GM: Joe Garagiola (since 1995)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Schilling | 36 | FA-elig | 24 | 5.2 | 10.0 | -0.8 |
| Brandon Webb | 24 | – | 29 | 4.0 | – | – |
| Luis Gonzalez | 35 | FA-elig | 156 | 3.8 | 4.0 | +2.8 |
| Miguel Batista | 32 | FA-elig | 36 | 3.8 | 3.4 | +3.3 |
| Steve Finley | 38 | FA-elig | 147 | 3.4 | 4.2 | +1.7 |
| Randy Johnson | 39 | FA-elig | 18 | 2.5 | 15.0 | -10.6 |
| Elmer Dessens | 32 | FA-elig | 36 | 2.4 | 3.0 | +1.3 |
| Alex Cintron | 24 | – | 117 | 2.1 | – | – |
| Matt Mantei | 29 | FA-elig | 50 | 1.5 | 7.1 | -4.5 |
| Jose Valverde | 25 | – | 54 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Oscar Villarreal | 21 | pre-arb | 86 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +1.7 |
| Carlos Baerga | 34 | FA-elig | 105 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +1.1 |
| Lyle Overbay | 26 | pre-arb | 86 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.3 |
| Chad Moeller | 28 | arb | 78 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Raul Mondesi↔ NYY | 32 | FA-elig | 45 | 0.8 | 4.1 | -2.6 |
| Robby Hammock | 26 | – | 65 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Scott Service↔ TOR | 36 | – | 18 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Byung-Hyun Kim↔ BOS | 24 | arb | 7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Mike Koplove | 26 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Chris Capuano | 24 | – | 9 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Craig Counsell | 32 | FA-elig | 89 | 0.3 | 2.5 | -2.0 |
| Felix Jose | 38 | – | 18 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Matt Kata | 25 | – | 78 | 0.2 | – | – |
| John Patterson | 25 | – | 16 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Eddie Oropesa | 31 | – | 47 | 0.2 | – | – |
| David Dellucci↔ NYY | 29 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Edgar Gonzalez | 20 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Junior Spivey | 28 | pre-arb | 106 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Ricky Bottalico | 33 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bret Prinz↔ NYY | 26 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Luis Terrero | 23 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Andrew Good | 23 | – | 16 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Brady Raggio | 30 | – | 10 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Dennys Reyes↔ PIT | 26 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Matt Williams | 37 | FA-elig | 44 | -0.1 | 10.0 | -10.1 |
| Stephen Randolph | 29 | pre-arb | 50 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Mike Myers | 34 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.3 | 1.8 | -2.3 |
| Shea Hillenbrand↔ BOS | 27 | pre-arb | 85 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Rod Barajas | 27 | arb | 80 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -1.5 |
| Tony Womack↔ CHC | 33 | FA-elig | 61 | -0.8 | 3.6 | -5.0 |
| Danny Bautista | 31 | FA-elig | 88 | -0.9 | 3.0 | -4.6 |
| Mark Grace | 39 | FA-elig | 66 | -1.0 | 1.8 | -3.5 |
| Quinton McCracken | 32 | FA-elig | 115 | -1.8 | 1.8 | -4.9 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (65%). 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 |