GM: Dana Brown (since 2023)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña | 27 | arb | 125 | 5.7 | 4.1 | +17.8 |
| Hunter Brown | 26 | pre-arb | 31 | 4.6 | 0.9 | +16.7 |
| Framber Valdez | 31 | arb | 31 | 4.0 | 18.0 | -2.6 |
| Isaac Paredes | 26 | arb | 102 | 2.4 | 6.6 | +2.7 |
| Jake Meyers | 29 | arb | 104 | 2.3 | 2.3 | +6.4 |
| Bryan Abreu | 28 | arb | 70 | 2.2 | 3.5 | +5.1 |
| Mauricio Dubón | 30 | arb | 133 | 2.2 | 5.0 | +3.5 |
| Jose Altuve | 35 | FA-elig | 155 | 2.1 | 33.0 | -24.8 |
| Steven Okert | 33 | arb | 68 | 1.6 | 1.2 | +4.9 |
| Yainer Diaz | 26 | pre-arb | 143 | 1.6 | 0.8 | +5.2 |
| Carlos Correa↔ MIN | 30 | FA-elig | 51 | 1.6 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Christian Walker | 34 | FA-elig | 154 | 1.1 | 20.0 | -15.7 |
| Josh Hader | 31 | FA-elig | 48 | 1.1 | 19.1 | -14.9 |
| Bennett Sousa | 30 | pre-arb | 44 | 1.1 | 0.8 | +3.4 |
| Ryan Gusto↔ MIA | 26 | – | 24 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +3.7 |
| Cam Smith | 22 | – | 134 | 1.0 | 0.8 | +3.2 |
| Cristian Javier | 28 | arb | 8 | 0.9 | 10.4 | -7.1 |
| Victor Caratini | 31 | FA-elig | 114 | 0.8 | 6.0 | -2.8 |
| Brandon Walter | 28 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +2.7 |
| Bryan King | 28 | pre-arb | 68 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +1.9 |
| Ronel Blanco | 31 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +1.5 |
| Yordan Alvarez | 28 | arb | 48 | 0.5 | 15.8 | -13.7 |
| Jason Alexander↔ OAK | 32 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +1.6 |
| Zach Cole | 24 | – | 15 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Jayden Murray | 28 | – | 9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Ramón Urías↔ BAL | 31 | arb | 35 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.0 |
| Hayden Wesneski | 27 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| AJ Blubaugh | 24 | – | 11 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Brice Matthews | 23 | – | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Luis Garcia | 28 | arb | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | -1.6 |
| Zach Dezenzo | 25 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| J.P. France | 30 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Rafael Montero↔ ATL | 34 | – | 3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Colton Gordon | 26 | – | 20 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Zack Short | 30 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| César Salazar | 29 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Kenedy Corona | 25 | – | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Craig Kimbrel↔ ATL | 37 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Jordan Weems | 32 | arb | 4 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jesús Sánchez↔ MIA | 27 | arb | 48 | -0.0 | 1.1 | -1.3 |
| Luis Guillorme | 30 | – | 12 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Luis Contreras | 29 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Enyel De Los Santos↔ ATL | 29 | – | 22 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Logan VanWey | 26 | – | 9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Spencer Arrighetti | 25 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| John Rooney | 28 | – | 1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Héctor Neris↔ ANA | 36 | – | 12 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Forrest Whitley↔ TBR | 27 | – | 5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Chas McCormick | 30 | arb | 66 | -0.2 | 2.9 | -3.5 |
| Jon Singleton | 33 | – | 3 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Taylor Trammell | 27 | pre-arb | 52 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.4 |
| Nick Hernandez | 30 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 31 | – | 16 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Cooper Hummel↔ BAL | 30 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Shawn Dubin↔ BAL | 29 | – | 23 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| Tayler Scott↔ ARI | 33 | – | 18 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| Jacob Melton | 24 | – | 32 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
| Brendan Rodgers | 28 | arb | 43 | -0.3 | 2.0 | -3.2 |
| Kaleb Ort | 33 | pre-arb | 49 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -2.0 |
| Shay Whitcomb | 26 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.4 |
60 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 57 of them (95%). 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 |