GM: Roland Hemond (since 1988)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 28 | FA-elig | 162 | 5.8 | 2.5 | -0.4 |
| Mickey Tettleton | 28 | arb | 117 | 4.4 | 0.3 | +1.3 |
| Randy Milligan | 27 | pre-arb | 124 | 3.8 | 0.1 | +1.3 |
| Bob Milacki | 24 | – | 37 | 2.2 | – | – |
| Jeff Ballard | 25 | pre-arb | 35 | 2.1 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Mike Devereaux | 26 | pre-arb | 122 | 2.1 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Phil Bradley | 30 | FA-elig | 144 | 2.1 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| Gregg Olson | 22 | pre-arb | 64 | 2.0 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Mark Williamson | 29 | pre-arb | 65 | 1.6 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Craig Worthington | 24 | pre-arb | 145 | 1.5 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Joe Orsulak | 27 | FA-elig | 123 | 1.4 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Jay Tibbs | 27 | arb | 10 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Billy Ripken | 24 | pre-arb | 115 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Mark Thurmond | 32 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Mark Huismann | 31 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Stan Jefferson↔ NYY | 26 | arb | 35 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Brian Holton | 29 | – | 39 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Jamie Quirk↔ NYY | 34 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.3 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Bob Melvin | 27 | arb | 85 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Pete Harnisch | 22 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Tim Hulett Sr. | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Brady Anderson | 25 | – | 94 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Steve Finley | 24 | pre-arb | 81 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Kevin Hickey | 33 | FA-elig | 51 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Mickey Weston | 28 | – | 7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dave Johnson | 29 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Rene Gonzales | 28 | arb | 71 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Francisco Melendez | 25 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Butch Davis | 31 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Hoiles | 24 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Curt Schilling | 22 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Juan Bell | 21 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jim Traber | 27 | arb | 86 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Dave Schmidt | 32 | FA-elig | 38 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Ben McDonald | 21 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Smith | 25 | – | 13 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Jose Bautista | 24 | – | 15 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Larry Sheets | 29 | arb | 102 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| Keith Moreland↔ DET | 35 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (69%). 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 |