GM: John Schuerholz (since 1991)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Maddux | 29 | FA-elig | 28 | 7.9 | 6.5 | +1.1 |
| Tom Glavine | 29 | FA-elig | 29 | 4.7 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| John Smoltz | 28 | FA-elig | 29 | 4.6 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| David Justice | 29 | FA-elig | 120 | 3.5 | 5.2 | -1.8 |
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 23 | pre-arb | 140 | 2.9 | 0.1 | +2.6 |
| Steve Avery | 25 | arb | 29 | 2.9 | 4.0 | -1.3 |
| Mark Wohlers | 25 | arb | 65 | 2.6 | 0.2 | +2.3 |
| Fred McGriff | 31 | FA-elig | 144 | 2.2 | 4.3 | -2.1 |
| Ryan Klesko | 24 | arb | 107 | 2.1 | 0.2 | +1.8 |
| Javy Lopez | 24 | arb | 100 | 1.9 | 0.1 | +1.7 |
| Mark Lemke | 29 | FA-elig | 116 | 1.7 | 1.2 | +0.4 |
| Marquis Grissom | 28 | FA-elig | 139 | 1.4 | 5.0 | -3.6 |
| Kent Mercker | 27 | FA-elig | 29 | 1.2 | 2.2 | -1.1 |
| Jeff Blauser | 29 | FA-elig | 115 | 1.0 | 3.4 | -2.5 |
| Charlie O'Brien | 35 | FA-elig | 67 | 0.9 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
| Greg McMichael | 28 | pre-arb | 67 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Brad Clontz | 24 | pre-arb | 59 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Mike Devereaux↔ CHW | 32 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Pedro Borbon Jr. | 27 | arb | 41 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Alejandro Pena↔ BOS | 36 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Mike Mordecai | 27 | pre-arb | 69 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Eddie Pérez | 27 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Jason Schmidt | 22 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Darrell May | 23 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tom Thobe | 25 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Luis Polonia↔ NYY | 31 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Rafael Belliard | 33 | FA-elig | 75 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Terry Clark↔ BAL | 34 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Mike Sharperson | 33 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Brad Woodall | 26 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Stanton↔ BOS | 28 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Mike Kelly | 25 | pre-arb | 97 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Brian Kowitz | 25 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Terrell Wade | 22 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dwight Smith | 31 | FA-elig | 103 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Ed Giovanola | 26 | – | 13 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Matt Murray↔ BOS | 24 | – | 4 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Rod Nichols | 30 | – | 5 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Steve Bedrosian | 37 | FA-elig | 29 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Jose Oliva↔ STL | 24 | pre-arb | 48 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 of them (80%). 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 |