GM: Mike Port (since 2002)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Martínez | 30 | FA-elig | 30 | 7.4 | 14.0 | -1.4 |
| Manny Ramirez | 30 | FA-elig | 120 | 5.3 | 15.5 | -6.4 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 28 | FA-elig | 156 | 4.8 | 9.0 | -0.8 |
| Derek Lowe | 29 | arb | 32 | 4.7 | 3.1 | +5.0 |
| Johnny Damon | 28 | FA-elig | 154 | 4.3 | 7.2 | +0.2 |
| Trot Nixon | 28 | FA-elig | 152 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +1.9 |
| Tim Wakefield | 35 | FA-elig | 45 | 2.7 | 3.2 | +1.4 |
| Jason Varitek | 30 | arb | 132 | 2.3 | 3.5 | +0.5 |
| Shea Hillenbrand | 26 | pre-arb | 156 | 2.2 | 0.3 | +3.5 |
| Casey Fossum | 24 | pre-arb | 43 | 1.8 | 0.2 | +2.8 |
| Frank Castillo | 33 | FA-elig | 36 | 1.7 | 2.2 | +0.7 |
| John Burkett | 37 | FA-elig | 29 | 1.7 | 5.5 | -2.5 |
| Ugueth Urbina | 28 | FA-elig | 61 | 1.3 | 6.7 | -4.5 |
| Cliff Floyd↔ MIA | 29 | FA-elig | 47 | 1.2 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| Rey Sanchez | 34 | FA-elig | 107 | 1.1 | 0.7 | +1.2 |
| Lou Merloni | 31 | arb | 84 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Rolando Arrojo | 36 | arb | 29 | 0.8 | 1.9 | -0.6 |
| Doug Mirabelli | 31 | FA-elig | 57 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +0.5 |
| Alan Embree↔ SDP | 32 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Rickey Henderson | 43 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Brian Daubach | 30 | arb | 137 | 0.4 | 2.3 | -1.7 |
| Bob Howry↔ CHW | 28 | arb | 20 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.0 |
| Benny Agbayani↔ COL | 30 | arb | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Josh Hancock | 24 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Juan Diaz | 28 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Darren Oliver | 31 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.1 | 7.0 | -6.9 |
| Dustin Hermanson | 29 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.0 | 5.8 | -5.8 |
| Chris Haney | 33 | – | 24 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Shane Andrews | 30 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Kevin Brown | 29 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Freddy Sanchez | 24 | – | 12 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Sun-Woo Kim↔ WSN | 24 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Carlos Baerga | 33 | FA-elig | 73 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Wayne Gomes | 29 | – | 20 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Willie Banks | 33 | FA-elig | 29 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Jose Offerman↔ SEA | 33 | FA-elig | 72 | -0.2 | 4.8 | -5.1 |
| Bryant Nelson | 28 | – | 25 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Rich Garces | 31 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.4 | 2.2 | -2.9 |
| Tony Clark | 30 | FA-elig | 90 | -1.5 | 5.0 | -7.5 |
39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 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 |