GM: Hank Peters (since 1976)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 31 | FA-elig | 160 | 4.1 | 2.0 | -0.9 |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 26 | FA-elig | 162 | 3.5 | 1.4 | -0.3 |
| Mike Boddicker | 29 | FA-elig | 34 | 3.3 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Larry Sheets | 27 | arb | 135 | 2.7 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Dave Schmidt | 30 | FA-elig | 35 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Terry Kennedy | 31 | FA-elig | 143 | 1.7 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| Mike Flanagan↔ TOR | 35 | FA-elig | 16 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +0.0 |
| Mark Williamson | 27 | pre-arb | 61 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Jim Dwyer | 37 | FA-elig | 92 | 1.3 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Billy Ripken | 22 | pre-arb | 58 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Fred Lynn | 35 | FA-elig | 111 | 0.8 | 1.3 | -1.1 |
| Ray Knight | 34 | FA-elig | 150 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Ken Gerhart | 26 | pre-arb | 92 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Mike Young | 27 | arb | 110 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Mike Griffin | 30 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Eric Bell | 23 | pre-arb | 33 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| John Habyan | 23 | pre-arb | 27 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Rene Gonzales | 26 | – | 37 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Luis DeLeon | 28 | – | 11 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jack O'Connor | 29 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Carl Nichols | 24 | – | 13 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Lee Lacy | 39 | FA-elig | 87 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Scott McGregor | 33 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| Nelson Simmons | 24 | – | 16 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jackie Gutierrez | 27 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Don Aase | 32 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Dave Vangorder | 30 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jose Mesa | 21 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ken Dixon | 26 | arb | 34 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Pete Stanicek | 24 | – | 30 | -0.1 | – | – |
| John Shelby↔ LAD | 29 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Tony Arnold | 28 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike Kinnunen | 29 | – | 18 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Doug Corbett | 34 | – | 11 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Floyd Rayford | 29 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Ron Washington | 35 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Ballard | 23 | – | 14 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Mike Hart | 29 | arb | 34 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Tom Niedenfuer↔ LAD | 27 | FA-elig | 45 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Rick Burleson | 36 | FA-elig | 62 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Alan Wiggins | 29 | FA-elig | 85 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (73%). 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 |