GM: Frank Cashen (since 1981)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Strawberry | 25 | arb | 154 | 5.5 | 1.2 | +0.3 |
| Dwight Gooden | 22 | arb | 25 | 4.8 | 1.5 | -0.1 |
| Howard Johnson | 26 | arb | 157 | 4.3 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Keith Hernandez | 33 | FA-elig | 154 | 3.6 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| Tim Teufel | 28 | arb | 97 | 3.1 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Lenny Dykstra | 24 | pre-arb | 132 | 3.1 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Mookie Wilson | 31 | FA-elig | 124 | 2.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Kevin McReynolds | 27 | arb | 151 | 2.2 | 0.6 | +0.0 |
| Sid Fernandez | 24 | arb | 28 | 2.1 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Ron Darling | 26 | arb | 32 | 2.0 | 1.1 | -0.5 |
| Rick Aguilera | 25 | pre-arb | 18 | 1.9 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Dave Magadan | 24 | pre-arb | 85 | 1.8 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| John Mitchell | 21 | – | 20 | 1.7 | – | – |
| Randy Myers | 24 | pre-arb | 54 | 1.5 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Jesse Orosco | 30 | FA-elig | 58 | 1.5 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| Gary Carter | 33 | FA-elig | 139 | 1.4 | 2.1 | -1.6 |
| Keith Miller | 24 | pre-arb | 25 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Lee Mazzilli | 32 | FA-elig | 88 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Terry Leach | 33 | FA-elig | 44 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Rafael Santana | 29 | arb | 139 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Bob Ojeda | 29 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| David Cone | 24 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Doug Sisk | 29 | arb | 55 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| John Candelaria↔ ANA | 33 | FA-elig | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Kevin Elster | 22 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Roger McDowell | 26 | pre-arb | 56 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Gregg Jefferies | 19 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Innis | 24 | – | 17 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Wally Backman | 27 | FA-elig | 94 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Bill Almon↔ PIT | 34 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Barry Lyons | 27 | pre-arb | 53 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Bob Gibson | 30 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Randy Milligan | 25 | – | 3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Clint Hurdle | 29 | – | 3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Gene Walter | 26 | – | 21 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Don Schulze | 24 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Carreon | 23 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Al Pedrique↔ PIT | 26 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tom Edens | 26 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (69%). 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 |