GM: Frank Cashen (since 1981)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gooden | 20 | pre-arb | 35 | 9.7 | 0.5 | +2.1 |
| Gary Carter | 31 | FA-elig | 149 | 6.7 | 2.0 | -0.3 |
| Keith Hernandez | 31 | FA-elig | 158 | 5.0 | 1.1 | +0.2 |
| Darryl Strawberry | 23 | pre-arb | 111 | 4.8 | 0.5 | +0.7 |
| Sid Fernandez | 22 | – | 26 | 3.4 | – | – |
| Ron Darling | 24 | pre-arb | 42 | 2.5 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Rick Aguilera | 23 | – | 22 | 2.4 | – | – |
| Mookie Wilson | 29 | arb | 93 | 2.3 | 0.6 | +0.0 |
| Wally Backman | 25 | arb | 145 | 1.8 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| George Foster | 36 | FA-elig | 129 | 1.7 | 1.9 | -1.5 |
| Ed Lynch | 29 | arb | 31 | 1.6 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Lenny Dykstra | 22 | – | 83 | 1.5 | – | – |
| Jesse Orosco | 28 | FA-elig | 54 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Roger McDowell | 24 | pre-arb | 62 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Danny Heep | 27 | FA-elig | 95 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Terry Leach | 31 | – | 22 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Howard Johnson | 24 | arb | 126 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Bill Latham | 24 | – | 7 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Rusty Staub | 41 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Bruce Berenyi | 30 | arb | 3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Randy Niemann | 29 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ronn Reynolds | 26 | – | 28 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Randy Myers | 22 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Tom Paciorek↔ CHW | 38 | FA-elig | 46 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Ron Gardenhire | 27 | arb | 26 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Billy Beane | 23 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Wes Gardner | 24 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Rafael Santana | 27 | pre-arb | 154 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Calvin Schiraldi | 23 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Joe Sambito | 33 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Larry Bowa↔ CHC | 39 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| John Christensen | 24 | – | 51 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Clint Hurdle | 27 | – | 43 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Terry Blocker | 25 | – | 18 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Tom Gorman | 27 | arb | 34 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Ray Knight | 32 | FA-elig | 90 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Doug Sisk | 27 | arb | 42 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Kelvin Chapman | 29 | – | 62 | -0.9 | – | – |
38 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 22 of them (58%). 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 NYM |
|---|---|---|
| Sid Fernandez | 1983 | 27.5 |
| Howard Johnson | 1984 | 22.8 |
| David Cone | 1987 | 21.2 |
| Noah Syndergaard | 2012 | 20.1 |
| John Olerud | 1996 | 18.3 |
| Keith Hernandez | 1983 | 16.5 |
| Kevin McReynolds | 1986 | 15.1 |
| Johan Santana | 2008 | 14.3 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Melvin Mora | 2000 | 26.9 |
| Mike Scott | 1982 | 21.9 |
| Nolan Ryan | 1985 | 16.2 |
| A. J. Burnett | 1998 | 16.1 |
| José Oquendo | 1985 | 15.3 |
| Scott Kazmir | 2004 | 15.0 |
| Walt Terrell | 1984 | 13.5 |
| Andrés Giménez | 2021 | 13.3 |