GM: Bill Wood (since 1988)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $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.
| 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 |