GM: Dayton Moore (since 2007)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke | 26 | FA-elig | 33 | 4.8 | 7.2 | +3.8 |
| David DeJesus | 30 | FA-elig | 91 | 2.5 | 4.7 | +1.1 |
| Billy Butler | 24 | arb | 158 | 2.1 | 0.5 | +4.3 |
| Joakim Soria | 26 | arb | 66 | 1.9 | 3.0 | +1.5 |
| Luke Hochevar | 26 | arb | 18 | 1.7 | 1.8 | +2.1 |
| Kyle Davies | 26 | arb | 32 | 1.6 | 1.8 | +2.0 |
| Bruce Chen | 33 | – | 33 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Mike Aviles | 29 | pre-arb | 110 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +2.5 |
| Wilson Betemit | 28 | – | 84 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Robinson Tejeda | 28 | arb | 54 | 0.9 | 0.9 | +1.0 |
| Alberto Callaspo↔ ANA | 27 | arb | 88 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.6 |
| Scott Podsednik↔ LAD | 34 | FA-elig | 95 | 0.7 | 1.2 | +0.5 |
| Brayan Peña | 28 | arb | 60 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.1 |
| Jarrod Dyson | 25 | – | 18 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Kyle Farnsworth↔ ATL | 34 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.6 | 2.8 | -1.3 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | 28 | arb | 151 | 0.5 | 3.3 | -2.1 |
| Grégor Blanco↔ ATL | 26 | – | 49 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Mitch Maier | 28 | – | 117 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Philip Humber | 27 | – | 8 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jose Guillen↔ SFG | 34 | FA-elig | 106 | 0.3 | 8.6 | -8.0 |
| Rick Ankiel↔ ATL | 30 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| Jai Miller | 25 | – | 20 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Kila Ka'aihue | 26 | – | 52 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Josh Fields | 27 | arb | 13 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Dusty Hughes | 28 | pre-arb | 57 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Juan Cruz | 31 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.1 | 3.2 | -3.0 |
| Kanekoa Texeira↔ SEA | 24 | pre-arb | 27 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Greg Holland | 24 | – | 15 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Roman Colon | 30 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Bryan Bullington | 29 | – | 13 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Josh Rupe | 27 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Getz | 26 | pre-arb | 72 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Brian Bannister | 29 | arb | 24 | -0.2 | 2.3 | -2.7 |
| Sean O'Sullivan↔ ANA | 22 | – | 14 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Brad Thompson | 28 | – | 16 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Gil Meche | 31 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.3 | 12.4 | -13.1 |
| Blake Wood | 24 | – | 51 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Jesse Chavez↔ ATL | 26 | pre-arb | 23 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| John Parrish | 32 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1.5 |
| Lucas May | 25 | – | 12 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Willie Bloomquist↔ CIN | 32 | FA-elig | 72 | -0.5 | 1.5 | -2.7 |
| Anthony Lerew | 27 | – | 6 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Luis Mendoza | 26 | arb | 4 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -1.8 |
| Alex Gordon | 26 | arb | 74 | -0.6 | 1.1 | -2.6 |
| Victor Marte | 29 | – | 22 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Jason Kendall | 36 | FA-elig | 118 | -1.0 | 2.2 | -4.6 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 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 |