GM: Hank Peters (since 1976)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 29 | FA-elig | 156 | 5.5 | 1.5 | -0.0 |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 24 | arb | 161 | 5.4 | 0.8 | +0.6 |
| Mike Boddicker | 27 | arb | 34 | 3.7 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
| Mike Young | 25 | arb | 139 | 3.3 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Floyd Rayford | 27 | arb | 105 | 3.1 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Storm Davis | 23 | arb | 31 | 3.0 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Rick Dempsey | 35 | FA-elig | 132 | 2.7 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Fred Lynn | 33 | FA-elig | 124 | 1.8 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
| Wayne Gross | 33 | FA-elig | 103 | 1.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Lee Lacy | 37 | FA-elig | 121 | 1.6 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| John Shelby | 27 | arb | 69 | 1.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Don Aase | 30 | FA-elig | 54 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Ken Dixon | 24 | – | 37 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Jim Dwyer | 35 | FA-elig | 101 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Nate Snell | 32 | – | 43 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Gary Roenicke | 30 | FA-elig | 114 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Scott McGregor | 31 | FA-elig | 35 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Fritzie Connally | 27 | – | 50 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Larry Sheets | 25 | pre-arb | 113 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Mike Flanagan | 33 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| John Habyan | 21 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dennis Martinez | 31 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Bill Swaggerty | 28 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Rich Dauer | 32 | FA-elig | 85 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Eric Bell | 21 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Tippy Martinez | 35 | FA-elig | 49 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Phil Huffman | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Alan Wiggins↔ SDP | 27 | arb | 76 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Lenn Sakata | 31 | – | 55 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tom O'Malley | 24 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brad Havens | 25 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Sammy Stewart | 30 | FA-elig | 56 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Kelly Paris | 27 | – | 5 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Joe Nolan | 34 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| John Lowenstein | 38 | – | 12 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Leo Hernandez | 25 | – | 12 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Dan Ford | 33 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Al Pardo | 22 | – | 34 | -1.1 | – | – |
38 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 24 of them (63%). 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 BAL |
|---|---|---|
| Brady Anderson | 1988 | 33.0 |
| Adam Jones | 2008 | 29.6 |
| Melvin Mora | 2000 | 26.9 |
| Chris Hoiles | 1988 | 24.8 |
| Scott Erickson | 1995 | 16.4 |
| J. J. Hardy | 2010 | 14.3 |
| Randy Milligan | 1988 | 11.9 |
| Mike Devereaux | 1989 | 11.7 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Martínez | 1986 | 22.5 |
| Jake Arrieta | 2013 | 19.6 |
| Bryn Smith | 1977 | 16.4 |
| Mickey Tettleton | 1991 | 14.4 |
| Eduardo Rodríguez | 2014 | 14.3 |
| Mike Yastrzemski | 2019 | 11.3 |
| Eddie Murray | 1988 | 10.8 |
| José Mesa | 1992 | 9.1 |