GM: Daniel O'Dowd (since 2000)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Holliday | 27 | arb | 158 | 6.9 | 4.4 | +10.2 |
| Troy Tulowitzki | 22 | pre-arb | 155 | 5.2 | 0.4 | +10.7 |
| Todd Helton | 33 | FA-elig | 154 | 4.2 | 16.6 | -7.7 |
| Jeff Francis | 26 | arb | 35 | 3.8 | 0.8 | +7.4 |
| Kazuo Matsui | 31 | arb | 104 | 2.7 | 1.5 | +4.2 |
| Aaron Cook | 28 | arb | 25 | 2.6 | 3.1 | +2.5 |
| Garrett Atkins | 27 | arb | 157 | 2.1 | 0.4 | +4.1 |
| Ryan Spilborghs | 27 | – | 97 | 1.6 | – | – |
| Taylor Buchholz | 25 | – | 41 | 1.6 | – | – |
| Brad Hawpe | 28 | arb | 152 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +2.7 |
| Manny Corpas | 24 | pre-arb | 78 | 1.2 | 0.4 | +2.1 |
| Franklin Morales | 21 | – | 8 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Josh Fogg | 30 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.0 | 3.6 | -1.5 |
| Willy Taveras | 25 | arb | 97 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.5 |
| Brian Fuentes | 31 | FA-elig | 64 | 0.9 | 3.5 | -1.6 |
| Ubaldo Jiménez | 23 | – | 15 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Rodrigo Lopez | 31 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.7 | 4.3 | -2.9 |
| Jason Hirsh | 25 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.0 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 28 | FA-elig | 113 | 0.6 | 1.1 | +0.2 |
| Jorge Julio↔ MIA | 28 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.6 | 3.1 | -1.9 |
| Jeremy Affeldt | 28 | arb | 75 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -0.3 |
| Matt Herges | 37 | – | 35 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Zach McClellan | 28 | – | 12 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Mark Redman↔ ATL | 33 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Chris Iannetta | 24 | pre-arb | 67 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Seth Smith | 24 | – | 7 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jamey Carroll | 33 | arb | 108 | 0.2 | 1.7 | -1.2 |
| Denny Bautista | 26 | – | 9 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Ryan Speier | 27 | – | 20 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Ian Stewart | 22 | – | 35 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Tim Harikkala | 35 | – | 1 | 0.2 | – | – |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 34 | FA-elig | 62 | 0.2 | 3.2 | -2.9 |
| Ramon E Ramirez | 25 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Josh Newman | 25 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Darren Clarke | 26 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Elmer Dessens↔ MIL | 36 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Sean Barker | 27 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Juan Morillo | 23 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Edwin Bellorin | 25 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dan Serafini | 33 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Cory Sullivan | 27 | – | 72 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bob Keppel | 25 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tom Martin | 37 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| Joe Koshansky | 25 | – | 17 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ramon Ortiz↔ MIN | 34 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Alberto Arias | 23 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Geronimo Gil | 31 | – | 5 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Byung-Hyun Kim↔ ARI | 28 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| John Mabry | 36 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.4 |
| Clint Barmes | 28 | – | 27 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Omar Quintanilla | 25 | – | 27 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Jeff Baker | 26 | pre-arb | 85 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -1.6 |
| Steve Finley | 42 | FA-elig | 43 | -1.1 | 1.0 | -3.3 |
53 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (55%). 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 |