GM: Fred Claire (since 1988)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Piazza | 25 | pre-arb | 107 | 3.8 | 0.6 | +3.8 |
| Kevin Gross | 33 | FA-elig | 25 | 3.6 | 2.7 | +1.4 |
| Brett Butler | 37 | FA-elig | 111 | 3.3 | 3.5 | +0.3 |
| Tom Candiotti | 37 | FA-elig | 23 | 2.5 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| Ramon Martinez | 26 | FA-elig | 24 | 2.5 | 2.7 | +0.2 |
| Tim Wallach | 36 | FA-elig | 113 | 2.4 | 3.4 | -0.6 |
| Raul Mondesi | 23 | pre-arb | 112 | 1.8 | 0.1 | +2.0 |
| Delino DeShields | 25 | arb | 89 | 1.5 | 2.7 | -1.0 |
| Orel Hershiser | 35 | FA-elig | 21 | 1.3 | 3.3 | -1.8 |
| Pedro Astacio | 25 | pre-arb | 23 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +1.0 |
| Todd Worrell | 34 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.8 | 2.4 | -1.5 |
| Eric Karros | 26 | arb | 111 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +0.0 |
| Darren Dreifort | 22 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Ismael Valdez | 20 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Dave Hansen | 25 | arb | 40 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Mitch Webster | 35 | FA-elig | 82 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Al Osuna | 28 | – | 15 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Garey Ingram | 23 | – | 26 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jeff Treadway | 31 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Omar Daal | 22 | pre-arb | 24 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Tom Prince | 29 | FA-elig | 3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Rudy Seanez | 25 | – | 17 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Billy Ashley | 23 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Roger McDowell | 33 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.0 | 1.4 | -1.4 |
| Chan Ho Park | 21 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jim Gott | 34 | FA-elig | 37 | -0.1 | 1.8 | -1.9 |
| Brian Barnes↔ CLE | 27 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Eddie Pye | 27 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Gary Wayne | 31 | arb | 19 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Chris Gwynn | 29 | FA-elig | 58 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Carlos Hernandez | 27 | arb | 32 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Cory Snyder | 31 | FA-elig | 73 | -0.8 | 1.5 | -2.4 |
| Rafael Bournigal | 28 | pre-arb | 40 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Henry Rodriguez | 26 | pre-arb | 104 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| Jose Offerman | 25 | arb | 72 | -1.3 | 0.5 | -2.0 |
35 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (86%). 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 |