GM: Dayton Moore (since 2007)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Gordon | 30 | FA-elig | 156 | 5.4 | 10.0 | +5.8 |
| Lorenzo Cain | 28 | arb | 133 | 4.4 | 0.5 | +12.4 |
| Alcides Escobar | 27 | FA-elig | 162 | 3.5 | 3.0 | +7.3 |
| James Shields | 32 | FA-elig | 34 | 3.5 | 13.5 | -3.3 |
| Wade Davis | 28 | arb | 71 | 3.1 | 4.8 | +4.3 |
| Yordano Ventura | 23 | pre-arb | 31 | 2.6 | 0.5 | +7.1 |
| Jarrod Dyson | 29 | arb | 120 | 2.4 | 0.5 | +6.4 |
| Jason Vargas | 31 | FA-elig | 30 | 2.3 | 7.0 | -0.3 |
| Greg Holland | 28 | arb | 65 | 2.3 | 4.7 | +1.9 |
| Danny Duffy | 25 | pre-arb | 31 | 2.0 | 0.5 | +5.4 |
| Norichika Aoki | 32 | pre-arb | 132 | 1.8 | 1.9 | +3.4 |
| Salvador Perez | 24 | arb | 150 | 1.8 | 1.5 | +3.7 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 24 | arb | 70 | 1.3 | 0.5 | +3.3 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | 35 | FA-elig | 33 | 1.2 | 8.0 | -4.5 |
| Christian Colón | 25 | – | 21 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Liam Hendriks↔ TOR | 25 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +1.6 |
| Omar Infante | 32 | FA-elig | 135 | 0.5 | 5.0 | -3.6 |
| Danny Valencia↔ TOR | 29 | arb | 36 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.9 |
| Mike Moustakas | 25 | arb | 140 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.6 |
| Brandon Finnegan | 21 | – | 7 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Erik Kratz↔ TOR | 34 | arb | 13 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Jason Frasor↔ TEX | 36 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Terrance Gore | 23 | – | 11 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Francisco Peña | 24 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Josh Willingham↔ MIN | 35 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -1.6 |
| Bruce Chen | 37 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.1 | 3.0 | -2.8 |
| Johnny Giavotella | 26 | arb | 12 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Carlos Peguero | 27 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Michael Mariot | 25 | – | 17 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Francisley Bueno | 33 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Wilking Rodríguez | 24 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Casey Coleman | 26 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Justin Marks | 26 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jimmy Paredes↔ BAL | 25 | – | 9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Donnie Joseph | 26 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Pedro Ciriaco | 28 | arb | 25 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Lane Adams | 24 | – | 6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Scott Downs↔ CHW | 38 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -1.5 |
| Eric Hosmer | 24 | arb | 131 | -0.2 | 3.6 | -4.1 |
| Jayson Nix↔ PHI | 31 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Aaron Brooks | 24 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tim Collins | 24 | arb | 22 | -0.2 | 1.4 | -2.0 |
| Raul Ibanez↔ ANA | 42 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -2.4 |
| Billy Butler | 28 | FA-elig | 151 | -0.5 | 8.0 | -9.5 |
| Louis Coleman | 28 | arb | 31 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -2.2 |
| Justin Maxwell | 30 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.8 | 1.3 | -3.6 |
| Aaron Crow | 27 | arb | 67 | -1.0 | 1.5 | -4.5 |
| Brett Hayes | 30 | arb | 27 | -1.1 | 0.6 | -3.9 |
48 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 41 of them (85%). 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 |