GM: Joe Garagiola (since 1995)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Johnson | 40 | FA-elig | 35 | 9.5 | 16.0 | +0.2 |
| Brandon Webb | 25 | pre-arb | 35 | 2.2 | 0.3 | +3.5 |
| Chad Tracy | 24 | – | 143 | 1.6 | – | – |
| Steve Finley↔ LAD | 39 | FA-elig | 104 | 1.2 | 4.5 | -2.5 |
| Elmer Dessens↔ LAD | 33 | FA-elig | 38 | 1.0 | 3.0 | -1.3 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 36 | FA-elig | 105 | 1.0 | 8.2 | -6.6 |
| Shea Hillenbrand | 28 | arb | 148 | 0.8 | 2.6 | -1.2 |
| Randy Choate | 28 | arb | 74 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.0 |
| Richie Sexson | 29 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.8 | 8.7 | -7.4 |
| Chris Snyder | 23 | – | 29 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Mike Koplove | 27 | arb | 76 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Quinton McCracken↔ SEA | 33 | FA-elig | 55 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| Steve Sparks | 39 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Doug DeVore | 26 | – | 50 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Brian Bruney | 22 | – | 30 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Brent Mayne↔ LAD | 36 | FA-elig | 36 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Roberto Alomar↔ CHW | 36 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Oscar Villarreal | 22 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Fassero↔ COL | 41 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Shane Reynolds | 36 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.9 |
| Greg Aquino | 26 | – | 34 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bobby Estalella↔ TOR | 29 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Matt Kata | 26 | pre-arb | 42 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Danny Bautista | 32 | FA-elig | 141 | -0.0 | 4.0 | -4.1 |
| Koyie Hill | 25 | – | 13 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Fetters | 39 | – | 23 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chad Durbin↔ CLE | 26 | arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Donnie Sadler | 29 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Brandon Villafuerte | 28 | – | 20 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Alan Zinter | 36 | – | 28 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jose Valverde | 26 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Mike Gosling | 23 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Casey Fossum | 26 | arb | 29 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Scott Hairston | 24 | – | 101 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Josh Kroeger | 21 | – | 22 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Andrew Good | 24 | – | 17 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Carlos Baerga | 35 | FA-elig | 79 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| Casey Daigle | 23 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Shane Nance | 26 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Scott Service | 37 | – | 21 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Luis Terrero | 24 | – | 62 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Robby Hammock | 27 | pre-arb | 62 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Stephen Randolph | 30 | pre-arb | 47 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Matt Mantei | 30 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.5 | 7.0 | -7.9 |
| Greg Colbrunn | 34 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.6 | 2.8 | -3.7 |
| Tim Olson | 25 | – | 48 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Edgar Gonzalez | 21 | – | 10 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Lance Cormier | 23 | – | 17 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Juan Brito | 24 | – | 54 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Jerry Gil | 21 | – | 29 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Alex Cintron | 25 | arb | 154 | -1.0 | 0.3 | -2.0 |
| Andy Green | 26 | – | 46 | -1.0 | – | – |
52 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (60%). 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 |