GM: Jim Beattie (since 2003)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Mora | 32 | arb | 140 | 6.2 | 2.3 | +8.3 |
| Miguel Tejada | 30 | FA-elig | 162 | 6.0 | 5.0 | +5.3 |
| Javy Lopez | 33 | FA-elig | 150 | 4.4 | 6.0 | +1.6 |
| B.J. Ryan | 28 | arb | 76 | 3.3 | 1.3 | +4.3 |
| Sidney Ponson | 27 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.9 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
| Rodrigo Lopez | 28 | arb | 37 | 2.7 | 0.4 | +4.3 |
| Brian Roberts | 26 | arb | 159 | 2.6 | 0.3 | +4.0 |
| Erik Bedard | 25 | – | 27 | 2.4 | – | – |
| David Newhan | 30 | – | 95 | 2.1 | – | – |
| B.J. Surhoff | 39 | FA-elig | 100 | 1.6 | 0.8 | +2.0 |
| Larry Bigbie | 26 | arb | 139 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +2.3 |
| Daniel Cabrera | 23 | – | 28 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Dave Borkowski | 27 | – | 17 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 28 | FA-elig | 86 | 1.1 | 1.6 | +0.2 |
| Tim Raines Jr. | 24 | – | 48 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Bruce Chen | 27 | – | 8 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Rick Bauer | 27 | arb | 23 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| John Parrish | 26 | arb | 56 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Buddy Groom | 38 | FA-elig | 60 | 0.4 | 3.0 | -2.4 |
| Matt Riley | 24 | arb | 14 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Geronimo Gil | 28 | – | 12 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 39 | FA-elig | 154 | 0.2 | 4.0 | -3.7 |
| Mike DeJean↔ NYM | 33 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| Eric DuBose | 28 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Todd Williams | 33 | – | 29 | 0.1 | – | – |
| David Segui | 37 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.1 | 7.0 | -6.9 |
| Aaron Rakers | 27 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jorge Julio | 25 | arb | 65 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Jason Grimsley↔ KCR | 36 | FA-elig | 41 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Jack Cust | 25 | arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Val Majewski | 23 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chad Mottola | 32 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| John Maine | 23 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ken Huckaby↔ TEX | 33 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Darnell McDonald | 25 | – | 17 | -0.1 | – | – |
| José Bautista↔ KCR | 23 | pre-arb | 16 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Denny Bautista↔ KCR | 23 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Robert Machado | 31 | – | 37 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kurt Ainsworth | 25 | arb | 7 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Eddy Rodriguez | 22 | – | 29 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jay Gibbons | 27 | arb | 97 | -0.2 | 2.6 | -3.0 |
| Darwin Cubillan | 31 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Keith Osik | 35 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Jose Leon | 27 | – | 31 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Karim Garcia↔ NYM | 28 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -1.4 |
| Luis Matos | 25 | arb | 89 | -1.0 | 1.0 | -2.8 |
| Luis Lopez | 33 | FA-elig | 56 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -2.2 |
47 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (60%). 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 |