GM: Kenny Williams (since 2001)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Buehrle | 22 | pre-arb | 32 | 4.0 | 0.2 | +6.2 |
| Ray Durham | 29 | FA-elig | 152 | 3.9 | 9.0 | -2.8 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 27 | arb | 160 | 3.6 | 3.8 | +2.0 |
| Jose Valentin | 31 | FA-elig | 124 | 3.3 | 5.2 | +0.1 |
| Keith Foulke | 28 | arb | 72 | 2.6 | 3.1 | +1.1 |
| Paul Konerko | 25 | arb | 156 | 2.3 | 2.3 | +1.4 |
| Chris Singleton | 28 | pre-arb | 140 | 2.3 | 0.3 | +3.4 |
| Carlos Lee | 25 | pre-arb | 150 | 1.9 | 0.4 | +2.6 |
| Royce Clayton | 31 | FA-elig | 135 | 1.7 | 4.5 | -1.8 |
| David Wells | 38 | FA-elig | 16 | 1.7 | 9.2 | -6.5 |
| Sean Lowe | 30 | arb | 45 | 1.7 | 0.3 | +2.4 |
| Kip Wells | 24 | – | 40 | 1.5 | – | – |
| Aaron Rowand | 23 | – | 63 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Tony Graffanino | 29 | arb | 74 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +1.7 |
| Rocky Biddle | 25 | pre-arb | 30 | 1.2 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Mark Johnson | 25 | – | 61 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Jose Canseco | 36 | – | 76 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Herbert Perry Jr. | 31 | FA-elig | 92 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -0.0 |
| Gary Glover | 24 | pre-arb | 46 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Josh Fogg | 24 | – | 11 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Jeff Liefer | 26 | – | 83 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Bob Howry | 27 | arb | 69 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Lorenzo Barcelo | 23 | – | 17 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Matt Ginter | 23 | – | 20 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jon Garland | 21 | – | 35 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 35 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.2 | 2.9 | -2.5 |
| James Baldwin↔ LAD | 29 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.2 | 3.5 | -3.1 |
| Alan Embree↔ SFG | 31 | FA-elig | 39 | 0.2 | 1.5 | -1.3 |
| Josh Paul | 26 | pre-arb | 57 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| McKay Christensen↔ LAD | 25 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Cal Eldred | 33 | FA-elig | 2 | -0.0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| Frank Thomas | 33 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.1 | 9.9 | -10.1 |
| Jim Parque | 26 | arb | 5 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| Dan Wright | 23 | – | 13 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Antonio Osuna | 28 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -1.9 |
| Bill Pulsipher↔ BOS | 27 | – | 14 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Ken Vining | 26 | – | 8 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Kelly Wunsch | 28 | pre-arb | 33 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Julio Ramirez | 23 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Joe Crede | 23 | – | 17 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Harold Baines | 42 | FA-elig | 32 | -1.2 | 1.0 | -2.9 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (66%). 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 |