GM: Jerry Dipoto (since 2010)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Johnson | 28 | arb | 154 | 5.3 | 2.4 | +9.9 |
| Stephen Drew | 27 | arb | 151 | 4.8 | 3.4 | +7.7 |
| Chris Young | 26 | arb | 156 | 4.2 | 3.5 | +6.2 |
| Dan Haren↔ ANA | 29 | FA-elig | 23 | 2.9 | 5.1 | +1.6 |
| Justin Upton | 22 | arb | 133 | 2.5 | 0.7 | +5.0 |
| Miguel Montero | 26 | arb | 85 | 2.4 | 2.0 | +3.4 |
| Daniel Hudson↔ CHW | 23 | – | 11 | 2.1 | – | – |
| Ian Kennedy | 25 | arb | 33 | 2.1 | 0.4 | +4.4 |
| Mark Reynolds | 26 | arb | 145 | 1.7 | 0.8 | +3.0 |
| Chris Snyder↔ PIT | 29 | FA-elig | 65 | 1.6 | 3.2 | +0.5 |
| Edwin Jackson↔ CHW | 26 | FA-elig | 22 | 1.4 | 3.1 | +0.2 |
| Adam LaRoche | 30 | FA-elig | 151 | 0.7 | 4.5 | -2.8 |
| Gerardo Parra | 23 | pre-arb | 133 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.3 |
| Ryan Church↔ PIT | 31 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.7 |
| Brandon Allen | 24 | – | 22 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Joe Saunders↔ ANA | 29 | arb | 13 | 0.4 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| D.J. Carrasco↔ PIT | 33 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Mike Hampton | 37 | – | 10 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Sam Demel | 24 | – | 37 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Kris Benson | 35 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Konrad Schmidt | 25 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| César Valdez | 25 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rusty Ryal | 27 | pre-arb | 104 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Rafael Rodriguez↔ ANA | 25 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bobby Crosby↔ PIT | 30 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Aaron Heilman | 31 | FA-elig | 70 | -0.1 | 2.1 | -2.3 |
| Carlos Rosa | 25 | – | 22 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ryan Roberts | 29 | – | 36 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Blaine Boyer | 28 | arb | 54 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| Leo Rosales | 29 | pre-arb | 16 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Chad Qualls↔ TBR | 31 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.1 | 2.6 | -2.8 |
| Daniel Stange | 24 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Barry Enright | 24 | – | 18 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kevin Mulvey | 25 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Conor Jackson↔ OAK | 28 | arb | 42 | -0.2 | 2.2 | -2.5 |
| Saul Rivera | 32 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Billy Buckner | 26 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Zach Kroenke | 26 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Augie Ojeda | 35 | FA-elig | 59 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.5 |
| Esmerling Vasquez | 26 | pre-arb | 57 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Cole Gillespie | 26 | – | 45 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Dontrelle Willis↔ DET | 28 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.5 | 4.5 | -5.7 |
| Jordan Norberto | 23 | pre-arb | 33 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -1.7 |
| Rodrigo Lopez | 34 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -2.0 |
| Bob Howry↔ CHC | 36 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -2.2 |
| John Hester | 26 | – | 38 | -1.0 | – | – |
| Tony Abreu | 25 | arb | 81 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -2.9 |
| Juan Gutierrez | 26 | arb | 58 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -3.0 |
48 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 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 |