GM: Dan O'Brien (since 2004)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Harang | 29 | arb | 35 | 4.8 | 4.2 | +6.1 |
| Brandon Phillips | 26 | arb | 158 | 4.4 | 0.4 | +9.0 |
| Bronson Arroyo | 30 | FA-elig | 34 | 3.4 | 4.1 | +3.0 |
| Adam Dunn | 27 | FA-elig | 152 | 2.9 | 10.5 | -4.3 |
| Josh Hamilton | 26 | pre-arb | 90 | 2.3 | 0.4 | +4.4 |
| Norris Hopper | 28 | – | 121 | 2.3 | – | – |
| Álex González | 30 | FA-elig | 110 | 2.2 | 3.5 | +1.1 |
| Jeff Keppinger | 27 | arb | 67 | 2.0 | 0.4 | +4.0 |
| Matt Belisle | 27 | arb | 30 | 2.0 | 0.4 | +3.9 |
| Kyle Lohse↔ PHI | 28 | FA-elig | 22 | 2.0 | 2.6 | +1.6 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 37 | FA-elig | 116 | 1.4 | 1.5 | +1.6 |
| David Weathers | 37 | FA-elig | 70 | 1.3 | 2.2 | +0.4 |
| Edwin Encarnación | 24 | pre-arb | 139 | 1.2 | 0.4 | +2.1 |
| Bobby Livingston | 24 | – | 11 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Jason Ellison↔ SEA | 29 | arb | 37 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +1.3 |
| Homer Bailey | 21 | – | 9 | 0.6 | – | – |
| David Ross | 30 | arb | 112 | 0.5 | 1.6 | -0.6 |
| Eric Milton | 31 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.4 | 10.3 | -9.4 |
| Jared Burton | 26 | pre-arb | 47 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Mike Stanton | 40 | FA-elig | 69 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -1.2 |
| Marcus McBeth | 26 | – | 23 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Bill Bray | 24 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Jon Coutlangus | 26 | pre-arb | 64 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Brad Salmon | 27 | – | 26 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Gary Majewski | 27 | – | 32 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ryan Jorgensen | 28 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dewayne Wise | 29 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Eddie Guardado | 36 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Ryan Hanigan | 26 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Buck Coats | 25 | – | 20 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Conine↔ NYM | 41 | FA-elig | 80 | 0.0 | 1.6 | -1.6 |
| Jerry Gil | 24 | arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Jorge Cantu↔ TBR | 25 | – | 27 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Javier Valentin | 31 | FA-elig | 97 | -0.0 | 1.2 | -1.3 |
| Enrique Cruz | 25 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Joey Votto | 23 | – | 24 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Bellhorn | 32 | – | 13 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rheal Cormier | 40 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.2 | 2.2 | -2.7 |
| Elizardo Ramirez | 24 | arb | 4 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Tom Shearn | 29 | – | 7 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Ricky Stone | 32 | – | 5 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Kirk Saarloos | 28 | arb | 34 | -0.3 | 1.2 | -1.9 |
| Mike Gosling | 26 | – | 23 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Ryan Freel | 31 | FA-elig | 75 | -0.4 | 2.3 | -3.1 |
| Victor Santos↔ BAL | 30 | – | 32 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Pedro Lopez | 23 | – | 14 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Phil Dumatrait | 25 | – | 6 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 37 | FA-elig | 144 | -0.6 | 8.4 | -9.7 |
| Chad Moeller↔ LAD | 32 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -1.9 |
| Todd Coffey | 26 | pre-arb | 58 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -1.8 |
| Juan Castro | 35 | FA-elig | 54 | -1.1 | 0.9 | -3.4 |
51 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (61%). 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 |