GM: Dave Dombrowski (since 1991)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hammond | 27 | arb | 33 | 2.9 | 0.3 | +2.1 |
| Bryan Harvey | 30 | FA-elig | 59 | 2.6 | 4.2 | -2.1 |
| Chuck Carr | 25 | arb | 142 | 2.2 | 0.1 | +1.7 |
| Walt Weiss | 29 | FA-elig | 158 | 2.1 | 0.9 | +0.8 |
| Dave Magadan↔ SEA | 30 | FA-elig | 66 | 2.0 | 0.4 | +1.2 |
| Jeff Conine | 27 | arb | 162 | 2.0 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Bret Barberie | 25 | pre-arb | 99 | 1.7 | 0.2 | +1.2 |
| Charlie Hough | 45 | FA-elig | 34 | 1.6 | 0.8 | +0.5 |
| Luis Aquino | 29 | FA-elig | 38 | 1.3 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Pat Rapp | 25 | pre-arb | 16 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Ryan Bowen | 25 | pre-arb | 27 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| David Weathers | 23 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Rick Renteria | 31 | FA-elig | 103 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Gary Sheffield↔ SDP | 24 | arb | 72 | 0.6 | 1.6 | -1.1 |
| Benito Santiago | 28 | FA-elig | 139 | 0.6 | 3.4 | -2.9 |
| Henry Cotto↔ SEA | 32 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Cris Carpenter↔ TEX | 28 | arb | 29 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.0 |
| Matt Turner | 26 | – | 55 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Joe Klink | 31 | FA-elig | 59 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Jack Armstrong | 28 | arb | 36 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| Richie Lewis | 27 | pre-arb | 57 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Mitch Lyden | 28 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Monty Fariss | 25 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Alex Arias | 25 | pre-arb | 96 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jim Corsi | 31 | arb | 15 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Matias Carrillo Sr. | 30 | – | 24 | -0.0 | – | – |
| John Johnstone | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Terry McGriff | 29 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Gus Polidor | 31 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Robb Nen↔ TEX | 23 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Orestes Destrade | 31 | FA-elig | 153 | -0.2 | 2.0 | -2.1 |
| Carl Everett | 22 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Steve Decker | 27 | arb | 8 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Bob McClure | 41 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Trevor Hoffman↔ SDP | 25 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Rob Natal | 27 | pre-arb | 41 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Greg Briley | 28 | arb | 120 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Nigel Wilson | 23 | – | 7 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Scott Pose | 26 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Geronimo Berroa | 28 | arb | 14 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Junior Felix | 25 | arb | 57 | -0.8 | 1.2 | -1.9 |
| Rich Rodriguez↔ SDP | 30 | arb | 36 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Darrell Whitmore | 24 | pre-arb | 76 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 37 of them (86%). 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 MIA |
|---|---|---|
| Hanley Ramírez | 2005 | 29.1 |
| Dontrelle Willis | 2002 | 20.7 |
| Ricky Nolasco | 2005 | 17.5 |
| A. J. Burnett | 1998 | 16.1 |
| Gary Sheffield | 1993 | 13.6 |
| Cliff Floyd | 1997 | 13.2 |
| Derrek Lee | 1997 | 10.6 |
| Aníbal Sánchez | 2005 | 9.9 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Johan Santana | 1999 | 32.0 |
| Christian Yelich | 2018 | 28.6 |
| J. T. Realmuto | 2019 | 25.7 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 1993 | 24.3 |
| Derrek Lee | 2003 | 21.4 |
| Josh Beckett | 2005 | 20.1 |
| Édgar Rentería | 1998 | 17.4 |
| Gary Sheffield | 1998 | 14.7 |