GM: Dayton Moore (since 2007)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Meche | 28 | FA-elig | 34 | 3.7 | 7.4 | +0.4 |
| Mark Grudzielanek | 37 | FA-elig | 116 | 2.6 | 4.0 | +1.5 |
| Mark Teahen | 25 | pre-arb | 144 | 2.5 | 0.4 | +5.0 |
| Brian Bannister | 26 | – | 27 | 2.4 | – | – |
| David DeJesus | 27 | arb | 157 | 2.2 | 2.0 | +2.7 |
| Alex Gordon | 23 | pre-arb | 151 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +4.3 |
| Zack Greinke | 23 | arb | 52 | 2.1 | 0.4 | +4.1 |
| Joakim Soria | 23 | pre-arb | 62 | 2.1 | 0.4 | +4.2 |
| Joey Gathright | 26 | – | 74 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Tony Pena Jr. | 26 | pre-arb | 152 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +2.4 |
| Odalis Perez | 29 | FA-elig | 26 | 1.1 | 7.8 | -5.3 |
| Esteban German | 29 | arb | 121 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +2.0 |
| John Buck | 26 | arb | 113 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +1.9 |
| Joel Peralta | 31 | pre-arb | 62 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.6 |
| John Bale | 33 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.8 | 1.8 | -0.1 |
| Reggie Sanders | 39 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.6 | 5.0 | -3.7 |
| Billy Butler | 21 | – | 92 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Juan Carlos Oviedo | 25 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Emil Brown | 32 | FA-elig | 113 | 0.3 | 3.5 | -2.7 |
| Jimmy Gobble | 25 | arb | 74 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.0 |
| Ross Gload | 31 | FA-elig | 102 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +0.0 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 26 | arb | 26 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| John Thomson | 33 | – | 2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| David Riske | 30 | FA-elig | 65 | 0.1 | 2.0 | -1.7 |
| Brandon Duckworth | 31 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Octavio Dotel↔ ATL | 33 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.1 | 3.6 | -3.5 |
| Craig Brazell | 27 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Luke Hochevar | 23 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Fernando Cortez | 25 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Billy Buckner | 23 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Paul Phillips | 30 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Angel Berroa | 29 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Smith↔ ARI | 29 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Ryan Braun | 26 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Kyle Davies↔ ATL | 23 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jason Standridge | 28 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Luke Hudson | 30 | arb | 1 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Justin Huber | 24 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Sweeney | 33 | FA-elig | 74 | -0.3 | 11.0 | -11.6 |
| Ryan Shealy | 27 | pre-arb | 52 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Shane Costa | 25 | – | 55 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Neal Musser | 26 | – | 17 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jason LaRue | 33 | FA-elig | 66 | -0.4 | 5.2 | -6.0 |
| Todd Wellemeyer↔ STL | 28 | arb | 12 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
| Scott Elarton | 31 | FA-elig | 9 | -1.0 | 4.0 | -6.1 |
45 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (69%). 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 |