GM: Al Campanis (since 1969)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Guerrero | 29 | FA-elig | 137 | 7.8 | 1.3 | +0.8 |
| Orel Hershiser | 26 | pre-arb | 37 | 5.9 | 0.2 | +1.3 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 24 | arb | 35 | 5.9 | 1.2 | +0.3 |
| Mike Scioscia | 26 | arb | 141 | 5.5 | 0.4 | +1.0 |
| Mike Marshall | 25 | arb | 135 | 3.1 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Tom Niedenfuer | 25 | arb | 64 | 2.7 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Jerry Reuss | 36 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| Greg Brock | 28 | arb | 129 | 2.4 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Bob Welch | 28 | FA-elig | 25 | 2.3 | 0.6 | -0.0 |
| Ken Landreaux | 30 | FA-elig | 147 | 1.9 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 1.6 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| Bill Madlock↔ PIT | 34 | FA-elig | 34 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Mariano Duncan | 22 | pre-arb | 142 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Steve Sax | 25 | arb | 136 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Enos Cabell↔ HOU | 35 | FA-elig | 57 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Ken Howell | 24 | – | 56 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Carlos Diaz | 27 | arb | 46 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Dave Anderson | 24 | – | 77 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Bob Bailor | 33 | FA-elig | 74 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| R.J. Reynolds↔ PIT | 26 | – | 73 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Len Matuszek↔ TOR | 30 | arb | 43 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Candy Maldonado | 24 | arb | 121 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Tom Brennan | 32 | – | 12 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Steve Yeager | 36 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Jose Gonzalez | 20 | – | 23 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Terry Whitfield | 32 | FA-elig | 79 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Bill Russell | 36 | FA-elig | 76 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Gilberto Reyes | 21 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Holton | 25 | – | 3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ralph Bryant | 24 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Steve Howe↔ MIN | 27 | – | 19 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Franklin Stubbs | 24 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Stu Pederson | 25 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jay Johnstone | 39 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Alejandro Pena | 26 | arb | 2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Mike Ramsey | 31 | – | 9 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Reggie Williams | 24 | – | 22 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Sid Bream↔ PIT | 24 | – | 24 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Al Oliver↔ TOR | 38 | FA-elig | 35 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Bobby Castillo | 30 | – | 36 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Dennis Powell | 21 | – | 16 | -0.6 | – | – |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 25 of them (61%). 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 LAD |
|---|---|---|
| Andre Ethier | 2005 | 24.4 |
| Yasmani Grandal | 2014 | 20.6 |
| Chris Taylor | 2016 | 16.9 |
| Gary Sheffield | 1998 | 14.7 |
| Tim Belcher | 1987 | 13.3 |
| Pedro Guerrero | 1974 | 13.1 |
| Eddie Murray | 1988 | 10.8 |
| Hanley Ramírez | 2012 | 8.7 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Sid Fernandez | 1983 | 27.5 |
| Yordan Álvarez | 2016 | 26.7 |
| Carlos Santana | 2008 | 21.6 |
| Juan Guzmán | 1987 | 21.1 |
| Gary Sheffield | 2002 | 12.1 |
| Mike Devereaux | 1989 | 11.7 |
| Charlie Hough | 1980 | 11.2 |
| Sid Bream | 1985 | 10.3 |