GM: Theo Epstein (since 2007)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Beltré | 31 | FA-elig | 154 | 6.4 | 9.0 | +5.8 |
| Jon Lester | 26 | arb | 32 | 4.8 | 3.8 | +7.4 |
| Kevin Youkilis | 31 | FA-elig | 102 | 4.2 | 9.4 | +0.4 |
| Victor Martinez | 31 | FA-elig | 127 | 3.7 | 7.7 | +0.8 |
| John Lackey | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 3.4 | 18.7 | -10.7 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 26 | arb | 75 | 3.2 | 3.8 | +3.7 |
| Clay Buchholz | 25 | arb | 28 | 3.1 | 0.4 | +6.7 |
| David Ortiz | 34 | FA-elig | 145 | 2.5 | 13.0 | -7.1 |
| J.D. Drew | 34 | FA-elig | 139 | 2.3 | 14.0 | -8.7 |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | 29 | arb | 25 | 2.2 | 8.3 | -3.3 |
| Jed Lowrie | 26 | pre-arb | 55 | 2.0 | 0.4 | +4.2 |
| Marco Scutaro | 34 | FA-elig | 150 | 2.0 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| Daniel Bard | 25 | pre-arb | 73 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +2.7 |
| Tim Wakefield | 43 | FA-elig | 32 | 1.2 | 3.5 | -0.8 |
| Josh Beckett | 30 | FA-elig | 21 | 1.0 | 12.1 | -9.9 |
| Jonathan Papelbon | 29 | arb | 65 | 0.9 | 9.3 | -7.2 |
| Darnell McDonald | 31 | – | 117 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Ryan Kalish | 22 | – | 53 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Bill Hall | 30 | FA-elig | 120 | 0.4 | 8.5 | -7.5 |
| Jason Varitek | 38 | FA-elig | 39 | 0.4 | 3.0 | -2.2 |
| Félix Doubront | 22 | – | 12 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia↔ TEX | 25 | arb | 10 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Josh Reddick | 23 | – | 29 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Rich Hill | 30 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Hideki Okajima | 34 | arb | 56 | 0.1 | 2.8 | -2.5 |
| Robert Coello | 25 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Felipe Lopez↔ STL | 30 | FA-elig | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Michael Bowden | 23 | – | 14 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jonathan Van Every | 30 | – | 22 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Lars Anderson | 22 | – | 18 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Matt Fox↔ MIN | 27 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Boof Bonser↔ OAK | 28 | arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Niuman Romero | 25 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ramon E Ramirez↔ SFG | 28 | arb | 44 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| Dusty Brown | 28 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Joe Nelson | 35 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Angel Sanchez↔ HOU | 26 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Scott Schoeneweis | 36 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Scott Atchison | 34 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Daniel Nava | 27 | – | 60 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 26 | arb | 18 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Ryan Shealy | 30 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Eric Patterson↔ OAK | 27 | arb | 45 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Gustavo Molina | 28 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Cameron | 37 | FA-elig | 48 | -0.2 | 7.8 | -8.3 |
| Dustin Richardson | 26 | – | 26 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Fernando Cabrera | 28 | – | 1 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Lowell | 36 | FA-elig | 73 | -0.5 | 12.5 | -13.6 |
| Robert Manuel | 26 | – | 10 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Manny Delcarmen↔ COL | 28 | arb | 48 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -2.2 |
| Yamaico Navarro | 22 | – | 20 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Jeremy Hermida↔ OAK | 26 | arb | 52 | -0.8 | 2.4 | -4.3 |
| Kevin Cash↔ HOU | 32 | – | 29 | -1.0 | – | – |
53 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (58%). 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 |