GM: Kenny Williams (since 2001)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Vazquez | 30 | FA-elig | 32 | 4.7 | 12.5 | -2.5 |
| Jon Garland | 27 | FA-elig | 32 | 3.5 | 10.0 | -2.6 |
| Jim Thome | 36 | FA-elig | 130 | 3.4 | 14.8 | -7.6 |
| Mark Buehrle | 28 | FA-elig | 30 | 3.3 | 9.5 | -2.5 |
| Jose Contreras | 35 | arb | 32 | 2.4 | 9.0 | -4.0 |
| Bobby Jenks | 26 | pre-arb | 66 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +4.2 |
| Paul Konerko | 31 | FA-elig | 151 | 1.5 | 12.0 | -8.8 |
| Rob Mackowiak↔ SDP | 31 | FA-elig | 85 | 1.0 | 2.1 | +0.0 |
| Matt Thornton | 30 | arb | 68 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.4 |
| Jerry Owens | 26 | – | 93 | 0.8 | – | – |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 30 | FA-elig | 136 | 0.8 | 5.5 | -3.8 |
| Darin Erstad | 33 | FA-elig | 87 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Josh Fields | 24 | – | 100 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Juan Uribe | 28 | FA-elig | 150 | 0.6 | 4.2 | -2.9 |
| Tadahito Iguchi↔ PHI | 32 | pre-arb | 90 | 0.6 | 2.2 | -0.9 |
| John Danks | 22 | pre-arb | 26 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +0.9 |
| Ehren Wassermann | 26 | – | 33 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Luis Terrero | 27 | – | 61 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Lance Broadway | 23 | – | 4 | 0.4 | – | – |
| David Aardsma | 25 | arb | 25 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Mike MacDougal | 30 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.2 | 1.5 | -1.2 |
| Joe Crede | 29 | FA-elig | 47 | 0.1 | 4.9 | -4.7 |
| Nick Masset | 25 | pre-arb | 27 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Boone Logan | 22 | – | 68 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bret Prinz | 30 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Gavin Floyd | 24 | – | 16 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ryan Sweeney | 22 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Heath Phillips | 25 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dewon Day | 26 | – | 13 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Danny Richar | 24 | – | 56 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Donny Lucy | 24 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Andrew Sisco | 24 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Scott Podsednik | 31 | FA-elig | 62 | -0.2 | 2.9 | -3.4 |
| Mike Myers↔ NYY | 38 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Gustavo Molina↔ BAL | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Charlie Haeger | 23 | – | 8 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Brian Anderson | 25 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| Ryan Bukvich | 29 | – | 45 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Pablo Ozuna | 32 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -2.3 |
| Toby Hall | 31 | FA-elig | 38 | -0.8 | 1.8 | -3.4 |
| Jermaine Dye | 33 | FA-elig | 138 | -1.2 | 7.5 | -10.0 |
| Alex Cintron | 28 | FA-elig | 68 | -1.2 | 1.9 | -4.5 |
| Andy González | 25 | – | 67 | -2.2 | – | – |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (63%). 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 |