GM: Herk Robinson (since 1991)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Appier | 25 | arb | 34 | 6.8 | 2.0 | +3.6 |
| David Cone | 30 | FA-elig | 34 | 3.9 | 5.0 | -1.8 |
| Mike Macfarlane | 29 | FA-elig | 117 | 3.4 | 1.2 | +1.6 |
| Wally Joyner | 31 | FA-elig | 141 | 2.8 | 4.4 | -2.1 |
| Greg Gagne | 31 | FA-elig | 159 | 2.8 | 3.4 | -1.1 |
| Brian McRae | 25 | arb | 153 | 2.6 | 0.4 | +1.7 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 31 | FA-elig | 69 | 2.6 | 3.8 | -1.7 |
| Tom Gordon | 25 | arb | 48 | 2.5 | 0.9 | +1.2 |
| Gary Gaetti↔ ANA | 34 | FA-elig | 82 | 2.4 | 2.4 | -0.5 |
| Mark Gubicza | 30 | FA-elig | 49 | 2.3 | 1.2 | +0.7 |
| Hipolito Pichardo | 23 | pre-arb | 30 | 2.3 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Chris Haney | 24 | pre-arb | 23 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Kevin McReynolds | 33 | FA-elig | 110 | 0.7 | 3.7 | -3.1 |
| Stan Belinda↔ PIT | 26 | arb | 23 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Chris Gwynn | 28 | FA-elig | 103 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Craig Wilson | 28 | arb | 21 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Mike Magnante | 28 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| David Howard | 26 | pre-arb | 15 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Rico Rossy | 29 | – | 46 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Bob Hamelin | 25 | – | 16 | 0.1 | – | – |
| John Habyan↔ NYY | 29 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Rusty Meacham | 25 | pre-arb | 15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Rick Reed↔ TEX | 27 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Terry Shumpert | 26 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Greg Cadaret↔ CIN | 31 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Kevin Koslofski | 26 | – | 15 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Granger | 21 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Enrique Burgos | 27 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 32 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Bill Sampen | 30 | – | 18 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Gardner | 31 | arb | 17 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -1.1 |
| Harvey Pulliam | 25 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Dennis Rasmussen | 34 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Frank DiPino | 36 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Nelson Santovenia | 31 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| George Brett | 40 | FA-elig | 145 | -0.2 | 2.8 | -2.9 |
| Brent Mayne | 25 | arb | 71 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Hubie Brooks | 36 | FA-elig | 75 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Billy Brewer | 25 | pre-arb | 46 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Jose Lind | 29 | FA-elig | 136 | -0.8 | 2.4 | -3.1 |
| Phil Hiatt | 24 | – | 81 | -0.9 | – | – |
| Felix Jose | 28 | arb | 149 | -0.9 | 1.5 | -2.3 |
| Keith Miller | 30 | FA-elig | 37 | -1.3 | 1.1 | -2.2 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (77%). 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 |