GM: Allard Baird (since 2001)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Beltrán | 26 | arb | 141 | 6.9 | 6.0 | +6.3 |
| Darrell May | 31 | FA-elig | 35 | 2.8 | 0.5 | +4.5 |
| Angel Berroa | 25 | pre-arb | 158 | 2.7 | 0.3 | +4.5 |
| Jeremy Affeldt | 24 | pre-arb | 36 | 2.6 | 0.3 | +4.3 |
| Joe Randa | 33 | FA-elig | 131 | 2.4 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Raul Ibanez | 31 | FA-elig | 157 | 2.0 | 3.0 | +0.6 |
| Mike Sweeney | 29 | FA-elig | 108 | 1.6 | 11.0 | -8.1 |
| Aaron Guiel | 30 | – | 99 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Jose Lima | 30 | – | 14 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Runelvys Hernandez | 25 | pre-arb | 16 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +1.4 |
| Kyle Snyder | 25 | – | 15 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Rondell White↔ SDP | 31 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.7 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| Miguel Asencio | 22 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.8 |
| Jimmy Gobble | 21 | – | 9 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Mike MacDougal | 26 | pre-arb | 68 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.8 |
| Brian Anderson↔ CLE | 31 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Jamey Wright | 28 | – | 4 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Curt Leskanic↔ MIL | 35 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.5 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| Jason Grimsley | 35 | FA-elig | 76 | 0.5 | 2.0 | -1.1 |
| Mike DiFelice | 34 | FA-elig | 62 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.2 |
| Brent Mayne | 35 | FA-elig | 113 | 0.4 | 2.8 | -2.0 |
| Graeme Lloyd↔ NYM | 36 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| D.J. Carrasco | 26 | pre-arb | 50 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Kris Wilson | 26 | arb | 29 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Paul Abbott | 35 | – | 10 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Desi Relaford | 29 | FA-elig | 141 | 0.0 | 0.9 | -0.8 |
| Jeremy Hill | 25 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mendy López | 29 | arb | 52 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Kevin Appier↔ ANA | 35 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.0 | 2.0 | -2.0 |
| Gookie Dawkins | 24 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Julius Matos | 28 | – | 28 | -0.0 | – | – |
| David DeJesus | 23 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tom Prince↔ MIN | 38 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Nate Field | 27 | – | 19 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rontrez Johnson | 26 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Ryan Bukvich | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Rick DeHart | 33 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Al Levine↔ TBR | 35 | – | 18 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Morgan Burkhart | 31 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Gilfillan | 26 | – | 13 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brad Voyles | 26 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Les Walrond | 26 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Scott Mullen↔ LAD | 28 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brandon Berger | 28 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Sean Lowe | 32 | – | 28 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jarrod Patterson | 29 | – | 13 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Brent Abernathy↔ TBR | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| Chris George | 23 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -1.5 |
| Albie Lopez | 31 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.7 | 1.5 | -2.8 |
| Michael Tucker | 32 | FA-elig | 104 | -0.9 | 2.8 | -4.3 |
| Ken Harvey | 25 | pre-arb | 135 | -1.1 | 0.3 | -2.2 |
| Carlos Febles | 27 | arb | 74 | -1.3 | 0.8 | -3.1 |
| Dee Brown | 25 | arb | 50 | -1.4 | 0.3 | -2.7 |
53 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (62%). 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 |