GM: Tim Purpura (since 2005)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Oswalt | 28 | arb | 35 | 6.3 | 11.0 | +1.5 |
| Lance Berkman | 30 | FA-elig | 152 | 6.1 | 14.5 | -2.4 |
| Morgan Ensberg | 30 | FA-elig | 127 | 3.8 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Andy Pettitte | 34 | FA-elig | 38 | 3.7 | 16.4 | -9.1 |
| Roger Clemens | 43 | FA-elig | 19 | 3.5 | 12.2 | -5.4 |
| Willy Taveras | 24 | pre-arb | 149 | 3.3 | 0.4 | +6.1 |
| Luke Scott | 28 | – | 65 | 2.9 | – | – |
| Adam Everett | 29 | arb | 150 | 2.2 | 1.9 | +2.5 |
| Mike Lamb | 30 | FA-elig | 126 | 2.2 | 1.7 | +2.6 |
| Dan Wheeler | 28 | FA-elig | 75 | 1.7 | 0.9 | +2.4 |
| Brad Lidge | 29 | arb | 78 | 1.1 | 4.0 | -1.9 |
| Wandy Rodriguez | 27 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.4 |
| Craig Biggio | 40 | FA-elig | 145 | 0.9 | 4.0 | -2.3 |
| Chris Burke | 26 | pre-arb | 123 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.3 |
| Trever Miller | 33 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.6 | 1.3 | -0.1 |
| Eric Bruntlett | 28 | arb | 73 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Brandon Backe | 28 | arb | 9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Jason Lane | 29 | arb | 112 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Taylor Buchholz | 24 | pre-arb | 23 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Humberto Quintero | 26 | – | 11 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Dave Borkowski | 29 | – | 40 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Chris Sampson | 28 | – | 12 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Matt Albers | 23 | – | 4 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Chad Qualls | 27 | pre-arb | 81 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.0 |
| Charlton Jimerson | 26 | – | 17 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Fernando Nieve | 23 | pre-arb | 40 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Russ Springer | 37 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Aubrey Huff↔ TBR | 29 | FA-elig | 68 | 0.0 | 3.6 | -3.6 |
| Philip Barzilla | 27 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Hector Gimenez | 23 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Joe McEwing | 33 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ezequiel Astacio | 26 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Gallo | 29 | arb | 23 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| J.R. House | 26 | – | 4 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Eric Munson | 28 | FA-elig | 53 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 37 | FA-elig | 103 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -1.6 |
| Jason Hirsh | 24 | – | 9 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Brad Ausmus | 37 | – | 139 | -1.0 | – | – |
| Preston Wilson↔ STL | 31 | FA-elig | 102 | -1.4 | 3.0 | -5.7 |
39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 26 of them (67%). 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 |