GM: Bill Wood (since 1988)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Davis | 28 | arb | 158 | 4.8 | 1.1 | +0.6 |
| Ken Caminiti | 26 | pre-arb | 161 | 4.5 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Kevin Bass | 30 | FA-elig | 87 | 3.1 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
| Terry Puhl | 32 | FA-elig | 121 | 2.5 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| Mike Scott | 34 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.5 | 1.3 | -0.4 |
| Jim Deshaies | 29 | arb | 35 | 2.4 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
| Larry Andersen | 36 | FA-elig | 60 | 2.4 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
| Craig Biggio | 23 | pre-arb | 134 | 2.1 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Mark Portugal | 26 | arb | 20 | 1.9 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Gerald Young | 24 | pre-arb | 146 | 1.7 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Danny Darwin | 33 | FA-elig | 68 | 1.5 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| Bill Doran | 31 | FA-elig | 142 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| Alex Trevino | 31 | FA-elig | 59 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Dave Smith | 34 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| Jim Clancy | 33 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -1.1 |
| Steve Lombardozzi Sr. | 29 | – | 21 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Harry Spilman | 34 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Juan Agosto | 31 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Rick Rhoden | 36 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.8 |
| Glenn Wilson↔ PIT | 30 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Billy Hatcher↔ PIT | 28 | arb | 108 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Dan Schatzeder | 34 | FA-elig | 36 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Mark Davidson | 28 | – | 33 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Eric Anthony | 21 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Roger Mason | 30 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Brian Meyer | 26 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jose Cano | 27 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ron Washington | 37 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Carl Nichols | 26 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Bob Knepper↔ SFG | 35 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Greg Gross | 36 | – | 60 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Alan Ashby | 37 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Eric Yelding | 24 | pre-arb | 70 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Louie Meadows | 28 | – | 31 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Craig Reynolds | 36 | FA-elig | 101 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| Rafael Ramirez | 31 | FA-elig | 151 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| Bob Forsch | 39 | FA-elig | 37 | -0.6 | 1.0 | -1.2 |
37 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (78%). 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 |