GM: Frank Cashen (since 1981)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gooden | 23 | arb | 34 | 6.3 | 1.4 | +0.6 |
| David Cone | 25 | pre-arb | 35 | 5.5 | 0.1 | +1.6 |
| Darryl Strawberry | 26 | arb | 153 | 5.3 | 1.3 | +0.3 |
| Bob Ojeda | 30 | FA-elig | 30 | 5.2 | 0.7 | +0.9 |
| Sid Fernandez | 25 | arb | 31 | 4.0 | 0.6 | +0.7 |
| Kevin McReynolds | 28 | arb | 147 | 4.0 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| Ron Darling | 27 | arb | 34 | 3.3 | 1.0 | +0.0 |
| Howard Johnson | 27 | FA-elig | 148 | 2.9 | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| Wally Backman | 28 | FA-elig | 99 | 2.7 | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| Lenny Dykstra | 25 | arb | 126 | 2.6 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Mookie Wilson | 32 | FA-elig | 112 | 2.3 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
| Dave Magadan | 25 | pre-arb | 112 | 2.1 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Keith Hernandez | 34 | FA-elig | 95 | 1.8 | 1.9 | -1.3 |
| Tim Teufel | 29 | arb | 90 | 1.8 | 0.5 | +0.0 |
| Randy Myers | 25 | arb | 55 | 1.8 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Gregg Jefferies | 20 | pre-arb | 29 | 1.4 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Gary Carter | 34 | FA-elig | 130 | 1.0 | 2.2 | -1.8 |
| Roger McDowell | 27 | arb | 63 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Kevin Elster | 23 | pre-arb | 149 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Jeff Innis | 25 | – | 12 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Terry Leach | 34 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Mark Carreon | 24 | – | 7 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Mackey Sasser | 25 | pre-arb | 60 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| David West | 23 | – | 2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Gene Walter↔ SEA | 27 | arb | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Rick Aguilera | 26 | arb | 11 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Ed Nunez↔ SEA | 25 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Bob McClure↔ WSN | 36 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| John Mitchell | 22 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Barry Lyons | 28 | pre-arb | 50 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Keith Miller | 25 | pre-arb | 40 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Lee Mazzilli | 33 | FA-elig | 68 | -1.1 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
32 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (88%). 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 |