GM: Roland Hemond (since 1988)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hoiles | 28 | arb | 126 | 7.0 | 0.3 | +5.4 |
| Ben McDonald | 25 | arb | 34 | 4.5 | 1.2 | +2.4 |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 32 | FA-elig | 162 | 3.7 | 5.2 | -2.2 |
| Jamie Moyer | 30 | FA-elig | 25 | 3.2 | 0.2 | +2.4 |
| Brady Anderson | 29 | arb | 142 | 2.9 | 1.9 | +0.6 |
| Mike Mussina | 24 | pre-arb | 25 | 2.8 | 0.5 | +1.9 |
| Mark McLemore | 28 | FA-elig | 148 | 2.6 | 0.3 | +1.8 |
| Harold Baines | 34 | FA-elig | 118 | 2.5 | 1.2 | +0.9 |
| Tim Hulett Sr. | 33 | FA-elig | 85 | 2.5 | 0.4 | +1.7 |
| Jack Voigt | 27 | – | 64 | 1.8 | – | – |
| Mike Devereaux | 30 | FA-elig | 131 | 1.7 | 3.0 | -1.7 |
| David Segui | 26 | arb | 146 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +1.0 |
| Gregg Olson | 26 | arb | 50 | 1.4 | 2.3 | -1.1 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 32 | FA-elig | 32 | 1.4 | 0.7 | +0.5 |
| Harold Reynolds | 32 | FA-elig | 145 | 1.3 | 1.6 | -0.6 |
| Mike Pagliarulo↔ MIN | 33 | FA-elig | 33 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Mark Williamson | 33 | FA-elig | 48 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Jim Poole | 27 | arb | 55 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Rick Sutcliffe | 37 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.5 | 2.5 | -2.1 |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 22 | pre-arb | 33 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Todd Frohwirth | 30 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| Leo Gomez | 27 | arb | 71 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Mike Oquist | 25 | – | 5 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Mark Parent | 31 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Lonnie Smith↔ PIT | 37 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Luis Mercedes↔ SFG | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Mike Cook | 29 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Sherman Obando | 23 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Damon Buford | 23 | pre-arb | 53 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Manny Alexander | 22 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Tackett | 27 | pre-arb | 39 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| John O'Donoghue | 24 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Anthony Telford | 27 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Leonard | 28 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Arthur Rhodes | 23 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Kevin McGehee | 24 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Paul Carey | 25 | – | 18 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Brad Pennington | 24 | – | 34 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Alan Mills | 26 | arb | 45 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Chito Martinez | 27 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Glenn Davis | 32 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.8 | 3.8 | -4.5 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 34 of them (83%). 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 |