GM: Al Rosen (since 1981)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Doran | 27 | arb | 148 | 5.0 | 0.3 | +1.0 |
| Nolan Ryan Jr. | 38 | FA-elig | 35 | 4.3 | 1.4 | -0.2 |
| Jose Cruz | 37 | FA-elig | 141 | 3.1 | 0.8 | +0.0 |
| Bob Knepper | 31 | FA-elig | 38 | 2.9 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Mark Bailey | 23 | – | 114 | 2.4 | – | – |
| Kevin Bass | 26 | arb | 150 | 2.2 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Mike Scott | 30 | FA-elig | 36 | 2.0 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Craig Reynolds | 32 | FA-elig | 107 | 2.0 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Glenn Davis | 24 | pre-arb | 100 | 1.9 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Denny Walling | 31 | FA-elig | 119 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Alan Ashby | 33 | FA-elig | 65 | 1.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Dave Smith | 30 | arb | 64 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Jerry Mumphrey | 32 | – | 130 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Terry Puhl | 28 | FA-elig | 57 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Jeff Calhoun | 27 | – | 44 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Joe Niekro↔ NYY | 40 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Phil Garner | 36 | FA-elig | 135 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Dickie Thon | 27 | FA-elig | 84 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Jim Pankovits | 29 | – | 75 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Enos Cabell↔ LAD | 35 | FA-elig | 60 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Mark Knudson | 24 | – | 2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Bert Pena | 25 | – | 20 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Charlie Kerfeld | 21 | – | 11 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jim Deshaies | 25 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Madden | 27 | – | 13 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Jones | 27 | – | 31 | 0.0 | – | – |
| John Mizerock | 24 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Eric Bullock | 25 | – | 18 | -0.1 | – | – |
| German Rivera | 24 | – | 13 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ron Mathis | 26 | – | 23 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tim Tolman | 29 | – | 31 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jeff Heathcock | 25 | – | 14 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mark Ross | 27 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Bill Dawley | 27 | pre-arb | 49 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Julio Solano | 25 | – | 20 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Ty Gainey | 24 | – | 13 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Harry Spilman | 30 | FA-elig | 44 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Frank DiPino | 28 | arb | 54 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
38 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 19 of them (50%). 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 HOU |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bagwell | 1990 | 80.2 |
| Yordan Álvarez | 2016 | 26.7 |
| Mike Scott | 1982 | 21.9 |
| Justin Verlander | 2017 | 19.7 |
| Mike Hampton | 1993 | 19.2 |
| Kevin Bass | 1982 | 17.5 |
| Nolan Ryan | 1985 | 16.2 |
| Moisés Alou | 1997 | 13.5 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | 1991 | 42.5 |
| Curt Schilling | 1992 | 36.3 |
| Ben Zobrist | 2006 | 33.1 |
| Ken Caminiti | 1994 | 17.4 |
| Freddy García | 1998 | 15.6 |
| Jed Lowrie | 2013 | 13.0 |
| Ramón Laureano | 2017 | 9.2 |
| Patrick Sandoval | 2018 | 8.9 |