GM: James Click (since 2021)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | 32 | FA-elig | 141 | 6.9 | 29.0 | -3.9 |
| Yordan Alvarez | 25 | arb | 135 | 6.4 | 0.8 | +22.4 |
| Justin Verlander | 39 | FA-elig | 28 | 6.1 | 25.0 | -2.9 |
| Alex Bregman | 28 | FA-elig | 155 | 5.4 | 13.0 | +6.7 |
| Kyle Tucker | 25 | pre-arb | 150 | 4.9 | 0.8 | +17.0 |
| Framber Valdez | 28 | arb | 31 | 4.4 | 3.0 | +13.0 |
| Cristian Javier | 25 | pre-arb | 30 | 3.4 | 0.7 | +11.5 |
| Jeremy Peña | 24 | – | 136 | 3.3 | 0.7 | +11.4 |
| Chas McCormick | 27 | pre-arb | 119 | 2.4 | 0.7 | +7.9 |
| Luis Garcia | 25 | pre-arb | 28 | 2.0 | 1.3 | +6.2 |
| Héctor Neris | 33 | FA-elig | 70 | 1.6 | 8.0 | -2.0 |
| Rafael Montero | 31 | FA-elig | 71 | 1.5 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Bryan Abreu | 25 | pre-arb | 55 | 1.4 | 0.7 | +4.3 |
| Ryan Pressly | 33 | FA-elig | 50 | 1.4 | 10.0 | -5.0 |
| Jake Odorizzi↔ ATL | 32 | FA-elig | 12 | 1.2 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Michael Brantley | 35 | FA-elig | 64 | 1.1 | 16.0 | -12.0 |
| José Urquidy | 27 | pre-arb | 29 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +2.9 |
| Ryne Stanek | 30 | arb | 59 | 0.9 | 2.1 | +1.3 |
| Aledmys Díaz | 31 | FA-elig | 92 | 0.8 | 4.5 | -1.5 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 28 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.8 | 15.9 | -13.0 |
| Martín Maldonado | 35 | FA-elig | 113 | 0.8 | 5.0 | -2.2 |
| Jose Siri↔ TBR | 26 | – | 48 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +2.2 |
| Hunter Brown | 23 | – | 7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +2.1 |
| Seth Martinez | 27 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +1.1 |
| Jake Meyers | 26 | pre-arb | 52 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.7 |
| Will Smith↔ ATL | 32 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.3 | 4.8 | -3.5 |
| David Hensley | 26 | – | 16 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +1.0 |
| Christian Vázquez↔ BOS | 31 | FA-elig | 35 | 0.2 | 2.1 | -1.5 |
| Parker Mushinski | 26 | – | 7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Mauricio Dubón↔ SFG | 27 | pre-arb | 83 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Joe Perez | 22 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Enoli Paredes | 26 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Pedro Báez | 34 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.0 | 5.8 | -5.8 |
| Taylor Jones | 28 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Yainer Diaz | 23 | – | 6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Ronel Blanco | 28 | – | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Phil Maton | 29 | arb | 67 | -0.1 | 1.6 | -1.9 |
| Brandon Bielak | 26 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Blake Taylor | 26 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| J.J. Matijevic | 26 | – | 32 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Trey Mancini↔ BAL | 30 | FA-elig | 51 | -0.3 | 2.7 | -3.6 |
| Niko Goodrum | 30 | arb | 15 | -0.4 | 2.1 | -3.4 |
| Korey Lee | 23 | – | 12 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
| Yuli Gurriel | 38 | FA-elig | 146 | -0.7 | 8.0 | -10.5 |
| Jason Castro | 35 | FA-elig | 34 | -0.8 | 3.5 | -6.4 |
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 |