GM: Daniel O'Dowd (since 2000)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Helton | 28 | arb | 156 | 5.5 | 5.0 | +4.4 |
| Larry Walker | 35 | FA-elig | 136 | 5.4 | 12.7 | -3.5 |
| Jason Jennings | 23 | pre-arb | 32 | 2.8 | 0.2 | +4.6 |
| Juan Pierre | 24 | pre-arb | 152 | 1.8 | 0.6 | +2.5 |
| Denny Neagle | 33 | FA-elig | 35 | 1.8 | 7.0 | -4.0 |
| John Thomson↔ NYM | 28 | arb | 21 | 1.7 | 0.8 | +2.1 |
| Jay Payton↔ NYM | 29 | arb | 47 | 1.4 | 0.1 | +2.3 |
| Mike Hampton | 29 | FA-elig | 36 | 1.3 | 9.5 | -7.3 |
| Jose Jimenez | 28 | arb | 74 | 1.1 | 1.9 | +0.0 |
| Todd Jones | 34 | FA-elig | 79 | 0.8 | 1.0 | +0.4 |
| Justin Speier | 28 | arb | 63 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Dennys Reyes↔ TEX | 25 | arb | 43 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Brian Fuentes | 26 | – | 31 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Mark Little↔ ARI | 29 | arb | 61 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Chris Nichting | 36 | – | 29 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Rick White↔ STL | 33 | FA-elig | 41 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Aaron Cook | 23 | – | 9 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Bobby Estalella | 27 | – | 38 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Todd Hollandsworth↔ TEX | 29 | FA-elig | 95 | 0.1 | 1.9 | -1.8 |
| Victor Santos | 25 | – | 24 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ross Gload | 26 | – | 26 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mike James | 34 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Sean Lowe↔ PIT | 31 | arb | 8 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jason Romano↔ TEX | 23 | – | 18 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Gabe Kapler↔ TEX | 26 | arb | 40 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr.↔ CHW | 36 | FA-elig | 38 | -0.2 | 1.1 | -1.4 |
| Walt McKeel | 30 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Cory Vance | 23 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jose Ortiz | 25 | pre-arb | 65 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Ben Petrick | 25 | arb | 38 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Shawn Chacon | 24 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Todd Zeile | 36 | FA-elig | 144 | -0.3 | 6.8 | -7.4 |
| Benny Agbayani↔ BOS | 30 | arb | 48 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Randy Flores↔ TEX | 26 | – | 8 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Greg Norton | 29 | FA-elig | 113 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| Denny Stark | 27 | – | 33 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Jack Cust | 23 | – | 35 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Mark Corey↔ NYM | 27 | – | 14 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Kent Mercker | 34 | FA-elig | 58 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -1.8 |
| Gary Bennett | 30 | FA-elig | 90 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -1.8 |
| Terry Shumpert | 35 | FA-elig | 106 | -0.9 | 0.8 | -2.4 |
| Brent Butler | 24 | – | 113 | -1.2 | – | – |
| Juan Uribe | 23 | pre-arb | 155 | -1.6 | 0.2 | -3.0 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (67%). 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 |