GM: Sal Bando (since 1992)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Molitor | 35 | FA-elig | 158 | 4.3 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Jaime Navarro | 25 | arb | 34 | 4.0 | 0.4 | +2.7 |
| Chris Bosio | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.8 | 2.4 | +0.6 |
| Pat Listach | 24 | – | 149 | 3.4 | – | – |
| Bill Wegman | 29 | FA-elig | 35 | 3.1 | 2.4 | +0.0 |
| Darryl Hamilton | 27 | arb | 128 | 2.8 | 0.4 | +1.8 |
| Kevin Seitzer | 30 | FA-elig | 148 | 2.6 | 0.1 | +1.9 |
| Cal Eldred | 24 | – | 14 | 2.6 | – | – |
| Scott Fletcher | 33 | FA-elig | 123 | 2.4 | 0.3 | +1.6 |
| B.J. Surhoff | 27 | arb | 139 | 1.7 | 2.5 | -1.2 |
| Greg Vaughn | 26 | arb | 141 | 1.6 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Darren Holmes | 26 | pre-arb | 41 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Robin Yount | 36 | FA-elig | 150 | 0.9 | 3.2 | -2.5 |
| Dave Nilsson | 22 | – | 51 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Dan Plesac | 30 | FA-elig | 44 | 0.6 | 2.8 | -2.3 |
| Doug Henry | 28 | pre-arb | 68 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Mike Fetters | 27 | arb | 50 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Dante Bichette | 28 | arb | 112 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Jesse Orosco | 35 | FA-elig | 59 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -0.9 |
| Ron Robinson | 30 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -1.0 |
| Jim Austin | 28 | pre-arb | 47 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Bill Spiers | 26 | arb | 12 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Ed Nunez↔ TEX | 29 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| William Suero | 25 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| John Jaha | 26 | – | 47 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Neal Heaton↔ KCR | 32 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Jim Gantner | 39 | FA-elig | 101 | -0.0 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| Andy Allanson | 30 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jim Tatum | 24 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jose Valentin | 22 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Franklin Stubbs | 31 | FA-elig | 92 | -0.3 | 2.2 | -2.4 |
| Bruce Ruffin | 28 | FA-elig | 25 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Ricky Bones | 23 | pre-arb | 31 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Alex Diaz | 23 | – | 22 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Tim McIntosh | 27 | pre-arb | 35 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
35 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (77%). 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 |