GM: Kevin Malone (since 1999)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Brown | 34 | FA-elig | 35 | 6.6 | 10.7 | -2.4 |
| Eric Karros | 31 | FA-elig | 153 | 4.8 | 5.5 | +0.6 |
| Mark Grudzielanek | 29 | arb | 123 | 3.8 | 1.9 | +2.9 |
| Gary Sheffield | 30 | FA-elig | 152 | 3.6 | 10.0 | -5.4 |
| Adrian Beltré | 20 | pre-arb | 152 | 3.4 | 0.2 | +4.1 |
| Darren Dreifort | 27 | arb | 30 | 3.0 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Raul Mondesi | 28 | FA-elig | 159 | 2.0 | 9.0 | -6.4 |
| Ismael Valdez | 25 | arb | 32 | 1.8 | 4.3 | -2.0 |
| Eric Young Sr. | 32 | FA-elig | 119 | 1.8 | 4.5 | -2.3 |
| Chan Ho Park | 26 | arb | 33 | 1.2 | 2.3 | -0.8 |
| Jeff Shaw | 32 | FA-elig | 64 | 1.1 | 3.4 | -2.0 |
| Todd Hollandsworth | 26 | arb | 92 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| Dave Hansen | 30 | FA-elig | 100 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +0.6 |
| Eric Gagne | 23 | – | 5 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Devon White | 36 | FA-elig | 134 | 0.5 | 2.5 | -1.9 |
| Craig Counsell↔ MIA | 28 | arb | 50 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Mike Maddux↔ WSN | 37 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Angel Pena | 24 | – | 43 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Todd Hundley | 30 | FA-elig | 114 | 0.3 | 5.3 | -5.0 |
| Mike Judd | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Jose Vizcaino | 31 | FA-elig | 94 | 0.2 | 3.0 | -2.8 |
| Jeff Williams | 27 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dave Mlicki↔ DET | 31 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Antonio Osuna | 26 | arb | 5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| Trenidad Hubbard | 35 | arb | 82 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Paul Lo Duca | 27 | pre-arb | 36 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Jacob Brumfield↔ TOR | 34 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Kubenka | 24 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Juan Castro | 27 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chance Sanford | 27 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Brent Cookson | 29 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tripp Cromer III | 31 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Pedro Borbon Jr. | 31 | FA-elig | 70 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Rick Wilkins | 32 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Jamie Arnold | 25 | – | 36 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Herges | 29 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Doug Bochtler | 28 | – | 12 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mel Rojas↔ DET | 32 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -2.0 |
| Onan Masaoka | 21 | pre-arb | 54 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Robinson Checo | 27 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Alex Cora | 23 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Carlos Perez | 28 | arb | 17 | -0.6 | 2.3 | -3.1 |
| Alan Mills | 32 | FA-elig | 68 | -0.7 | 1.2 | -2.1 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 34 of them (79%). 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 |