GM: Mike Elias (since 2019)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Mancini | 27 | arb | 154 | 3.5 | 0.6 | +10.8 |
| Jonathan Villar | 28 | FA-elig | 162 | 3.4 | 4.8 | +6.5 |
| John Means | 26 | pre-arb | 31 | 3.3 | 0.6 | +10.3 |
| Dylan Bundy | 26 | FA-elig | 30 | 2.6 | 2.8 | +5.7 |
| Hanser Alberto | 26 | arb | 139 | 2.0 | 0.6 | +6.0 |
| Andrew Cashner↔ BOS | 32 | FA-elig | 17 | 1.9 | 3.8 | +2.3 |
| Asher Wojciechowski | 30 | pre-arb | 17 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +2.9 |
| Shawn Armstrong↔ SEA | 28 | arb | 51 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +1.9 |
| Austin Hays | 23 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +2.1 |
| Mychal Givens | 29 | arb | 58 | 0.6 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| Richard Bleier | 32 | arb | 53 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +1.4 |
| Aaron Brooks↔ OAK | 29 | arb | 14 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +1.6 |
| Anthony Santander | 24 | pre-arb | 93 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +1.5 |
| Miguel Castro | 24 | arb | 65 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +1.0 |
| Evan Phillips | 24 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Paul Fry | 26 | pre-arb | 66 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +0.5 |
| Keon Broxton↔ NYM | 29 | arb | 37 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Nate Karns | 31 | FA-elig | 4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Josh Lucas | 28 | – | 9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Hunter Harvey | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Mason Williams | 27 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Tanner Scott | 24 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Renato Núñez | 25 | arb | 151 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Pedro Severino | 25 | arb | 96 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Dillon Tate | 25 | – | 16 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| José Rondon↔ CHW | 25 | arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Drew Jackson | 25 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Joey Rickard↔ SFG | 28 | arb | 42 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Chandler Shepherd | 26 | – | 5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Pedro Araújo | 25 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| Jace Peterson | 29 | arb | 29 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Ty Blach↔ SFG | 28 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Yefry Ramírez↔ PIT | 25 | – | 5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Sean Gilmartin | 29 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Branden Kline | 27 | – | 34 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Jesús Sucre | 31 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.4 |
| Luis Ortiz | 23 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Rio Ruiz | 25 | arb | 127 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.2 |
| Matt Wotherspoon | 27 | – | 2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Ryan Eades↔ MIN | 27 | – | 6 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Jimmy Yacabonis | 27 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.4 |
| Mark Trumbo | 33 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.3 | 13.5 | -14.3 |
| Mike Wright Jr.↔ SEA | 29 | arb | 10 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| Tayler Scott↔ SEA | 27 | – | 8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Austin Wynns | 28 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1.8 |
| Thomas Eshelman | 25 | – | 10 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| Gabriel Ynoa | 26 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.8 |
| DJ Stewart | 25 | pre-arb | 44 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.7 |
| Chance Sisco | 24 | pre-arb | 59 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.7 |
| Josh Rogers | 24 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.8 |
| Richie Martin Jr. | 24 | pre-arb | 120 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -2.1 |
| Alex Cobb | 31 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.6 | 14.0 | -15.8 |
| Dwight Smith Jr. | 26 | pre-arb | 101 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -2.4 |
| Cedric Mullins | 24 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -2.4 |
| David Hess | 25 | pre-arb | 23 | -0.7 | 0.6 | -2.9 |
| Stevie Wilkerson | 27 | – | 119 | -0.9 | – | – |
| Dan Straily | 30 | FA-elig | 14 | -1.1 | 0.6 | -4.1 |
| Chris Davis | 33 | FA-elig | 105 | -1.2 | 23.0 | -27.1 |
58 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 57 of them (98%). 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 |