GM: Roland Hemond (since 1974)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Seaver | 40 | FA-elig | 35 | 3.9 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| Britt Burns | 26 | FA-elig | 36 | 3.8 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Bob James | 26 | FA-elig | 69 | 3.6 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Carlton Fisk | 37 | FA-elig | 153 | 3.4 | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| Harold Baines | 26 | arb | 160 | 2.5 | 0.7 | -0.0 |
| Floyd Bannister | 30 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.5 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Ozzie Guillen | 21 | pre-arb | 150 | 1.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Joel Davis | 20 | – | 12 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Greg Walker | 25 | arb | 163 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Bryan Little | 25 | – | 73 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Scott Fletcher | 26 | arb | 119 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Rudy Law | 28 | FA-elig | 125 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Richard Dotson | 26 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| Tim Hulett Sr. | 25 | – | 141 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Juan Agosto | 27 | arb | 54 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Joel Skinner | 24 | – | 22 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Dave Wehrmeister | 32 | – | 23 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Reid Nichols↔ BOS | 26 | arb | 51 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | 27 | – | 31 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Dan Spillner | 33 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Bruce Tanner | 23 | – | 10 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Tim Lollar↔ BOS | 29 | arb | 18 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Jerry Hairston Sr. | 33 | FA-elig | 95 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Ron Kittle | 27 | arb | 116 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Steve Fireovid | 28 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Al Jones | 26 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Gene Nelson | 24 | arb | 47 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike Squires | 33 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Julio Cruz | 30 | FA-elig | 91 | -0.0 | 1.2 | -1.2 |
| Joseph DeSa | 25 | – | 28 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Stanton↔ SEA | 32 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ed Correa | 19 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bill Long | 25 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Gilbert | 28 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| John Cangelosi | 22 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Daryl Boston | 22 | – | 95 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Oscar Gamble | 35 | – | 70 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mark Ryal | 25 | – | 12 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Bob Fallon | 25 | – | 10 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Marc Hill | 33 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Tom Paciorek↔ NYM | 38 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Luis Salazar | 29 | arb | 122 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 22 of them (52%). 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 CHW |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Konerko | 1998 | 24.5 |
| Carlton Fisk | 1985 | 18.3 |
| John Danks | 2006 | 17.4 |
| José Valentín | 2000 | 17.3 |
| Lance Johnson | 1988 | 17.3 |
| Jon Garland | 1998 | 17.2 |
| Gavin Floyd | 2006 | 15.3 |
| Tim Raines | 1990 | 14.5 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa | 1992 | 60.7 |
| Fernando Tatís | 2016 | 27.7 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 1986 | 20.6 |
| Brian Downing | 1977 | 16.9 |
| Chris Young | 2005 | 14.5 |
| Nick Swisher | 2008 | 14.4 |
| Chet Lemon | 1981 | 14.2 |
| José DeLeón | 1988 | 11.7 |