GM: Andy MacPhail (since 2008)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Matusz | 23 | pre-arb | 32 | 2.8 | 1.3 | +5.1 |
| Luke Scott | 32 | arb | 131 | 2.7 | 4.0 | +2.3 |
| Matt Wieters | 24 | pre-arb | 130 | 2.7 | 0.4 | +5.9 |
| Adam Jones | 24 | arb | 149 | 2.5 | 0.5 | +5.2 |
| Nick Markakis | 26 | arb | 160 | 2.4 | 7.1 | -1.5 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.4 | 3.0 | +2.4 |
| Brian Roberts | 32 | FA-elig | 59 | 1.4 | 10.0 | -6.8 |
| Koji Uehara | 35 | pre-arb | 43 | 1.3 | 5.0 | -1.9 |
| Kevin Millwood | 35 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.1 | 12.0 | -9.5 |
| Corey Patterson | 30 | – | 90 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Jake Arrieta | 24 | – | 18 | 0.8 | – | – |
| David Hernandez | 25 | pre-arb | 41 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.3 |
| Jason Berken | 26 | pre-arb | 41 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.2 |
| Michael Gonzalez | 32 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.7 | 6.0 | -4.4 |
| Craig Tatum | 27 | pre-arb | 43 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.2 |
| Jim Johnson | 27 | arb | 26 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +0.9 |
| Brad Bergesen | 24 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.8 |
| Robert Andino | 26 | – | 16 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Felix Pie | 25 | arb | 82 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Mark Hendrickson | 36 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -0.4 |
| Rick Van Den Hurk↔ MIA | 25 | – | 7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Brandon Snyder | 23 | – | 10 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Albers | 27 | arb | 62 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Scott Moore | 26 | – | 41 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Will Ohman↔ MIA | 32 | FA-elig | 51 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| Troy Patton | 24 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Pedro Viola | 27 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Kam Mickolio | 26 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rhyne Hughes | 26 | – | 14 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Frank Mata | 26 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ty Wigginton | 32 | FA-elig | 154 | -0.2 | 3.5 | -3.9 |
| Armando Gabino | 26 | – | 5 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jake Fox↔ OAK | 27 | arb | 38 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Miguel Tejada↔ SDP | 36 | FA-elig | 97 | -0.3 | 3.7 | -4.4 |
| Chris Tillman | 22 | – | 11 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Justin Turner↔ NYM | 25 | – | 5 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Cesar Izturis | 30 | FA-elig | 150 | -0.3 | 2.6 | -3.3 |
| Cla Meredith | 27 | arb | 21 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.8 |
| Alberto Castillo | 34 | – | 14 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Julio Lugo | 34 | FA-elig | 93 | -0.5 | 9.2 | -10.4 |
| Josh Bell | 23 | – | 53 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Nolan Reimold | 26 | pre-arb | 39 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -2.0 |
| Luis Montanez | 28 | – | 26 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Alfredo Simon | 29 | – | 49 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Garrett Atkins | 30 | FA-elig | 44 | -1.2 | 4.0 | -6.7 |
45 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 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 |