GM: Josh Byrnes (since 2006)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Webb | 27 | arb | 33 | 6.4 | 2.5 | +10.2 |
| Eric Byrnes | 30 | FA-elig | 143 | 2.9 | 2.2 | +3.6 |
| Miguel Batista | 35 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.6 | 4.8 | +0.3 |
| Orlando Hudson | 28 | arb | 157 | 1.9 | 2.3 | +1.5 |
| Chad Tracy | 26 | pre-arb | 154 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +3.2 |
| Claudio Vargas | 28 | arb | 31 | 1.6 | 1.3 | +1.8 |
| Enrique Gonzalez | 23 | – | 23 | 1.6 | – | – |
| Juan Cruz | 27 | arb | 31 | 1.4 | 0.6 | +2.2 |
| Stephen Drew | 23 | pre-arb | 59 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +1.7 |
| Carlos Quentin | 23 | – | 57 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Jose Valverde | 28 | arb | 44 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.4 |
| Orlando Hernandez↔ NYM | 36 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | +0.4 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 38 | FA-elig | 153 | 0.9 | 10.7 | -8.9 |
| Craig Counsell | 35 | FA-elig | 105 | 0.9 | 1.8 | -0.1 |
| Chris Snyder | 25 | pre-arb | 61 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.3 |
| Livan Hernandez↔ WSN | 31 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.8 | 2.4 | -0.7 |
| Jeff DaVanon | 32 | FA-elig | 87 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +1.1 |
| Johnny Estrada | 30 | arb | 115 | 0.7 | 2.0 | -0.5 |
| Brandon Lyon | 26 | arb | 68 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +0.6 |
| Brandon Medders | 26 | pre-arb | 60 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +1.0 |
| Luis Vizcaino | 31 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.6 | 1.8 | -0.5 |
| Conor Jackson | 24 | pre-arb | 140 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Chris Young | 22 | – | 30 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Randy Choate | 30 | – | 30 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jorge Julio↔ NYM | 27 | arb | 44 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -1.1 |
| Edgar Gonzalez | 23 | – | 11 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Doug Slaten | 26 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Robby Hammock | 29 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Koplove | 29 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Casey Daigle | 25 | – | 10 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Miguel Montero | 22 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Scott Hairston | 26 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Greg Aquino | 28 | pre-arb | 42 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Kevin Jarvis↔ BOS | 36 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Grimsley | 38 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| Russ Ortiz↔ BAL | 32 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.1 | 1.8 | -2.0 |
| Terry Mulholland | 43 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| Ramon Pena | 24 | – | 25 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Damion Easley | 36 | FA-elig | 90 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| Andy Green | 28 | pre-arb | 73 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Alberto Callaspo | 23 | – | 23 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Bajenaru | 28 | – | 1 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Dustin Nippert | 25 | – | 2 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Shawn Green↔ NYM | 33 | FA-elig | 115 | -0.6 | 7.9 | -9.1 |
| Tony Clark | 34 | FA-elig | 79 | -0.9 | 1.0 | -2.9 |
45 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (64%). 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 |