GM: Bob Gebhard (since 1991)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Galarraga | 32 | FA-elig | 120 | 4.2 | 0.8 | +2.6 |
| Charlie Hayes | 28 | arb | 157 | 3.9 | 1.3 | +1.9 |
| Dante Bichette | 29 | arb | 141 | 2.8 | 0.7 | +1.5 |
| Armando Reynoso | 27 | pre-arb | 31 | 1.9 | 0.1 | +1.4 |
| Bruce Ruffin | 29 | FA-elig | 59 | 1.6 | 0.6 | +0.8 |
| Eric Young Sr. | 26 | pre-arb | 144 | 1.6 | 0.1 | +1.2 |
| Jerald Clark | 29 | arb | 140 | 1.3 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Darren Holmes | 27 | arb | 62 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Joe Girardi | 28 | arb | 86 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -0.0 |
| David Nied | 24 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Willie Blair | 27 | arb | 46 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Lance Painter | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Freddie Benavides | 27 | pre-arb | 74 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Jeff Parrett | 31 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Nelson Liriano | 29 | – | 48 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Andy Ashby↔ SDP | 25 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Mike Munoz↔ DET | 27 | arb | 21 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Curt Leskanic | 25 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Bryn Smith | 37 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Gary Wayne | 30 | arb | 65 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Bruce Hurst↔ SDP | 35 | FA-elig | 3 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -1.7 |
| Mo Sanford | 26 | – | 11 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Jones | 27 | pre-arb | 86 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Butch Henry↔ WSN | 24 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Alex Cole | 27 | arb | 126 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Scott Service↔ CIN | 26 | arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Jayhawk Owens | 24 | pre-arb | 33 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Danny Sheaffer | 31 | FA-elig | 82 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Eric Wedge | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Scott Fredrickson | 25 | – | 25 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kent Bottenfield↔ WSN | 24 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Scott Aldred↔ WSN | 25 | arb | 5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Keith Shepherd | 25 | – | 14 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Daryl Boston | 30 | FA-elig | 124 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| Mark Grant↔ HOU | 29 | – | 14 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Gerald Young | 28 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Jay Gainer | 26 | – | 23 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Mark Knudson | 32 | – | 4 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Vinny Castilla | 25 | pre-arb | 105 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Greg Harris↔ SDP | 29 | arb | 13 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Dale Murphy | 37 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Marcus Moore | 22 | – | 27 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Steve Reed | 28 | pre-arb | 64 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Roberto Mejia | 21 | – | 65 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Jim Tatum | 25 | pre-arb | 92 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Pedro Castellano | 23 | – | 34 | -0.8 | – | – |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 36 of them (78%). 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 COL |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos González | 2008 | 24.7 |
| Germán Márquez | 2016 | 19.1 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 2008 | 13.1 |
| DJ LeMahieu | 2011 | 13.1 |
| Pedro Astacio | 1997 | 8.3 |
| Brian Fuentes | 2001 | 7.7 |
| Rafael Betancourt | 2009 | 5.9 |
| Tyler Chatwood | 2011 | 5.8 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Chone Figgins | 2001 | 22.2 |
| Nolan Arenado | 2021 | 18.3 |
| Andy Ashby | 1993 | 17.7 |
| Mark Canha | 2014 | 10.3 |
| Darryl Kile | 1999 | 9.7 |
| Juan Pierre | 2002 | 9.4 |
| Everth Cabrera | 2008 | 4.5 |
| Ubaldo Jiménez | 2011 | 4.4 |