GM: Jim Bowden (since 1993)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Larkin | 32 | FA-elig | 152 | 6.8 | 5.7 | +0.1 |
| John Smiley | 31 | FA-elig | 35 | 4.8 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Eric Davis | 34 | FA-elig | 129 | 3.4 | 0.8 | +2.1 |
| Reggie Sanders | 28 | arb | 81 | 2.7 | 3.6 | -1.3 |
| Hal Morris | 31 | FA-elig | 142 | 2.6 | 1.6 | +0.6 |
| Dave Burba | 29 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.2 | 1.1 | +0.8 |
| Mark Portugal | 33 | FA-elig | 28 | 1.7 | 4.3 | -2.9 |
| Kevin Mitchell↔ BOS | 34 | FA-elig | 37 | 1.6 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Pete Schourek | 27 | arb | 13 | 1.2 | 3.3 | -2.3 |
| Jeff Shaw | 29 | FA-elig | 78 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Jeff Brantley | 32 | FA-elig | 66 | 1.1 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| Eddie Taubensee | 27 | arb | 108 | 1.0 | 0.6 | +0.2 |
| Joe Oliver | 30 | FA-elig | 106 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Chris Sabo | 34 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Kevin Jarvis | 26 | – | 24 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Willie Greene | 24 | arb | 115 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Mike Morgan↔ STL | 36 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Eduardo Perez | 26 | arb | 18 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Jeff Branson | 29 | arb | 129 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Brook Fordyce | 26 | – | 4 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Curt Lyons | 21 | – | 3 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Lenny Harris | 31 | FA-elig | 125 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Lee Smith↔ ANA | 38 | FA-elig | 43 | 0.1 | 1.7 | -1.6 |
| Hector Carrasco | 26 | pre-arb | 56 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Bret Boone | 27 | arb | 142 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Jerry Spradlin | 29 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Scott Sullivan | 25 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Keith Mitchell | 26 | – | 11 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Pedro Martinez↔ NYM | 27 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Scott Service | 29 | FA-elig | 34 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Derek Lilliquist | 30 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Kelly | 26 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Johnny Ruffin | 24 | arb | 49 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Tim Belk | 26 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Steve Gibralter | 23 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Xavier Hernandez↔ HOU | 30 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Marcus Moore | 25 | arb | 23 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Chuck McElroy↔ ANA | 28 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Thomas Howard | 31 | FA-elig | 121 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Mike Remlinger | 30 | arb | 19 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Roger Salkeld | 25 | arb | 29 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Vince Coleman | 34 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Tim Pugh↔ KCR | 29 | arb | 10 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Chad Mottola | 24 | – | 35 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Giovanni Carrara↔ TOR | 28 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Eric Anthony↔ COL | 28 | FA-elig | 47 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -1.1 |
| Curtis Goodwin | 23 | pre-arb | 49 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Eric Owens | 25 | pre-arb | 88 | -1.7 | 0.1 | -1.5 |
48 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 38 of them (79%). 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 |