GM: Douglas Melvin (since 2003)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Fielder | 23 | pre-arb | 158 | 4.7 | 0.4 | +9.6 |
| Corey Hart | 25 | arb | 140 | 4.2 | 0.4 | +8.6 |
| J.J. Hardy | 24 | pre-arb | 151 | 3.9 | 0.4 | +8.0 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 21 | – | 20 | 3.1 | – | – |
| Rickie Weeks Jr. | 24 | arb | 118 | 3.1 | 1.3 | +5.3 |
| Ryan Braun | 23 | – | 113 | 2.5 | – | – |
| Jeff Suppan | 32 | FA-elig | 35 | 2.5 | 6.2 | -1.0 |
| Francisco Cordero | 32 | FA-elig | 66 | 2.4 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| Chris Capuano | 28 | arb | 29 | 2.2 | 3.2 | +1.5 |
| Ben Sheets | 28 | FA-elig | 24 | 2.1 | 11.1 | -6.7 |
| Dave Bush | 27 | arb | 34 | 2.0 | 0.5 | +3.9 |
| Bill Hall | 27 | arb | 136 | 1.6 | 3.1 | +0.2 |
| Geoff Jenkins | 32 | FA-elig | 132 | 1.2 | 7.3 | -4.7 |
| Brian Shouse | 38 | FA-elig | 73 | 1.2 | 1.0 | +1.6 |
| Kevin Mench | 29 | arb | 101 | 1.1 | 3.4 | -1.0 |
| Derrick Turnbow | 29 | FA-elig | 77 | 1.0 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| Tony Graffanino | 35 | FA-elig | 86 | 0.8 | 3.2 | -1.5 |
| Gabe Gross | 27 | arb | 93 | 0.8 | 0.4 | +1.3 |
| Joe Dillon | 31 | – | 39 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Matt Wise | 31 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.7 | 1.1 | +0.4 |
| Craig Counsell | 36 | FA-elig | 122 | 0.6 | 2.8 | -1.5 |
| Manny Parra | 24 | – | 9 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Claudio Vargas | 29 | arb | 29 | 0.6 | 2.5 | -1.3 |
| Tony Gwynn Jr. | 24 | pre-arb | 69 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Carlos Villanueva | 23 | pre-arb | 59 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Seth McClung | 26 | – | 14 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Damian Miller | 37 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.2 | 2.2 | -1.9 |
| Mike Rivera | 30 | – | 11 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Scott Linebrink↔ SDP | 30 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Greg Aquino | 29 | arb | 15 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Mitch Stetter | 26 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Spurling | 30 | – | 49 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ray King↔ WSN | 33 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Mel Stocker | 26 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Elmer Dessens↔ COL | 36 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.0 | 1.2 | -1.2 |
| Vinny Rottino | 27 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jose Capellan↔ DET | 26 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Grant Balfour↔ TBR | 29 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Laynce Nix | 26 | arb | 10 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Johnny Estrada | 31 | FA-elig | 120 | -0.3 | 3.4 | -4.1 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (70%). 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 |