GM: Syd Thrift (since 2000)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Matthews Jr.↔ NYM | 27 | arb | 109 | 3.1 | 0.2 | +5.1 |
| Melvin Mora | 30 | arb | 149 | 3.0 | 0.3 | +4.8 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 26 | arb | 122 | 2.9 | 0.3 | +4.6 |
| Rodrigo Lopez | 26 | pre-arb | 33 | 2.8 | 0.2 | +4.7 |
| Sidney Ponson | 25 | arb | 28 | 1.7 | 2.6 | +0.3 |
| Chris Singleton | 29 | arb | 136 | 1.7 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Jason Johnson | 28 | arb | 22 | 1.6 | 1.8 | +1.0 |
| Jay Gibbons | 25 | pre-arb | 136 | 1.6 | 0.2 | +2.5 |
| Buddy Groom | 36 | FA-elig | 70 | 1.4 | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| Mike Bordick | 36 | FA-elig | 117 | 1.4 | 4.9 | -2.5 |
| Jorge Julio | 23 | pre-arb | 67 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Tony Batista | 28 | FA-elig | 161 | 0.9 | 4.9 | -3.4 |
| Willis Roberts | 27 | arb | 66 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Marty Cordova | 32 | FA-elig | 131 | 0.6 | 2.5 | -1.4 |
| Scott Erickson | 34 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.6 | 5.1 | -4.2 |
| Geronimo Gil | 26 | pre-arb | 125 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Jeff Conine | 36 | FA-elig | 116 | 0.3 | 3.5 | -2.9 |
| Travis Driskill | 30 | – | 29 | 0.3 | – | – |
| John Stephens | 22 | – | 12 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Howie Clark | 28 | – | 14 | 0.1 | – | – |
| David Segui | 35 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.1 | 6.8 | -6.6 |
| B.J. Ryan | 26 | arb | 67 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Erik Bedard | 23 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Izzy Molina | 31 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Yorkis Perez | 34 | – | 23 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Fernando Lunar | 25 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Luis C. Garcia | 26 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Eric DuBose | 26 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Raul Casanova↔ MIL | 29 | FA-elig | 2 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Calvin Maduro | 27 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Ed Rogers | 23 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Roberts | 24 | – | 38 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Brock | 32 | arb | 22 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -1.2 |
| Jose Leon | 25 | – | 36 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Pat Hentgen | 33 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.2 | 4.2 | -4.6 |
| Luis Lopez↔ MIL | 31 | FA-elig | 52 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Brook Fordyce | 32 | FA-elig | 56 | -0.3 | 2.5 | -3.0 |
| Steve Bechler | 22 | – | 3 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Sean Douglass | 23 | – | 15 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Larry Bigbie | 24 | – | 16 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Moriarty | 28 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Chris Richard | 28 | pre-arb | 50 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Ryan McGuire | 30 | – | 17 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Josh Towers | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| Luis Matos | 23 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| Rick Bauer | 25 | pre-arb | 56 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 of them (70%). 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 |