GM: Lou Gorman (since 1985)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | 27 | arb | 161 | 8.8 | 1.0 | +1.3 |
| Rich Gedman | 25 | arb | 144 | 5.6 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Oil Can Boyd | 25 | arb | 35 | 4.6 | 0.2 | +1.0 |
| Dwight Evans | 33 | FA-elig | 159 | 4.0 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| Bruce Hurst | 27 | arb | 35 | 3.3 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Bob Ojeda | 27 | arb | 39 | 3.1 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Jim Rice | 32 | FA-elig | 140 | 2.6 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Roger Clemens | 22 | pre-arb | 15 | 2.3 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Bill Buckner | 35 | FA-elig | 162 | 2.3 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Steve Crawford | 27 | arb | 44 | 1.6 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Tony Armas | 31 | FA-elig | 103 | 1.6 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| Marty Barrett | 27 | arb | 156 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Glenn Hoffman | 26 | arb | 96 | 1.4 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Al Nipper | 26 | pre-arb | 25 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Bruce Kison | 35 | FA-elig | 22 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Bob Stanley | 30 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.7 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| Bob Woodward | 22 | – | 5 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Mike Easler | 34 | FA-elig | 155 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Mike Greenwell | 21 | – | 17 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Mike Trujillo | 25 | – | 27 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Jeff Sellers | 21 | – | 4 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Rick Miller | 37 | FA-elig | 41 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Mark Clear | 29 | FA-elig | 41 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Kevin Romine | 24 | – | 24 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Brown | 26 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Dave Sax | 26 | – | 22 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Marc Sullivan | 26 | – | 32 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ed Jurak | 27 | arb | 26 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Steve Lyons | 25 | – | 133 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tom McCarthy | 24 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Charlie Mitchell | 23 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tim Lollar↔ CHW | 29 | arb | 17 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Dave Stapleton | 31 | arb | 30 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Reid Nichols↔ CHW | 26 | arb | 21 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jim Dorsey | 29 | – | 2 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jackie Gutierrez | 25 | pre-arb | 103 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
36 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 24 of them (67%). 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 BOS |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Varitek | 1997 | 21.2 |
| Josh Beckett | 2005 | 20.1 |
| Derek Lowe | 1997 | 18.0 |
| Curt Schilling | 2003 | 15.2 |
| Eduardo Rodríguez | 2014 | 14.3 |
| Rick Porcello | 2014 | 13.1 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 2010 | 8.8 |
| Wilyer Abreu | 2022 | 7.5 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bagwell | 1990 | 80.2 |
| Brady Anderson | 1988 | 33.0 |
| Hanley Ramírez | 2005 | 29.1 |
| Jamie Moyer | 1996 | 28.0 |
| Carlton Fisk | 1985 | 18.3 |
| Carney Lansford | 1982 | 16.7 |
| Carlos Martínez | 2013 | 16.0 |
| Ernie Whitt | 1985 | 14.7 |