GM: Ken Harrelson (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Baines | 27 | FA-elig | 145 | 3.0 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Floyd Bannister | 31 | FA-elig | 28 | 2.5 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
| Richard Dotson | 27 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.1 | 1.0 | -0.4 |
| Greg Walker | 26 | arb | 78 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Neil Allen | 28 | FA-elig | 22 | 1.8 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| Joe Cowley | 27 | arb | 28 | 1.7 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Ron Hassey↔ NYY | 33 | FA-elig | 49 | 1.6 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Gene Nelson | 25 | arb | 54 | 1.4 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Daryl Boston | 23 | pre-arb | 56 | 1.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Ozzie Guillen | 22 | pre-arb | 159 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Jose DeLeon↔ PIT | 25 | arb | 13 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Joel Davis | 21 | – | 19 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Tim Hulett Sr. | 26 | arb | 150 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Steve Carlton↔ PHI | 41 | FA-elig | 10 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Dave Schmidt | 29 | arb | 49 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Bill Dawley | 28 | – | 46 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Jerry Hairston Sr. | 34 | FA-elig | 101 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Ron Karkovice | 22 | pre-arb | 37 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Bobby Thigpen | 22 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Wayne Tolleson↔ NYY | 30 | – | 81 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Bobby Bonilla↔ PIT | 23 | pre-arb | 75 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| John Cangelosi | 23 | pre-arb | 137 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Ray Searage↔ MIL | 31 | arb | 29 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Tom Seaver↔ BOS | 41 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Russ Morman | 24 | pre-arb | 49 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Joel McKeon | 23 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Bryan Clark | 29 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jack Perconte | 31 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Reid Nichols | 27 | – | 74 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ivan Calderon↔ SEA | 24 | – | 13 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Juan Agosto↔ MIN | 28 | – | 9 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bryan Little↔ NYY | 26 | – | 20 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Marc Hill | 34 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Brian Giles | 26 | arb | 9 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Kenny Williams | 22 | – | 15 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Julio Cruz | 31 | FA-elig | 81 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Luis Salazar | 30 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Joel Skinner↔ NYY | 25 | arb | 60 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Scott Bradley↔ SEA | 26 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Rod Craig | 28 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| George Foster↔ NYM | 37 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Pete Filson↔ MIN | 27 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Dave Cochrane | 23 | – | 19 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Bob James | 27 | FA-elig | 49 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Ron Kittle↔ NYY | 28 | arb | 86 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Steve Lyons↔ BOS | 26 | – | 42 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Carlton Fisk | 38 | FA-elig | 125 | -1.5 | 0.9 | -1.3 |
47 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (70%). 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 |