GM: Hank Peters (since 1976)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 25 | arb | 162 | 6.9 | 1.1 | +0.9 |
| Eddie Murray | 30 | FA-elig | 137 | 4.1 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| Mike Boddicker | 28 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.9 | 0.8 | +0.0 |
| Fred Lynn | 34 | FA-elig | 112 | 2.9 | 1.2 | -0.3 |
| Mike Flanagan | 34 | FA-elig | 29 | 2.6 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Storm Davis | 24 | arb | 25 | 2.6 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Rick Dempsey | 36 | FA-elig | 122 | 2.1 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Ken Dixon | 25 | pre-arb | 35 | 1.9 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Don Aase | 31 | FA-elig | 66 | 1.9 | 0.6 | -0.0 |
| Lee Lacy | 38 | FA-elig | 130 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Larry Sheets | 26 | pre-arb | 112 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Juan Beniquez | 36 | FA-elig | 113 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Mike Young | 26 | arb | 117 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Scott McGregor | 32 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Jim Traber | 24 | pre-arb | 65 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Jim Dwyer | 36 | FA-elig | 94 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Brad Havens | 26 | arb | 46 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Rich Bordi | 27 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Ricky Jones | 28 | – | 16 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Odell Jones | 33 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Tony Arnold | 27 | – | 11 | 0.3 | – | – |
| John Stefero | 26 | arb | 52 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Tom O'Malley | 25 | – | 56 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dennis Martinez↔ WSN | 31 | FA-elig | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Tom Dodd | 27 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Eric Bell | 22 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bill Swaggerty | 29 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Tippy Martinez | 36 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| John Habyan | 22 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Alan Wiggins | 28 | – | 71 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Nate Snell | 33 | – | 34 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rex Hudler | 25 | – | 14 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Kinnunen | 28 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kelly Paris | 28 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Juan Bonilla | 30 | arb | 102 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Carl Nichols | 23 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ken Gerhart | 25 | – | 20 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Al Pardo | 23 | – | 16 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Floyd Rayford | 28 | FA-elig | 81 | -1.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| John Shelby | 28 | arb | 135 | -1.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Jackie Gutierrez | 26 | arb | 61 | -1.7 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 26 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 |