GM: Ned Colletti (since 2006)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Martin | 25 | pre-arb | 155 | 7.3 | 0.5 | +15.9 |
| Derek Lowe | 35 | FA-elig | 34 | 4.2 | 10.0 | -0.5 |
| Chad Billingsley | 23 | pre-arb | 35 | 3.7 | 0.4 | +7.8 |
| Hiroki Kuroda | 33 | pre-arb | 31 | 3.4 | 7.4 | +0.2 |
| Andre Ethier | 26 | pre-arb | 141 | 3.4 | 0.4 | +7.1 |
| Matt Kemp | 23 | pre-arb | 155 | 3.3 | 0.4 | +7.1 |
| Manny Ramirez↔ BOS | 36 | FA-elig | 53 | 3.0 | 6.6 | +0.1 |
| Hung-Chih Kuo | 26 | arb | 42 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +4.7 |
| Jonathan Broxton | 24 | arb | 70 | 2.0 | 0.5 | +4.1 |
| Rafael Furcal | 30 | FA-elig | 36 | 2.0 | 15.7 | -11.2 |
| Takashi Saito | 38 | pre-arb | 45 | 1.6 | 2.0 | +1.5 |
| Blake DeWitt | 22 | pre-arb | 117 | 1.6 | 0.4 | +3.1 |
| Clayton Kershaw | 20 | – | 22 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Casey Blake↔ CLE | 34 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.9 | 2.3 | -0.4 |
| Joe Beimel | 31 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.5 | 1.9 | -0.8 |
| Ramon Troncoso | 25 | pre-arb | 32 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Greg Maddux↔ SDP | 42 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | -1.2 |
| Cory Wade | 25 | – | 55 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Jeff Kent | 40 | FA-elig | 121 | 0.3 | 9.0 | -8.3 |
| Eric Stults | 28 | – | 9 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 34 | FA-elig | 55 | 0.2 | 9.5 | -9.1 |
| Danny Ardoin | 33 | – | 24 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Esteban Loaiza↔ CHW | 36 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.1 | 5.2 | -4.9 |
| Chan Ho Park | 35 | – | 55 | 0.1 | – | – |
| James McDonald | 23 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Terry Tiffee | 29 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jason Repko | 27 | – | 22 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Tanyon Sturtze | 37 | – | 3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Yhency Brazoban | 27 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Juan Pierre | 30 | FA-elig | 119 | -0.0 | 8.0 | -8.0 |
| Brad Penny | 30 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.0 | 9.2 | -9.3 |
| Gary Bennett | 36 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| Delwyn Young | 26 | pre-arb | 83 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| A.J. Ellis | 27 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Falkenborg↔ SDP | 30 | – | 16 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Scott Proctor | 31 | arb | 41 | -0.2 | 1.1 | -1.5 |
| Scott Elbert | 22 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Pablo Ozuna↔ CHW | 33 | FA-elig | 36 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.3 |
| Andy LaRoche↔ PIT | 24 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Jason Johnson | 34 | – | 16 | -0.3 | – | – |
| James Loney | 24 | pre-arb | 161 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| Luis Maza | 28 | – | 45 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Chin-Lung Hu | 24 | pre-arb | 65 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -1.7 |
| Mark Sweeney | 38 | FA-elig | 98 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -2.4 |
| Angel Berroa | 30 | – | 84 | -0.9 | – | – |
| Andruw Jones | 31 | FA-elig | 75 | -1.1 | 14.7 | -17.2 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (65%). 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 |