GM: Kenny Williams (since 2001)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteban Loaiza | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 6.9 | 0.5 | +11.8 |
| Bartolo Colon | 30 | FA-elig | 34 | 4.6 | 8.2 | -0.0 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 29 | FA-elig | 160 | 4.6 | 9.0 | -0.8 |
| Mark Buehrle | 24 | arb | 35 | 4.3 | 0.4 | +7.2 |
| Frank Thomas | 35 | FA-elig | 153 | 4.2 | 5.0 | +2.5 |
| Jose Valentin | 33 | FA-elig | 144 | 3.9 | 5.0 | +1.9 |
| Carlos Lee | 27 | arb | 158 | 3.7 | 4.2 | +2.3 |
| Damaso Marte | 28 | arb | 71 | 2.5 | 0.3 | +4.2 |
| Tom Gordon | 35 | FA-elig | 66 | 2.1 | 1.4 | +2.2 |
| Joe Crede | 25 | arb | 151 | 2.0 | 0.3 | +3.3 |
| Jon Garland | 23 | arb | 32 | 1.7 | 0.4 | +2.7 |
| Tony Graffanino | 31 | FA-elig | 90 | 1.6 | 0.7 | +2.2 |
| Carl Everett↔ TEX | 32 | FA-elig | 73 | 1.6 | 4.5 | -1.7 |
| Aaron Rowand | 25 | pre-arb | 93 | 1.4 | 0.3 | +2.2 |
| Miguel Olivo | 24 | pre-arb | 114 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.3 |
| D'Angelo Jimenez↔ CIN | 25 | arb | 73 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Scott Schoeneweis↔ ANA | 29 | arb | 20 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 37 | FA-elig | 75 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Josh Paul↔ CHC | 28 | arb | 13 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Gary Glover↔ ANA | 26 | arb | 24 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Mike Porzio | 30 | – | 3 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Kelly Wunsch | 30 | arb | 43 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Roberto Alomar↔ NYM | 35 | FA-elig | 67 | 0.1 | 3.8 | -3.6 |
| Scott Sullivan↔ CIN | 32 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Aaron Miles | 26 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jamie Burke | 31 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Josh Stewart | 24 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Neal Cotts | 23 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jose Paniagua | 29 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Brian Daubach | 31 | arb | 95 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Jon Adkins | 25 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Ginter | 25 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dan Wright | 25 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| David Sanders | 23 | – | 20 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Rick White↔ HOU | 34 | FA-elig | 34 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Billy Koch | 28 | arb | 55 | -0.3 | 4.2 | -4.8 |
| Willie Harris | 25 | – | 79 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Joe Borchard | 24 | – | 16 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Armando Rios | 31 | arb | 49 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -2.1 |
| Paul Konerko | 27 | FA-elig | 137 | -1.0 | 6.2 | -8.1 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (75%). 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 |