GM: Joe Garagiola (since 1995)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Johnson | 37 | FA-elig | 35 | 9.9 | 13.3 | +2.7 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 33 | FA-elig | 162 | 8.9 | 4.8 | +9.5 |
| Curt Schilling | 34 | FA-elig | 35 | 6.9 | 6.5 | +4.6 |
| Reggie Sanders | 33 | FA-elig | 126 | 3.0 | 1.5 | +3.3 |
| Mark Grace | 37 | FA-elig | 145 | 2.6 | 3.0 | +1.2 |
| Craig Counsell | 30 | – | 141 | 2.0 | – | – |
| Damian Miller | 31 | arb | 123 | 1.9 | 1.2 | +1.8 |
| Steve Finley | 36 | FA-elig | 140 | 1.5 | 5.4 | -2.9 |
| Matt Williams | 35 | FA-elig | 106 | 1.5 | 9.0 | -6.6 |
| Byung-Hyun Kim | 22 | pre-arb | 78 | 1.4 | 0.8 | +1.5 |
| Albie Lopez↔ TBR | 29 | FA-elig | 13 | 1.4 | 1.2 | +1.1 |
| Erubiel Durazo | 27 | pre-arb | 92 | 1.3 | 0.3 | +1.9 |
| David Dellucci | 27 | arb | 115 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +1.6 |
| Danny Bautista | 29 | FA-elig | 100 | 1.2 | 0.7 | +1.2 |
| Miguel Batista | 30 | FA-elig | 48 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +1.3 |
| Tony Womack | 31 | FA-elig | 125 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -2.3 |
| Jay Bell | 35 | FA-elig | 129 | 0.9 | 8.1 | -6.7 |
| Junior Spivey | 26 | – | 72 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Mike Morgan | 41 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Robert Ellis | 30 | – | 19 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Greg Colbrunn | 31 | FA-elig | 59 | 0.4 | 1.6 | -0.9 |
| Brian Anderson | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.3 | 4.1 | -3.7 |
| Nick Bierbrodt↔ TBR | 23 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Alex Cintron | 22 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Eric Knott | 26 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Bobby Witt | 37 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Bret Prinz | 24 | – | 46 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jack Cust | 22 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ryan Christenson↔ OAK | 27 | arb | 19 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Midre Cummings | 29 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Troy Brohawn | 28 | – | 59 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Lyle Overbay | 24 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jason Conti | 26 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Chad Moeller | 26 | – | 25 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ken Huckaby | 30 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Juan Sosa | 25 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Rob Ryan↔ OAK | 28 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Koplove | 24 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Matt Mantei | 27 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.0 | 3.6 | -3.6 |
| Greg Swindell | 36 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.1 | 2.5 | -2.7 |
| Erik Sabel | 26 | – | 42 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Geraldo Guzman | 28 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Russ Springer | 32 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -2.1 |
| Mike Mohler | 32 | – | 13 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike DiFelice↔ TBR | 32 | arb | 12 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Armando Reynoso | 35 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.7 | 2.0 | -3.1 |
| Rod Barajas | 25 | pre-arb | 51 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -1.6 |
47 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 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 ARI |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Gonzalez | 1998 | 33.8 |
| Curt Schilling | 2000 | 21.4 |
| Patrick Corbin | 2010 | 16.5 |
| Chris Young | 2005 | 14.5 |
| David Peralta | 2014 | 14.5 |
| Nick Ahmed | 2013 | 12.9 |
| Robbie Ray | 2014 | 11.8 |
| Merrill Kelly | 2019 | 10.7 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Max Scherzer | 2009 | 22.2 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 2018 | 21.3 |
| Dansby Swanson | 2015 | 16.1 |
| Curt Schilling | 2003 | 15.2 |
| Brett Anderson | 2007 | 11.5 |
| Ender Inciarte | 2015 | 11.4 |
| Mitch Haniger | 2016 | 11.1 |
| Brad Penny | 1999 | 9.7 |