GM: Jeff Luhnow (since 2012)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke | 36 | FA-elig | 12 | 2.2 | 35.0 | -19.2 |
| Framber Valdez | 26 | pre-arb | 11 | 2.0 | 0.2 | +14.5 |
| George Springer | 30 | FA-elig | 51 | 2.0 | 21.0 | -6.6 |
| Kyle Tucker | 23 | pre-arb | 58 | 1.8 | 0.2 | +13.1 |
| Alex Bregman | 26 | arb | 42 | 1.3 | 13.0 | -3.8 |
| Carlos Correa | 25 | arb | 58 | 1.2 | 8.0 | +0.4 |
| Michael Brantley | 33 | FA-elig | 46 | 1.1 | 16.0 | -7.6 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 26 | arb | 11 | 1.1 | 4.1 | +4.2 |
| Martín Maldonado | 33 | FA-elig | 47 | 0.9 | 3.5 | +2.7 |
| Ryan Pressly | 31 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.7 | 8.8 | -3.8 |
| Cristian Javier | 23 | – | 12 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +3.3 |
| Enoli Paredes | 24 | – | 22 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +2.3 |
| José Urquidy | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +2.2 |
| Brooks Raley↔ CIN | 32 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Roberto Osuna | 25 | arb | 4 | 0.2 | 10.0 | -8.7 |
| Andre Scrubb | 25 | – | 20 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Luis Garcia | 23 | – | 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Cionel Pérez | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Aledmys Díaz | 29 | arb | 17 | 0.1 | 2.6 | -2.0 |
| Yordan Alvarez | 23 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Blake Taylor | 24 | – | 22 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Brad Peacock | 32 | FA-elig | 3 | 0.0 | 3.9 | -3.6 |
| Jack Mayfield | 29 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Justin Verlander | 37 | FA-elig | 1 | -0.0 | 33.0 | -33.1 |
| Cy Sneed | 27 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Chris Devenski | 29 | arb | 4 | -0.0 | 2.0 | -2.2 |
| Brandon Bailey | 25 | – | 5 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Chase De Jong | 26 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Humberto Castellanos | 22 | – | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Carlos Sanabria | 23 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Joe Biagini | 30 | arb | 4 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -1.6 |
| Jose Altuve | 30 | FA-elig | 48 | -0.1 | 29.0 | -29.7 |
| Yuli Gurriel | 36 | arb | 57 | -0.1 | 8.4 | -9.1 |
| Josh Reddick | 33 | FA-elig | 56 | -0.1 | 13.0 | -14.0 |
| Bryan Abreu | 23 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1.1 |
| Garrett Stubbs | 27 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Taylor Jones | 26 | – | 7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
| Dustin Garneau | 32 | arb | 17 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -2.5 |
| Myles Straw | 25 | pre-arb | 33 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -2.1 |
| Josh James | 27 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -2.5 |
| Nivaldo Rodriguez | 23 | – | 5 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -2.6 |
| Abraham Toro | 23 | pre-arb | 33 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -3.5 |
| Brandon Bielak | 24 | – | 12 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -3.8 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 42 of them (98%). 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 |