GM: Roland Hemond (since 1988)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 27 | FA-elig | 161 | 5.0 | 1.7 | -0.1 |
| Eddie Murray | 32 | FA-elig | 161 | 3.6 | 2.1 | -1.0 |
| Fred Lynn↔ DET | 36 | FA-elig | 87 | 2.3 | 1.2 | -0.5 |
| Mike Boddicker↔ BOS | 30 | FA-elig | 21 | 1.9 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Mickey Tettleton | 27 | arb | 86 | 1.7 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Jose Bautista | 23 | pre-arb | 33 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Joe Orsulak | 26 | arb | 125 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Jeff Ballard | 24 | pre-arb | 25 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Jay Tibbs | 26 | arb | 30 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Oswaldo Peraza | 25 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Dave Schmidt | 31 | FA-elig | 41 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Bob Milacki | 23 | – | 3 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Mark Williamson | 28 | pre-arb | 37 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Mike Morgan | 28 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Rene Gonzales | 27 | arb | 92 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Craig Worthington | 23 | – | 26 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Pete Harnisch | 21 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Terry Kennedy | 32 | FA-elig | 85 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| Doug Sisk | 30 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Scott McGregor | 34 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.0 | 1.1 | -1.1 |
| Carl Nichols | 25 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Tom Niedenfuer | 28 | FA-elig | 52 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Gregg Olson | 21 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| John Habyan | 24 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Butch Davis | 30 | – | 13 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jim Dwyer↔ MIN | 38 | FA-elig | 35 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Gordon Dillard | 24 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brady Anderson↔ BOS | 24 | pre-arb | 53 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Dickie Noles | 31 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Bill Scherrer↔ PHI | 30 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Pete Stanicek | 25 | pre-arb | 83 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Tito Landrum | 33 | – | 13 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Curt Schilling | 21 | – | 4 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Rick Schu | 26 | arb | 89 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Mark Thurmond | 31 | arb | 43 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Don Aase | 33 | FA-elig | 35 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Wade Rowdon | 27 | arb | 20 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Keith Hughes | 24 | – | 41 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Ken Gerhart | 27 | pre-arb | 103 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Larry Sheets | 28 | arb | 136 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Jim Traber | 26 | arb | 103 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Jeff Stone | 27 | arb | 26 | -1.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Billy Ripken | 23 | pre-arb | 150 | -1.9 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (72%). 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 |