GM: Bob Gebhard (since 1991)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | 31 | FA-elig | 156 | 7.2 | 4.0 | +2.1 |
| Vinny Castilla | 28 | arb | 160 | 3.3 | 1.2 | +1.6 |
| Andres Galarraga | 35 | FA-elig | 159 | 3.2 | 4.5 | -1.7 |
| Eric Young Sr. | 29 | arb | 141 | 2.8 | 1.1 | +1.2 |
| Kevin Ritz | 31 | FA-elig | 35 | 2.2 | 0.7 | +1.1 |
| Bruce Ruffin | 32 | FA-elig | 71 | 1.7 | 1.0 | +0.4 |
| Armando Reynoso | 30 | arb | 30 | 1.4 | 0.4 | +0.8 |
| Larry Walker | 29 | FA-elig | 83 | 1.3 | 4.4 | -3.3 |
| Darren Holmes | 30 | FA-elig | 62 | 1.1 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| Roger Bailey | 25 | pre-arb | 24 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Dante Bichette | 32 | FA-elig | 159 | 0.9 | 3.6 | -2.9 |
| Jamey Wright | 21 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Jeff Reed | 33 | FA-elig | 116 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Mark Thompson | 25 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Mike Munoz | 30 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Walt Weiss | 32 | FA-elig | 155 | 0.5 | 1.6 | -1.2 |
| Bill Swift | 34 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.4 | 4.6 | -4.3 |
| Steve Reed | 31 | arb | 70 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Marvin Freeman↔ CHW | 33 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.3 | 2.4 | -2.1 |
| Steve Decker↔ SFG | 30 | – | 10 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Trenidad Hubbard↔ SFG | 30 | pre-arb | 45 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Curt Leskanic | 28 | arb | 70 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| John Vander Wal | 30 | arb | 104 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| John Burke | 26 | – | 11 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Quinton McCracken | 25 | pre-arb | 124 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| John Habyan | 32 | – | 19 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ryan Hawblitzel | 25 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Garvin Alston | 24 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Bryan Rekar | 24 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Alan Cockrell | 33 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Terry Jones | 25 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jayhawk Owens | 27 | arb | 73 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Harvey Pulliam | 28 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Farmer | 27 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| David Nied | 27 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jorge Brito | 30 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Angel Echevarria | 25 | – | 26 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Eric Anthony↔ CIN | 28 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Robbie Beckett | 23 | – | 5 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Pedro Castellano | 26 | arb | 13 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Milt Thompson↔ LAD | 37 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Lance Painter | 28 | arb | 35 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Neifi Perez | 23 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Jason Bates | 25 | pre-arb | 88 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -1.0 |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 of them (73%). 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 |