GM: Allard Baird (since 2001)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Beltrán | 24 | arb | 155 | 5.4 | 0.4 | +8.2 |
| Mike Sweeney | 27 | FA-elig | 147 | 4.0 | 5.0 | +1.5 |
| Jeff Suppan | 26 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.6 | 2.4 | +1.8 |
| Rey Sanchez↔ ATL | 33 | FA-elig | 100 | 2.5 | 1.5 | +2.5 |
| Chad Durbin | 23 | – | 29 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Paul Byrd↔ PHI | 30 | – | 16 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Cory Bailey | 30 | – | 53 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Gregg Zaun | 30 | FA-elig | 39 | 1.2 | 1.1 | +0.7 |
| Jason Grimsley | 33 | FA-elig | 73 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Raul Ibanez | 29 | – | 104 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Dan Reichert | 24 | pre-arb | 27 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Joe Randa | 31 | FA-elig | 151 | 0.6 | 2.3 | -1.3 |
| Roberto Hernandez | 36 | FA-elig | 63 | 0.5 | 6.0 | -5.1 |
| Mark Quinn | 27 | pre-arb | 118 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Chris George | 21 | – | 13 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jose Santiago↔ PHI | 26 | arb | 20 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Jermaine Dye↔ OAK | 27 | arb | 97 | 0.3 | 2.3 | -1.9 |
| Brandon Berger | 26 | – | 6 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Luis Ordaz | 25 | arb | 28 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Blake Stein | 27 | arb | 36 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Angel Berroa | 23 | – | 15 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Mike MacDougal | 24 | – | 3 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jeff Austin | 24 | – | 21 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Donnie Sadler↔ CIN | 26 | arb | 54 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Carlos Febles | 25 | arb | 79 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Sal Fasano↔ COL | 29 | arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Scott Mullen | 26 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Héctor Ortiz | 31 | arb | 56 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Brad Voyles | 24 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ken Harvey | 23 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Trenidad Hubbard | 35 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Meadows | 25 | arb | 10 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -2.1 |
| Luis Alicea | 35 | FA-elig | 113 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| Mac Suzuki↔ COL | 26 | arb | 15 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Wilson Delgado | 28 | – | 14 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Neifi Perez↔ COL | 28 | arb | 49 | -0.3 | 1.3 | -1.7 |
| Kris Wilson | 24 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| A.J. Hinch | 27 | arb | 45 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Dave McCarty | 31 | FA-elig | 98 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -1.7 |
| Brent Mayne↔ COL | 33 | FA-elig | 51 | -0.6 | 1.1 | -2.1 |
| Doug Henry | 37 | FA-elig | 53 | -0.7 | 1.2 | -2.3 |
| Endy Chavez | 23 | – | 29 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Tony Cogan | 24 | pre-arb | 39 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -1.4 |
| Dee Brown | 23 | arb | 106 | -1.1 | 0.2 | -2.0 |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (68%). 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 |