GM: Dan O'Brien (since 2004)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Dunn | 24 | arb | 161 | 5.3 | 0.4 | +8.6 |
| Sean Casey | 29 | FA-elig | 146 | 3.4 | 6.8 | -1.0 |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | 26 | arb | 152 | 3.1 | 1.6 | +3.7 |
| Ryan Freel | 28 | arb | 143 | 2.6 | 0.3 | +4.1 |
| Wily Mo Peña | 22 | pre-arb | 110 | 1.9 | 0.3 | +2.9 |
| Paul Wilson | 31 | FA-elig | 29 | 1.7 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Jason LaRue | 30 | arb | 114 | 1.7 | 2.6 | +0.3 |
| Barry Larkin | 40 | FA-elig | 111 | 1.5 | 0.7 | +1.9 |
| Cory Lidle↔ PHI | 32 | FA-elig | 24 | 1.5 | 1.9 | +0.6 |
| Aaron Harang | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +1.9 |
| Jose Acevedo | 26 | arb | 39 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.3 |
| Luke Hudson | 27 | – | 9 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Darren Bragg↔ SDP | 34 | – | 38 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Todd Jones↔ PHI | 36 | FA-elig | 51 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.0 |
| Brandon Claussen | 25 | – | 14 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Todd Van Poppel | 32 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Felipe Lopez | 24 | – | 79 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Austin Kearns | 24 | pre-arb | 64 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Phil Norton | 28 | arb | 69 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Anderson Machado | 23 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Ray Olmedo | 23 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Javier Valentin | 28 | FA-elig | 82 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Aaron Myette | 26 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Danny Graves | 30 | FA-elig | 68 | -0.1 | 6.0 | -6.2 |
| Jason Romano↔ TBR | 25 | – | 22 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jung Keun Bong | 23 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 34 | FA-elig | 83 | -0.2 | 12.5 | -12.8 |
| Jimmy Haynes | 31 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -2.8 |
| Joe Valentine | 24 | – | 24 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ryan Wagner | 21 | pre-arb | 49 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Jesus Sanchez | 29 | – | 3 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Gabe White↔ NYY | 32 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.3 | 1.2 | -1.7 |
| Jermaine Clark | 27 | – | 14 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Josh Hancock↔ PHI | 26 | – | 12 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Brian Reith | 26 | arb | 22 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Juan Padilla↔ NYY | 27 | – | 12 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Juan Castro | 32 | FA-elig | 111 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -1.9 |
| John Riedling | 28 | arb | 70 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -1.5 |
| Brandon Larson | 28 | arb | 40 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| Mike Matthews | 30 | – | 35 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Tim Hummel | 25 | – | 56 | -0.6 | – | – |
| John Vander Wal | 38 | – | 42 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Corky Miller | 28 | arb | 13 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -1.4 |
| Jacob Cruz | 31 | – | 96 | -0.7 | – | – |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (64%). 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 |