GM: Gerry Hunsicker (since 1996)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hidalgo | 25 | arb | 153 | 7.3 | 0.3 | +10.0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 32 | FA-elig | 159 | 5.9 | 6.5 | +1.9 |
| Moises Alou | 33 | FA-elig | 126 | 3.2 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| Chris Holt | 28 | arb | 34 | 3.1 | 1.0 | +3.4 |
| Lance Berkman | 24 | – | 114 | 2.4 | – | – |
| Mitch Meluskey | 26 | pre-arb | 117 | 2.3 | 0.2 | +3.0 |
| Shane Reynolds | 32 | FA-elig | 22 | 1.8 | 6.7 | -4.1 |
| Ken Caminiti | 37 | FA-elig | 59 | 1.8 | 4.5 | -2.0 |
| Scott Elarton | 24 | pre-arb | 30 | 1.7 | 0.3 | +2.1 |
| Bill Spiers | 34 | FA-elig | 124 | 1.5 | 1.7 | +0.5 |
| Craig Biggio | 34 | FA-elig | 101 | 1.5 | 6.8 | -4.6 |
| Wade Miller | 23 | – | 16 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Tony Eusebio | 33 | FA-elig | 74 | 0.9 | 1.1 | +0.2 |
| Joe Slusarski | 33 | – | 54 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Roger Cedeno | 25 | arb | 74 | 0.6 | 2.4 | -1.6 |
| Marc Valdes | 28 | – | 53 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Tony McKnight | 23 | – | 6 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Octavio Dotel | 26 | pre-arb | 50 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Chris Truby | 26 | – | 78 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jay Powell | 28 | arb | 30 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -1.1 |
| Wayne Franklin | 26 | – | 25 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Julio Lugo | 24 | – | 116 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jose Cabrera | 28 | arb | 52 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Glen Barker | 29 | pre-arb | 84 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Frank Charles | 31 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Paul Bako↔ ATL | 28 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Raul Chavez | 27 | – | 14 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Keith Ginter | 24 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dwight Gooden↔ NYY | 35 | FA-elig | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Eddie Zosky | 32 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Yorkis Perez | 32 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Morgan Ensberg | 24 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kip Gross | 35 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rusty Meacham | 32 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jose Lima | 27 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.2 | 5.0 | -5.3 |
| Scott Linebrink↔ SFG | 23 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brian Powell | 26 | – | 9 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tripp Cromer III | 32 | – | 9 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Daryle Ward | 25 | pre-arb | 119 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Jason Green | 25 | – | 14 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Maddux | 38 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Doug Henry↔ SFG | 36 | FA-elig | 45 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Billy Wagner | 28 | arb | 28 | -0.4 | 3.2 | -3.8 |
| Russ Johnson↔ TBR | 27 | arb | 26 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Matt Mieske↔ ARI | 32 | FA-elig | 62 | -1.0 | 0.6 | -2.0 |
| Tim Bogar | 33 | FA-elig | 110 | -1.1 | 0.7 | -2.2 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (59%). 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 |