GM: Allard Baird (since 2001)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus | 25 | pre-arb | 122 | 4.0 | 0.3 | +7.2 |
| Zack Greinke | 21 | pre-arb | 33 | 2.2 | 0.3 | +3.7 |
| Mike Sweeney | 31 | FA-elig | 122 | 1.7 | 11.0 | -7.9 |
| Aaron Guiel | 32 | – | 33 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Emil Brown | 30 | FA-elig | 150 | 1.2 | 0.4 | +1.9 |
| Mike MacDougal | 28 | arb | 68 | 1.2 | 0.4 | +1.8 |
| Runelvys Hernandez | 27 | arb | 29 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +1.7 |
| Matt Stairs | 37 | FA-elig | 127 | 1.0 | 1.2 | +0.7 |
| John Buck | 24 | pre-arb | 118 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.3 |
| Andrew Sisco | 22 | pre-arb | 67 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +1.0 |
| Ambiorix Burgos | 21 | – | 59 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Denny Bautista | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| D.J. Carrasco | 28 | – | 21 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Angel Berroa | 27 | arb | 159 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Terrence Long | 29 | FA-elig | 137 | 0.4 | 4.9 | -4.2 |
| Kyle Snyder | 27 | – | 13 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jeremy Affeldt | 26 | arb | 49 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| Shawn Camp | 29 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| J.P. Howell | 22 | – | 15 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Steve Stemle | 28 | – | 6 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Tony Graffanino↔ BOS | 33 | FA-elig | 59 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Ryan Jensen | 29 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Anderson | 33 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.1 | 3.2 | -3.1 |
| Alberto Castillo↔ OAK | 35 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Paul Phillips | 28 | – | 23 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jaime Cerda | 26 | arb | 20 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Jonah Bayliss | 24 | – | 11 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Nate Field | 29 | arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Denny Hocking | 35 | – | 23 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Demaria | 24 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Calvin Pickering | 28 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Jose Lima | 32 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.3 | 2.5 | -3.0 |
| Juan Carlos Oviedo | 23 | – | 41 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jimmy Gobble | 23 | – | 28 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Ken Harvey | 27 | – | 12 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Matt Diaz | 27 | – | 34 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Shane Costa | 23 | – | 27 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Chip Ambres | 25 | – | 53 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Ruben Gotay | 22 | pre-arb | 86 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -1.5 |
| Mike Wood | 25 | pre-arb | 47 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -1.7 |
| Justin Huber | 22 | – | 25 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Andrés Blanco | 21 | – | 26 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Donnie Murphy | 22 | – | 32 | -0.9 | – | – |
| Joe McEwing | 32 | – | 83 | -0.9 | – | – |
| Eli Marrero↔ BAL | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | -1.1 | 1.9 | -3.9 |
| Mark Teahen | 23 | pre-arb | 130 | -1.1 | 0.3 | -2.3 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 25 of them (54%). 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 |