GM: Mike Flanagan (since 2003)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Tejada | 32 | FA-elig | 162 | 4.9 | 11.8 | -2.1 |
| Erik Bedard | 27 | arb | 33 | 4.6 | 1.4 | +7.6 |
| Ramon Hernandez | 30 | FA-elig | 144 | 4.1 | 4.0 | +4.2 |
| Corey Patterson | 26 | FA-elig | 135 | 3.8 | 2.8 | +4.8 |
| Brian Roberts | 28 | arb | 138 | 3.1 | 3.1 | +3.0 |
| Daniel Cabrera | 25 | pre-arb | 26 | 2.5 | 0.4 | +4.6 |
| Nick Markakis | 22 | pre-arb | 147 | 2.0 | 0.3 | +3.6 |
| Adam Loewen | 22 | – | 22 | 1.8 | – | – |
| Rodrigo Lopez | 30 | FA-elig | 36 | 1.6 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Melvin Mora | 34 | FA-elig | 155 | 1.2 | 4.3 | -2.0 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 33 | FA-elig | 60 | 0.7 | 4.4 | -2.9 |
| Chris Britton | 23 | – | 52 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Kris Benson | 31 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.6 | 8.3 | -7.1 |
| Chris Gomez | 35 | FA-elig | 55 | 0.5 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| Brandon Fahey | 25 | – | 91 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Brian Burres | 25 | – | 11 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Fiorentino | 23 | – | 19 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Fernando Tatis | 31 | – | 28 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Ray | 24 | pre-arb | 61 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Kurt Birkins | 25 | – | 35 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Winston Abreu | 29 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Howie Clark | 32 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jim Hoey | 23 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Millar | 34 | FA-elig | 132 | -0.1 | 2.1 | -2.3 |
| Raul Chavez | 33 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Jay Gibbons | 29 | arb | 90 | -0.1 | 4.2 | -4.4 |
| Jim Johnson | 23 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Eric DuBose | 30 | arb | 2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Jim Brower↔ SDP | 33 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Luis Terrero | 26 | – | 27 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Danny Ardoin↔ COL | 31 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Chris Widger↔ CHW | 35 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Luis Matos↔ WSN | 27 | FA-elig | 55 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -1.8 |
| Todd Williams | 35 | FA-elig | 62 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.3 |
| Julio Manon | 33 | – | 22 | -0.3 | – | – |
| John Halama | 34 | – | 17 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Eddy Rodriguez | 24 | – | 9 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Tim Byrdak | 32 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Jeff Conine↔ PHI | 40 | FA-elig | 114 | -0.5 | 1.4 | -2.3 |
| David Newhan | 32 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -1.5 |
| Ed Rogers | 27 | – | 17 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Javy Lopez↔ BOS | 35 | FA-elig | 76 | -0.6 | 7.3 | -8.5 |
| Sendy Rleal | 26 | pre-arb | 42 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -1.6 |
| Hayden Penn | 21 | – | 6 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Bruce Chen | 29 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.7 | 3.8 | -5.2 |
| Russ Ortiz↔ ARI | 32 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.8 | 6.1 | -7.6 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (63%). 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 |