GM: Bill Wood (since 1988)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | 24 | pre-arb | 150 | 3.1 | 0.2 | +1.2 |
| Danny Darwin | 34 | FA-elig | 52 | 2.9 | 1.2 | +0.1 |
| Franklin Stubbs | 29 | – | 146 | 2.7 | – | – |
| Bill Doran↔ CIN | 32 | FA-elig | 109 | 2.6 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| Glenn Davis | 29 | FA-elig | 93 | 2.2 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| Casey Candaele | 29 | arb | 130 | 1.6 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Larry Andersen↔ BOS | 37 | FA-elig | 50 | 1.6 | 0.7 | -0.0 |
| Mark Portugal | 27 | arb | 32 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Glenn Wilson | 31 | FA-elig | 118 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Dave Smith | 35 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -0.7 |
| Mike Scott | 35 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.8 | 2.0 | -1.6 |
| Eric Yelding | 25 | pre-arb | 142 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Bill Gullickson | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Jim Clancy | 34 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.5 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| Dan Schatzeder↔ NYM | 35 | FA-elig | 45 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Javier Ortiz | 27 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Ken Caminiti | 27 | arb | 153 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Jim Deshaies | 30 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| Mike Simms | 23 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Karl Rhodes | 21 | pre-arb | 38 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Randy Hennis | 24 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Terry Clark | 29 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Davidson | 29 | arb | 57 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Terry Puhl | 33 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| Steve Lombardozzi Sr. | 30 | arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Juan Agosto | 32 | FA-elig | 82 | -0.0 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Brian Fisher | 28 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Carl Nichols | 27 | arb | 32 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 22 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Charlie Kerfeld↔ ATL | 26 | arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Baldwin | 24 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ken Oberkfell | 34 | FA-elig | 77 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Rich Gedman↔ BOS | 30 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Andujar Cedeno | 20 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Terry McGriff↔ CIN | 26 | arb | 4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Dave Rohde | 26 | pre-arb | 59 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Alex Trevino↔ CIN | 32 | FA-elig | 42 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Al Osuna | 24 | – | 12 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Louie Meadows↔ PHI | 29 | arb | 15 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Brian Meyer | 27 | – | 14 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Gerald Young | 25 | arb | 57 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Xavier Hernandez | 24 | pre-arb | 35 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Rafael Ramirez | 32 | FA-elig | 132 | -0.8 | 1.0 | -1.3 |
| Eric Anthony | 22 | – | 84 | -1.3 | – | – |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 35 of them (80%). 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 |