GM: Jim Beattie (since 2003)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Mora | 31 | arb | 96 | 5.0 | 1.7 | +7.1 |
| Luis Matos | 24 | – | 109 | 3.6 | – | – |
| Sidney Ponson↔ SFG | 26 | arb | 21 | 3.4 | 2.9 | +3.2 |
| Brian Roberts | 25 | – | 112 | 2.9 | – | – |
| Jason Johnson | 29 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.1 | 2.9 | +0.8 |
| B.J. Ryan | 27 | arb | 76 | 1.6 | 0.8 | +2.1 |
| Rodrigo Lopez | 27 | arb | 26 | 1.3 | 0.3 | +2.0 |
| Omar Daal | 31 | FA-elig | 19 | 1.3 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| Jeff Conine↔ MIA | 37 | FA-elig | 124 | 1.2 | 3.5 | -1.4 |
| Eric DuBose | 27 | – | 17 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Pat Hentgen | 34 | FA-elig | 28 | 1.1 | 1.2 | +0.7 |
| Jay Gibbons | 26 | pre-arb | 160 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.2 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 27 | arb | 58 | 0.8 | 1.6 | -0.1 |
| Larry Bigbie | 25 | – | 83 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Deivi Cruz | 30 | FA-elig | 152 | 0.7 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| Kerry Ligtenberg | 32 | FA-elig | 68 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| B.J. Surhoff | 38 | FA-elig | 93 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -0.1 |
| Robert Machado | 30 | – | 18 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Rick Bauer | 26 | pre-arb | 35 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Brook Fordyce | 33 | FA-elig | 108 | 0.4 | 3.5 | -2.8 |
| Geronimo Gil | 27 | pre-arb | 54 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Travis Driskill | 31 | – | 20 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Rick Helling↔ MIA | 32 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Matt Riley | 23 | – | 2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jack Cust | 24 | – | 27 | 0.2 | – | – |
| John Parrish | 25 | – | 14 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Marty Cordova | 33 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.1 | 3.1 | -3.0 |
| David Segui | 36 | FA-elig | 67 | -0.0 | 7.0 | -7.0 |
| Pedro Swann | 32 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Kurt Ainsworth↔ SFG | 24 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Buddy Groom | 37 | FA-elig | 60 | -0.0 | 3.0 | -3.1 |
| Hector Carrasco | 33 | – | 40 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Sean Douglass | 24 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tony Batista | 29 | FA-elig | 161 | -0.2 | 6.4 | -6.7 |
| Tim Raines Jr. | 23 | – | 20 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Carlos Mendez | 29 | – | 26 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Gary Matthews Jr.↔ SDP | 28 | arb | 41 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Jose Leon | 26 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Jose Morban | 23 | pre-arb | 61 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Jorge Julio | 24 | pre-arb | 64 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Willis Roberts | 28 | arb | 26 | -0.5 | 3.5 | -4.3 |
| Damian Moss↔ SFG | 26 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -1.8 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (67%). 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 |