President of baseball ops: John Hart (since 2015)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Miller | 24 | arb | 33 | 3.4 | 0.5 | +10.2 |
| Freddie Freeman | 25 | arb | 118 | 3.3 | 8.5 | +1.9 |
| Andrelton Simmons | 25 | arb | 147 | 3.1 | 3.0 | +6.7 |
| Alex Wood↔ LAD | 24 | pre-arb | 20 | 2.3 | 0.3 | +7.0 |
| Nick Markakis | 31 | FA-elig | 156 | 1.4 | 11.0 | -6.6 |
| Jason Grilli | 38 | FA-elig | 36 | 1.3 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Cameron Maybin | 28 | FA-elig | 141 | 1.3 | 7.0 | -2.9 |
| Julio Teheran | 24 | arb | 33 | 1.1 | 1.0 | +2.6 |
| Jace Peterson | 25 | pre-arb | 152 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +2.8 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 38 | FA-elig | 113 | 0.9 | 2.0 | +0.9 |
| Juan Uribe↔ LAD | 36 | FA-elig | 46 | 0.8 | 2.5 | +0.1 |
| Arodys Vizcaíno | 24 | pre-arb | 36 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +2.3 |
| Adonis García | 30 | pre-arb | 58 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +1.9 |
| Jim Johnson↔ LAD | 32 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.6 | 1.1 | +0.9 |
| Matt Wisler | 22 | – | 21 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Pedro Ciriaco | 29 | pre-arb | 84 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Phil Gosselin↔ ARI | 26 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Peter Moylan | 36 | arb | 22 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Luis Avilán↔ LAD | 25 | arb | 50 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Daniel Castro | 22 | – | 33 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Eury Pérez | 25 | pre-arb | 47 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Andrew McKirahan | 25 | pre-arb | 27 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Ryan Weber | 24 | – | 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Kelly Johnson↔ NYM | 33 | FA-elig | 62 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Joey Terdoslavich | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Jason Frasor↔ KCR | 37 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Danny Burawa↔ NYY | 26 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Todd Cunningham | 26 | pre-arb | 39 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Trevor Cahill↔ CHC | 27 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.0 | 6.9 | -7.0 |
| Ryan Lavarnway↔ BAL | 27 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Michael Kohn | 29 | arb | 6 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Nick Swisher↔ CLE | 34 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.0 | 9.1 | -9.2 |
| Jake Brigham | 27 | – | 12 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Matt Marksberry | 24 | pre-arb | 31 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| John Cornely | 26 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Héctor Olivera | 30 | – | 24 | -0.1 | 5.4 | -5.6 |
| Juan Jaime | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ian Thomas↔ LAD | 28 | – | 5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Williams Pérez | 24 | – | 23 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Brandon Cunniff | 26 | pre-arb | 39 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Cody Martin↔ OAK | 25 | – | 21 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Mike Foltynewicz | 23 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Dan Winkler | 25 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| David Carpenter | 27 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Dana Eveland | 31 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Sugar Ray Marimon | 26 | – | 16 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jonny Gomes↔ KCR | 34 | FA-elig | 83 | -0.2 | 3.5 | -4.1 |
| Michael Bourn↔ CLE | 32 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.2 | 4.4 | -5.0 |
| Manny Banuelos | 24 | – | 7 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Edwin Jackson↔ CHC | 31 | FA-elig | 24 | -0.3 | 7.1 | -8.1 |
| Donnie Veal | 30 | – | 5 | -0.4 | – | – |
| David Aardsma | 33 | – | 33 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Ross Detwiler↔ TEX | 29 | FA-elig | 24 | -0.4 | 2.0 | -3.2 |
| Alberto Callaspo↔ LAD | 32 | FA-elig | 37 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -2.4 |
| Ryan Kelly | 27 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| Eric Stults | 35 | – | 9 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1.8 |
| Chris Johnson↔ CLE | 30 | FA-elig | 56 | -0.4 | 4.0 | -5.3 |
| Nick Masset↔ MIA | 33 | – | 20 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -2.1 |
| Eric Young Jr.↔ NYM | 30 | FA-elig | 35 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -2.2 |
| Christian Bethancourt | 23 | pre-arb | 48 | -1.0 | 0.5 | -3.5 |
60 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 53 of them (88%). 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 |