GM: Lou Gorman (since 1985)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | 29 | arb | 147 | 8.9 | 1.7 | +0.9 |
| Roger Clemens | 24 | arb | 36 | 8.4 | 0.7 | +1.8 |
| Dwight Evans | 35 | FA-elig | 154 | 4.9 | 1.1 | +0.3 |
| Bruce Hurst | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.5 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Mike Greenwell | 23 | pre-arb | 125 | 3.4 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Ellis Burks | 22 | pre-arb | 133 | 2.7 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Jeff Sellers | 23 | pre-arb | 25 | 2.6 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Marty Barrett | 29 | arb | 137 | 1.9 | 0.6 | -0.0 |
| Bob Stanley | 32 | FA-elig | 34 | 1.9 | 1.1 | -0.5 |
| Todd Benzinger | 24 | pre-arb | 73 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Sam Horn | 23 | pre-arb | 46 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Jim Rice | 34 | FA-elig | 108 | 0.6 | 2.1 | -1.9 |
| John Marzano | 24 | pre-arb | 52 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Al Nipper | 28 | arb | 30 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Tom Bolton | 25 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Don Baylor↔ MIN | 38 | – | 108 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Calvin Schiraldi | 25 | arb | 61 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Dave Henderson↔ SFG | 28 | FA-elig | 75 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Spike Owen | 26 | arb | 132 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Glenn Hoffman↔ LAD | 28 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Oil Can Boyd | 27 | arb | 7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Bob Woodward | 24 | – | 9 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jody Reed | 24 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Dave Sax | 28 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Joe Sambito | 35 | FA-elig | 47 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Kevin Romine | 26 | – | 9 | -0.3 | – | – |
| John Leister | 26 | – | 8 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Pat Dodson | 27 | – | 26 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Rich Gedman | 27 | FA-elig | 52 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Marc Sullivan | 28 | arb | 60 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Steve Crawford | 29 | FA-elig | 29 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Wes Gardner | 26 | arb | 49 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Danny Sheaffer | 25 | – | 25 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Ed Romero | 29 | FA-elig | 88 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Bill Buckner↔ ANA | 37 | FA-elig | 75 | -1.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
35 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (77%). 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 |