GM: Douglas Melvin (since 2003)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Jenkins | 30 | FA-elig | 148 | 4.9 | 7.3 | +1.8 |
| Doug Davis | 29 | FA-elig | 35 | 3.6 | 2.0 | +4.6 |
| Bill Hall | 25 | arb | 146 | 3.4 | 0.3 | +6.1 |
| Ben Sheets | 26 | arb | 22 | 3.1 | 6.0 | -0.1 |
| Brady Clark | 32 | arb | 145 | 2.8 | 1.1 | +4.2 |
| Chris Capuano | 26 | pre-arb | 35 | 2.3 | 0.3 | +3.9 |
| Lyle Overbay | 28 | arb | 158 | 2.3 | 0.4 | +3.8 |
| Carlos Lee | 29 | FA-elig | 162 | 1.8 | 8.0 | -4.6 |
| Jeff Cirillo | 35 | FA-elig | 77 | 1.7 | 0.3 | +2.9 |
| Damian Miller | 35 | FA-elig | 114 | 1.7 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| J.J. Hardy | 22 | pre-arb | 124 | 1.6 | 0.3 | +2.6 |
| Tomo Ohka↔ WSN | 29 | FA-elig | 22 | 1.5 | 1.8 | +0.9 |
| Derrick Turnbow | 27 | arb | 69 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +1.9 |
| Rick Helling | 34 | – | 15 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Russell Branyan | 29 | FA-elig | 85 | 1.1 | 0.8 | +1.3 |
| Matt Wise | 29 | arb | 49 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Gary Glover | 28 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.8 | 0.4 | +1.2 |
| Wes Helms | 29 | FA-elig | 95 | 0.7 | 2.8 | -1.4 |
| Junior Spivey↔ WSN | 30 | arb | 49 | 0.6 | 1.4 | -0.2 |
| Julio Santana | 31 | – | 41 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Jose Capellan | 24 | – | 17 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 24 | pre-arb | 38 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Victor Santos | 28 | arb | 29 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Prince Fielder | 21 | – | 39 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dana Eveland | 21 | – | 27 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Nelson Cruz | 24 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Wes Obermueller | 28 | arb | 24 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Julio Mosquera | 33 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Kane Davis | 30 | – | 15 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Tommy Phelps | 31 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Mike Adams | 26 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Justin Lehr | 27 | – | 23 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Dave Krynzel | 23 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Chris Magruder | 28 | arb | 101 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Trent Durrington | 29 | – | 28 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Corey Hart | 23 | – | 21 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Chad Moeller | 30 | arb | 66 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -1.6 |
| Ricky Bottalico | 35 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -1.7 |
| Rickie Weeks Jr. | 22 | – | 96 | -0.5 | – | – |
39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 26 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 |