GM: Fred Claire (since 1988)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Piazza | 28 | arb | 152 | 9.1 | 7.0 | +2.3 |
| Raul Mondesi | 26 | arb | 159 | 5.7 | 2.7 | +3.1 |
| Ismael Valdez | 23 | arb | 30 | 3.7 | 0.9 | +2.9 |
| Hideo Nomo | 28 | pre-arb | 33 | 3.6 | 0.9 | +2.8 |
| Todd Zeile | 31 | FA-elig | 160 | 2.5 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Chan Ho Park | 24 | arb | 32 | 2.5 | 0.3 | +2.3 |
| Pedro Astacio↔ COL | 27 | arb | 26 | 2.3 | 2.3 | +0.0 |
| Eric Karros | 29 | FA-elig | 162 | 1.5 | 4.5 | -3.0 |
| Ramon Martinez | 29 | FA-elig | 22 | 1.4 | 4.8 | -3.3 |
| Roger Cedeno | 22 | pre-arb | 80 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Antonio Osuna | 24 | pre-arb | 48 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Darren Dreifort | 25 | arb | 48 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Tom Prince | 32 | FA-elig | 47 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Eric Young Sr.↔ COL | 30 | arb | 37 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Scott Radinsky | 29 | FA-elig | 75 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| Tripp Cromer III | 29 | arb | 28 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Dennys Reyes | 20 | – | 14 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Wilton Guerrero | 22 | pre-arb | 111 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Darren Hall | 32 | arb | 63 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.0 |
| Darren Lewis↔ CHW | 29 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Garey Ingram | 26 | arb | 12 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Greg Gagne | 35 | FA-elig | 144 | 0.2 | 3.0 | -2.8 |
| Todd Hollandsworth | 24 | pre-arb | 106 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Eric Anthony | 29 | – | 47 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Henry Blanco | 25 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Judd | 22 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Eddie Murray↔ ANA | 41 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Tom Candiotti | 40 | FA-elig | 42 | 0.0 | 3.0 | -3.0 |
| Otis Nixon↔ TOR | 38 | FA-elig | 42 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Eddie Williams↔ PIT | 32 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Adam Riggs | 24 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Juan Castro | 25 | pre-arb | 40 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Paul Konerko | 21 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brett Butler | 40 | FA-elig | 105 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -2.0 |
| Chip Hale | 32 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Mike Harkey | 30 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Chad Fonville↔ CHW | 26 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Rick Gorecki | 23 | – | 4 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Nelson Liriano | 33 | FA-elig | 76 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Todd Worrell | 37 | FA-elig | 65 | -0.4 | 3.8 | -4.2 |
| Wayne Kirby | 33 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Karim Garcia | 21 | – | 15 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Billy Ashley | 26 | arb | 71 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Mark Guthrie | 31 | FA-elig | 62 | -1.0 | 1.6 | -2.6 |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 35 of them (80%). 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 |