GM: Bill Stoneman (since 2006)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lackey | 28 | arb | 33 | 5.0 | 5.8 | +4.9 |
| Kelvim Escobar | 31 | FA-elig | 30 | 4.9 | 9.0 | +1.4 |
| Orlando Cabrera | 32 | FA-elig | 155 | 4.8 | 8.5 | +1.7 |
| Chone Figgins | 29 | arb | 115 | 4.0 | 3.5 | +5.0 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 32 | FA-elig | 150 | 3.2 | 14.5 | -7.7 |
| Jered Weaver | 24 | pre-arb | 28 | 2.9 | 0.4 | +5.7 |
| Casey Kotchman | 24 | arb | 137 | 2.7 | 0.4 | +5.3 |
| Howie Kendrick | 23 | pre-arb | 88 | 2.3 | 0.4 | +4.6 |
| Francisco Rodríguez | 25 | arb | 64 | 1.9 | 7.0 | -3.0 |
| Maicer Izturis | 26 | arb | 102 | 1.9 | 0.4 | +3.6 |
| Mike Napoli | 25 | pre-arb | 75 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +2.9 |
| Reggie Willits | 26 | pre-arb | 136 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +2.8 |
| Garret Anderson | 35 | FA-elig | 108 | 1.4 | 11.6 | -8.7 |
| Joe Saunders | 26 | pre-arb | 18 | 1.4 | 0.4 | +2.5 |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 32 | FA-elig | 140 | 1.3 | 6.4 | -3.6 |
| Bartolo Colon | 34 | FA-elig | 19 | 1.0 | 16.0 | -13.9 |
| Dustin Moseley | 25 | pre-arb | 46 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.5 |
| Ervin Santana | 24 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.8 | 0.4 | +1.3 |
| Scot Shields | 31 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.8 | 3.4 | -1.8 |
| Darren Oliver | 36 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.6 | 1.5 | -0.3 |
| Justin Speier | 33 | FA-elig | 51 | 0.5 | 3.8 | -2.6 |
| Chris Bootcheck | 28 | arb | 51 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.7 |
| Jeff Mathis | 24 | – | 59 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Nathan Haynes | 27 | – | 40 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jason Bulger | 28 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Terry Evans | 25 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tommy Murphy | 27 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Nick Gorneault | 28 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Kendrys Morales | 24 | – | 43 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Matthew Brown | 24 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Resop | 24 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Juan Rivera | 28 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -2.3 |
| Greg Jones | 30 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Marcus Gwyn | 29 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ryan Budde | 27 | – | 12 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Rich Thompson | 22 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brandon Wood | 22 | – | 13 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Robb Quinlan | 30 | arb | 79 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.5 |
| Hector Carrasco | 37 | FA-elig | 29 | -0.5 | 3.0 | -4.1 |
| José Molina↔ NYY | 32 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -2.0 |
| Erick Aybar | 23 | pre-arb | 79 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -2.3 |
| Shea Hillenbrand↔ LAD | 31 | FA-elig | 53 | -1.2 | 4.4 | -6.9 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (69%). 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 |