GM: Dan Evans (since 2002)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odalis Perez | 24 | arb | 32 | 5.1 | 0.6 | +8.2 |
| Shawn Green | 29 | FA-elig | 158 | 4.9 | 13.4 | -5.1 |
| Adrian Beltré | 23 | arb | 159 | 4.0 | 2.8 | +4.0 |
| Eric Gagne | 26 | arb | 77 | 3.6 | 0.3 | +5.9 |
| Hideo Nomo | 33 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.7 | 4.5 | +0.2 |
| Paul Lo Duca | 30 | arb | 149 | 2.7 | 0.5 | +4.1 |
| Dave Roberts | 30 | arb | 127 | 2.6 | 0.2 | +4.2 |
| Alex Cora | 26 | arb | 115 | 2.5 | 0.6 | +3.7 |
| Brian Jordan | 35 | FA-elig | 128 | 2.5 | 6.6 | -2.3 |
| Andy Ashby | 34 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.7 | 8.0 | -5.0 |
| Omar Daal | 30 | FA-elig | 39 | 1.6 | 5.0 | -2.3 |
| Marquis Grissom | 35 | FA-elig | 111 | 1.6 | 5.0 | -2.3 |
| Paul Quantrill | 33 | FA-elig | 86 | 1.5 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| Eric Karros | 34 | FA-elig | 142 | 1.4 | 6.9 | -4.4 |
| Mark Grudzielanek | 32 | FA-elig | 150 | 1.2 | 5.0 | -2.9 |
| Mike Kinkade | 29 | – | 37 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Kevin Brown | 37 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.8 | 15.7 | -14.4 |
| Chad Kreuter | 37 | FA-elig | 41 | 0.5 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| Guillermo Mota | 28 | – | 43 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Kaz Ishii | 28 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| Dave Hansen | 33 | FA-elig | 96 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.0 |
| Victor Alvarez | 25 | – | 4 | 0.3 | – | – |
| David Ross | 25 | – | 8 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Joe Thurston | 22 | – | 8 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Hiram Bocachica↔ DET | 26 | pre-arb | 49 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Bryan Corey | 28 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Paul Shuey↔ CLE | 31 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.0 | 1.4 | -1.4 |
| Jolbert Cabrera↔ CLE | 29 | arb | 10 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Luke Allen | 23 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Wilkin Ruan | 23 | – | 12 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Williams | 30 | – | 10 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Dennis Springer | 37 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jesse Orosco | 45 | – | 56 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Robert Ellis | 31 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Beirne | 28 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chin-Feng Chen | 24 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Reboulet | 38 | FA-elig | 38 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Giovanni Carrara | 34 | FA-elig | 63 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Tyler Houston↔ MIL | 31 | FA-elig | 35 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| Terry Mulholland↔ CLE | 39 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.6 | 1.8 | -2.9 |
| Cesar Izturis | 22 | pre-arb | 135 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -1.5 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (66%). 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 |