GM: Andy MacPhail (since 2008)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Markakis | 24 | pre-arb | 157 | 6.1 | 0.5 | +13.2 |
| Brian Roberts | 30 | FA-elig | 155 | 4.8 | 6.3 | +4.5 |
| Aubrey Huff | 31 | FA-elig | 154 | 3.9 | 8.0 | +0.9 |
| Melvin Mora | 36 | FA-elig | 135 | 3.1 | 7.8 | -0.9 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | 29 | arb | 31 | 2.3 | 0.8 | +4.3 |
| Luke Scott | 30 | arb | 148 | 2.1 | 0.4 | +4.3 |
| Adam Jones | 22 | pre-arb | 132 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +3.0 |
| Jim Johnson | 25 | – | 54 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Ramon Hernandez | 32 | FA-elig | 133 | 1.0 | 7.5 | -5.3 |
| Jay Payton | 35 | FA-elig | 127 | 1.0 | 5.0 | -2.8 |
| Garrett Olson | 24 | – | 26 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Brian Burres | 27 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +0.9 |
| Oscar Salazar | 30 | – | 34 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Chad Bradford↔ TBR | 33 | FA-elig | 47 | 0.5 | 2.5 | -1.5 |
| Lance Cormier | 27 | – | 45 | 0.4 | – | – |
| George Sherrill | 31 | arb | 57 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| Brian Bass↔ MIN | 26 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +0.4 |
| Chris Waters | 27 | – | 11 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Matt Albers | 25 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.0 |
| Kam Mickolio | 24 | – | 9 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jim Miller | 26 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Randor Bierd | 24 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Daniel Cabrera | 27 | arb | 30 | 0.1 | 2.9 | -2.7 |
| Guillermo Quiroz | 26 | arb | 56 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Scott Moore | 24 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Dennis Sarfate | 27 | pre-arb | 57 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Alberto Castillo | 32 | – | 28 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Bob McCrory | 26 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Luis Montanez | 26 | – | 38 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Greg Aquino | 30 | arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Alfredo Simon | 27 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Luis Hernandez | 24 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Kevin Millar | 36 | FA-elig | 145 | -0.2 | 3.8 | -4.2 |
| Omir Santos | 27 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ryan Bukvich | 30 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Eider Torres | 25 | – | 8 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Radhames Liz | 24 | – | 17 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Adam Loewen | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.6 |
| Rocky Cherry | 28 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| Fernando Cabrera | 26 | arb | 22 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -1.7 |
| Alex Cintron | 29 | – | 61 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Steve Trachsel | 37 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.8 | 1.5 | -3.3 |
| Brandon Fahey | 27 | pre-arb | 58 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -2.3 |
| Freddie Bynum Jr. | 28 | arb | 40 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -2.5 |
| Jamie Walker | 36 | FA-elig | 59 | -0.9 | 4.5 | -6.6 |
| Juan Castro↔ CIN | 36 | FA-elig | 54 | -1.1 | 0.9 | -3.4 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (65%). 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 |