GM: Dean Taylor (since 2000)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Hernández | 32 | FA-elig | 152 | 4.5 | 3.3 | +4.3 |
| Ben Sheets | 23 | pre-arb | 34 | 3.5 | 0.3 | +5.7 |
| Richie Sexson | 27 | arb | 157 | 2.9 | 3.1 | +1.8 |
| Glendon Rusch | 27 | arb | 37 | 2.3 | 2.8 | +1.1 |
| Matt Stairs | 34 | FA-elig | 107 | 1.7 | 0.5 | +2.5 |
| Luis Vizcaino | 27 | arb | 76 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +2.3 |
| Eric Young Sr. | 35 | FA-elig | 138 | 1.0 | 2.0 | -0.3 |
| Alex Ochoa↔ ANA | 30 | FA-elig | 85 | 1.0 | 1.9 | -0.3 |
| Geoff Jenkins | 27 | arb | 67 | 0.9 | 3.2 | -1.6 |
| Lenny Harris | 37 | FA-elig | 122 | 0.8 | 1.1 | +0.3 |
| Alex Sanchez | 25 | pre-arb | 112 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +1.1 |
| Tyler Houston↔ LAD | 31 | FA-elig | 76 | 0.7 | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| Ray King | 28 | arb | 76 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Ryan Thompson | 34 | – | 62 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Jayson Durocher | 27 | – | 39 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Valerio De Los Santos | 29 | – | 51 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Mike DeJean | 31 | arb | 68 | 0.4 | 1.4 | -0.7 |
| Wayne Franklin | 28 | – | 4 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Keith Ginter↔ HOU | 26 | – | 21 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Mark Loretta↔ HOU | 30 | FA-elig | 86 | 0.2 | 4.0 | -3.7 |
| Robert Machado↔ CHC | 29 | FA-elig | 51 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Everett Stull | 30 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ryan Christenson | 28 | – | 22 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Shane Nance | 24 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chad Fox | 31 | arb | 3 | -0.0 | 1.2 | -1.2 |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 31 | FA-elig | 128 | -0.0 | 7.5 | -7.5 |
| David Pember | 24 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jamey Wright↔ STL | 27 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.1 | 3.5 | -3.7 |
| Mike Matthews↔ STL | 28 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Luis Lopez↔ BAL | 31 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Mike Buddie | 31 | arb | 25 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Matt Childers | 23 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Bill Hall | 22 | – | 19 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brian Mallette | 27 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ben Diggins | 23 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Marcus Jensen | 29 | – | 16 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jimmy Osting | 25 | – | 3 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Izzy Alcantara | 29 | – | 16 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Paul Bako | 30 | arb | 87 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.4 |
| Jorge Fabregas↔ ANA | 32 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Nick Neugebauer | 21 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Andrew Lorraine | 29 | – | 5 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Takahito Nomura | 33 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Ruben Quevedo | 23 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Nelson Figueroa | 28 | – | 30 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Jim Rushford | 28 | – | 23 | -1.0 | – | – |
| Raul Casanova↔ BAL | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -2.6 |
| Jose Cabrera | 30 | arb | 50 | -1.1 | 0.7 | -2.7 |
| Ronnie Belliard | 27 | arb | 104 | -2.1 | 1.6 | -5.3 |
49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 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 |