GM: Lou Gorman (since 1985)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Clemens | 25 | arb | 35 | 9.2 | 1.4 | +1.5 |
| Wade Boggs | 30 | FA-elig | 155 | 8.7 | 1.6 | +1.1 |
| Mike Greenwell | 24 | arb | 158 | 7.8 | 0.2 | +2.2 |
| Ellis Burks | 23 | pre-arb | 144 | 5.2 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Bruce Hurst | 30 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.8 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| Dwight Evans | 36 | FA-elig | 149 | 3.5 | 1.6 | -0.5 |
| Jody Reed | 25 | pre-arb | 109 | 3.4 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Mike Boddicker↔ BAL | 30 | FA-elig | 15 | 2.1 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Lee Smith | 30 | FA-elig | 64 | 1.6 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Dennis Lamp | 35 | FA-elig | 46 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Rich Gedman | 28 | FA-elig | 95 | 1.3 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| Rick Cerone | 34 | – | 84 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Wes Gardner | 27 | arb | 36 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Spike Owen | 27 | arb | 89 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Marty Barrett | 30 | FA-elig | 150 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Bob Stanley | 33 | FA-elig | 57 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -0.8 |
| Jim Rice | 35 | FA-elig | 135 | 0.7 | 2.2 | -2.0 |
| Todd Benzinger | 25 | pre-arb | 120 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Tom Bolton | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Jeff Sellers | 24 | arb | 18 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Brady Anderson↔ BAL | 24 | pre-arb | 41 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Carlos Quintana | 22 | – | 5 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Larry Parrish↔ TEX | 34 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Mike Rochford | 25 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bob Woodward | 25 | arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Zach Crouch | 22 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Randy Kutcher | 28 | – | 19 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Steve Curry | 22 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| John Trautwein | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| John Marzano | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Pat Dodson | 28 | – | 17 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Oil Can Boyd | 28 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Steve Ellsworth | 27 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Ed Romero | 30 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Sam Horn | 24 | pre-arb | 24 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Mike Smithson | 33 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Kevin Romine | 27 | arb | 57 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
37 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (81%). 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 |