GM: John Schuerholz (since 1982)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brett | 37 | FA-elig | 142 | 4.2 | 2.3 | -0.4 |
| Kevin Appier | 22 | pre-arb | 32 | 3.2 | 0.1 | +1.3 |
| Bo Jackson | 27 | arb | 111 | 3.1 | 1.0 | +0.4 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 26 | FA-elig | 20 | 2.9 | 1.4 | -0.1 |
| Kevin Seitzer | 28 | arb | 158 | 2.8 | 1.0 | +0.2 |
| Tom Gordon | 22 | pre-arb | 33 | 2.5 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Bill Pecota | 30 | arb | 87 | 1.7 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Steve Farr | 33 | FA-elig | 57 | 1.6 | 0.8 | -0.0 |
| Mark Gubicza | 27 | FA-elig | 16 | 1.6 | 2.1 | -1.3 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 28 | arb | 73 | 1.6 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Storm Davis | 28 | FA-elig | 21 | 1.4 | 1.2 | -0.5 |
| Danny Tartabull | 27 | FA-elig | 88 | 1.0 | 1.6 | -1.2 |
| Willie Wilson | 34 | FA-elig | 115 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Mike Macfarlane | 26 | arb | 124 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Brian McRae | 22 | pre-arb | 46 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Andy McGaffigan↔ SFG | 33 | – | 24 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Jim Eisenreich | 31 | FA-elig | 142 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Kurt Stillwell | 25 | arb | 144 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Steve Crawford | 32 | FA-elig | 46 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Russ Morman | 28 | – | 12 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Daryl Smith | 29 | – | 2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Carlos Maldonado | 23 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Rey Palacios | 27 | pre-arb | 41 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jim Campbell | 24 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Luis Encarnacion | 26 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mel Stottlemyre Jr. | 26 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Israel Sanchez | 26 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Gerald Perry | 29 | FA-elig | 133 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Jeff Schulz | 29 | pre-arb | 30 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Conine | 24 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bob Boone | 42 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -1.9 |
| Richard Dotson | 31 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Hector Wagner | 21 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jay Baller | 29 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Luis Aquino | 26 | arb | 20 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Terry Shumpert | 23 | pre-arb | 32 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Brent Mayne | 22 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Frank White | 39 | FA-elig | 82 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -1.3 |
| Sean Berry | 24 | – | 8 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Larry McWilliams | 36 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Pete Filson | 31 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Chris Codiroli | 32 | – | 6 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Mark Davis | 29 | FA-elig | 53 | -0.6 | 2.1 | -2.4 |
| Steve Jeltz | 31 | – | 74 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Gary Thurman | 25 | arb | 23 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Pat Tabler↔ NYM | 32 | FA-elig | 75 | -0.9 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 35 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 |