GM: John Schuerholz (since 1982)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Gubicza | 25 | arb | 35 | 6.2 | 0.6 | +1.3 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 24 | arb | 35 | 5.5 | 1.1 | +0.6 |
| George Brett | 35 | FA-elig | 157 | 5.3 | 2.3 | -0.6 |
| Kevin Seitzer | 26 | pre-arb | 149 | 4.2 | 0.2 | +1.1 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 31 | FA-elig | 35 | 3.4 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| Danny Tartabull | 25 | arb | 146 | 3.4 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Kurt Stillwell | 23 | pre-arb | 128 | 2.8 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Bo Jackson | 25 | pre-arb | 124 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Steve Farr | 31 | arb | 62 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Floyd Bannister | 33 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| Jamie Quirk | 33 | FA-elig | 84 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Mike Macfarlane | 24 | pre-arb | 70 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Ted Power↔ DET | 33 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Pat Tabler↔ CLE | 30 | FA-elig | 89 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Frank White | 37 | FA-elig | 150 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Dan Quisenberry↔ STL | 35 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Tom Gordon | 20 | – | 5 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Brad Wellman | 28 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | 30 | FA-elig | 42 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Israel Sanchez | 24 | – | 19 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Larry Owen | 33 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Bill Pecota | 28 | pre-arb | 90 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Luis Aquino | 24 | – | 7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Bud Black↔ CLE | 31 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Rick Anderson | 31 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mark Lee | 23 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Willie Wilson | 32 | FA-elig | 147 | -0.0 | 1.4 | -1.4 |
| Jose De Jesus | 23 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Scotti Madison | 28 | arb | 16 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 26 | pre-arb | 45 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Thad Bosley↔ ANA | 31 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Ed Hearn | 27 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Rey Palacios | 25 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Luis de los Santos | 21 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Dave Owen | 30 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Nick Capra | 30 | – | 14 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Gene Garber | 40 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Bill Buckner↔ ANA | 38 | FA-elig | 89 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Steve Balboni↔ SEA | 31 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Gary Thurman | 23 | pre-arb | 35 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Jim Eisenreich | 29 | FA-elig | 82 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (76%). 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 |