GM: Mike Flanagan (since 2003)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Bedard | 28 | arb | 28 | 5.1 | 3.4 | +7.5 |
| Brian Roberts | 29 | FA-elig | 156 | 4.9 | 4.2 | +6.2 |
| Nick Markakis | 23 | pre-arb | 161 | 4.1 | 0.4 | +8.2 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | 28 | arb | 32 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +4.4 |
| Melvin Mora | 35 | FA-elig | 126 | 2.2 | 7.8 | -3.2 |
| Miguel Tejada | 33 | FA-elig | 133 | 1.9 | 13.8 | -9.8 |
| Daniel Cabrera | 26 | arb | 34 | 1.6 | 1.8 | +1.7 |
| Corey Patterson | 27 | FA-elig | 132 | 1.3 | 4.3 | -1.5 |
| Chad Bradford | 32 | FA-elig | 78 | 1.1 | 3.2 | -0.9 |
| Ramon Hernandez | 31 | FA-elig | 106 | 1.0 | 6.5 | -4.3 |
| Brian Burres | 26 | – | 37 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Jamie Walker | 35 | FA-elig | 81 | 0.8 | 3.0 | -1.2 |
| Aubrey Huff | 30 | FA-elig | 151 | 0.8 | 4.0 | -2.4 |
| Kevin Millar | 35 | FA-elig | 140 | 0.6 | 2.8 | -1.4 |
| Chris Ray | 25 | pre-arb | 43 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Luis Hernandez | 23 | – | 30 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Freddie Bynum Jr. | 27 | pre-arb | 70 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Chris Gomez↔ CLE | 36 | FA-elig | 73 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.0 |
| Kurt Birkins | 26 | – | 19 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Steve Trachsel↔ CHC | 36 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.2 | 2.6 | -2.1 |
| Jon Leicester | 28 | – | 10 | 0.2 | – | – |
| John Parrish↔ SEA | 29 | FA-elig | 45 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Tike Redman | 30 | – | 40 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Adam Loewen | 23 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.6 |
| Scott Williamson | 31 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| J.R. House | 27 | – | 19 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jon Knott | 28 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jaret Wright | 31 | FA-elig | 3 | 0.0 | 7.0 | -7.0 |
| Jim Johnson | 24 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Adam Stern | 27 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Gustavo Molina↔ CHW | 25 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Alberto Castillo | 37 | – | 11 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Todd Williams | 36 | – | 14 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Garrett Olson | 23 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Cory Doyne | 25 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jim Hoey | 24 | – | 23 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Victor Zambrano↔ TOR | 31 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Radhames Liz | 23 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Fernando Cabrera↔ CLE | 25 | arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Paul Shuey | 36 | – | 25 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Rob Bell | 30 | – | 30 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brandon Fahey | 26 | – | 40 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Rocky Cherry↔ CHC | 27 | – | 10 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Scott Moore↔ CHC | 23 | – | 17 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Victor Santos↔ CIN | 30 | – | 4 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Paul Bako | 35 | FA-elig | 60 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -1.9 |
| Jay Payton | 34 | FA-elig | 131 | -0.7 | 4.5 | -5.9 |
| Danys Baez | 29 | FA-elig | 53 | -0.9 | 5.7 | -7.6 |
| Jay Gibbons | 30 | FA-elig | 84 | -1.1 | 5.0 | -7.4 |
49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (57%). 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 |