GM: Wayne Krivsky (since 2008)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Votto | 24 | pre-arb | 151 | 3.6 | 0.4 | +7.7 |
| Edinson Volquez | 24 | arb | 33 | 3.2 | 0.4 | +6.8 |
| Brandon Phillips | 27 | FA-elig | 141 | 2.7 | 2.9 | +3.3 |
| Bronson Arroyo | 31 | FA-elig | 40 | 2.7 | 4.6 | +1.6 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 32 | – | 80 | 2.7 | – | – |
| David Ross↔ BOS | 31 | FA-elig | 52 | 2.4 | 2.2 | +3.2 |
| Edwin Encarnación | 25 | arb | 146 | 1.6 | 0.5 | +3.1 |
| Paul Bako | 36 | FA-elig | 99 | 1.6 | 0.8 | +2.8 |
| Chris Dickerson | 26 | – | 31 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Aaron Harang | 30 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.2 | 6.8 | -4.0 |
| Ryan Hanigan | 27 | – | 31 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Jay Bruce | 21 | – | 108 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Francisco Cordero | 33 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.7 | 8.6 | -7.0 |
| Adam Dunn↔ ARI | 28 | FA-elig | 114 | 0.7 | 9.4 | -7.9 |
| Johnny Cueto | 22 | pre-arb | 32 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.1 |
| Javier Valentin | 32 | – | 94 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Bill Bray | 25 | – | 63 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Jeremy Affeldt | 29 | FA-elig | 74 | 0.4 | 3.0 | -2.0 |
| Jared Burton | 27 | pre-arb | 54 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Ramon Ramirez | 25 | – | 5 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Ryan Freel | 32 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.1 | 3.0 | -2.7 |
| Matt Belisle | 28 | arb | 6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -0.9 |
| Micah Owings↔ ARI | 25 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Josh Roenicke | 25 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| David Weathers | 38 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.1 | 3.3 | -3.1 |
| Andy Phillips↔ NYM | 31 | – | 52 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Daniel Herrera | 23 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jolbert Cabrera | 35 | – | 48 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Wilkin Castillo | 24 | – | 18 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kent Mercker | 40 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Mike Lincoln | 33 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Jon Adkins | 30 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Nick Masset↔ CHW | 26 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Juan Castro↔ BAL | 36 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Todd Coffey↔ MIL | 27 | arb | 17 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Daryl Thompson | 22 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Scott Hatteberg | 38 | FA-elig | 34 | -0.2 | 1.9 | -2.3 |
| Adam Pettyjohn | 31 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Adam Rosales | 25 | – | 18 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ken Griffey Jr.↔ CHW | 38 | FA-elig | 102 | -0.3 | 5.9 | -6.5 |
| Gary Majewski | 28 | – | 37 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Danny Richar | 25 | – | 16 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Homer Bailey | 22 | – | 8 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Paul Janish | 25 | – | 38 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Josh Fogg | 31 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -1.7 |
| Norris Hopper | 29 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -1.7 |
| Jeff Keppinger | 28 | arb | 121 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -2.8 |
| Corey Patterson | 28 | FA-elig | 135 | -1.1 | 3.0 | -5.6 |
48 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (58%). 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 |