GM: Jim Beattie (since 2003)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Roberts | 27 | arb | 143 | 6.8 | 0.4 | +12.4 |
| Miguel Tejada | 31 | FA-elig | 162 | 4.7 | 11.0 | -2.2 |
| Melvin Mora | 33 | FA-elig | 149 | 4.2 | 3.8 | +4.1 |
| Erik Bedard | 26 | arb | 24 | 3.4 | 0.3 | +6.0 |
| B.J. Ryan | 29 | FA-elig | 69 | 2.6 | 2.6 | +2.2 |
| Daniel Cabrera | 24 | pre-arb | 29 | 2.5 | 0.3 | +4.3 |
| Jay Gibbons | 28 | arb | 139 | 2.3 | 2.6 | +1.6 |
| Rodrigo Lopez | 29 | arb | 35 | 2.0 | 2.4 | +1.3 |
| Javy Lopez | 34 | FA-elig | 103 | 1.7 | 7.5 | -4.3 |
| Bruce Chen | 28 | FA-elig | 34 | 1.7 | 0.6 | +2.6 |
| Luis Matos | 26 | arb | 121 | 1.2 | 1.0 | +1.3 |
| Sidney Ponson | 28 | FA-elig | 23 | 1.0 | 8.5 | -6.6 |
| Sal Fasano | 33 | – | 64 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Jeff Fiorentino | 22 | – | 13 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Todd Williams | 34 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Chris Ray | 23 | – | 41 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Eli Marrero↔ KCR | 31 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.3 | 1.3 | -0.8 |
| Tim Byrdak | 31 | – | 41 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Ramon Nivar | 25 | – | 7 | 0.2 | – | – |
| John Parrish | 27 | arb | 15 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Hayden Penn | 20 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Larry Bigbie↔ COL | 27 | arb | 67 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| James Baldwin↔ TEX | 33 | – | 20 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ed Rogers | 26 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Walter Young | 25 | – | 14 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Aaron Rakers | 28 | – | 10 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Bernie Castro | 25 | – | 24 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Eli Whiteside | 25 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Midre Cummings | 33 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Napoleon Calzado | 28 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| B.J. Surhoff | 40 | FA-elig | 91 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| Rick Bauer | 28 | arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 40 | FA-elig | 110 | -0.2 | 3.0 | -3.3 |
| Eric DuBose | 29 | – | 15 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Keith Reed | 26 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Steve Reed | 40 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -1.3 |
| Eric Byrnes↔ COL | 29 | arb | 52 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -1.4 |
| Alejandro Freire | 30 | – | 25 | -0.3 | – | – |
| John Maine | 24 | – | 10 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jorge Julio | 26 | arb | 67 | -0.3 | 2.5 | -3.0 |
| Jason Grimsley | 37 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.4 | 2.0 | -2.7 |
| Geronimo Gil | 29 | arb | 64 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Chris Gomez | 34 | FA-elig | 89 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -1.7 |
| Steve Kline | 32 | FA-elig | 67 | -0.7 | 2.5 | -3.8 |
| David Newhan | 31 | FA-elig | 96 | -1.0 | 0.4 | -2.1 |
| Sammy Sosa | 36 | FA-elig | 102 | -1.4 | 17.0 | -19.7 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (61%). 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 |