GM: Frank Wren (since 2008)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian McCann | 26 | arb | 143 | 6.0 | 5.7 | +8.1 |
| Jason Heyward | 20 | pre-arb | 142 | 4.7 | 0.4 | +10.4 |
| Martín Prado | 26 | arb | 140 | 3.8 | 0.4 | +8.4 |
| Tommy Hanson | 23 | pre-arb | 34 | 3.3 | 0.4 | +7.2 |
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 38 | FA-elig | 95 | 2.5 | 14.0 | -8.2 |
| David Ross | 33 | FA-elig | 59 | 2.2 | 1.6 | +3.5 |
| Derek Lowe | 37 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.1 | 15.0 | -10.2 |
| Omar Infante | 28 | FA-elig | 134 | 2.0 | 2.2 | +2.4 |
| Billy Wagner | 38 | FA-elig | 71 | 2.0 | 6.8 | -2.2 |
| Tim Hudson | 34 | FA-elig | 35 | 2.0 | 9.0 | -4.5 |
| Jonny Venters | 25 | – | 79 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Kris Medlen | 24 | pre-arb | 32 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +2.5 |
| Takashi Saito | 40 | arb | 56 | 1.2 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Jair Jurrjens | 24 | arb | 20 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +1.6 |
| Yunel Escobar↔ TOR | 27 | arb | 75 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +1.6 |
| Brooks Conrad | 30 | pre-arb | 103 | 0.8 | 0.4 | +1.4 |
| Kenshin Kawakami | 35 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.7 | 7.3 | -5.6 |
| Grégor Blanco↔ KCR | 26 | – | 36 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Eric Hinske | 32 | FA-elig | 131 | 0.6 | 1.0 | +0.4 |
| Derrek Lee↔ CHC | 34 | FA-elig | 39 | 0.5 | 3.5 | -2.3 |
| Brandon Beachy | 23 | – | 3 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Álex González↔ TOR | 33 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -0.1 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 22 | – | 21 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Rick Ankiel↔ KCR | 30 | FA-elig | 47 | 0.4 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| Mike Minor | 22 | – | 9 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Eric O'Flaherty | 25 | arb | 56 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Matt Diaz | 32 | FA-elig | 84 | 0.3 | 2.5 | -1.9 |
| Kyle Farnsworth↔ KCR | 34 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.2 | 1.7 | -1.3 |
| Brent Clevlen | 26 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Dunn | 25 | – | 25 | 0.1 | – | – |
| J.C. Boscan | 30 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Resop↔ PIT | 27 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Cristhian Martinez | 28 | – | 18 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Brandon Hicks | 24 | – | 16 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Diory Hernandez | 26 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Scott Proctor | 33 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Troy Glaus | 33 | FA-elig | 128 | -0.1 | 1.8 | -1.9 |
| Jo-Jo Reyes | 25 | arb | 1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Freddie Freeman | 20 | – | 20 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jesse Chavez↔ KCR | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Peter Moylan | 31 | arb | 85 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -2.1 |
| Nate McLouth | 28 | arb | 85 | -1.4 | 5.0 | -8.2 |
| Melky Cabrera | 25 | arb | 147 | -1.5 | 3.1 | -6.5 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (70%). 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 |