GM: Mike Elias (since 2019)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adley Rutschman | 24 | – | 113 | 5.6 | 0.5 | +19.9 |
| Cedric Mullins | 27 | pre-arb | 156 | 3.7 | 0.7 | +12.8 |
| Jorge Mateo | 27 | pre-arb | 150 | 2.8 | 0.7 | +9.4 |
| Ramón Urías | 28 | pre-arb | 118 | 2.6 | 0.7 | +8.8 |
| Anthony Santander | 27 | arb | 152 | 2.3 | 3.1 | +5.4 |
| Austin Hays | 26 | pre-arb | 145 | 1.9 | 0.7 | +6.1 |
| Dean Kremer | 26 | pre-arb | 22 | 1.8 | 0.7 | +5.9 |
| Ryan Mountcastle | 25 | pre-arb | 145 | 1.7 | 0.7 | +5.5 |
| Jordan Lyles | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 1.5 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
| Félix Bautista | 27 | – | 65 | 1.4 | 0.7 | +4.4 |
| Bryan Baker | 27 | pre-arb | 66 | 1.4 | 0.7 | +4.3 |
| Trey Mancini↔ HOU | 30 | FA-elig | 92 | 1.2 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Austin Voth↔ WSN | 30 | arb | 22 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +3.4 |
| Cionel Pérez | 26 | pre-arb | 66 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +2.9 |
| Tyler Wells | 27 | pre-arb | 23 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +2.8 |
| Spenser Watkins | 29 | pre-arb | 23 | 0.9 | 0.6 | +2.9 |
| Jorge López↔ MIN | 29 | FA-elig | 44 | 0.9 | 1.0 | +2.4 |
| Gunnar Henderson | 21 | – | 34 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +2.8 |
| Kyle Bradish | 25 | – | 23 | 0.8 | 0.6 | +2.2 |
| Ryan McKenna | 25 | pre-arb | 105 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +1.5 |
| Dillon Tate | 28 | pre-arb | 67 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +1.1 |
| Keegan Akin | 27 | pre-arb | 45 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +1.1 |
| DL Hall | 23 | – | 11 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +1.4 |
| Mike Baumann | 26 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +1.1 |
| John Means | 29 | arb | 2 | 0.3 | 3.0 | -1.7 |
| Rougned Odor | 28 | FA-elig | 135 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Kyle Stowers | 24 | – | 34 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Richie Martin Jr. | 27 | – | 13 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Denyi Reyes | 25 | – | 3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +0.5 |
| Jake Reed↔ LAD | 29 | – | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Logan Gillaspie | 25 | – | 17 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Marcos Diplán | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Terrin Vavra | 25 | – | 40 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Cody Sedlock | 27 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Yennier Cano↔ MIN | 28 | – | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Louis Head↔ MIA | 32 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Logan Allen↔ CLE | 25 | – | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Beau Sulser↔ PIT | 28 | – | 6 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Zac Lowther | 26 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Yusniel Díaz | 25 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Paul Fry↔ ARI | 29 | arb | 12 | -0.0 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| Alex Wells | 25 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| DJ Stewart | 28 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Chris Ellis | 29 | arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Rico Garcia | 28 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Brett Phillips↔ TBR | 28 | arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Nick Vespi | 26 | – | 25 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Jonathan Araúz↔ BOS | 23 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Rylan Bannon↔ ATL | 26 | – | 4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| Anthony Bemboom | 32 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
| Travis Lakins | 28 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| Jesús Aguilar↔ MIA | 32 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -1.9 |
| Kelvin Gutiérrez | 27 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Joey Krehbiel | 29 | pre-arb | 56 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -1.9 |
| Tyler Nevin | 25 | pre-arb | 58 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -2.5 |
| Chris Owings | 30 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -2.9 |
| Bruce Zimmermann | 27 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -3.0 |
| Robinson Chirinos | 38 | FA-elig | 67 | -1.3 | 0.9 | -5.8 |
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 |