GM: Herk Robinson (since 1991)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Appier | 23 | pre-arb | 34 | 4.7 | 0.2 | +2.6 |
| Danny Tartabull | 28 | FA-elig | 132 | 4.5 | 2.2 | +0.4 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 27 | FA-elig | 28 | 4.4 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
| Mike Macfarlane | 27 | arb | 84 | 2.7 | 0.3 | +1.3 |
| Bill Pecota | 31 | arb | 125 | 2.5 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Mark Gubicza | 28 | FA-elig | 26 | 2.1 | 2.2 | -0.9 |
| Luis Aquino | 27 | arb | 38 | 2.0 | 0.2 | +1.0 |
| Mike Boddicker | 33 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.7 | 3.2 | -2.1 |
| Tom Gordon | 23 | arb | 45 | 1.6 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 29 | arb | 67 | 1.6 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| Kirk Gibson | 34 | FA-elig | 132 | 0.8 | 1.7 | -1.2 |
| Kevin Seitzer | 29 | arb | 85 | 0.7 | 1.6 | -1.2 |
| Tim Spehr | 24 | – | 37 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Todd Benzinger↔ CIN | 28 | arb | 78 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.0 |
| Gary Thurman | 26 | – | 80 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Brent Mayne | 23 | – | 85 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Warren Cromartie | 37 | – | 69 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Kurt Stillwell | 26 | arb | 122 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -1.0 |
| Mike Magnante | 26 | – | 38 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Joel Johnston | 24 | – | 13 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Steve Crawford | 33 | – | 33 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Carmelo Martinez↔ CIN | 30 | FA-elig | 44 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| George Brett | 38 | FA-elig | 131 | 0.3 | 3.1 | -2.9 |
| Nelson Liriano | 27 | – | 10 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Harvey Pulliam | 23 | – | 18 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jorge Pedre | 24 | – | 10 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Brian McRae | 23 | pre-arb | 152 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Andy McGaffigan | 34 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Storm Davis | 29 | – | 51 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Wes Gardner↔ SDP | 30 | FA-elig | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Archie Corbin | 23 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Bobby Moore | 25 | – | 18 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Stu Cole | 25 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mark Davis | 30 | FA-elig | 29 | -0.0 | 3.6 | -3.7 |
| Hector Wagner | 22 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Dan Schatzeder | 36 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Dave Clark | 28 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Terry Puhl | 34 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Carlos Maldonado | 24 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Russ Morman | 29 | arb | 12 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jim Eisenreich | 32 | FA-elig | 135 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -1.1 |
| Terry Shumpert | 24 | pre-arb | 144 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| David Howard | 24 | pre-arb | 94 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Sean Berry | 25 | – | 31 | -0.4 | – | – |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 24 of them (55%). 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 |