GM: Mark Shapiro (since 2002)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Hafner | 27 | pre-arb | 140 | 4.7 | 0.3 | +7.8 |
| Coco Crisp | 24 | pre-arb | 139 | 4.0 | 0.3 | +6.5 |
| Casey Blake | 30 | arb | 152 | 3.4 | 0.4 | +5.4 |
| Victor Martinez | 25 | pre-arb | 141 | 3.3 | 0.3 | +5.4 |
| Omar Vizquel | 37 | FA-elig | 148 | 3.2 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
| Ronnie Belliard | 29 | FA-elig | 152 | 3.1 | 1.1 | +4.3 |
| Jake Westbrook | 26 | arb | 33 | 3.0 | 0.9 | +4.2 |
| CC Sabathia | 23 | arb | 30 | 2.8 | 2.7 | +2.0 |
| Ben Broussard | 27 | pre-arb | 139 | 2.1 | 0.3 | +3.2 |
| Rafael Betancourt | 29 | pre-arb | 68 | 1.8 | 0.3 | +2.7 |
| Matt Miller | 32 | – | 57 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Cliff Lee | 25 | pre-arb | 33 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +1.6 |
| Grady Sizemore | 21 | – | 43 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Jason Davis | 24 | pre-arb | 26 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Alex Escobar | 25 | arb | 46 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Jody Gerut | 26 | pre-arb | 134 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.8 |
| Matt Lawton III | 32 | FA-elig | 150 | 0.6 | 7.2 | -6.2 |
| Kazuhito Tadano | 24 | – | 14 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Bob Howry | 30 | – | 37 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Josh Bard | 26 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Jason Stanford | 27 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Josh Phelps↔ TOR | 26 | arb | 24 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Scott Stewart↔ LAD | 28 | arb | 23 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Jeff D'Amico | 28 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Scott Elarton↔ COL | 28 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Bob Wickman | 35 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.1 | 6.0 | -5.8 |
| John McDonald | 29 | arb | 66 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Fernando Cabrera | 22 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| David Riske | 27 | arb | 72 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.8 |
| Francisco Cruceta | 22 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Lou Pote | 32 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Lou Merloni | 33 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Ryan Ludwick | 25 | pre-arb | 15 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Ernie Young | 34 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Joe Dawley | 32 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| David Lee | 31 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Kyle Denney | 26 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jeremy Guthrie | 25 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Sandy Martinez↔ BOS | 33 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Cliff Bartosh | 24 | – | 34 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jake Robbins | 28 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Anderson | 25 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Raul Gonzalez | 30 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jhonny Peralta | 22 | – | 8 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Brandon Phillips | 23 | – | 6 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Chad Durbin↔ ARI | 26 | arb | 17 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Tim Laker | 34 | FA-elig | 44 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Mark Little | 31 | – | 11 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Jack Cressend | 29 | arb | 11 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Jose Jimenez | 30 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.6 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| Jeriome Robertson | 27 | – | 8 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Rick White | 35 | – | 59 | -0.9 | – | – |
52 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 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 CLE |
|---|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | 1991 | 42.5 |
| Corey Kluber | 2010 | 34.6 |
| Grady Sizemore | 2002 | 30.3 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 2009 | 25.5 |
| Travis Hafner | 2002 | 22.3 |
| Carlos Santana | 2008 | 21.6 |
| Michael Brantley | 2008 | 20.0 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | 2006 | 19.2 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Kent | 1996 | 30.9 |
| Brandon Phillips | 2006 | 30.1 |
| Brian Giles | 1998 | 25.4 |
| Von Hayes | 1982 | 22.3 |
| Yandy Díaz | 2018 | 19.5 |
| Rick Sutcliffe | 1984 | 17.2 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 1996 | 17.1 |
| Sean Casey | 1998 | 15.9 |