GM: Bob Gebhard (since 1991)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Walker | 31 | FA-elig | 130 | 5.0 | 6.0 | -0.6 |
| Vinny Castilla | 30 | FA-elig | 162 | 4.5 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Darryl Kile | 29 | FA-elig | 39 | 3.7 | 5.5 | -1.5 |
| Todd Helton | 24 | pre-arb | 152 | 2.9 | 0.2 | +2.9 |
| Bobby Jones | 26 | pre-arb | 35 | 2.2 | 0.2 | +2.2 |
| John Thomson | 24 | pre-arb | 26 | 2.1 | 0.2 | +2.1 |
| Chuck McElroy | 30 | FA-elig | 78 | 1.9 | 0.8 | +1.2 |
| Jamey Wright | 23 | pre-arb | 34 | 1.6 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Jeff Reed | 35 | FA-elig | 113 | 1.6 | 1.5 | +0.2 |
| Dave Veres | 31 | arb | 63 | 1.5 | 1.1 | +0.6 |
| Dante Bichette | 34 | FA-elig | 161 | 1.4 | 5.3 | -3.8 |
| Pedro Astacio | 29 | FA-elig | 35 | 1.2 | 3.4 | -2.0 |
| Darryl Hamilton↔ SFG | 33 | FA-elig | 51 | 1.2 | 0.9 | +0.4 |
| John Vander Wal↔ SDP | 32 | FA-elig | 89 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +0.6 |
| Ellis Burks↔ SFG | 33 | FA-elig | 100 | 0.7 | 3.5 | -2.7 |
| Mike DeJean | 27 | pre-arb | 59 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Jerry Dipoto | 30 | arb | 68 | 0.6 | 1.8 | -1.2 |
| Mike Munoz | 32 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Derrick Gibson | 23 | – | 7 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Greg Colbrunn↔ ATL | 28 | FA-elig | 62 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Kevin Ritz | 33 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.1 | 3.5 | -3.4 |
| Mike Lansing | 30 | arb | 153 | 0.1 | 4.0 | -3.8 |
| Mark Brownson | 23 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Curt Leskanic | 30 | arb | 66 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Angel Echevarria | 27 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Lariel Gonzalez | 22 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Fred Rath Jr. | 25 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Edgard Clemente | 22 | – | 11 | -0.0 | – | – |
| David Wainhouse | 30 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Terry Shumpert | 31 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Mark Strittmatter | 29 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kurt Abbott↔ OAK | 29 | arb | 42 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Jim Stoops | 26 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Barry | 28 | – | 15 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Derrick White↔ CHC | 28 | – | 9 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Saipe | 24 | – | 2 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Kirt Manwaring | 32 | FA-elig | 110 | -0.3 | 2.1 | -2.5 |
| Curtis Goodwin | 25 | arb | 119 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Mark Thompson | 27 | arb | 6 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Nelson Liriano | 34 | – | 12 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Jason Bates | 27 | arb | 53 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Neifi Perez | 25 | pre-arb | 162 | -1.6 | 0.2 | -1.9 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (71%). 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 |