GM: Ed Lynch (since 1995)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa | 27 | FA-elig | 124 | 5.5 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Mark Grace | 32 | FA-elig | 142 | 3.9 | 4.2 | -0.9 |
| Brian McRae | 28 | FA-elig | 157 | 3.6 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Ryne Sandberg | 36 | FA-elig | 150 | 3.1 | 2.3 | +0.3 |
| Jaime Navarro | 29 | FA-elig | 35 | 3.0 | 3.6 | -1.1 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 28 | FA-elig | 146 | 2.7 | 1.4 | +0.9 |
| Scott Servais | 29 | arb | 129 | 1.8 | 0.8 | +0.7 |
| Leo Gomez | 30 | FA-elig | 136 | 1.7 | 0.6 | +0.9 |
| Frank Castillo | 27 | arb | 33 | 1.6 | 1.6 | -0.3 |
| Steve Trachsel | 25 | arb | 31 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Jim Bullinger | 30 | arb | 38 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Terry Adams | 23 | pre-arb | 69 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Tyler Houston↔ ATL | 25 | pre-arb | 46 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Kevin Foster | 27 | arb | 19 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Kent Bottenfield | 27 | arb | 48 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Bob Patterson | 37 | FA-elig | 79 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Dave Magadan | 33 | FA-elig | 78 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Brant Brown | 25 | – | 29 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Turk Wendell | 29 | arb | 70 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Doug Jones↔ MIL | 39 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Mike Campbell | 32 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Rey Sanchez | 28 | arb | 95 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -1.1 |
| Doug Glanville | 25 | – | 49 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Perez | 31 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Brooks Kieschnick | 24 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| José Hernández | 26 | arb | 131 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Dave Swartzbaugh | 28 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ozzie Timmons | 25 | pre-arb | 65 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Larry Casian | 30 | FA-elig | 35 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Bret Barberie | 28 | – | 15 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Pedro Valdes | 23 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Terry Shumpert | 29 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Rodney Myers | 27 | pre-arb | 45 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Brian Dorsett | 35 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Amaury Telemaco | 22 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Tanyon Sturtze | 25 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Felix Fermin | 32 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Scott Bullett | 27 | arb | 109 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Mike Hubbard | 25 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Robin Jennings | 24 | – | 31 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Todd Haney | 30 | arb | 49 | -1.2 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (80%). 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 CHC |
|---|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa | 1992 | 60.7 |
| Ryne Sandberg | 1982 | 48.2 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 2012 | 31.1 |
| Aramis Ramírez | 2003 | 25.0 |
| Kyle Hendricks | 2012 | 24.4 |
| Derrek Lee | 2003 | 21.4 |
| Jake Arrieta | 2013 | 19.6 |
| Rick Sutcliffe | 1984 | 17.2 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Palmeiro | 1988 | 42.3 |
| Dontrelle Willis | 2002 | 20.7 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1987 | 19.3 |
| Ricky Nolasco | 2005 | 17.5 |
| Jon Garland | 1998 | 17.2 |
| Chris Archer | 2011 | 16.9 |
| Gleyber Torres | 2016 | 15.9 |
| Josh Donaldson | 2008 | 13.8 |