GM: Herk Robinson (since 1991)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Bell | 31 | FA-elig | 153 | 5.4 | 5.0 | +0.5 |
| Kevin Appier | 29 | FA-elig | 34 | 5.1 | 4.8 | +0.4 |
| Jeff King | 32 | FA-elig | 155 | 3.4 | 2.5 | +1.0 |
| Chili Davis | 37 | FA-elig | 140 | 2.5 | 3.8 | -1.2 |
| José Rosado | 22 | pre-arb | 34 | 2.5 | 0.2 | +2.3 |
| Tim Belcher | 35 | FA-elig | 32 | 1.8 | 2.3 | -0.5 |
| Johnny Damon | 23 | pre-arb | 146 | 1.6 | 0.2 | +1.4 |
| Glendon Rusch | 22 | pre-arb | 30 | 1.5 | 0.1 | +1.4 |
| Bip Roberts↔ CLE | 33 | FA-elig | 97 | 1.4 | 1.6 | -0.2 |
| Jose Offerman | 28 | FA-elig | 106 | 1.4 | 1.6 | -0.2 |
| Dean Palmer↔ TEX | 28 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.9 | 1.6 | -0.8 |
| Mike Sweeney | 23 | pre-arb | 84 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Jed Hansen | 24 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Rod Myers | 24 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Chris Haney | 28 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | -1.1 |
| Shane Halter | 27 | pre-arb | 74 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Scott Service↔ CIN | 30 | – | 12 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Randy Veres | 31 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Jim Pittsley | 23 | – | 21 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Ricky Bones↔ CIN | 28 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Gregg Olson↔ MIN | 30 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Mike Macfarlane | 33 | FA-elig | 82 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 35 | FA-elig | 55 | 0.4 | 2.3 | -1.9 |
| Tom Goodwin↔ TEX | 28 | FA-elig | 97 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Felix Martinez | 23 | – | 16 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Matt Whisenant↔ MIA | 26 | pre-arb | 24 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Larry Sutton | 27 | pre-arb | 27 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Mike Perez | 32 | – | 16 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Brian Bevil | 25 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Yamil Benitez | 24 | pre-arb | 53 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Hector Carrasco↔ CIN | 27 | arb | 28 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| David Howard | 30 | FA-elig | 80 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Ryan Long | 24 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Williams | 28 | – | 10 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jose Santiago | 22 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jon Nunnally↔ CIN | 25 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Andy Stewart | 26 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Larry Casian↔ CHC | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Roland DeLaMaza | 25 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Sal Fasano | 25 | – | 13 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mitch Williams | 32 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tim Spehr↔ ATL | 30 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Hipolito Pichardo | 27 | arb | 47 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Jim Converse | 25 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Allen McDill | 25 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jamie Walker | 25 | pre-arb | 50 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Jason Jacome↔ CLE | 26 | arb | 7 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Scott Cooper | 29 | FA-elig | 75 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Joe Vitiello | 27 | pre-arb | 51 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Craig Paquette | 28 | arb | 77 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Jermaine Dye | 23 | pre-arb | 75 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
51 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 38 of them (75%). 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 |