GM: John Schuerholz (since 1991)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Maddux | 32 | FA-elig | 34 | 8.1 | 9.6 | -0.9 |
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 26 | arb | 160 | 7.1 | 2.5 | +5.1 |
| Andruw Jones | 21 | pre-arb | 159 | 7.0 | 0.2 | +7.4 |
| John Smoltz | 31 | FA-elig | 26 | 5.7 | 7.8 | -1.6 |
| Tom Glavine | 32 | FA-elig | 33 | 5.3 | 7.0 | -1.3 |
| Andres Galarraga | 37 | FA-elig | 153 | 5.0 | 8.4 | -3.0 |
| Javy Lopez | 27 | FA-elig | 133 | 3.8 | 3.9 | +0.2 |
| Kevin Millwood | 23 | pre-arb | 31 | 3.2 | 0.2 | +3.3 |
| Denny Neagle | 29 | FA-elig | 32 | 3.2 | 4.5 | -1.0 |
| Walt Weiss | 34 | FA-elig | 96 | 2.8 | 3.0 | +0.0 |
| Ryan Klesko | 27 | FA-elig | 129 | 2.8 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Gerald Williams | 31 | FA-elig | 129 | 2.7 | 1.2 | +1.7 |
| Eddie Pérez | 30 | arb | 61 | 1.9 | 0.2 | +1.9 |
| Kerry Ligtenberg | 27 | pre-arb | 75 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Dennis Martinez | 44 | FA-elig | 53 | 1.1 | 0.6 | +0.7 |
| Keith Lockhart | 33 | arb | 109 | 1.1 | 0.7 | +0.5 |
| Rudy Seanez | 29 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Ozzie Guillen↔ BAL | 34 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Michael Tucker | 27 | arb | 130 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Danny Bautista | 26 | arb | 82 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Curtis Pride | 29 | arb | 70 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| George Lombard | 22 | – | 6 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Greg Colbrunn↔ COL | 28 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Russ Springer↔ ARI | 29 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| John Rocker | 23 | pre-arb | 47 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Bruce Chen | 21 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Alan Embree↔ ARI | 28 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Paul Byrd↔ PHI | 27 | arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Mark DeRosa | 23 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Wes Helms | 22 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Norm Charlton↔ BAL | 35 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Randall Simon | 23 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Odalis Perez | 21 | – | 10 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Damon Hollins↔ LAD | 24 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rafael Belliard | 36 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Marty Malloy | 26 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Cather | 27 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Ray Holbert↔ WSN | 27 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Adam Butler | 24 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Brian Edmondson↔ MIA | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Tony Graffanino | 26 | pre-arb | 105 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Mark Wohlers | 28 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.7 | 4.1 | -4.8 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (79%). 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 |