GM: Theo Epstein (since 2007)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Pedroia | 24 | pre-arb | 157 | 6.3 | 0.5 | +13.9 |
| Kevin Youkilis | 29 | arb | 145 | 6.2 | 3.0 | +10.9 |
| Josh Beckett | 28 | FA-elig | 27 | 4.2 | 10.2 | -0.7 |
| Jon Lester | 24 | pre-arb | 33 | 4.2 | 0.4 | +9.1 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 24 | pre-arb | 145 | 4.2 | 0.4 | +9.0 |
| J.D. Drew | 32 | FA-elig | 109 | 4.1 | 14.0 | -4.8 |
| Manny Ramirez↔ LAD | 36 | FA-elig | 100 | 3.0 | 12.4 | -5.7 |
| Jonathan Papelbon | 27 | arb | 67 | 2.8 | 0.8 | +5.5 |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | 27 | pre-arb | 29 | 2.7 | 8.3 | -2.2 |
| Mike Lowell | 34 | FA-elig | 113 | 2.2 | 12.5 | -7.6 |
| David Ortiz | 32 | FA-elig | 109 | 1.7 | 13.0 | -9.1 |
| Coco Crisp | 28 | FA-elig | 118 | 1.7 | 5.1 | -1.3 |
| Jed Lowrie | 24 | – | 81 | 1.6 | – | – |
| Jason Bay↔ PIT | 29 | arb | 49 | 1.2 | 1.9 | +0.8 |
| Manny Delcarmen | 26 | arb | 73 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +2.1 |
| Tim Wakefield | 41 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.1 | 4.0 | -1.6 |
| Hideki Okajima | 32 | pre-arb | 64 | 1.0 | 1.3 | +1.1 |
| Alex Cora | 32 | FA-elig | 75 | 0.6 | 2.0 | -0.7 |
| Bartolo Colon | 35 | – | 7 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Brandon Moss↔ PIT | 24 | – | 34 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Clay Buchholz | 23 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Paul Byrd↔ CLE | 37 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -1.2 |
| Julio Lugo | 32 | FA-elig | 82 | 0.4 | 9.2 | -8.4 |
| Kevin Cash | 30 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Michael Bowden | 21 | – | 1 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jeff Bailey | 29 | – | 27 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Devern Hansack | 30 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Justin Masterson | 23 | – | 36 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Charlie Zink | 28 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Javier López | 30 | arb | 70 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Craig Hansen↔ PIT | 24 | – | 32 | 0.1 | – | – |
| David Ross↔ CIN | 31 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| George Kottaras | 25 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Carter | 25 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Julian Tavarez↔ ATL | 35 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Jonathan Van Every | 28 | – | 11 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Bryan Corey↔ SDP | 34 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Sean Casey | 33 | FA-elig | 69 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Joe Thurston | 28 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| David Pauley | 25 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| David Aardsma | 26 | arb | 47 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Kyle Snyder | 30 | arb | 2 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Gil Velazquez | 28 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mark Kotsay↔ ATL | 32 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.3 | 1.4 | -2.0 |
| Chris Smith | 27 | – | 12 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jason Varitek | 36 | FA-elig | 131 | -0.3 | 10.4 | -11.2 |
| Mike Timlin | 42 | FA-elig | 47 | -0.5 | 3.0 | -4.0 |
47 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (66%). 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 |