GM: Dayton Moore (since 2007)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Aviles | 27 | – | 102 | 4.3 | – | – |
| Zack Greinke | 24 | arb | 32 | 4.3 | 1.4 | +8.2 |
| Gil Meche | 29 | FA-elig | 34 | 4.2 | 11.4 | -1.9 |
| Alex Gordon | 24 | pre-arb | 134 | 2.6 | 0.4 | +5.5 |
| David DeJesus | 28 | arb | 135 | 2.6 | 2.5 | +3.3 |
| Ramon E Ramirez | 26 | pre-arb | 71 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +3.7 |
| Kyle Davies | 24 | – | 21 | 1.5 | – | – |
| Mark Grudzielanek | 38 | FA-elig | 86 | 1.4 | 4.5 | -1.3 |
| Joakim Soria | 24 | pre-arb | 63 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +2.6 |
| Luke Hochevar | 24 | pre-arb | 22 | 1.2 | 1.2 | +1.6 |
| Alberto Callaspo | 25 | pre-arb | 74 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +2.2 |
| Brian Bannister | 27 | pre-arb | 32 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +1.8 |
| Juan Carlos Oviedo | 26 | arb | 45 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.1 |
| Miguel Olivo | 29 | FA-elig | 84 | 0.6 | 2.0 | -0.8 |
| John Bale | 34 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.5 | 2.2 | -1.0 |
| Robinson Tejeda↔ TEX | 26 | – | 25 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Ron Mahay | 37 | FA-elig | 57 | 0.4 | 4.0 | -3.1 |
| Brett Tomko↔ SDP | 35 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.4 | 2.2 | -1.3 |
| Ryan Shealy | 28 | – | 20 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Brandon Duckworth | 32 | – | 7 | 0.4 | – | – |
| John Buck | 27 | arb | 109 | 0.4 | 2.2 | -1.4 |
| Horacio Ramirez↔ CHW | 28 | – | 15 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Joey Gathright | 27 | arb | 105 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Carlos Rosa | 23 | – | 2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Matt Tupman | 28 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Kila Ka'aihue | 24 | – | 12 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Neal Musser | 27 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Fulchino | 28 | – | 12 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jason Smith | 30 | – | 22 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Devon Lowery | 25 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Josh Newman↔ COL | 26 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kip Wells↔ COL | 31 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -1.5 |
| Yasuhiko Yabuta | 35 | pre-arb | 31 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -2.9 |
| Jimmy Gobble | 26 | arb | 39 | -0.3 | 1.3 | -2.0 |
| Esteban German | 30 | FA-elig | 89 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -1.7 |
| Mark Teahen | 26 | arb | 149 | -0.3 | 2.3 | -3.1 |
| Hideo Nomo | 39 | – | 3 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mitch Maier | 26 | – | 34 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Joel Peralta | 32 | – | 40 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Jose Guillen | 32 | FA-elig | 153 | -0.8 | 12.0 | -13.9 |
| Billy Butler | 22 | pre-arb | 124 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -2.8 |
| Ross Gload | 32 | FA-elig | 122 | -1.6 | 1.3 | -4.9 |
| Tony Pena Jr. | 27 | pre-arb | 95 | -1.7 | 0.4 | -4.2 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (63%). 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 |