GM: Bill Wood (since 1988)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bagwell | 25 | pre-arb | 142 | 5.5 | 0.7 | +3.9 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 25 | arb | 154 | 5.4 | 0.4 | +4.1 |
| Craig Biggio | 27 | arb | 155 | 4.7 | 3.0 | +0.8 |
| Mark Portugal | 30 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.9 | 2.1 | +1.1 |
| Doug Drabek | 30 | FA-elig | 34 | 3.8 | 4.2 | -1.1 |
| Pete Harnisch | 26 | arb | 33 | 3.0 | 1.8 | +0.6 |
| Andujar Cedeno | 23 | arb | 149 | 2.9 | 0.2 | +2.2 |
| Steve Finley | 28 | arb | 142 | 2.7 | 2.9 | -0.7 |
| Darryl Kile | 24 | pre-arb | 32 | 2.3 | 0.2 | +1.6 |
| Eric Anthony | 25 | arb | 145 | 2.1 | 0.3 | +1.4 |
| Greg Swindell | 28 | FA-elig | 31 | 2.1 | 3.8 | -2.1 |
| Xavier Hernandez | 27 | arb | 72 | 2.0 | 0.9 | +0.8 |
| Scott Servais | 26 | pre-arb | 85 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Ken Caminiti | 30 | FA-elig | 143 | 1.3 | 3.1 | -2.1 |
| Chris James↔ TEX | 30 | FA-elig | 65 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Kevin Bass | 34 | FA-elig | 111 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Eddie Taubensee | 24 | pre-arb | 94 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Doug Jones | 36 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.8 | 2.5 | -1.8 |
| Chris Donnels | 27 | pre-arb | 88 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Shane Reynolds | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Rick Parker | 30 | arb | 45 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Brian Williams | 24 | pre-arb | 42 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Casey Candaele | 32 | FA-elig | 75 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Mark Grant↔ COL | 29 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Eric Bell | 29 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jim Lindeman | 31 | – | 9 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Scooter Tucker | 26 | – | 9 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jack Daugherty↔ CIN | 32 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Juan Agosto | 35 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jose Uribe | 34 | FA-elig | 45 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Karl Rhodes↔ CHC | 24 | arb | 5 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Juden | 22 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Todd Jones | 25 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Tom Edens | 32 | FA-elig | 38 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Al Osuna | 27 | – | 44 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Brumley | 30 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
36 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (81%). 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 |