GM: Dan Duquette (since 1995)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | 23 | pre-arb | 153 | 6.4 | 0.1 | +6.4 |
| Tom Gordon | 29 | FA-elig | 42 | 4.4 | 2.9 | +1.6 |
| John Valentin | 30 | arb | 143 | 4.3 | 3.8 | +0.7 |
| Mo Vaughn | 29 | FA-elig | 141 | 4.0 | 6.3 | -2.3 |
| Darren Bragg | 27 | arb | 153 | 3.1 | 0.2 | +2.9 |
| Tim Naehring | 30 | FA-elig | 70 | 2.1 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| Wil Cordero | 25 | arb | 140 | 2.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Tim Wakefield | 30 | arb | 35 | 1.8 | 2.5 | -0.7 |
| Troy O'Leary | 27 | arb | 146 | 1.7 | 1.1 | +0.6 |
| Jeff Frye | 30 | arb | 127 | 1.7 | 0.9 | +0.8 |
| Butch Henry | 28 | arb | 36 | 1.6 | 0.4 | +1.2 |
| Jeff Suppan | 22 | – | 23 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Mike Stanley↔ NYY | 34 | FA-elig | 97 | 1.3 | 1.6 | -0.3 |
| Jim Corsi | 35 | FA-elig | 52 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Reggie Jefferson | 28 | FA-elig | 136 | 1.1 | 1.9 | -0.7 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 27 | pre-arb | 114 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Chris Hammond | 31 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Aaron Sele | 27 | arb | 33 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| Shane Mack | 33 | FA-elig | 60 | 0.7 | 1.9 | -1.2 |
| Robinson Checo | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| John Wasdin | 24 | pre-arb | 53 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Mark Brandenburg | 26 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Derek Lowe↔ SEA | 24 | – | 8 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Vaughn Eshelman | 28 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Joe Hudson | 26 | pre-arb | 26 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Ron Mahay | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Curtis Pride↔ DET | 28 | arb | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Mike Benjamin | 31 | – | 49 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Rose | 21 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Varitek | 25 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ken Grundt | 27 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jose Malave | 26 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Michael Coleman | 21 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Steve Avery | 27 | FA-elig | 24 | -0.1 | 4.8 | -4.9 |
| Arquimedez Pozo | 23 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Walt McKeel | 25 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bret Saberhagen | 33 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Rich Garces | 26 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Bill Haselman | 31 | FA-elig | 67 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Toby Borland↔ NYM | 28 | arb | 3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Rudy Pemberton | 27 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb↔ SEA | 31 | FA-elig | 49 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -1.7 |
| Ricky Trlicek↔ NYM | 28 | arb | 18 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Pat Mahomes | 26 | arb | 10 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Jesus Tavarez | 26 | arb | 42 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Kerry Lacy | 24 | – | 33 | -0.6 | – | – |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 36 of them (78%). 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 |