GM: Douglas Melvin (since 2003)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Lucroy | 28 | arb | 153 | 7.4 | 2.0 | +19.7 |
| Carlos Gómez | 28 | FA-elig | 148 | 5.7 | 7.0 | +9.6 |
| Matt Garza | 30 | FA-elig | 27 | 2.1 | 12.5 | -6.3 |
| Kyle Lohse | 35 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.8 | 11.0 | -5.8 |
| Scooter Gennett | 24 | pre-arb | 137 | 1.7 | 0.5 | +4.6 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 36 | FA-elig | 133 | 1.7 | 16.0 | -11.2 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 28 | FA-elig | 33 | 1.5 | 11.2 | -7.0 |
| Khris Davis | 26 | pre-arb | 144 | 1.4 | 0.5 | +3.7 |
| Mike Fiers | 29 | – | 14 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Martín Maldonado | 27 | arb | 52 | 1.3 | 0.5 | +3.3 |
| Rickie Weeks Jr. | 31 | FA-elig | 121 | 1.3 | 11.0 | -7.3 |
| Zach Duke | 31 | FA-elig | 74 | 1.3 | 0.8 | +2.8 |
| Wily Peralta | 25 | pre-arb | 32 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +2.8 |
| Ryan Braun | 30 | FA-elig | 135 | 1.1 | 10.0 | -6.8 |
| Mark Reynolds | 30 | FA-elig | 130 | 1.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Jimmy Nelson | 25 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +2.2 |
| Gerardo Parra↔ ARI | 27 | arb | 46 | 0.5 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| Will Smith | 24 | pre-arb | 78 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.9 |
| Rob Wooten | 28 | pre-arb | 40 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Jeremy Jeffress↔ TOR | 26 | arb | 29 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Jonathan Broxton↔ CIN | 30 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -0.5 |
| Jean Segura | 24 | pre-arb | 146 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Tom Gorzelanny | 31 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.1 | 3.0 | -2.5 |
| Tyler Thornburg | 25 | pre-arb | 27 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Matt Pagnozzi | 31 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Alfredo Figaro | 29 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Elian Herrera | 29 | pre-arb | 69 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Jim Henderson | 31 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Héctor Gómez | 26 | – | 15 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Lyle Overbay | 37 | FA-elig | 121 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -2.0 |
| Jason Rogers | 26 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Matt Clark | 27 | – | 16 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Logan Schafer | 27 | arb | 65 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Irving Falu↔ SDP | 31 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| Caleb Gindl | 25 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| Marco Estrada | 30 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.4 | 3.3 | -4.4 |
| Wei-Chung Wang | 22 | – | 14 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.7 |
| Francisco Rodríguez | 32 | FA-elig | 69 | -0.6 | 3.2 | -5.0 |
| Brandon Kintzler | 29 | arb | 64 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -2.4 |
| Jeff Bianchi | 27 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -2.7 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 37 of them (92%). 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 |