GM: Douglas Melvin (since 2003)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hall | 26 | arb | 148 | 5.1 | 0.4 | +9.7 |
| Dave Bush | 26 | pre-arb | 34 | 4.0 | 0.4 | +7.5 |
| Chris Capuano | 27 | arb | 35 | 3.8 | 0.5 | +7.1 |
| Ben Sheets | 27 | arb | 17 | 3.7 | 9.6 | -2.4 |
| Gabe Gross | 26 | pre-arb | 117 | 2.4 | 0.3 | +4.3 |
| Doug Davis | 30 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.1 | 3.2 | +1.0 |
| Corey Koskie | 33 | FA-elig | 76 | 1.7 | 6.2 | -2.8 |
| Carlos Lee↔ TEX | 30 | FA-elig | 102 | 1.5 | 5.4 | -2.4 |
| Tony Graffanino↔ KCR | 34 | FA-elig | 60 | 1.5 | 1.0 | +2.0 |
| Jeff Cirillo | 36 | FA-elig | 112 | 1.4 | 0.8 | +1.9 |
| Geoff Jenkins | 31 | FA-elig | 147 | 1.3 | 7.8 | -5.2 |
| Rickie Weeks Jr. | 23 | arb | 95 | 0.9 | 1.2 | +0.6 |
| Tomo Ohka | 30 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.9 | 4.5 | -2.7 |
| Damian Miller | 36 | FA-elig | 101 | 0.9 | 3.2 | -1.5 |
| David Bell↔ PHI | 33 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.8 | 1.7 | -0.2 |
| Prince Fielder | 22 | pre-arb | 157 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +1.0 |
| J.J. Hardy | 23 | pre-arb | 35 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.7 |
| Francisco Cordero↔ TEX | 31 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.5 | 1.5 | -0.6 |
| Carlos Villanueva | 22 | – | 10 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Rivera | 29 | – | 46 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Corey Hart | 24 | pre-arb | 87 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Brady Clark | 33 | FA-elig | 138 | 0.2 | 3.2 | -2.9 |
| Ben Hendrickson | 25 | – | 4 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Dennis Sarfate | 25 | – | 8 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Dan Kolb | 31 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.1 | 2.0 | -1.7 |
| Dana Eveland | 22 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Geremi Gonzalez↔ NYM | 31 | – | 21 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Zach Jackson | 23 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Justin Lehr | 28 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Allan Simpson | 28 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Derrick Turnbow | 28 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| Vinny Rottino | 26 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Laynce Nix↔ TEX | 25 | arb | 10 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Rick Helling | 35 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.0 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Jose Capellan | 25 | pre-arb | 61 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Matt Wise | 30 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Jorge De La Rosa↔ KCR | 25 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Chris Mabeus | 27 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Drew T. Anderson | 25 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jared Fernandez | 34 | arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Joe Winkelsas | 32 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brian Shouse↔ TEX | 37 | FA-elig | 59 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| Mike Adams | 27 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Chris Demaria | 25 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Chris Spurling↔ DET | 29 | arb | 7 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Tony Gwynn Jr. | 23 | – | 32 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Chris Barnwell | 27 | – | 13 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Chad Moeller | 31 | FA-elig | 29 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -1.7 |
| Kevin Mench↔ TEX | 28 | arb | 40 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -1.9 |
49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 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 |