GM: Daniel O'Dowd (since 2000)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos González | 24 | pre-arb | 145 | 5.7 | 0.4 | +12.8 |
| Troy Tulowitzki | 25 | arb | 122 | 5.5 | 3.5 | +9.3 |
| Ubaldo Jiménez | 26 | arb | 33 | 5.5 | 1.2 | +11.3 |
| Jason Hammel | 27 | arb | 30 | 2.9 | 1.9 | +4.8 |
| Miguel Olivo | 31 | FA-elig | 112 | 2.5 | 2.0 | +3.7 |
| Jhoulys Chacín | 22 | – | 28 | 2.4 | – | – |
| Matt Belisle | 30 | FA-elig | 76 | 2.1 | 0.8 | +4.1 |
| Rafael Betancourt | 35 | FA-elig | 72 | 1.8 | 3.8 | +0.5 |
| Jeff Francis | 29 | FA-elig | 20 | 1.6 | 5.8 | -2.0 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 29 | FA-elig | 20 | 1.3 | 5.6 | -2.5 |
| Seth Smith | 27 | arb | 133 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +2.5 |
| Esmil Rogers | 24 | pre-arb | 33 | 1.2 | 0.4 | +2.5 |
| Dexter Fowler | 24 | pre-arb | 132 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +1.9 |
| Aaron Cook | 31 | FA-elig | 28 | 1.0 | 9.6 | -7.4 |
| Huston Street | 26 | arb | 44 | 0.8 | 7.2 | -5.3 |
| Ian Stewart | 25 | arb | 121 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.3 |
| Manny Corpas | 27 | arb | 56 | 0.4 | 2.8 | -1.7 |
| Jonathan Herrera | 25 | – | 76 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Clint Barmes | 31 | FA-elig | 133 | 0.2 | 3.3 | -2.8 |
| Jay Payton | 37 | – | 20 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Brad Hawpe↔ TBR | 31 | FA-elig | 88 | 0.2 | 6.4 | -5.9 |
| Matt Reynolds | 25 | – | 21 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Melvin Mora | 38 | FA-elig | 113 | 0.2 | 1.3 | -0.9 |
| Matt Daley | 28 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Brad Eldred | 29 | – | 11 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Edgmer Escalona | 23 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Greg Smith | 26 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Juan Rincon | 31 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Manny Delcarmen↔ BOS | 28 | arb | 9 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Joe Beimel | 33 | FA-elig | 71 | -0.0 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Taylor Buchholz↔ TOR | 28 | arb | 7 | -0.0 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Octavio Dotel↔ LAD | 36 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Samuel Deduno | 26 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Giambi | 39 | FA-elig | 87 | -0.1 | 1.8 | -1.9 |
| Paul Phillips | 33 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Iannetta | 27 | arb | 61 | -0.1 | 1.8 | -2.0 |
| Michael McKenry | 25 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Randy Flores↔ MIN | 34 | FA-elig | 47 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Chris Nelson | 24 | – | 17 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Eric Young Jr. | 25 | – | 51 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Todd Helton | 36 | FA-elig | 118 | -0.5 | 17.8 | -19.0 |
| Franklin Morales | 24 | arb | 35 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -1.7 |
| Ryan Spilborghs | 30 | arb | 134 | -0.9 | 1.3 | -3.3 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (72%). 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 |