GM: Mike Elias (since 2019)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Mullins | 26 | pre-arb | 159 | 6.0 | 0.6 | +19.0 |
| John Means | 28 | pre-arb | 26 | 2.5 | 0.6 | +7.6 |
| Austin Hays | 25 | pre-arb | 131 | 1.9 | 0.6 | +5.4 |
| Matt Harvey | 32 | FA-elig | 28 | 1.8 | 1.0 | +4.8 |
| Cole Sulser | 31 | pre-arb | 60 | 1.5 | 0.5 | +4.2 |
| Ramón Urías | 27 | pre-arb | 85 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +3.0 |
| Freddy Galvis↔ PHI | 31 | FA-elig | 72 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +2.2 |
| Trey Mancini | 29 | arb | 147 | 0.9 | 4.8 | -1.7 |
| Tyler Wells | 26 | – | 44 | 0.9 | 0.6 | +2.5 |
| Ryan Mountcastle | 24 | pre-arb | 144 | 0.8 | 0.6 | +2.1 |
| Jorge López | 28 | pre-arb | 33 | 0.8 | 0.6 | +1.9 |
| Kelvin Gutiérrez↔ KCR | 26 | pre-arb | 47 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +2.3 |
| Paul Fry | 28 | pre-arb | 52 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +1.6 |
| Keegan Akin | 26 | pre-arb | 24 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +1.5 |
| Dillon Tate | 27 | pre-arb | 62 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.8 |
| Tanner Scott | 26 | pre-arb | 62 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Conner Greene↔ LAD | 26 | – | 22 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Bruce Zimmermann | 26 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.6 |
| Chris Ellis↔ TBR | 28 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Jorge Mateo↔ SDP | 26 | pre-arb | 32 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| César Valdez | 36 | pre-arb | 39 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Fernando Abad | 35 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Zac Lowther | 25 | – | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Dusten Knight | 30 | – | 7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Hunter Harvey | 26 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Wade LeBlanc↔ STL | 36 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| DJ Stewart | 27 | pre-arb | 100 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Ryan McKenna | 24 | – | 90 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Tyler Nevin | 24 | – | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Zack Burdi↔ CHW | 26 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Jay Flaa↔ ATL | 29 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Brandon Waddell↔ MIN | 27 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Nick Ciuffo | 26 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Isaac Mattson | 25 | – | 4 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Joey Krehbiel↔ TBR | 28 | arb | 5 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Konner Wade | 29 | – | 7 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Travis Lakins | 27 | pre-arb | 24 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Eric Hanhold | 27 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Spenser Watkins | 28 | – | 16 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Alex Wells | 24 | – | 11 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Brooks Kriske↔ NYY | 27 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Shawn Armstrong↔ TBR | 30 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Thomas Eshelman | 27 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Manny Barreda | 32 | – | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Shaun Anderson↔ MIN | 26 | – | 7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Anthony Santander | 26 | arb | 110 | -0.2 | 2.1 | -2.6 |
| Rio Ruiz↔ COL | 27 | – | 32 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Marcos Diplán | 24 | – | 23 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Mickey Jannis | 33 | – | 1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Mike Baumann | 25 | – | 4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Dean Kremer | 25 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| Mac Sceroler | 26 | – | 5 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.4 |
| Domingo Leyba↔ ARI | 25 | – | 21 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
| Chance Sisco↔ NYM | 26 | – | 23 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -2.1 |
| Maikel Franco | 28 | FA-elig | 104 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -2.8 |
| Pedro Severino | 27 | FA-elig | 113 | -0.7 | 1.8 | -4.0 |
| Austin Wynns | 30 | pre-arb | 45 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -2.7 |
| Richie Martin Jr. | 26 | – | 37 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Stevie Wilkerson | 29 | – | 31 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Jahmai Jones | 23 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -2.8 |
| Pat Valaika | 28 | arb | 91 | -0.8 | 0.9 | -3.6 |
| Adam Plutko | 29 | pre-arb | 38 | -1.2 | 0.4 | -4.3 |
62 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 60 of them (97%). 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 |