GM: Gerry Hunsicker (since 1996)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Oswalt | 26 | arb | 36 | 6.5 | 3.2 | +7.9 |
| Lance Berkman | 28 | arb | 160 | 6.2 | 6.5 | +4.0 |
| Roger Clemens | 41 | FA-elig | 33 | 5.8 | 5.0 | +4.9 |
| Jeff Kent | 36 | FA-elig | 145 | 4.2 | 10.0 | -2.8 |
| Carlos Beltrán↔ KCR | 27 | FA-elig | 90 | 4.0 | 5.1 | +1.8 |
| Brad Lidge | 27 | pre-arb | 80 | 3.7 | 0.4 | +6.0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 36 | FA-elig | 156 | 3.6 | 16.0 | -9.9 |
| Adam Everett | 27 | arb | 104 | 2.5 | 0.4 | +3.9 |
| Andy Pettitte | 32 | FA-elig | 15 | 2.0 | 5.5 | -2.1 |
| Mike Lamb | 28 | arb | 112 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +2.7 |
| Wade Miller | 27 | arb | 16 | 1.3 | 3.4 | -1.1 |
| Craig Biggio | 38 | FA-elig | 156 | 1.3 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| Dan Miceli | 33 | FA-elig | 74 | 1.2 | 0.6 | +1.4 |
| Brandon Backe | 26 | – | 34 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Pete Munro | 29 | – | 22 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Jason Lane | 27 | pre-arb | 107 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.1 |
| Octavio Dotel↔ OAK | 30 | arb | 32 | 0.7 | 1.2 | +0.1 |
| Richard Hidalgo↔ NYM | 29 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.6 | 5.0 | -4.1 |
| Morgan Ensberg | 28 | arb | 131 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Jose Vizcaino | 36 | FA-elig | 138 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -0.5 |
| Eric Bruntlett | 26 | pre-arb | 45 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Darren Oliver↔ MIA | 33 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Chad Qualls | 25 | – | 25 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Dan Wheeler↔ NYM | 26 | arb | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Tim Redding | 26 | arb | 27 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Russ Springer | 35 | – | 16 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jeremy Griffiths | 26 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Tremie | 34 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Willy Taveras | 22 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jared Fernandez | 32 | arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| David Weathers↔ MIA | 34 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.1 | 1.5 | -1.8 |
| Jason Alfaro | 26 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 35 | FA-elig | 102 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| Chad Harville↔ OAK | 27 | arb | 56 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Chris Burke | 24 | – | 17 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ricky Stone↔ SDP | 29 | arb | 16 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Kirk Bullinger | 34 | – | 27 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Brandon Duckworth | 28 | arb | 19 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Brad Ausmus | 35 | FA-elig | 129 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -1.8 |
| Carlos Hernández | 24 | – | 9 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Mike Gallo | 27 | – | 69 | -0.9 | – | – |
| Raul Chavez | 31 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -1.8 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (71%). 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 |