GM: John Schuerholz (since 1991)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.D. Drew | 28 | FA-elig | 145 | 8.6 | 4.2 | +10.6 |
| Andruw Jones | 27 | FA-elig | 154 | 5.3 | 12.5 | -3.4 |
| Jaret Wright | 28 | FA-elig | 32 | 4.3 | 0.8 | +6.5 |
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 32 | FA-elig | 137 | 3.3 | 15.3 | -9.6 |
| John Thomson | 30 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.3 | 2.2 | +3.4 |
| Marcus Giles | 26 | arb | 102 | 3.0 | 0.4 | +4.7 |
| Rafael Furcal | 26 | arb | 143 | 2.8 | 3.7 | +1.0 |
| Johnny Estrada | 28 | arb | 134 | 2.7 | 0.3 | +4.3 |
| Mike Hampton | 31 | FA-elig | 36 | 2.3 | 14.6 | -10.7 |
| John Smoltz | 37 | FA-elig | 73 | 2.1 | 11.7 | -8.1 |
| Charles Thomas | 25 | – | 83 | 2.0 | – | – |
| Paul Byrd | 33 | FA-elig | 19 | 2.0 | 7.0 | -3.6 |
| Eli Marrero | 30 | FA-elig | 90 | 1.7 | 3.0 | -0.0 |
| Russ Ortiz | 30 | FA-elig | 34 | 1.4 | 6.2 | -3.9 |
| Julio Franco | 45 | FA-elig | 125 | 1.2 | 0.8 | +1.3 |
| Adam LaRoche | 24 | pre-arb | 110 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.1 |
| Juan Cruz | 25 | arb | 50 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Chris Reitsma | 26 | arb | 84 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -0.0 |
| Antonio Alfonseca | 32 | FA-elig | 79 | 0.4 | 1.4 | -0.6 |
| Kevin Gryboski | 30 | pre-arb | 69 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Roman Colon | 24 | – | 18 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Dewayne Wise | 26 | arb | 77 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Nick Green | 25 | – | 95 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Eddie Pérez | 36 | FA-elig | 74 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Horacio Ramirez | 24 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Damon Hollins | 30 | – | 7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Sam McConnell | 28 | – | 10 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dan Meyer | 22 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Tim Drew | 25 | – | 12 | -0.0 | – | – |
| C.J. Nitkowski↔ NYY | 31 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Will Cunnane | 30 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Jose Capellan | 23 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Armando Almanza | 31 | arb | 13 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Tom Martin↔ LAD | 34 | FA-elig | 29 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Jesse Garcia | 30 | arb | 50 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Wilson Betemit | 22 | – | 22 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Travis Smith | 31 | – | 16 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Mike Hessman | 26 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -1.7 |
| Mark DeRosa | 29 | FA-elig | 118 | -1.9 | 0.7 | -3.9 |
39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (74%). 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 |