GM: John Schuerholz (since 1982)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank White | 35 | FA-elig | 151 | 4.3 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| George Brett | 33 | FA-elig | 124 | 3.8 | 1.5 | -0.3 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 29 | FA-elig | 35 | 3.7 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 22 | pre-arb | 30 | 3.5 | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| Mark Gubicza | 23 | pre-arb | 35 | 3.0 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Danny Jackson | 24 | arb | 32 | 2.9 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Dennis Leonard | 35 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.6 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| Lonnie Smith | 30 | FA-elig | 134 | 2.3 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| Willie Wilson | 30 | FA-elig | 156 | 1.9 | 1.2 | -0.6 |
| Scott Bankhead | 22 | pre-arb | 24 | 1.8 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Jim Sundberg | 35 | FA-elig | 140 | 1.5 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 33 | FA-elig | 62 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Steve Farr | 29 | pre-arb | 56 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Kevin Seitzer | 24 | – | 28 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Jamie Quirk | 31 | FA-elig | 80 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Angel Salazar | 24 | arb | 117 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Mark Huismann↔ SEA | 28 | arb | 10 | 0.3 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Bill Pecota | 26 | – | 12 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Bud Black | 29 | arb | 56 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| David Cone | 23 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Steve Balboni | 29 | arb | 138 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Rudy Law | 29 | FA-elig | 87 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Terry Bell | 23 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jorge Orta | 35 | FA-elig | 106 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Rondin Johnson | 27 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dwight Taylor | 26 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Alan Hargesheimer | 31 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Steve Shields↔ ATL | 27 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Brewer | 26 | – | 12 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Buddy Biancalana | 26 | arb | 100 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Mike Kingery | 25 | pre-arb | 62 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Hal McRae | 40 | FA-elig | 112 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Bo Jackson | 23 | – | 25 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Lynn Jones | 33 | FA-elig | 67 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Greg Pryor | 36 | FA-elig | 63 | -1.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Darryl Motley↔ ATL | 26 | arb | 72 | -1.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
36 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (78%). 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 |