GM: Kenny Williams (since 2001)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rowand | 26 | arb | 140 | 5.8 | 0.3 | +9.7 |
| Carlos Lee | 28 | arb | 153 | 5.5 | 6.5 | +2.9 |
| Mark Buehrle | 25 | arb | 35 | 4.5 | 3.5 | +4.1 |
| Juan Uribe | 25 | arb | 134 | 3.5 | 0.3 | +5.6 |
| Frank Thomas | 36 | FA-elig | 74 | 2.5 | 6.0 | -1.7 |
| Jose Valentin | 34 | FA-elig | 125 | 2.2 | 5.0 | -1.2 |
| Freddy Garcia↔ SEA | 27 | arb | 16 | 2.1 | 3.5 | +0.1 |
| Jon Garland | 24 | arb | 34 | 1.9 | 2.3 | +1.0 |
| Paul Konerko | 28 | FA-elig | 155 | 1.7 | 8.0 | -5.1 |
| Esteban Loaiza↔ NYY | 32 | FA-elig | 21 | 1.4 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| Jose Contreras↔ NYY | 32 | pre-arb | 13 | 1.1 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| Jamie Burke | 32 | – | 57 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Willie Harris | 26 | arb | 129 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +1.5 |
| Shingo Takatsu | 35 | pre-arb | 59 | 1.0 | 0.8 | +1.0 |
| Joe Crede | 26 | arb | 144 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +1.3 |
| Scott Schoeneweis | 30 | arb | 20 | 0.9 | 1.7 | -0.1 |
| Miguel Olivo↔ SEA | 25 | pre-arb | 46 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +1.3 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 30 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.6 | 14.0 | -13.0 |
| Damaso Marte | 29 | arb | 74 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
| Cliff Politte | 30 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.0 |
| Jon Rauch↔ WSN | 25 | – | 2 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Ben Davis↔ SEA | 27 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.1 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| Jeff Bajenaru | 26 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Kelly Dransfeldt | 29 | – | 15 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Wilson Valdez | 26 | – | 19 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Kelly Wunsch | 31 | arb | 3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| Billy Koch↔ MIA | 29 | arb | 24 | 0.0 | 3.3 | -3.2 |
| Vic Darensbourg↔ NYM | 33 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Jackson | 39 | FA-elig | 45 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Carl Everett↔ WSN | 33 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.1 | 1.6 | -1.7 |
| Felix Diaz | 23 | – | 18 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Neal Cotts | 24 | pre-arb | 56 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Josh Stewart | 25 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ross Gload | 28 | arb | 110 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 38 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.1 |
| Jason Grilli | 27 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jon Adkins | 26 | pre-arb | 50 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Arnie Munoz | 22 | – | 11 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Dan Wright | 26 | arb | 4 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Timo Perez | 29 | arb | 103 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.4 |
| Roberto Alomar↔ ARI | 36 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -1.7 |
| Joe Borchard | 25 | – | 63 | -1.2 | – | – |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (74%). 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 |