GM: Dave Dombrowski (since 1991)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Conine | 28 | arb | 115 | 3.4 | 0.2 | +3.7 |
| Jerry Browne | 28 | FA-elig | 101 | 2.7 | 0.7 | +2.4 |
| Gary Sheffield | 25 | FA-elig | 87 | 2.3 | 4.6 | -2.0 |
| Benito Santiago | 29 | FA-elig | 101 | 2.2 | 3.8 | -1.3 |
| Bret Barberie | 26 | arb | 107 | 1.8 | 0.3 | +1.8 |
| Chris Hammond | 28 | arb | 13 | 1.2 | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| Greg Colbrunn | 24 | pre-arb | 47 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Robb Nen | 24 | pre-arb | 44 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Mario Diaz | 32 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| David Weathers | 24 | arb | 26 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Dave Magadan | 31 | FA-elig | 74 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Yorkis Perez | 26 | arb | 44 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Chuck Carr | 26 | arb | 106 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Terry Mathews | 29 | arb | 24 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Kurt Abbott | 25 | pre-arb | 101 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Pat Rapp | 26 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Charles Johnson | 22 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Ryan Bowen | 26 | arb | 8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Darrell Whitmore | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Mark Gardner | 32 | arb | 20 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Carl Everett | 23 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Jeremy Hernandez | 27 | arb | 21 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Russ Morman | 32 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Bryan Harvey | 31 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.1 | 3.4 | -3.3 |
| Rob Natal | 28 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Luis Aquino | 30 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Kurt Miller | 21 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Willie Fraser | 30 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Brian Drahman | 27 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rick Renteria | 32 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Rich Scheid | 29 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Greg O'Halloran | 26 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Mutis | 27 | – | 35 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Alex Arias | 26 | pre-arb | 59 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Mike Jeffcoat | 34 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Charlie Hough | 46 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| Orestes Destrade | 32 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.3 | 1.5 | -1.8 |
| Ron Tingley↔ CHW | 35 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| John Johnstone | 25 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Jesus Tavarez | 23 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Richie Lewis | 28 | pre-arb | 45 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Matias Carrillo Sr. | 31 | arb | 80 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 37 of them (88%). 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 |