President of baseball ops: Andrew Friedman (since 2015)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Buehler | 26 | arb | 34 | 5.6 | 3.8 | +14.4 |
| Julio Urías | 24 | arb | 32 | 5.4 | 3.6 | +13.8 |
| Will Smith | 26 | pre-arb | 130 | 4.6 | 0.6 | +14.3 |
| Max Muncy | 30 | FA-elig | 144 | 4.5 | 9.0 | +5.6 |
| Justin Turner | 36 | FA-elig | 151 | 4.1 | 12.0 | +1.1 |
| Mookie Betts | 28 | FA-elig | 122 | 3.9 | 22.9 | -10.2 |
| Corey Seager | 27 | FA-elig | 95 | 3.8 | 13.8 | -1.4 |
| Clayton Kershaw | 33 | FA-elig | 24 | 3.7 | 31.0 | -19.1 |
| AJ Pollock | 33 | FA-elig | 117 | 3.2 | 18.0 | -7.8 |
| Chris Taylor | 30 | FA-elig | 148 | 2.8 | 7.8 | +1.1 |
| Trea Turner↔ WSN | 28 | FA-elig | 52 | 2.7 | 4.6 | +4.3 |
| Max Scherzer↔ WSN | 36 | FA-elig | 11 | 2.6 | 12.7 | -4.2 |
| Blake Treinen | 33 | FA-elig | 72 | 1.9 | 8.0 | -1.9 |
| Kenley Jansen | 33 | FA-elig | 69 | 1.8 | 20.0 | -14.1 |
| Trevor Bauer | 30 | FA-elig | 17 | 1.6 | 31.3 | -26.2 |
| Gavin Lux | 23 | pre-arb | 102 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +2.6 |
| Jimmy Nelson | 32 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.9 | 1.2 | +1.8 |
| David Price | 35 | FA-elig | 39 | 0.9 | 32.0 | -29.1 |
| Joe Kelly | 33 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.7 | 8.8 | -6.6 |
| Austin Barnes | 31 | FA-elig | 77 | 0.7 | 1.6 | +0.5 |
| Tony Gonsolin | 27 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +1.5 |
| Corey Knebel | 29 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.6 | 5.2 | -3.3 |
| Phil Bickford↔ MIL | 25 | pre-arb | 56 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +1.5 |
| Dustin May | 23 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.9 |
| Albert Pujols↔ ANA | 41 | FA-elig | 85 | 0.5 | 23.4 | -21.9 |
| Mitch White | 26 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +1.2 |
| Matt Beaty | 28 | pre-arb | 120 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Brusdar Graterol | 22 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Alex Vesia | 25 | pre-arb | 41 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Justin Bruihl | 24 | – | 21 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Andrew Vasquez | 27 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.4 |
| Evan Phillips↔ TBR | 26 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Edwin Uceta | 23 | – | 14 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Victor González | 25 | pre-arb | 44 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| DJ Peters↔ TEX | 25 | – | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Neftalí Feliz↔ PHI | 33 | FA-elig | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Andy Burns | 30 | arb | 9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Conner Greene↔ BAL | 26 | – | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Andre Jackson | 25 | – | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Kevin Quackenbush | 32 | arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Keibert Ruiz↔ WSN | 22 | – | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Yefry Ramírez | 27 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Jake Reed↔ NYM | 28 | – | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Scott Alexander | 31 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.0 | 1.0 | -1.1 |
| Mike Kickham | 32 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| James Sherfy↔ SFG | 29 | arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Zach McKinstry | 26 | pre-arb | 60 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Dennis Santana↔ TEX | 25 | – | 16 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Shane Greene↔ ATL | 32 | – | 9 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Yoshi Tsutsugo↔ PIT | 29 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| Steven Souza Jr. | 32 | – | 17 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Garrett Cleavinger | 27 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Zach Reks | 27 | – | 6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Darien Núñez | 28 | – | 6 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Josiah Gray↔ WSN | 23 | – | 2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| Nate Jones↔ ATL | 35 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| Billy McKinney↔ MIL | 26 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Luke Raley | 26 | – | 33 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Sheldon Neuse | 26 | pre-arb | 33 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.5 |
| Edwin Rios | 27 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -2.1 |
| Cody Bellinger | 25 | arb | 95 | -1.0 | 16.1 | -19.4 |
61 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 60 of them (98%). 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 |
| Gary Sheffield | 1998 | 14.7 |
| Tim Belcher | 1987 | 13.3 |
| Pedro Guerrero | 1974 | 13.1 |
| Chris Taylor | 2016 | 11.9 |
| Eddie Murray | 1988 | 10.8 |
| Hanley Ramírez | 2012 | 8.7 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Sid Fernandez | 1983 | 27.5 |
| Yordan Álvarez | 2016 | 25.9 |
| Carlos Santana | 2008 | 21.6 |
| Juan Guzmán | 1987 | 21.1 |
| Mike Devereaux | 1989 | 12.4 |
| Gary Sheffield | 2002 | 12.1 |
| Charlie Hough | 1980 | 11.2 |
| Sid Bream | 1985 | 10.3 |