GM: Sal Bando (since 1992)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Cirillo | 29 | arb | 157 | 4.8 | 3.0 | +3.1 |
| Geoff Jenkins | 24 | pre-arb | 135 | 4.5 | 0.2 | +5.5 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 30 | FA-elig | 130 | 3.7 | 3.6 | +1.1 |
| Steve Woodard | 24 | pre-arb | 31 | 3.3 | 0.3 | +3.8 |
| Dave Nilsson | 29 | FA-elig | 115 | 2.9 | 5.7 | -2.1 |
| Ronnie Belliard | 24 | pre-arb | 124 | 2.5 | 0.2 | +3.0 |
| Hideo Nomo | 30 | arb | 29 | 2.4 | 0.2 | +2.7 |
| Alex Ochoa | 27 | arb | 119 | 2.2 | 0.2 | +2.5 |
| Scott Karl | 27 | arb | 33 | 2.2 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Kyle Peterson | 23 | pre-arb | 17 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Rich Becker↔ OAK | 27 | FA-elig | 89 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +0.8 |
| Bob Wickman | 30 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.8 | 3.3 | -2.3 |
| Jason Bere↔ CIN | 28 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Mark Loretta | 27 | arb | 153 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -1.1 |
| Lou Collier | 25 | pre-arb | 74 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Fernando Viña | 30 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.1 | 2.0 | -1.8 |
| David Weathers | 29 | FA-elig | 63 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Hector Ramirez | 27 | pre-arb | 15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Rocky Coppinger↔ BAL | 25 | – | 29 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Chad Fox | 28 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Jeff D'Amico | 23 | arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Mike Myers | 30 | arb | 71 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| Marquis Grissom | 32 | FA-elig | 154 | 0.0 | 5.0 | -5.0 |
| Jose Valentin | 29 | FA-elig | 89 | 0.0 | 3.0 | -3.0 |
| Reggie Harris | 30 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Eddie Zosky | 31 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jim Pittsley↔ KCR | 25 | arb | 15 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Al Reyes↔ BAL | 29 | – | 26 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Lyle Mouton | 30 | – | 14 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Valerio De Los Santos | 26 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Steve Falteisek | 27 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Charlie Greene | 28 | – | 32 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Bobby Hughes | 28 | pre-arb | 48 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Carl Dale | 26 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kevin Barker | 23 | pre-arb | 38 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Horacio Estrada | 23 | – | 4 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jim Abbott | 31 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Robinson Cancel | 23 | – | 15 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Rafael Roque | 27 | pre-arb | 43 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Cal Eldred | 31 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.5 | 4.8 | -5.4 |
| Bill Pulsipher | 25 | arb | 19 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Brian Banks | 28 | arb | 105 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| Eric Plunk | 35 | FA-elig | 68 | -1.0 | 1.9 | -3.1 |
| Sean Berry | 33 | FA-elig | 106 | -2.2 | 1.1 | -3.8 |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 34 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 |