GM: Harry Dalton (since 1978)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Bosio | 26 | arb | 33 | 5.5 | 0.2 | +1.8 |
| Robin Yount | 33 | FA-elig | 160 | 5.3 | 1.1 | +0.7 |
| Paul Molitor | 32 | FA-elig | 155 | 5.1 | 2.1 | -0.3 |
| Charlie O'Brien | 29 | arb | 62 | 2.2 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Teddy Higuera | 31 | arb | 22 | 2.2 | 1.5 | -0.7 |
| Jaime Navarro | 22 | pre-arb | 19 | 1.8 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Greg Brock | 32 | FA-elig | 107 | 1.3 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Dan Plesac | 27 | arb | 52 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Bill Krueger | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Chuck Crim | 27 | pre-arb | 76 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Mike Felder | 27 | arb | 117 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Jim Gantner | 36 | FA-elig | 116 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Tony Fossas | 31 | pre-arb | 51 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Rob Deer | 28 | arb | 130 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Bill Spiers | 23 | pre-arb | 114 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Tom Filer | 32 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Mike Birkbeck | 28 | – | 9 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Greg Vaughn | 23 | pre-arb | 38 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Glenn Braggs | 26 | arb | 144 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Randy Veres | 23 | – | 3 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Bill Wegman | 26 | arb | 11 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Ray Krawczyk | 29 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| B.J. Surhoff | 24 | pre-arb | 126 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Peterek | 26 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Billy Bates | 25 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Bryan Clutterbuck | 29 | arb | 14 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| George Canale | 23 | – | 13 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Dave Engle | 32 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Paul Mirabella | 35 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| LaVel Freeman | 26 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Juan Castillo | 27 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Knudson | 28 | arb | 40 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Don August | 25 | – | 31 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jay Aldrich↔ ATL | 28 | – | 16 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ed Romero↔ ATL | 31 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Joey Meyer | 27 | pre-arb | 53 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Gary Sheffield | 20 | pre-arb | 95 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jerry Reuss↔ CHW | 40 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Gus Polidor | 27 | arb | 79 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Terry Francona | 30 | FA-elig | 90 | -1.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 of them (80%). 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 |