GM: Ned Colletti (since 2006)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Billingsley | 25 | arb | 31 | 4.2 | 3.9 | +6.0 |
| Rafael Furcal | 32 | FA-elig | 97 | 4.1 | 9.5 | -0.0 |
| Clayton Kershaw | 22 | pre-arb | 32 | 4.0 | 0.4 | +8.8 |
| Hiroki Kuroda | 35 | pre-arb | 31 | 3.7 | 15.4 | -7.0 |
| Russell Martin | 27 | arb | 97 | 3.1 | 5.0 | +2.1 |
| Casey Blake | 36 | FA-elig | 146 | 2.9 | 6.2 | +0.4 |
| Jamey Carroll | 36 | FA-elig | 133 | 2.4 | 1.5 | +4.0 |
| Hung-Chih Kuo | 28 | arb | 56 | 2.4 | 0.9 | +4.6 |
| Andre Ethier | 28 | arb | 139 | 2.0 | 5.8 | -1.2 |
| Jonathan Broxton | 26 | arb | 64 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -1.7 |
| Kenley Jansen | 22 | – | 26 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Manny Ramirez↔ CHW | 38 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.9 | 13.7 | -11.5 |
| Vicente Padilla | 32 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.9 | 5.0 | -2.9 |
| Blake DeWitt↔ CHC | 24 | pre-arb | 82 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +1.8 |
| Ted Lilly↔ CHC | 34 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.8 | 5.2 | -3.3 |
| James Loney | 26 | arb | 161 | 0.8 | 3.1 | -1.2 |
| Rod Barajas↔ NYM | 34 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +1.3 |
| John Ely | 24 | – | 18 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Reed Johnson | 33 | FA-elig | 102 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Jay Gibbons | 33 | – | 37 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Travis Schlichting | 25 | – | 14 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Ryan Theriot↔ CHC | 30 | arb | 54 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Jon Link | 26 | – | 9 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Russ Ortiz | 36 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Matt Kemp | 25 | arb | 162 | 0.0 | 4.0 | -4.0 |
| Justin Miller | 32 | – | 19 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Nick Green↔ TOR | 31 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Juan Castro↔ PHI | 38 | FA-elig | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Scott Elbert | 24 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| James McDonald↔ PIT | 25 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ronnie Belliard | 35 | FA-elig | 82 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| Trent Oeltjen | 27 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jack Taschner↔ PIT | 32 | arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Octavio Dotel↔ COL | 36 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -1.2 |
| Brad Ausmus | 41 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.3 |
| John Lindsey | 33 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ronald Belisario | 27 | pre-arb | 59 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Chin-Lung Hu | 26 | – | 14 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Xavier Paul | 25 | – | 44 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Scott Podsednik↔ KCR | 34 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Charlie Haeger | 26 | arb | 9 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Jeff Weaver | 33 | FA-elig | 44 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.5 |
| Ramon Ortiz | 37 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -1.8 |
| A.J. Ellis | 29 | – | 44 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Russell Mitchell | 25 | – | 15 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Ramon Troncoso | 27 | pre-arb | 52 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.5 |
| George Sherrill | 33 | FA-elig | 65 | -0.5 | 4.5 | -5.7 |
| Carlos Monasterios | 24 | pre-arb | 32 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -2.3 |
| Garret Anderson | 38 | FA-elig | 80 | -1.3 | 0.6 | -3.5 |
49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (67%). 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 |