GM: Allard Baird (since 2001)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus | 26 | arb | 119 | 4.2 | 0.5 | +7.7 |
| Emil Brown | 31 | FA-elig | 147 | 3.3 | 1.8 | +4.7 |
| Mark Teahen | 24 | pre-arb | 109 | 3.0 | 0.3 | +5.7 |
| Mark Grudzielanek | 36 | FA-elig | 134 | 2.7 | 4.0 | +1.3 |
| Esteban German | 28 | arb | 106 | 1.6 | 0.3 | +2.7 |
| Luke Hudson | 29 | arb | 26 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +2.6 |
| Mark Redman | 32 | FA-elig | 29 | 1.2 | 4.5 | -2.1 |
| Tony Graffanino↔ MIL | 34 | FA-elig | 69 | 1.0 | 1.1 | +0.9 |
| Ryan Shealy↔ COL | 26 | pre-arb | 51 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.5 |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 32 | FA-elig | 91 | 0.9 | 1.9 | -0.0 |
| Odalis Perez↔ LAD | 29 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.9 | 3.2 | -1.4 |
| John Buck | 25 | pre-arb | 114 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.3 |
| Jimmy Gobble | 24 | arb | 60 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Elmer Dessens↔ LAD | 35 | FA-elig | 43 | 0.8 | 1.2 | +0.4 |
| Adam Bernero↔ PHI | 29 | – | 3 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Brandon Duckworth | 30 | – | 10 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Joel Peralta | 30 | – | 64 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Reggie Sanders | 38 | FA-elig | 88 | 0.5 | 5.0 | -3.9 |
| Matt Stairs↔ DET | 38 | FA-elig | 77 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
| Mike Sweeney | 32 | FA-elig | 60 | 0.3 | 11.0 | -10.4 |
| Jeff Keppinger | 26 | – | 22 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Aaron Guiel↔ NYY | 33 | – | 19 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Paul Phillips | 29 | – | 23 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Joey Gathright↔ TBR | 25 | pre-arb | 79 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Joe Nelson | 31 | – | 43 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Shane Costa | 24 | pre-arb | 72 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Mike MacDougal↔ CHW | 29 | arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Andrés Blanco | 22 | – | 33 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Steve Andrade | 28 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Angel Sanchez | 22 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bob Keppel | 24 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Denny Bautista↔ COL | 25 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Zack Greinke | 22 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Justin Huber | 23 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ryan Braun | 25 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kyle Snyder↔ BOS | 28 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Juan Carlos Oviedo | 24 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Steve Stemle | 29 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Mitch Maier | 24 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Booker↔ WSN | 29 | – | 1 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Joselo Diaz | 26 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Seth Etherton | 29 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Todd Wellemeyer↔ MIA | 27 | arb | 28 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Jorge De La Rosa↔ MIL | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Mike Wood | 26 | arb | 23 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Andrew Sisco | 23 | pre-arb | 65 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| Jeremy Affeldt↔ COL | 27 | arb | 27 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| Kerry Robinson | 32 | – | 18 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Scott Dohmann↔ COL | 28 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Joe Mays↔ CIN | 30 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
| Paul Bako | 34 | FA-elig | 56 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -1.9 |
| Runelvys Hernandez | 28 | – | 21 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Scott Elarton | 30 | FA-elig | 20 | -1.0 | 4.0 | -5.9 |
| Ambiorix Burgos | 22 | pre-arb | 68 | -1.2 | 0.3 | -2.7 |
| Angel Berroa | 28 | arb | 132 | -1.5 | 2.0 | -4.9 |
55 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 34 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 |