GM: Harry Dalton (since 1978)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Molitor | 34 | FA-elig | 158 | 5.2 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Willie Randolph | 36 | FA-elig | 124 | 4.0 | 0.5 | +1.9 |
| Chris Bosio | 28 | arb | 32 | 3.3 | 0.9 | +1.1 |
| Jaime Navarro | 24 | pre-arb | 34 | 3.1 | 0.8 | +1.0 |
| Bill Wegman | 28 | FA-elig | 28 | 2.9 | 0.4 | +1.3 |
| Greg Vaughn | 25 | pre-arb | 145 | 2.4 | 0.2 | +1.3 |
| Bill Spiers | 25 | pre-arb | 133 | 2.3 | 0.2 | +1.1 |
| Jim Gantner | 38 | FA-elig | 140 | 1.6 | 1.0 | -0.1 |
| Darryl Hamilton | 26 | arb | 122 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| B.J. Surhoff | 26 | arb | 143 | 1.4 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
| Teddy Higuera | 32 | – | 7 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Doug Henry | 27 | – | 32 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Darren Holmes | 25 | – | 40 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Robin Yount | 35 | FA-elig | 130 | 0.6 | 3.2 | -2.8 |
| Rick Dempsey | 41 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Greg Brock | 34 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Don August | 27 | – | 28 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Candy Maldonado↔ TOR | 30 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Dale Sveum | 27 | – | 90 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Chris George | 24 | – | 2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Cal Eldred | 23 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Brown | 25 | – | 15 | 0.1 | – | – |
| George Canale | 25 | – | 21 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tim McIntosh | 26 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Dan Plesac | 29 | arb | 45 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| Chuck Crim | 29 | arb | 66 | 0.0 | 2.8 | -2.8 |
| Ron Robinson | 29 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Ignasiak | 25 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jim Hunter | 27 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jim Olander | 28 | – | 12 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Franklin Stubbs | 30 | FA-elig | 103 | -0.2 | 1.9 | -2.0 |
| Julio Machado | 25 | pre-arb | 54 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Jim Austin | 27 | – | 5 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Mark Knudson | 30 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Dante Bichette | 27 | arb | 134 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Ed Nunez | 28 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.5 | 2.3 | -2.6 |
| Mark Lee | 26 | arb | 62 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Gary Sheffield | 22 | arb | 50 | -1.3 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
38 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 23 of them (61%). 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 |