GM: Harry Dalton (since 1978)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Molitor | 28 | FA-elig | 140 | 3.5 | 0.9 | -0.0 |
| Teddy Higuera | 27 | pre-arb | 32 | 3.0 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Moose Haas | 29 | FA-elig | 27 | 2.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Cecil Cooper | 35 | FA-elig | 154 | 1.8 | 1.2 | -0.7 |
| Robin Yount | 29 | FA-elig | 122 | 1.6 | 1.0 | -0.6 |
| Jim Gantner | 32 | FA-elig | 143 | 1.5 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| Ernest Riles | 24 | – | 116 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Danny Darwin | 29 | FA-elig | 39 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Ted Simmons | 35 | FA-elig | 143 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| Ben Oglivie | 36 | FA-elig | 101 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Paul Householder | 26 | arb | 95 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Ray Burris | 34 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Charlie Moore | 32 | FA-elig | 105 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Tim Leary | 26 | – | 5 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Bill Schroeder | 26 | pre-arb | 53 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Ray Searage | 30 | – | 33 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Jaime Cocanower | 28 | – | 24 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Chuck Porter | 29 | – | 6 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Bob McClure | 33 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Rick Waits | 33 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Pete Ladd | 28 | – | 29 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Pete Vuckovich | 32 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Bill Wegman | 22 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Randy Ready | 25 | – | 48 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Billy Jo Robidoux | 21 | – | 18 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Brian Giles | 25 | – | 34 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jim Kern | 36 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ed Romero | 27 | FA-elig | 88 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Brad Lesley | 26 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Doug Loman | 27 | – | 24 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Bob Gibson | 28 | – | 41 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Dion James | 22 | – | 18 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Mike Felder | 23 | – | 15 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Bobby Clark | 30 | – | 29 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Dave Huppert | 28 | – | 15 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Mark Brouhard | 29 | – | 37 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Rollie Fingers | 38 | FA-elig | 47 | -0.7 | 1.1 | -1.3 |
| Carlos Ponce | 26 | – | 21 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Rick Manning | 30 | FA-elig | 79 | -1.0 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 19 of them (49%). 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 MIL |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Yelich | 2018 | 28.6 |
| Freddy Peralta | 2015 | 17.3 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 1996 | 17.1 |
| William Contreras | 2022 | 16.4 |
| José Valentín | 1992 | 9.9 |
| Josh Hader | 2015 | 8.8 |
| Chris Capuano | 2003 | 8.5 |
| Rob Deer | 1985 | 7.9 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Brantley | 2008 | 20.0 |
| Kevin Bass | 1982 | 17.5 |
| José Valentín | 2000 | 17.3 |
| Drew Rasmussen | 2021 | 9.1 |
| Danny Darwin | 1986 | 8.0 |
| Brett Lawrie | 2010 | 7.7 |
| Khris Davis | 2016 | 7.4 |
| Fernando Viña | 1999 | 6.7 |