GM: Bob Quinn (since 1990)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Larkin | 26 | arb | 158 | 5.4 | 0.8 | +1.6 |
| Jose Rijo | 25 | FA-elig | 29 | 4.5 | 0.6 | +1.4 |
| Rob Dibble | 26 | pre-arb | 68 | 4.2 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Chris Sabo | 28 | pre-arb | 148 | 4.1 | 0.2 | +1.6 |
| Eric Davis | 28 | FA-elig | 127 | 3.1 | 2.1 | -0.7 |
| Jack Armstrong | 25 | pre-arb | 29 | 3.1 | 0.1 | +1.2 |
| Norm Charlton | 27 | pre-arb | 57 | 2.5 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Tom Browning | 30 | FA-elig | 38 | 2.3 | 2.1 | -1.1 |
| Hal Morris | 25 | pre-arb | 107 | 2.1 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Randy Myers | 27 | arb | 66 | 2.0 | 0.9 | +0.0 |
| Mariano Duncan | 27 | arb | 125 | 1.7 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Billy Hatcher | 29 | – | 139 | 1.7 | – | – |
| Glenn Braggs↔ MIL | 27 | arb | 72 | 1.6 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Joe Oliver | 24 | pre-arb | 121 | 1.5 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Danny Jackson | 28 | FA-elig | 22 | 1.4 | 1.1 | -0.5 |
| Paul O'Neill | 27 | arb | 145 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -0.0 |
| Bill Doran↔ HOU | 32 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Rick Mahler | 36 | FA-elig | 35 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Herm Winningham | 28 | FA-elig | 84 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Reed | 27 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Ron Robinson↔ MIL | 28 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Alex Trevino↔ HOU | 32 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Luis Quinones | 28 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Kip Gross | 25 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Paul Noce | 30 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Terry Lee | 28 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Ron Oester | 34 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Glenn Sutko | 22 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Keith Brown | 26 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Gino Minutelli | 26 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Terry McGriff↔ HOU | 26 | arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Rosario Rodriguez | 20 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Tim Layana | 26 | pre-arb | 55 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Billy Bates↔ MIL | 26 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Tim Birtsas | 29 | arb | 29 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Rolando Roomes↔ WSN | 28 | pre-arb | 30 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Chris Hammond | 24 | – | 3 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Scott Scudder | 22 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Ken Griffey Sr.↔ SEA | 40 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Todd Benzinger | 27 | arb | 118 | -1.5 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 34 of them (85%). 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 CIN |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Phillips | 2006 | 30.1 |
| Aaron Harang | 2003 | 19.3 |
| Sean Casey | 1998 | 15.9 |
| Luis Castillo | 2017 | 13.9 |
| Ken Griffey | 2000 | 10.6 |
| Anthony DeSclafani | 2014 | 8.2 |
| Dmitri Young | 1997 | 7.5 |
| Norm Charlton | 1986 | 7.3 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Konerko | 1998 | 24.5 |
| Mike Cameron | 2000 | 19.8 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 1983 | 16.8 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 1988 | 12.0 |
| Dave Burba | 1998 | 11.7 |
| Luis Castillo | 2022 | 8.7 |
| John Franco | 1989 | 8.7 |
| Brad Keller | 2017 | 7.9 |