GM: Kenny Williams (since 2001)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Vazquez | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 4.9 | 12.0 | -2.4 |
| Jim Thome | 35 | FA-elig | 143 | 4.8 | 14.2 | -4.6 |
| Jose Contreras | 34 | arb | 30 | 4.0 | 9.5 | -1.5 |
| Joe Crede | 28 | FA-elig | 150 | 3.9 | 2.7 | +5.1 |
| Jon Garland | 26 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.7 | 7.0 | +0.4 |
| Freddy Garcia | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.1 | 9.0 | -2.8 |
| Jermaine Dye | 32 | FA-elig | 146 | 3.0 | 5.0 | +0.9 |
| Paul Konerko | 30 | FA-elig | 152 | 3.0 | 12.0 | -6.2 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 29 | FA-elig | 140 | 2.0 | 4.0 | -0.0 |
| Bobby Jenks | 25 | pre-arb | 67 | 1.8 | 0.3 | +3.2 |
| Tadahito Iguchi | 31 | pre-arb | 138 | 1.8 | 2.4 | +1.1 |
| Mark Buehrle | 27 | FA-elig | 32 | 1.6 | 8.0 | -4.7 |
| Juan Uribe | 27 | arb | 132 | 1.2 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| Matt Thornton | 29 | pre-arb | 63 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.4 |
| Mike MacDougal↔ KCR | 29 | arb | 25 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +0.9 |
| Rob Mackowiak | 30 | arb | 112 | 0.4 | 2.2 | -1.4 |
| Charlie Haeger | 22 | – | 7 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Scott Podsednik | 30 | arb | 139 | 0.3 | 2.1 | -1.5 |
| Josh Fields | 23 | – | 11 | 0.2 | – | – |
| David Riske↔ BOS | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.2 | 1.4 | -1.1 |
| Brian Anderson | 24 | pre-arb | 134 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Jerry Owens | 25 | – | 12 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Brandon McCarthy | 22 | pre-arb | 53 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Agustin Montero | 28 | – | 11 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Dustin Hermanson | 33 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.1 | 3.1 | -3.3 |
| Chris Stewart | 24 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Sean Tracey | 25 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Boone Logan | 21 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr.↔ LAD | 40 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Pablo Ozuna | 31 | FA-elig | 79 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Jeff Nelson | 39 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Alex Cintron | 27 | arb | 91 | -0.3 | 1.6 | -2.1 |
| Ryan Sweeney | 21 | – | 18 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Ross Gload | 30 | FA-elig | 77 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Chris Widger↔ BAL | 35 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| Neal Cotts | 26 | arb | 70 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| Cliff Politte | 32 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.7 | 1.2 | -2.7 |
37 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (78%). 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 |