GM: Al Campanis (since 1969)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orel Hershiser | 28 | arb | 40 | 6.1 | 0.8 | +1.0 |
| Pedro Guerrero | 31 | FA-elig | 152 | 5.0 | 1.5 | -0.1 |
| Bob Welch | 30 | FA-elig | 38 | 4.7 | 0.8 | +0.5 |
| Mike Scioscia | 28 | FA-elig | 142 | 2.7 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| John Shelby↔ BAL | 29 | FA-elig | 120 | 2.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 26 | FA-elig | 38 | 2.3 | 1.9 | -1.2 |
| Rick Honeycutt↔ OAK | 33 | FA-elig | 27 | 2.0 | 0.6 | -0.0 |
| Matt Young | 28 | arb | 47 | 1.1 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Tim Belcher | 25 | – | 6 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Mike Marshall | 27 | FA-elig | 104 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Mickey Hatcher | 32 | FA-elig | 101 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Alejandro Pena | 28 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Shawn Hillegas | 22 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Steve Sax | 27 | FA-elig | 157 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Jose Gonzalez | 22 | – | 19 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Tim Leary | 28 | FA-elig | 39 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Tim Crews | 26 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Mike Sharperson↔ TOR | 25 | – | 10 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Ken Howell | 26 | – | 40 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Ralph Bryant | 26 | – | 46 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Orlando Mercado↔ DET | 25 | – | 7 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Alex Trevino | 29 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Jerry Reuss↔ ANA | 38 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Jack Savage | 23 | – | 3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bill Krueger↔ OAK | 29 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Brad Wellman | 27 | arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Tom Niedenfuer↔ BAL | 27 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Dave Anderson | 26 | arb | 108 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Brad Havens | 27 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Franklin Stubbs | 26 | arb | 129 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Ron Davis↔ CHC | 31 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Glenn Hoffman↔ BOS | 28 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Brian Holton | 27 | pre-arb | 53 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Hamilton | 23 | pre-arb | 35 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Tito Landrum↔ STL | 32 | FA-elig | 51 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Len Matuszek | 32 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Bill Madlock↔ DET | 36 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Phil Garner↔ HOU | 38 | FA-elig | 70 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Ken Landreaux | 32 | FA-elig | 115 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| Reggie Williams | 26 | – | 39 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Mariano Duncan | 24 | pre-arb | 76 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Craig Shipley | 24 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Chris Gwynn | 22 | – | 17 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Mike Devereaux | 24 | – | 19 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Mike Ramsey | 26 | – | 48 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Danny Heep | 29 | FA-elig | 60 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Tracy Woodson | 24 | pre-arb | 53 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
47 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 35 of them (74%). 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 |