 | -0.39 | 37% | 40% | 23% | 0% | 0.509 | 5 | 1 | – | |
| ★ Mike Hazen | ARI BOS | 2015–2015, 2017–present | 11 | -0.0 ±4.7 | 2.63 | 6.3 | -6.0 | 42% | +3.2 | -5.5 | -29.6 | +32 | +5 | +18 | +2 | -2.69 | -0.053 | +55.4 | +5.03 | -16.3 | -1.48 | 61 | 5.5 | -11.0 | -1.00 | 43% | 29% | 28% | 0% | 0.490 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| ★ Carter Hawkins | CHC | 2021–present | 6 | -0.2 ±5.7 | 2.71 | 6.8 | -5.5 | 31% | -7.7 | -14.3 | -60.3 | +28 | +14 | +7 | +1 | -10.05 | -0.180 | +42.6 | +7.10 | -9.6 | -1.60 | 38 | 6.3 | +4.5 | +0.75 | 47% | 47% | 6% | 0% | 0.504 | 1 | – | – | |
| ★ Buster Posey | SFG | 2025–present | 2 | -0.3 ±7.8 | 0.53 | 4.5 | -4.2 | 18% | -1.8 | -0.7 | -20.4 | +24 | +5 | -10 | +0 | -10.21 | -0.202 | +0.2 | +0.10 | +2.2 | +1.08 | 8 | 4.0 | +6.0 | +2.99 | 3% | 71% | 26% | 1% | 0.475 | – | – | – | |
| ★ Zack Minasian | SFG | 2025–present | 2 | -0.3 ±7.8 | 0.53 | 4.5 | -4.2 | 18% | -1.8 | -0.7 | -20.4 | +24 | +5 | -10 | +0 | -10.21 | -0.202 | +0.2 | +0.10 | +2.2 | +1.08 | 8 | 4.0 | +6.0 | +2.99 | 3% | 71% | 26% | 1% | 0.475 | – | – | – | |
| ★ Ross Fenstermaker | TEX | 2025–present | 2 | -0.7 ±7.8 | 1.99 | 5.0 | -3.7 | 19% | -4.5 | -5.7 | -29.1 | +48 | +7 | -3 | +0 | -14.54 | -0.316 | -0.9 | -0.43 | -1.2 | -0.59 | 10 | 5.0 | -4.1 | -2.03 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0.502 | – | – | – | |
| ★ Mike Girsch | STL | 2018–present | 9 | -1.0 ±5.2 | 2.33 | 6.0 | -4.0 | 32% | -0.9 | +10.8 | -54.8 | +37 | +17 | +2 | +1 | -6.09 | -0.135 | +64.4 | +7.15 | +1.3 | +0.15 | 37 | 4.1 | -22.4 | -2.49 | 48% | 16% | 36% | 0% | 0.524 | 4 | – | – | |
| ★ Josh Byrnes | ARI COL SDP | 2006–2010, 2012–2014, 2026–present | 9 | -1.1 ±4.9 | 0.49 | 4.8 | -5.7 | 42% | -9.9 | -2.8 | +12.5 | +20 | +10 | +8 | +2 | +1.39 | +0.035 | +88.1 | +9.79 | -92.3 | -10.25 | 53 | 5.9 | -12.3 | -1.37 | 55% | 14% | 31% | 0% | 0.467 | 1 | – | – | |
| ★ AJ Preller | SDP | 2015–present | 12 | -1.2 ±4.6 | 2.35 | 5.5 | -4.8 | 35% | -12.7 | -19.9 | -72.5 | +26 | +5 | +17 | +3 | -6.04 | -0.120 | +43.4 | +3.61 | +2.6 | +0.21 | 79 | 6.6 | -30.9 | -2.58 | 20% | 37% | 43% | 0% | 0.488 | 4 | – | – | |
| ★ Chris Young | TEX | 2021–present | 6 | -1.4 ±5.7 | 1.93 | 5.8 | -5.2 | 31% | -17.8 | -35.9 | -75.2 | +34 | +3 | +12 | +1 | -12.53 | -0.249 | +31.3 | +5.22 | +3.4 | +0.56 | 35 | 5.8 | +46.9 | +7.81 | 27% | 65% | 8% | 0% | 0.470 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| ★ Nick Krall | CIN | 2018–present | 9 | -2.1 ±5.2 | 1.12 | 4.8 | -5.8 | 57% | -15.5 | -14.8 | -14.8 | +30 | +8 | +7 | +1 | -1.64 | -0.031 | +70.5 | +7.84 | -12.1 | -1.35 | 53 | 5.9 | -45.8 | -5.09 | 70% | 25% | 4% | 0% | 0.468 | 2 | – | – | |
| ★ Chaim Bloom | BOS STL | 2020–2023, 2026–present | 5 | -2.4 ±6.5 | 1.60 | 3.8 | -4.7 | 35% | -13.1 | -7.2 | -47.3 | +21 | +4 | +5 | +3 | -9.45 | -0.191 | +24.9 | +4.97 | +12.7 | +2.53 | 38 | 7.6 | -44.9 | -8.99 | 33% | 33% | 24% | 10% | 0.503 | 1 | – | – | |
| ★ Ben Cherington | BOS PIT | 2006–2006, 2012–2015, 2020–present | 12 | -4.2 ±4.6 | 1.88 | 5.2 | -6.6 | 45% | -52.4 | -45.1 | -101.0 | +18 | +3 | +4 | +1 | -8.41 | -0.162 | +73.2 | +6.10 | +18.0 | +1.50 | 83 | 6.9 | -13.8 | -1.15 | 41% | 23% | 36% | 0% | 0.459 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| ★ Chris Getz | CHW | 2024–present | 3 | -5.8 ±7.1 | 0.98 | 2.7 | -8.7 | 66% | -34.7 | -49.8 | -17.7 | +18 | +3 | -4 | -3 | -5.89 | -0.102 | +17.6 | +5.88 | +4.7 | +1.58 | 21 | 7.0 | -10.9 | -3.65 | 59% | 0% | 39% | 2% | 0.362 | – | – | – | |
| ★ Perry Minasian | ANA | 2021–present | 6 | -7.7 ±5.7 | 0.46 | 4.3 | -8.3 | 44% | -73.4 | -62.6 | -129.4 | +28 | +8 | +1 | +0 | -21.57 | -0.352 | +19.1 | +3.18 | -11.8 | -1.97 | 30 | 5.0 | -32.8 | -5.47 | 69% | 24% | 8% | 0% | 0.436 | – | – | – | |
| ★ Anirudh Kilambi | WSN | 2026–present | 1 | – | 1.69 | 3.0 | -4.8 | 45% | +0.0 | +0.0 | +10.6 | +86 | +0 | +22 | +0 | +10.58 | +0.271 | +0.0 | +0.01 | +1.3 | +1.29 | 5 | 5.0 | -1.4 | -1.36 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0.500 | – | – | – | |
| ★ Gabe Kapler | MIA | 2026–present | 1 | – | 3.86 | 4.0 | -2.1 | 46% | +0.0 | +0.0 | +15.1 | +110 | -2 | +47 | +0 | +15.13 | +0.378 | +0.0 | +0.00 | -0.8 | -0.81 | 5 | 5.0 | +0.2 | +0.23 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0.531 | – | – | – | |
| ★ Paul Toboni | WSN | 2026–present | 1 | – | 1.69 | 3.0 | -4.8 | 45% | +0.0 | +0.0 | +10.6 | +86 | +0 | +22 | +0 | +10.58 | +0.271 | +0.0 | +0.01 | +1.3 | +1.29 | 5 | 5.0 | -1.4 | -1.36 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0.500 | – | – | – |
GM WAR (default sort) = wins above a replacement GM — an average front office getting the expected return on the same budget — in wins per season. It's the org-adjusted, shrunk version of TAB/yr: a crossed model estimates franchise and GM effects jointly, removes the franchise baseline the GM inherited, and shrinks short tenures toward 0; the ± is the 95% band and bold = distinguishable from an average GM. So +5 ≈ five wins of talent-above-budget a season that's attributable to him, net of the org. '–' = never the head of baseball ops for a completed season (served under a POBO, or hired too recently). TAB = talent above budget (tenure total; year-to-year ≈+0.47) — GM WAR is its org-cleaned per-season rate. WAB = realized wins above budget — TAB plus the non-repeatable luck of turning talent into wins (the scoreboard anchor, not a skill metric). WAR surplus = era-neutral value per dollar (wins minus payroll in win-equivalents). The build channels show how the value was sourced, all in realized fWAR: HG = home-grown (amateur draft + international signing — your farm's output); Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waiver claims); FA = value from free agents signed minus value of FAs who walked. Each has a per-season rate next to it. The four % columns are each channel's share of gross-positive acquired fWAR (Draft + FA + Trade + R5 ≈ 100%), where R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league draft pickups (split out from trades). Acq Lev (Acquisition Leverage) = each acquisition's fair share of the playoff-odds boost its season's deals bought over the roster already on hand, in its arrival year — graded once per deal (the repeatable decision skill; stickiness ≈+0.74, predicts the World Series out of sample). It rides an S-curve in roster WAR, steepest near the ~45-WAR threshold. All are franchise-level outcomes credited to whoever ran baseball ops in the acquisition year — home-grown to the GM at the player's draft/signing, trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move (so e.g. a star drafted under a prior regime is credited to that regime, not whoever was in the chair when he peaked).