GM: Bobby Cox (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Smith | 33 | FA-elig | 134 | 8.1 | 0.4 | +2.5 |
| John Smoltz | 22 | pre-arb | 33 | 4.2 | 0.1 | +1.4 |
| Derek Lilliquist | 23 | pre-arb | 36 | 2.1 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Tom Glavine | 23 | pre-arb | 30 | 2.1 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Pete Smith | 23 | pre-arb | 29 | 2.0 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Zane Smith↔ WSN | 28 | arb | 21 | 1.7 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Oddibe McDowell↔ CLE | 26 | arb | 76 | 1.6 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Jeff Treadway | 26 | pre-arb | 134 | 1.6 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Paul Assenmacher↔ CHC | 28 | arb | 49 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Jim Acker↔ TOR | 30 | FA-elig | 59 | 1.4 | 0.6 | -0.0 |
| Dale Murphy | 33 | FA-elig | 154 | 1.4 | 2.0 | -1.5 |
| Marty Clary | 27 | pre-arb | 18 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Mike Stanton | 22 | pre-arb | 20 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Jeff Blauser | 23 | pre-arb | 142 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Joe Boever | 28 | arb | 66 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Geronimo Berroa | 24 | pre-arb | 81 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Dion James↔ CLE | 26 | FA-elig | 63 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Mark Eichhorn | 28 | – | 45 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Bruce Benedict | 33 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| José Álvarez | 33 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| David Justice | 23 | – | 16 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jay Aldrich↔ MIL | 28 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Gary Eave | 25 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dwayne Henry | 27 | – | 12 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tony Castillo↔ TOR | 26 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Mark Lemke | 23 | – | 14 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Kelly Mann | 21 | – | 7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Drew Denson | 23 | – | 12 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Tommy Greene | 22 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Wetherby | 25 | pre-arb | 52 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Kent Mercker | 21 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Francisco Cabrera↔ TOR | 22 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Charlie Puleo | 34 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ed Romero↔ BOS | 31 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| John Mizerock | 28 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Sergio Valdez | 24 | arb | 19 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Terry Blocker | 29 | – | 26 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Rusty Richards | 24 | – | 2 | -0.3 | – | – |
| John Russell | 28 | arb | 74 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Tommy Gregg | 25 | pre-arb | 102 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Gerald Perry | 28 | FA-elig | 72 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Jody Davis | 32 | FA-elig | 78 | -0.6 | 0.9 | -1.1 |
| Ron Gant | 24 | – | 75 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Ed Whited | 25 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Andres Thomas | 25 | arb | 141 | -1.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Darrell Evans | 42 | FA-elig | 107 | -1.4 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 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 ATL |
|---|---|---|
| John Smoltz | 1987 | 81.6 |
| Max Fried | 2014 | 20.1 |
| Dansby Swanson | 2015 | 16.1 |
| Gary Sheffield | 2002 | 12.1 |
| Ender Inciarte | 2015 | 11.4 |
| Fred McGriff | 1993 | 11.2 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 1989 | 9.9 |
| Denny Neagle | 1996 | 8.6 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Wainwright | 2003 | 52.6 |
| Elvis Andrus | 2007 | 29.8 |
| Brook Jacoby | 1983 | 18.1 |
| Ryan Klesko | 1999 | 16.6 |
| William Contreras | 2022 | 16.4 |
| Duane Ward | 1986 | 14.9 |
| Andrelton Simmons | 2015 | 14.6 |
| Nick Ahmed | 2013 | 12.9 |