GM: John Schuerholz (since 1982)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brett | 32 | FA-elig | 155 | 8.3 | 1.0 | +1.2 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 21 | pre-arb | 32 | 6.2 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Danny Jackson | 23 | pre-arb | 32 | 4.6 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 28 | FA-elig | 33 | 4.1 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Bud Black | 28 | arb | 33 | 3.6 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 32 | FA-elig | 84 | 2.7 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| Mark Gubicza | 22 | pre-arb | 29 | 2.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Willie Wilson | 29 | FA-elig | 141 | 2.0 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Frank White | 34 | FA-elig | 149 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Jim Sundberg | 34 | FA-elig | 115 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Steve Balboni | 28 | arb | 160 | 1.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Lonnie Smith↔ STL | 29 | FA-elig | 120 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Joe Beckwith | 30 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| John Wathan | 35 | FA-elig | 60 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Hal McRae | 39 | FA-elig | 112 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Steve Farr | 28 | – | 16 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Mark Huismann | 27 | – | 9 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jamie Quirk | 30 | – | 19 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Pat Sheridan | 27 | arb | 78 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Tony Ferreira | 22 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dennis Leonard | 34 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| Michael LaCoss | 29 | – | 21 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jim Scranton | 25 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Omar Moreno↔ NYY | 32 | – | 24 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Larry Gura↔ CHC | 37 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Buddy Biancalana | 25 | – | 81 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Dane Iorg | 35 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Mike Jones | 25 | arb | 33 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jorge Orta | 34 | FA-elig | 110 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Darryl Motley | 25 | arb | 123 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Greg Pryor | 35 | FA-elig | 63 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Onix Concepcion | 27 | arb | 131 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Dave Leeper | 25 | – | 15 | -0.9 | – | – |
| Lynn Jones | 32 | FA-elig | 110 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
34 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 24 of them (71%). 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 KCR |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Leibrandt | 1983 | 16.8 |
| Danny Tartabull | 1986 | 13.9 |
| Joe Randa | 1998 | 12.8 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 1988 | 12.0 |
| Joakim Soria | 2006 | 9.8 |
| José Offerman | 1995 | 8.1 |
| Brad Keller | 2017 | 7.9 |
| Chris Haney | 1992 | 6.9 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Ellis | 2001 | 22.1 |
| David Cone | 1987 | 21.2 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 2008 | 13.1 |
| Sean Manaea | 2015 | 11.2 |
| Rance Mulliniks | 1982 | 11.1 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 1991 | 10.8 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 1989 | 9.9 |
| Jon Lieber | 1993 | 9.8 |