GM: Daniel O'Dowd (since 2000)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Holliday | 28 | arb | 139 | 5.9 | 9.5 | +3.8 |
| Aaron Cook | 29 | FA-elig | 37 | 5.1 | 5.1 | +6.3 |
| Ubaldo Jiménez | 24 | pre-arb | 34 | 3.5 | 0.4 | +7.5 |
| Brian Fuentes | 32 | FA-elig | 67 | 2.5 | 5.0 | +0.6 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 27 | – | 28 | 2.2 | – | – |
| Clint Barmes | 29 | arb | 107 | 1.7 | 0.4 | +3.4 |
| Taylor Buchholz | 26 | pre-arb | 63 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +2.6 |
| Jeff Francis | 27 | arb | 25 | 1.3 | 3.0 | -0.0 |
| Ian Stewart | 23 | – | 81 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Glendon Rusch↔ SDP | 33 | FA-elig | 24 | 1.0 | 0.6 | +1.7 |
| Jason Grilli↔ DET | 31 | FA-elig | 51 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.7 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 29 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.9 | 3.0 | -0.9 |
| Manny Corpas | 25 | pre-arb | 76 | 0.8 | 0.8 | +1.1 |
| Ryan Spilborghs | 28 | arb | 89 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.3 |
| Chris Iannetta | 25 | pre-arb | 104 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +1.1 |
| Todd Helton | 34 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.6 | 16.6 | -15.3 |
| Matt Herges | 38 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.5 | 2.0 | -0.9 |
| Troy Tulowitzki | 23 | pre-arb | 101 | 0.5 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| Jeff Baker | 27 | arb | 104 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Ryan Speier | 28 | – | 43 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Garrett Atkins | 28 | arb | 155 | 0.1 | 4.4 | -4.1 |
| Livan Hernandez↔ MIN | 33 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.1 | 1.3 | -1.1 |
| Alberto Arias↔ HOU | 24 | – | 12 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jose Capellan | 27 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Edwin Bellorin | 26 | – | 3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Joe Koshansky | 26 | – | 18 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Juan Morillo | 24 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Micah Bowie | 33 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Luis Vizcaino | 33 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.0 | 3.5 | -3.5 |
| Seth Smith | 25 | – | 67 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Franklin Morales | 22 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Adam Melhuse↔ TEX | 36 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Doug Bernier | 28 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Valerio De Los Santos | 35 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Cedrick Bowers | 30 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Hirsh | 26 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Mark Redman | 34 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -1.3 |
| Jonathan Herrera | 23 | – | 28 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Cory Sullivan | 28 | – | 18 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kip Wells↔ KCR | 31 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.2 | 1.9 | -2.3 |
| Omar Quintanilla | 26 | – | 81 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Steven Register | 25 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Willy Taveras | 26 | arb | 133 | -0.2 | 2.0 | -2.5 |
| Josh Newman↔ KCR | 26 | – | 8 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Dexter Fowler | 22 | – | 13 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Scott Podsednik | 32 | FA-elig | 93 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.6 |
| Jayson Nix | 25 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| Greg Reynolds | 22 | – | 14 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Brad Hawpe | 29 | arb | 138 | -0.7 | 3.9 | -5.6 |
49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (61%). 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 |