GM: Dick Wagner (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | 31 | FA-elig | 38 | 8.4 | 0.7 | +1.8 |
| Kevin Bass | 27 | arb | 157 | 5.2 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Glenn Davis | 25 | pre-arb | 158 | 4.2 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Denny Walling | 32 | FA-elig | 130 | 3.9 | 0.4 | +0.8 |
| Bill Doran | 28 | arb | 145 | 3.3 | 0.6 | +0.4 |
| Bob Knepper | 32 | FA-elig | 42 | 3.1 | 1.0 | -0.1 |
| Nolan Ryan Jr. | 39 | FA-elig | 30 | 2.9 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| Jose Cruz | 38 | FA-elig | 141 | 2.5 | 0.8 | -0.0 |
| Phil Garner | 37 | FA-elig | 107 | 1.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Jim Deshaies | 26 | pre-arb | 26 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Dickie Thon | 28 | FA-elig | 106 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Billy Hatcher | 25 | pre-arb | 127 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Danny Darwin↔ MIL | 30 | FA-elig | 12 | 1.2 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Alan Ashby | 34 | FA-elig | 120 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Charlie Kerfeld | 22 | pre-arb | 61 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Tony Walker | 26 | – | 84 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Craig Reynolds | 33 | FA-elig | 114 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Davey Lopes↔ CHC | 41 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Ty Gainey | 25 | – | 26 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Jim Pankovits | 30 | pre-arb | 70 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Larry Andersen↔ PHI | 33 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| John Mizerock | 25 | arb | 44 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Dave Smith | 31 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Terry Puhl | 29 | FA-elig | 81 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| Mark Bailey | 24 | – | 57 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dan Driessen↔ SFG | 34 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Mike Madden | 28 | – | 13 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Louie Meadows | 25 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Matt Keough↔ CHC | 30 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Rafael Montalvo | 22 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Aurelio Lopez | 37 | FA-elig | 45 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Robbie Wine Jr. | 23 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Manny Hernandez | 25 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Knudson↔ MIL | 25 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bert Pena | 26 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tom Funk | 24 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jeff Calhoun | 28 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Frank DiPino↔ CHC | 29 | arb | 31 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Eric Bullock | 26 | – | 6 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Julio Solano | 26 | – | 16 | -0.8 | – | – |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (68%). 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 |