GM: Larry Beinfest (since 2003)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dontrelle Willis | 23 | pre-arb | 40 | 7.4 | 0.4 | +13.5 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 22 | pre-arb | 158 | 5.1 | 0.4 | +9.3 |
| A.J. Burnett | 28 | FA-elig | 32 | 5.1 | 3.6 | +6.0 |
| Josh Beckett | 25 | arb | 29 | 4.6 | 2.4 | +6.2 |
| Luis Castillo | 29 | FA-elig | 122 | 3.8 | 5.2 | +2.0 |
| Carlos Delgado | 33 | FA-elig | 144 | 3.3 | 4.0 | +2.1 |
| Todd Jones | 37 | FA-elig | 68 | 2.4 | 1.1 | +3.4 |
| Jason Vargas | 22 | – | 18 | 2.1 | – | – |
| Brian Moehler | 33 | FA-elig | 37 | 1.9 | 0.4 | +3.2 |
| Juan Pierre | 27 | arb | 162 | 1.6 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| Juan Encarnacion | 29 | FA-elig | 141 | 1.5 | 4.4 | -1.6 |
| Paul Lo Duca | 33 | FA-elig | 132 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -2.3 |
| Jeremy Hermida | 21 | – | 23 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Damion Easley | 35 | FA-elig | 102 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Guillermo Mota | 31 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.6 | 2.6 | -1.6 |
| Jim Mecir | 35 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| Álex González | 28 | FA-elig | 130 | 0.3 | 3.4 | -2.8 |
| Lenny Harris | 40 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Ron Villone↔ SEA | 35 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Josh Johnson | 21 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Josh Willingham | 26 | – | 16 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Lowell | 31 | FA-elig | 150 | 0.1 | 7.5 | -7.4 |
| Chris Resop | 22 | – | 15 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Frank Castillo | 36 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Travis Smith | 32 | – | 12 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ismael Valdez | 31 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.0 | 1.5 | -1.5 |
| Yorman Bazardo | 20 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Mordecai | 37 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jim Crowell | 31 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Treanor | 29 | pre-arb | 58 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Ryan Jorgensen | 26 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Antonio Alfonseca | 33 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Matt Perisho↔ BOS | 30 | FA-elig | 24 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Josh Wilson | 24 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Paul Quantrill↔ NYY | 36 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Scott Olsen | 21 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Conine | 39 | FA-elig | 131 | -0.2 | 3.0 | -3.3 |
| Logan Kensing | 22 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Nate Bump | 28 | pre-arb | 31 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| John Riedling | 29 | arb | 29 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Chad Bentz | 25 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Joe Dillon | 29 | – | 27 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Randy Messenger | 23 | – | 29 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Valerio De Los Santos | 32 | – | 27 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Chris Aguila | 26 | pre-arb | 65 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Al Leiter↔ NYY | 39 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.4 | 3.6 | -4.4 |
| Robert Andino | 21 | – | 17 | -0.5 | – | – |
47 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (60%). 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 |