GM: Dan O'Brien (since 1992)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Langston | 32 | FA-elig | 35 | 5.6 | 3.5 | +1.0 |
| Chuck Finley | 30 | FA-elig | 35 | 5.1 | 5.4 | -1.2 |
| Tim Salmon | 24 | pre-arb | 142 | 4.7 | 0.1 | +3.8 |
| Chad Curtis | 24 | pre-arb | 152 | 2.2 | 0.2 | +1.6 |
| Scott Sanderson↔ SFG | 36 | FA-elig | 21 | 2.0 | 0.5 | +1.1 |
| Damion Easley | 23 | pre-arb | 73 | 1.4 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Phil Leftwich | 24 | – | 12 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Stan Javier | 29 | FA-elig | 92 | 1.0 | 0.6 | +0.2 |
| Chili Davis | 33 | FA-elig | 153 | 0.7 | 2.4 | -1.9 |
| Joe Magrane↔ STL | 28 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Torey Lovullo | 27 | arb | 116 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Rene Gonzales | 32 | FA-elig | 118 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Gene Nelson↔ TEX | 32 | – | 46 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Steve Frey | 29 | arb | 55 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Mike Butcher | 28 | pre-arb | 23 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Kurt Stillwell↔ SDP | 28 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Kelly Gruber | 31 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.2 | 4.3 | -4.2 |
| Ty Van Burkleo | 29 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Brian Anderson | 21 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Scott Lewis | 27 | arb | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Joe Grahe | 25 | arb | 45 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Julio Valera | 24 | arb | 19 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Darryl Scott | 24 | – | 16 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jerry Nielsen | 26 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Larry Gonzales | 26 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Holzemer | 23 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Hilly Hathaway | 23 | – | 11 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jim Walewander | 31 | – | 12 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chuck Crim | 31 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.0 | 1.1 | -1.1 |
| Jerome Walton | 27 | arb | 5 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Greg Myers | 27 | FA-elig | 108 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Gary Disarcina | 25 | arb | 126 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Paul Swingle | 26 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Turner | 24 | – | 25 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jim Edmonds | 23 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| J.T. Snow | 25 | pre-arb | 129 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Ron Tingley | 34 | FA-elig | 58 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Ken Patterson | 28 | – | 46 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Eduardo Perez | 23 | – | 52 | -0.3 | – | – |
| John Orton | 27 | arb | 37 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Russ Springer | 24 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Gary Gaetti↔ KCR | 34 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Rod Correia | 25 | – | 64 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Doug Linton↔ TOR | 28 | – | 19 | -0.6 | – | – |
| John Farrell | 30 | FA-elig | 21 | -1.1 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| Luis Polonia | 29 | FA-elig | 152 | -2.6 | 2.5 | -4.6 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 34 of them (74%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).
WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.
| Player | Year | WAR for ANA |
|---|---|---|
| Chone Figgins | 2001 | 22.2 |
| Brian Downing | 1977 | 16.9 |
| Andrelton Simmons | 2015 | 14.6 |
| Maicer Izturis | 2004 | 12.2 |
| David Eckstein | 2000 | 9.8 |
| Patrick Sandoval | 2018 | 8.9 |
| Bob Boone | 1981 | 8.8 |
| Bert Blyleven | 1988 | 8.4 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Nevin | 1999 | 17.3 |
| Patrick Corbin | 2010 | 16.5 |
| Damion Easley | 1996 | 15.4 |
| Mike Clevinger | 2014 | 10.8 |
| Brandon Marsh | 2022 | 9.4 |
| Roberto Hernández | 1989 | 8.6 |
| Bobby Jenks | 2004 | 7.8 |
| Martín Maldonado | 2011 | 6.3 |