GM: Roland Hemond (since 1988)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Palmeiro | 30 | FA-elig | 143 | 5.6 | 4.9 | +0.5 |
| Mike Mussina | 26 | arb | 32 | 5.1 | 2.9 | +2.0 |
| Kevin Brown | 30 | FA-elig | 26 | 4.5 | 4.2 | +0.1 |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 34 | FA-elig | 144 | 4.1 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| Chris Hoiles | 30 | FA-elig | 114 | 3.7 | 2.9 | +0.7 |
| Brady Anderson | 31 | FA-elig | 143 | 2.9 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| Scott Erickson↔ MIN | 27 | arb | 17 | 2.5 | 1.0 | +1.4 |
| Harold Baines | 36 | FA-elig | 127 | 2.4 | 1.9 | +0.4 |
| Rick Krivda | 25 | pre-arb | 13 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Jamie Moyer | 32 | FA-elig | 27 | 1.2 | 1.1 | +0.0 |
| Bret Barberie | 27 | arb | 90 | 1.1 | 1.0 | +0.1 |
| Leo Gomez | 29 | arb | 53 | 1.0 | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| Jesse Orosco | 38 | FA-elig | 65 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Ben McDonald | 27 | FA-elig | 14 | 1.0 | 4.5 | -3.6 |
| Bobby Bonilla↔ NYM | 32 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.9 | 2.3 | -1.4 |
| Jeff Manto | 30 | arb | 89 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Gregg Zaun | 24 | pre-arb | 40 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Doug Jones | 38 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -0.8 |
| Jimmy Haynes | 22 | – | 4 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Curtis Goodwin | 22 | pre-arb | 87 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Mark Smith | 25 | pre-arb | 37 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Terry Clark↔ ATL | 34 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Jeff Huson | 30 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 25 | arb | 19 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Gene Harris↔ PHI | 30 | FA-elig | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Mike Hartley↔ BOS | 33 | – | 3 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Joe Borowski | 24 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Jack Voigt↔ TEX | 29 | arb | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Jarvis Brown | 28 | – | 18 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Andy Van Slyke↔ PHI | 34 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Mark Lee | 30 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Brad Pennington↔ CIN | 26 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Scott Klingenbeck↔ MIN | 24 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Jim Dedrick | 27 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Cesar Devarez | 25 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Sid Fernandez↔ PHI | 32 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -1.2 |
| Damon Buford↔ NYM | 25 | pre-arb | 24 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| John DeSilva | 27 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Armando Benitez | 22 | pre-arb | 44 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Sherman Obando | 25 | pre-arb | 16 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Alan Mills | 28 | – | 21 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Manny Alexander | 24 | arb | 94 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Matt Nokes↔ COL | 31 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Mike Oquist | 27 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 24 | pre-arb | 57 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| Kevin Bass | 36 | FA-elig | 111 | -1.5 | 0.4 | -1.9 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 41 of them (89%). 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 |