GM: Larry Himes (since 1987)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Fisk | 41 | FA-elig | 103 | 3.4 | 1.2 | +0.0 |
| Harold Baines↔ TEX | 30 | FA-elig | 96 | 2.5 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Greg Hibbard | 24 | pre-arb | 23 | 2.2 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Ivan Calderon | 27 | arb | 157 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Ozzie Guillen | 25 | arb | 155 | 1.7 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Ron Kittle | 31 | FA-elig | 51 | 1.6 | 0.6 | +0.0 |
| Lance Johnson | 25 | pre-arb | 50 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Ron Karkovice | 25 | arb | 71 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Dan Pasqua | 27 | arb | 73 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Eric King | 25 | arb | 25 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Scott Fletcher↔ TEX | 30 | FA-elig | 59 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Carlos Martinez | 23 | pre-arb | 109 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Richard Dotson↔ NYY | 30 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.9 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Melido Perez | 23 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Eddie Williams | 24 | – | 66 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Steve Rosenberg | 24 | pre-arb | 38 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Jerry Reuss↔ MIL | 40 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Shawn Hillegas | 24 | pre-arb | 50 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Bill Long | 29 | arb | 30 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Donn Pall | 27 | pre-arb | 53 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Steve Lyons | 29 | arb | 140 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Barry Jones | 26 | – | 22 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Daryl Boston | 26 | arb | 101 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Robin Ventura | 21 | – | 16 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Wayne Edwards | 25 | – | 7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Fred Manrique↔ TEX | 27 | FA-elig | 65 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jerry Hairston Sr. | 37 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Adam Peterson | 23 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jack Hardy | 29 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Sammy Sosa↔ TEX | 20 | pre-arb | 33 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Bittiger | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| John Davis | 26 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Schaefer | 29 | – | 15 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jose Segura | 26 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Greg Walker | 29 | FA-elig | 77 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Russ Morman | 27 | arb | 37 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Tom McCarthy | 28 | arb | 31 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Billy Jo Robidoux | 25 | – | 16 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Matt Merullo | 23 | – | 31 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Dave Gallagher | 28 | pre-arb | 161 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Ken Patterson | 24 | pre-arb | 50 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Bobby Thigpen | 25 | arb | 61 | -1.1 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (69%). 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 |