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GM: Bill Wood (since 1988)

1991 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-9.5
WAB — wins above budget
-6.1
TAB — roster Talent above budget
65–97 (0.401)
record
-3M
surplus $M (value/$)
21.1
roster fWAR
$12.9M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Steve Finley 26 pre-arb 159 4.5 0.3 +2.4
Jeff Bagwell 23 156 4.3
Craig Biggio 25 arb 149 3.5 0.4 +1.6
Luis Gonzalez 23 pre-arb 137 3.4 0.1 +1.9
Pete Harnisch 24 arb 33 3.1 0.2 +1.6
Ken Caminiti 28 arb 152 2.5 2.2 -0.7
Jimmy Jones 27 26 1.7
Casey Candaele 30 arb 151 1.4 0.3 +0.5
Mark Portugal 28 FA-elig 33 1.2 0.7 +0.0
Curt Schilling 24 arb 56 1.0 0.1 +0.4
Ryan Bowen 23 17 0.8
Gerald Young 26 arb 108 0.8 0.3 +0.1
Javier Ortiz 28 pre-arb 47 0.6 0.1 +0.2
Xavier Hernandez 25 pre-arb 32 0.4 0.1 +0.1
Jim Corsi 29 47 0.3
Carl Nichols 28 20 0.2
Ken Oberkfell 35 FA-elig 53 0.1 0.7 -0.6
Jim Deshaies 31 FA-elig 28 0.1 2.1 -2.1
Jose Tolentino 30 pre-arb 44 0.0 0.1 -0.1
Scott Servais 24 16 0.0
Mike Simms 24 49 -0.1
Al Osuna 25 pre-arb 71 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Jeff Juden 20 4 -0.1
Tony Eusebio 24 10 -0.1
Kenny Lofton 24 pre-arb 20 -0.1 0.1 -0.2
Mike Capel 29 25 -0.1
Gary Cooper 26 9 -0.1
Jim Clancy↔ ATL 35 30 -0.2
Brian Williams 22 2 -0.2
Mark Davidson 30 arb 85 -0.2 0.3 -0.4
Rob Mallicoat 26 24 -0.2
Mike Scott 36 FA-elig 2 -0.3 2.4 -2.6
Dean Wilkins 24 7 -0.3
Dave Rohde 27 29 -0.4
Mark McLemore 26 arb 21 -0.4 0.2 -0.4
Darryl Kile 22 pre-arb 37 -0.4 0.1 -0.3
Chris Gardner 22 5 -0.5
Andy Mota 25 27 -0.5
Eric Anthony 23 pre-arb 39 -0.5 0.1 -0.4
Andujar Cedeno 21 67 -0.5
Karl Rhodes 22 pre-arb 44 -0.6 0.1 -0.4
Dwayne Henry 29 FA-elig 52 -0.7 0.1 -0.5
Rafael Ramirez 33 FA-elig 101 -1.0 1.2 -1.8
Eric Yelding 26 pre-arb 78 -1.2 0.3 -1.0

44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 25 of them (57%). 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.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for HOU
Jeff Bagwell199080.2
Yordan Álvarez201626.7
Mike Scott198221.9
Justin Verlander201719.7
Mike Hampton199319.2
Kevin Bass198217.5
Nolan Ryan198516.2
Moisés Alou199713.5
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Kenny Lofton199142.5
Curt Schilling199236.3
Ben Zobrist200633.1
Ken Caminiti199417.4
Freddy García199815.6
Jed Lowrie201313.0
Ramón Laureano20179.2
Patrick Sandoval20188.9