GM: Tim Purpura (since 2005)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Clemens | 42 | FA-elig | 32 | 6.4 | 18.0 | -6.0 |
| Roy Oswalt | 27 | arb | 35 | 6.1 | 5.9 | +5.6 |
| Morgan Ensberg | 29 | arb | 150 | 6.1 | 0.5 | +10.9 |
| Andy Pettitte | 33 | FA-elig | 33 | 5.2 | 8.5 | +1.3 |
| Lance Berkman | 29 | FA-elig | 132 | 2.7 | 10.5 | -5.4 |
| Craig Biggio | 39 | FA-elig | 155 | 2.7 | 3.0 | +2.1 |
| Brad Lidge | 28 | arb | 70 | 2.5 | 0.5 | +4.2 |
| Adam Everett | 28 | arb | 152 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +3.7 |
| Willy Taveras | 23 | pre-arb | 152 | 2.2 | 0.3 | +3.8 |
| Brandon Backe | 27 | arb | 28 | 1.6 | 0.3 | +2.6 |
| Chris Burke | 25 | pre-arb | 108 | 1.3 | 0.3 | +2.1 |
| Dan Wheeler | 27 | FA-elig | 71 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +1.8 |
| Jason Lane | 28 | arb | 145 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +1.7 |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 36 | FA-elig | 114 | 0.8 | 0.8 | +0.7 |
| Chad Qualls | 26 | pre-arb | 77 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +1.0 |
| Eric Bruntlett | 27 | pre-arb | 91 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Brad Ausmus | 36 | FA-elig | 134 | 0.6 | 3.0 | -1.9 |
| Wandy Rodriguez | 26 | – | 25 | 0.4 | – | – |
| John Franco | 44 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Russ Springer | 36 | FA-elig | 62 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Travis Driskill | 33 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Gallo | 28 | – | 36 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Bagwell | 37 | FA-elig | 39 | 0.0 | 18.0 | -18.0 |
| Charles Gipson | 32 | – | 19 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Charlton Jimerson | 25 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Brandon Duckworth | 29 | arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Scott Strickland | 29 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Burns | 26 | – | 27 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jose Vizcaino | 37 | FA-elig | 98 | -0.3 | 1.2 | -1.8 |
| Todd Self | 26 | – | 21 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Luke Scott | 27 | pre-arb | 34 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Raul Chavez | 32 | FA-elig | 37 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Humberto Quintero | 25 | – | 18 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Chad Harville↔ BOS | 28 | FA-elig | 37 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| Ezequiel Astacio | 25 | – | 22 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Mike Lamb | 29 | arb | 125 | -0.8 | 1.3 | -2.7 |
36 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 26 of them (72%). 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 |