GM: Douglas Melvin (since 2003)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Sexson | 28 | FA-elig | 162 | 3.6 | 5.1 | +1.2 |
| Scott Podsednik | 27 | pre-arb | 154 | 3.2 | 0.3 | +5.4 |
| Ben Sheets | 24 | pre-arb | 34 | 3.2 | 0.4 | +5.3 |
| Geoff Jenkins | 28 | arb | 124 | 3.1 | 5.2 | +0.4 |
| Glendon Rusch | 28 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.3 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Matt Kinney | 26 | arb | 33 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +2.4 |
| John Vander Wal | 37 | FA-elig | 117 | 1.2 | 0.6 | +1.7 |
| Eric Young Sr.↔ SFG | 36 | FA-elig | 109 | 1.2 | 1.6 | +0.4 |
| Wes Helms | 27 | arb | 134 | 0.9 | 0.6 | +1.0 |
| Dan Kolb | 28 | – | 37 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Keith Ginter | 27 | arb | 127 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Brooks Kieschnick | 31 | – | 70 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Keith Osik | 34 | FA-elig | 80 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +0.6 |
| Eddie Pérez | 35 | FA-elig | 107 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Curt Leskanic↔ KCR | 35 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -1.3 |
| Doug Davis↔ TEX | 27 | – | 8 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Brady Clark | 30 | arb | 128 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Todd Ritchie | 31 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| Matt Ford | 22 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Mike Crudale↔ STL | 26 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dave Burba | 36 | – | 17 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bill Hall | 23 | – | 52 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Wes Obermueller | 26 | – | 12 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Rickie Weeks Jr. | 20 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Shane Nance | 25 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Jason Conti | 28 | arb | 30 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| David Manning | 30 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Luis Martinez | 23 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| John Foster | 25 | pre-arb | 23 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Wayne Franklin | 29 | arb | 36 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Mike DeJean↔ STL | 32 | FA-elig | 58 | -0.3 | 1.3 | -1.9 |
| Valerio De Los Santos↔ PHI | 30 | arb | 45 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.6 |
| Jayson Durocher | 28 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Ruben Quevedo | 24 | – | 9 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Mark Smith | 33 | – | 33 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Luis Vizcaino | 28 | arb | 75 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| Leo Estrella | 28 | – | 58 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Peter Zoccolillo | 26 | – | 20 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Alex Sanchez↔ DET | 26 | pre-arb | 43 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Jeffrey Hammonds↔ SFG | 32 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.6 | 1.8 | -2.9 |
| Royce Clayton | 33 | FA-elig | 146 | -0.8 | 1.5 | -2.9 |
| Enrique Cruz | 21 | pre-arb | 60 | -1.3 | 0.3 | -2.6 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (67%). 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 |