GM: Dan Duquette (since 1995)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Clemens | 33 | FA-elig | 34 | 6.8 | 5.5 | +0.3 |
| Mo Vaughn | 28 | arb | 161 | 6.2 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Tim Naehring | 29 | FA-elig | 116 | 3.4 | 1.2 | +1.7 |
| Aaron Sele | 26 | arb | 29 | 3.3 | 0.4 | +2.4 |
| Jose Canseco | 31 | FA-elig | 96 | 3.0 | 4.7 | -2.2 |
| John Valentin | 29 | arb | 131 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| Tom Gordon | 28 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.8 | 3.0 | -0.7 |
| Mike Stanley | 33 | FA-elig | 121 | 2.1 | 2.3 | -0.5 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 30 | arb | 75 | 1.9 | 1.4 | +0.2 |
| Reggie Jefferson | 27 | arb | 122 | 1.9 | 0.7 | +0.9 |
| Bill Haselman | 30 | FA-elig | 77 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Tim Wakefield | 29 | arb | 32 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
| Rudy Pemberton | 26 | – | 13 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Jeff Frye | 29 | arb | 105 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Jamie Moyer↔ SEA | 33 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.0 |
| Tony Rodriguez | 25 | – | 27 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Rich Garces | 25 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Mike Greenwell | 32 | FA-elig | 77 | 0.3 | 3.7 | -3.5 |
| Mark Brandenburg↔ TEX | 25 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Mike Stanton↔ TEX | 29 | FA-elig | 59 | 0.2 | 1.3 | -1.1 |
| Jeff Suppan | 21 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 22 | pre-arb | 24 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 26 | – | 10 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ken Grundt | 26 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Trot Nixon | 22 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Nate Minchey | 26 | arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Alex Delgado | 25 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Brent Knackert | 26 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Greg Pirkl↔ SEA | 25 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| John Doherty | 29 | arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Brad Pennington↔ ANA | 27 | arb | 14 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Phil Clark | 28 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Manto↔ SEA | 31 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Darren Bragg↔ SEA | 26 | pre-arb | 58 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jim Tatum↔ SDP | 28 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Milt Cuyler | 27 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Kerry Lacy | 23 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Vaughn Eshelman | 27 | pre-arb | 39 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Reggie Harris | 27 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Stan Belinda | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -1.5 |
| Mike Maddux | 34 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| Joe Hudson | 25 | – | 36 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Pat Mahomes↔ MIN | 25 | arb | 11 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Bill Selby | 26 | – | 40 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Dwayne Hosey | 29 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Arquimedez Pozo | 22 | – | 21 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Alex Cole | 30 | – | 24 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Wil Cordero | 24 | arb | 59 | -0.4 | 1.9 | -2.2 |
| Kevin Mitchell↔ CIN | 34 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Eric Gunderson | 30 | – | 28 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Jose Malave | 25 | – | 41 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Esteban Beltre | 28 | arb | 27 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Lee Tinsley↔ PHI | 27 | arb | 92 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Troy O'Leary | 26 | arb | 149 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
54 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 39 of them (72%). 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 |