GM: John Schuerholz (since 1991)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andruw Jones | 29 | FA-elig | 156 | 6.0 | 13.5 | -1.7 |
| John Smoltz | 39 | FA-elig | 35 | 5.5 | 11.0 | -0.1 |
| Brian McCann | 22 | pre-arb | 130 | 4.3 | 0.3 | +8.1 |
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 34 | FA-elig | 110 | 3.9 | 12.3 | -4.6 |
| Edgar Renteria | 29 | FA-elig | 149 | 3.6 | 9.0 | -1.9 |
| Adam LaRoche | 26 | pre-arb | 149 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +3.9 |
| Tim Hudson | 30 | FA-elig | 35 | 2.2 | 6.5 | -2.2 |
| Matt Diaz | 28 | arb | 124 | 1.8 | 0.3 | +3.2 |
| Ryan Langerhans | 26 | arb | 131 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +2.0 |
| Bob Wickman↔ CLE | 37 | FA-elig | 28 | 1.1 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| Marcus Giles | 28 | arb | 141 | 1.0 | 3.9 | -1.9 |
| Horacio Ramirez | 26 | arb | 14 | 0.8 | 2.2 | -0.6 |
| Jeff Francoeur | 22 | pre-arb | 162 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.0 |
| John Thomson | 32 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.7 | 4.8 | -3.4 |
| Macay McBride | 23 | pre-arb | 71 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Wilson Betemit↔ LAD | 24 | arb | 88 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Chad Paronto | 30 | – | 65 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Chuck James | 24 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Danys Baez↔ LAD | 28 | arb | 11 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Mike Remlinger | 40 | FA-elig | 36 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Willy Aybar↔ LAD | 23 | – | 36 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Peter Moylan | 27 | – | 15 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Brayan Peña | 24 | – | 23 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Barry | 27 | – | 19 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jorge Sosa↔ STL | 29 | arb | 27 | 0.1 | 1.3 | -1.1 |
| Travis Smith | 33 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Lance Cormier | 25 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Tony Pena Jr. | 25 | – | 40 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Phil Stockman | 26 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Daryle Ward↔ WSN | 31 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Blaine Boyer | 24 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Anthony Lerew | 23 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Pete Orr | 27 | pre-arb | 102 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Tyler Yates | 28 | – | 56 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Joey Devine | 22 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Oscar Villarreal | 24 | arb | 58 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Scott Thorman | 24 | – | 55 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ken Ray | 31 | – | 69 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Wayne Franklin | 32 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jason Shiell | 29 | – | 4 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Brian Jordan | 39 | FA-elig | 48 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -1.4 |
| Kyle Davies | 22 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Todd Pratt | 39 | FA-elig | 62 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.7 |
| Martín Prado | 22 | – | 24 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Chris Reitsma | 28 | arb | 27 | -0.7 | 2.8 | -4.0 |
45 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (64%). 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 |