GM: Lou Gorman (since 1985)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | 28 | arb | 149 | 7.7 | 1.4 | +1.0 |
| Roger Clemens | 23 | pre-arb | 33 | 7.1 | 0.3 | +1.8 |
| Jim Rice | 33 | FA-elig | 157 | 5.5 | 2.0 | -0.4 |
| Dwight Evans | 34 | FA-elig | 152 | 4.5 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| Bruce Hurst | 28 | FA-elig | 25 | 4.2 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Rich Gedman | 26 | FA-elig | 135 | 3.2 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Oil Can Boyd | 26 | arb | 30 | 2.4 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Marty Barrett | 28 | arb | 158 | 2.3 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Tom Seaver↔ CHW | 41 | FA-elig | 16 | 2.3 | 0.6 | +0.0 |
| Don Baylor | 37 | FA-elig | 160 | 1.3 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| Calvin Schiraldi | 24 | pre-arb | 25 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Al Nipper | 27 | arb | 26 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Bob Stanley | 31 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -0.8 |
| Steve Crawford | 28 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Mike Greenwell | 22 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Joe Sambito | 34 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Dave Henderson↔ SEA | 27 | arb | 36 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Bob Woodward | 23 | – | 9 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Dave Sax | 27 | – | 4 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Kevin Romine | 25 | – | 35 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Pat Dodson | 26 | – | 9 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Bill Buckner | 36 | FA-elig | 153 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Steve Lyons↔ CHW | 26 | – | 59 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Wes Gardner | 25 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike Trujillo↔ SEA | 26 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Jeff Sellers | 22 | – | 14 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Stenhouse | 28 | – | 21 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Brown↔ SEA | 27 | arb | 15 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Rey Quinones↔ SEA | 22 | pre-arb | 62 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Glenn Hoffman | 27 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Sammy Stewart | 31 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Marc Sullivan | 27 | arb | 41 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Spike Owen↔ SEA | 25 | arb | 42 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Tony Armas | 32 | FA-elig | 121 | -0.7 | 1.0 | -1.2 |
| La Schelle Tarver | 27 | – | 13 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Tim Lollar | 30 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Dave Stapleton | 32 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Ed Romero | 28 | FA-elig | 100 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
38 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (79%). 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 |