GM: Mike Hazen (since 2017)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geraldo Perdomo | 25 | arb | 161 | 7.1 | 2.5 | +24.6 |
| Corbin Carroll | 24 | pre-arb | 143 | 6.5 | 5.6 | +19.4 |
| Ketel Marte | 31 | FA-elig | 126 | 4.6 | 14.0 | +3.6 |
| Eugenio Suárez↔ SEA | 33 | – | 106 | 3.1 | 6.8 | +4.9 |
| Gabriel Moreno | 25 | pre-arb | 83 | 2.7 | 0.8 | +9.5 |
| Merrill Kelly↔ TEX | 36 | – | 22 | 2.3 | 3.3 | +5.7 |
| Ryne Nelson | 27 | pre-arb | 34 | 2.1 | 0.8 | +7.2 |
| Brandon Pfaadt | 26 | pre-arb | 33 | 1.7 | 0.8 | +5.5 |
| Josh Naylor↔ SEA | 28 | – | 93 | 1.4 | 4.4 | +0.9 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 32 | FA-elig | 29 | 1.3 | 20.0 | -15.2 |
| Zac Gallen | 29 | arb | 33 | 1.1 | 13.5 | -9.4 |
| Blaze Alexander | 26 | pre-arb | 74 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +3.5 |
| Corbin Burnes | 30 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.7 | 30.8 | -28.0 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | 31 | – | 129 | 0.7 | – | – |
| James McCann | 35 | FA-elig | 42 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +2.3 |
| Pavin Smith | 29 | arb | 87 | 0.7 | 1.5 | +1.2 |
| Shelby Miller↔ MIL | 34 | – | 37 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +1.8 |
| Alek Thomas | 25 | pre-arb | 143 | 0.5 | 0.8 | +1.0 |
| Andrew Saalfrank | 27 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +1.4 |
| Taylor Rashi | 29 | – | 10 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Juan Morillo | 26 | – | 42 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.6 |
| Brandyn Garcia↔ SEA | 25 | – | 12 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Ryan Thompson | 33 | arb | 48 | 0.2 | 3.0 | -2.1 |
| Kevin Ginkel | 31 | arb | 29 | 0.2 | 2.4 | -1.7 |
| Ildemaro Vargas | 33 | arb | 38 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.0 |
| Jalen Beeks | 31 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.2 | 1.2 | -0.6 |
| Nabil Crismatt | 30 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Garrett Hampson↔ CIN | 30 | – | 18 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Trevor Richards↔ KCR | 32 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Justin Martinez | 23 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.1 | 1.9 | -1.6 |
| Philip Abner | 23 | – | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Cristian Mena | 22 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Christian Montes De Oca | 25 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Tim Tawa | 26 | – | 74 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| John Curtiss | 32 | arb | 30 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Austin Pope | 26 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| A.J. Puk | 30 | arb | 8 | -0.0 | 3.0 | -3.0 |
| Jake Woodford | 28 | arb | 22 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Casey Kelly | 35 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Randal Grichuk↔ KCR | 33 | – | 70 | -0.0 | 1.1 | -1.1 |
| Bryce Jarvis | 27 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Adrian Del Castillo | 25 | – | 44 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Yilber Díaz | 24 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Kyle Backhus | 27 | – | 32 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Jeff Brigham | 33 | – | 4 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Aramis Garcia | 32 | arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Scott McGough↔ OAK | 35 | – | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| J.P. Feyereisen↔ LAD | 32 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Jake McCarthy | 27 | pre-arb | 67 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.2 |
| Drey Jameson | 27 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Connor Kaiser | 28 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Kyle Nelson | 28 | arb | 3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Tommy Henry | 27 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Andrew Hoffmann↔ KCR | 25 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kendall Graveman | 34 | – | 19 | -0.2 | 1.4 | -2.3 |
| Jose Herrera | 28 | pre-arb | 58 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.6 |
| Tayler Scott↔ HOU | 33 | – | 6 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Tristin English | 28 | – | 7 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
| José Castillo↔ BAL | 29 | – | 5 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -1.3 |
| Jorge Barrosa | 24 | pre-arb | 33 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.7 |
| Juan Burgos↔ SEA | 25 | – | 9 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.8 |
| Jordan Lawlar | 22 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -2.0 |
| Joe Mantiply | 34 | – | 10 | -0.5 | 1.7 | -3.5 |
| Tyler Locklear | 24 | pre-arb | 31 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -2.6 |
| Anthony DeSclafani | 35 | – | 13 | -0.7 | 1.0 | -3.6 |
65 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 61 of them (94%). 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 |