GM: Ed Wade (since 2008)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bourn | 27 | arb | 141 | 4.4 | 2.4 | +7.8 |
| Brett Myers | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 4.0 | 3.1 | +6.1 |
| Wandy Rodriguez | 31 | arb | 34 | 3.7 | 5.0 | +3.6 |
| Hunter Pence | 27 | arb | 156 | 2.7 | 3.5 | +2.7 |
| Roy Oswalt↔ PHI | 32 | FA-elig | 20 | 2.4 | 8.6 | -3.0 |
| Felipe Paulino | 26 | arb | 19 | 2.0 | 0.4 | +4.2 |
| Lance Berkman↔ NYY | 34 | FA-elig | 85 | 1.7 | 10.1 | -6.1 |
| Bud Norris | 25 | pre-arb | 27 | 1.7 | 0.4 | +3.5 |
| Jeff Keppinger | 30 | FA-elig | 137 | 1.4 | 1.1 | +2.0 |
| Wilton Lopez | 26 | – | 68 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Brandon Lyon | 30 | FA-elig | 79 | 1.1 | 4.2 | -1.6 |
| Chris Johnson | 25 | pre-arb | 94 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +2.0 |
| Jason Michaels | 34 | FA-elig | 106 | 0.8 | 0.8 | +0.9 |
| J.A. Happ↔ PHI | 27 | arb | 13 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.8 |
| Nelson Figueroa↔ PHI | 36 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Humberto Quintero | 30 | FA-elig | 88 | 0.4 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| Mark Melancon↔ NYY | 25 | – | 20 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Matt Lindstrom | 30 | arb | 58 | 0.2 | 1.6 | -1.1 |
| Gustavo Chacin | 29 | – | 44 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jason Bourgeois | 28 | – | 69 | 0.1 | – | – |
| J.R. Towles | 26 | arb | 17 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Brian Moehler | 38 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.0 | 3.0 | -2.9 |
| Geoff Blum | 37 | FA-elig | 93 | 0.0 | 1.5 | -1.4 |
| Enerio Del Rosario↔ CIN | 24 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Anderson Hernandez↔ CLE | 27 | – | 32 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Henry Villar | 23 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jason Castro | 23 | – | 67 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Brian Esposito | 31 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Gary Majewski | 30 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Fernando Abad | 24 | – | 22 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Downs↔ SFG | 26 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Cash↔ BOS | 32 | – | 20 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Josh Banks | 27 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Sammy Gervacio | 25 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Tim Byrdak | 36 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.2 | 1.6 | -2.0 |
| Brett Wallace | 23 | – | 51 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brian Bogusevic | 26 | – | 19 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Wesley Wright | 25 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Oswaldo Navarro | 25 | – | 14 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jeff Fulchino | 30 | arb | 50 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Casey Daigle | 29 | – | 13 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Cory Sullivan | 30 | arb | 57 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -1.8 |
| Chris Sampson | 32 | arb | 35 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -2.1 |
| Angel Sanchez↔ BOS | 26 | – | 65 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Kazuo Matsui | 34 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.7 | 5.5 | -7.2 |
| Tommy Manzella | 27 | pre-arb | 83 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -2.3 |
| Carlos Lee | 34 | FA-elig | 157 | -1.7 | 19.0 | -22.9 |
| Pedro Feliz↔ STL | 35 | FA-elig | 97 | -1.7 | 3.2 | -7.2 |
48 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (60%). 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 |