GM: Herk Robinson (since 1991)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Appier | 24 | arb | 30 | 4.8 | 0.4 | +3.4 |
| Mike Macfarlane | 28 | arb | 129 | 2.2 | 0.7 | +1.0 |
| Mark Gubicza | 29 | FA-elig | 18 | 2.1 | 3.0 | -1.3 |
| Keith Miller | 29 | arb | 106 | 2.1 | 0.6 | +1.1 |
| Gregg Jefferies | 24 | arb | 152 | 2.1 | 1.1 | +0.5 |
| Rusty Meacham | 24 | – | 64 | 1.8 | – | – |
| Hipolito Pichardo | 22 | – | 31 | 1.5 | – | – |
| Jeff Montgomery | 30 | arb | 65 | 1.4 | 2.5 | -1.4 |
| Wally Joyner | 30 | FA-elig | 149 | 1.4 | 4.2 | -3.1 |
| Rick Reed | 26 | – | 19 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Dennis Rasmussen↔ CHC | 33 | – | 5 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Tom Gordon | 24 | arb | 40 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -0.0 |
| Kevin McReynolds | 32 | FA-elig | 109 | 0.6 | 3.4 | -3.0 |
| Mike Magnante | 27 | pre-arb | 44 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Juan Samuel↔ LAD | 31 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| Bill Sampen↔ WSN | 29 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Jim Eisenreich | 33 | FA-elig | 113 | 0.4 | 1.6 | -1.3 |
| Bob Melvin | 30 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Mike Boddicker | 34 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.4 | 3.1 | -2.8 |
| Rico Rossy | 28 | – | 59 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Luis Aquino | 28 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Chris Haney↔ WSN | 23 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 31 | FA-elig | 111 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| George Brett | 39 | FA-elig | 152 | 0.3 | 3.1 | -2.9 |
| Juan Berenguer↔ ATL | 37 | FA-elig | 19 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Curt Young↔ NYY | 32 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| David Howard | 25 | pre-arb | 74 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Kevin Koslofski | 25 | – | 55 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Harvey Pulliam | 24 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ed Pierce | 23 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Conine | 26 | – | 28 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rich Sauveur | 28 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brent Mayne | 24 | pre-arb | 82 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Steve Shifflett | 26 | – | 34 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Joel Johnston | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Neal Heaton↔ MIL | 32 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -1.3 |
| Chris Gwynn | 27 | arb | 34 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Dennis Moeller | 24 | – | 5 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Gary Thurman | 27 | arb | 88 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Mark Davis↔ ATL | 31 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.6 | 1.7 | -2.2 |
| Brian McRae | 24 | pre-arb | 149 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Terry Shumpert | 25 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 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 |