GM: Allard Baird (since 2001)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Beltrán | 25 | arb | 162 | 5.4 | 3.5 | +5.7 |
| Mike Sweeney | 28 | FA-elig | 126 | 4.5 | 8.0 | -0.3 |
| Paul Byrd | 31 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.1 | 0.8 | +4.4 |
| Raul Ibanez | 30 | FA-elig | 137 | 2.3 | 0.8 | +3.2 |
| Joe Randa | 32 | FA-elig | 151 | 2.1 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Jeff Suppan | 27 | FA-elig | 33 | 1.4 | 4.2 | -1.8 |
| Runelvys Hernandez | 24 | – | 12 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Jeremy Affeldt | 23 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +1.4 |
| Michael Tucker | 31 | FA-elig | 144 | 0.9 | 2.2 | -0.7 |
| Jason Grimsley | 34 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.8 | 1.9 | -0.5 |
| Roberto Hernandez | 37 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.6 | 6.0 | -4.9 |
| Chris George | 22 | – | 6 | 0.6 | – | – |
| A.J. Hinch | 28 | arb | 72 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Miguel Asencio | 21 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Darrell May | 30 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Angel Berroa | 24 | – | 20 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Dusty Wathan | 28 | – | 3 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Mike MacDougal | 25 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Austin | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Blake Stein | 28 | arb | 27 | 0.1 | 1.4 | -1.2 |
| Juan Brito | 22 | – | 9 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Dee Brown | 24 | – | 16 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ryan Bukvich | 24 | – | 26 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mac Suzuki | 27 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jeremy Hill | 24 | – | 10 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Brent Mayne | 34 | FA-elig | 101 | -0.0 | 2.5 | -2.6 |
| Shawn Sedlacek | 25 | – | 16 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Bryan Rekar | 30 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dan Reichert | 25 | arb | 30 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Scott Mullen | 27 | – | 44 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chan Perry | 29 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Wes Obermueller | 25 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Alexis Gomez | 23 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Nate Field | 26 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Chad Durbin | 24 | arb | 2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Donzell McDonald II | 27 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kit Pellow | 28 | – | 29 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brad Voyles | 25 | – | 22 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brian Shouse | 33 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Carlos Febles | 26 | arb | 119 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.3 |
| Dave McCarty↔ TBR | 32 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Mark Quinn | 28 | arb | 23 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Mike Caruso | 25 | – | 12 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Brandon Berger | 27 | pre-arb | 51 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Luis Ordaz | 26 | – | 33 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Cory Bailey | 31 | FA-elig | 37 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| Kris Wilson | 25 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| Donnie Sadler↔ TEX | 27 | arb | 35 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| Luis Alicea | 36 | FA-elig | 94 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -2.2 |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 33 | FA-elig | 80 | -0.8 | 2.0 | -3.4 |
| Aaron Guiel | 29 | – | 70 | -1.2 | – | – |
| Neifi Perez | 29 | FA-elig | 145 | -2.9 | 4.1 | -9.1 |
52 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (56%). 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 |