GM: Daniel O'Dowd (since 2000)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Atkins | 26 | arb | 157 | 5.4 | 0.3 | +10.3 |
| Jason Jennings | 27 | arb | 32 | 4.0 | 4.5 | +3.5 |
| Matt Holliday | 26 | pre-arb | 155 | 3.5 | 0.5 | +6.4 |
| Jeff Francis | 25 | pre-arb | 32 | 3.4 | 0.3 | +6.4 |
| Aaron Cook | 27 | arb | 32 | 3.1 | 1.2 | +4.8 |
| Brad Hawpe | 27 | – | 150 | 2.7 | – | – |
| Jamey Carroll | 32 | arb | 136 | 2.7 | 0.7 | +4.6 |
| Byung-Hyun Kim | 27 | FA-elig | 27 | 2.4 | 1.2 | +3.4 |
| Todd Helton | 32 | FA-elig | 145 | 1.9 | 16.6 | -12.8 |
| Josh Fogg | 29 | arb | 33 | 1.5 | 0.5 | +2.6 |
| Ramon E Ramirez | 24 | – | 61 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Jeff Baker | 25 | – | 18 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Brian Fuentes | 30 | arb | 66 | 0.9 | 2.0 | -0.2 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 27 | arb | 65 | 0.8 | 0.8 | +0.7 |
| Kazuo Matsui↔ NYM | 30 | pre-arb | 32 | 0.7 | 3.7 | -2.4 |
| Tom Martin | 36 | FA-elig | 68 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +0.7 |
| Ryan Spilborghs | 26 | – | 67 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Manny Corpas | 23 | – | 35 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Eli Marrero↔ NYM | 32 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Jason Smith | 28 | arb | 49 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| David Cortes | 32 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Chris Iannetta | 23 | – | 21 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ubaldo Jiménez | 22 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Denny Bautista↔ KCR | 25 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Mike Venafro | 32 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Nate Field | 30 | – | 14 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Miguel Asencio | 25 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ryan Shealy↔ KCR | 26 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Alvin Colina | 24 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike DeJean | 35 | FA-elig | 2 | -0.0 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| Omar Quintanilla | 24 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Justin Hampson | 26 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jeremy Affeldt↔ KCR | 27 | arb | 27 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Jeff Salazar | 25 | – | 19 | -0.1 | – | – |
| JD Closser | 26 | – | 32 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Scott Dohmann↔ KCR | 28 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Sun-Woo Kim↔ CIN | 28 | arb | 6 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Ray King | 32 | FA-elig | 67 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -3.0 |
| Juan Morillo | 22 | – | 1 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Vinny Castilla↔ SDP | 38 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.1 |
| Jose Mesa | 40 | FA-elig | 79 | -0.3 | 2.0 | -2.6 |
| Zach Day↔ WSN | 28 | arb | 3 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Miguel Ojeda↔ TEX | 31 | arb | 25 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Choo Freeman | 26 | pre-arb | 88 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| Jorge Piedra | 27 | pre-arb | 43 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| Troy Tulowitzki | 21 | – | 25 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Danny Ardoin↔ BAL | 31 | FA-elig | 35 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.4 |
| Cory Sullivan | 26 | pre-arb | 126 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.4 |
| Clint Barmes | 27 | arb | 131 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -1.8 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 27 | pre-arb | 61 | -1.1 | 0.3 | -2.5 |
50 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (66%). 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 |