GM: Bill Stoneman (since 2006)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lackey | 27 | arb | 33 | 5.2 | 3.3 | +7.0 |
| Kelvim Escobar | 30 | FA-elig | 30 | 3.9 | 6.8 | +1.0 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 31 | FA-elig | 156 | 3.5 | 13.5 | -6.5 |
| Ervin Santana | 23 | pre-arb | 33 | 3.0 | 0.3 | +5.5 |
| Orlando Cabrera | 31 | FA-elig | 153 | 2.7 | 7.5 | -2.2 |
| Jered Weaver | 23 | – | 19 | 2.5 | – | – |
| Mike Napoli | 24 | – | 99 | 2.5 | – | – |
| Francisco Rodríguez | 24 | arb | 69 | 2.4 | 3.8 | +1.1 |
| Juan Rivera | 27 | arb | 124 | 2.4 | 1.2 | +3.5 |
| Maicer Izturis | 25 | pre-arb | 104 | 1.8 | 0.3 | +3.3 |
| Scot Shields | 30 | arb | 74 | 1.6 | 2.1 | +1.1 |
| Joe Saunders | 25 | – | 13 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Robb Quinlan | 29 | arb | 86 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +1.7 |
| Adam Kennedy | 30 | FA-elig | 139 | 1.0 | 3.4 | -1.4 |
| Hector Carrasco | 36 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.7 | 2.6 | -1.3 |
| Kevin Gregg | 28 | – | 32 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Chone Figgins | 28 | arb | 155 | 0.6 | 2.2 | -1.1 |
| Howie Kendrick | 22 | – | 72 | 0.6 | – | – |
| José Molina | 31 | FA-elig | 78 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| Tim Salmon | 37 | FA-elig | 76 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +0.7 |
| Dallas McPherson | 25 | – | 40 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Reggie Willits | 25 | – | 28 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Curtis Pride | 37 | – | 22 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Jeff Weaver↔ STL | 29 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.3 | 4.0 | -3.4 |
| Tommy Murphy | 26 | – | 48 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Bartolo Colon | 33 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.3 | 14.0 | -13.5 |
| Brendan Donnelly | 34 | arb | 62 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Garret Anderson | 34 | FA-elig | 141 | 0.1 | 10.6 | -10.4 |
| J.C. Romero | 30 | FA-elig | 65 | 0.0 | 2.2 | -2.1 |
| Jason Bulger | 27 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Kendrys Morales | 23 | – | 57 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Darin Erstad | 32 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.1 | 8.8 | -8.9 |
| Greg Jones | 29 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Erick Aybar | 22 | – | 34 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dustin Moseley | 24 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Esteban Yan↔ CIN | 31 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.1 |
| Jeff Mathis | 23 | pre-arb | 23 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Chris Bootcheck | 27 | – | 7 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Casey Kotchman | 23 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -1.5 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo↔ TOR | 32 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.6 | 4.8 | -6.0 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 25 of them (62%). 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 |