GM: Frank Cashen (since 1981)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Johnson | 28 | FA-elig | 153 | 7.0 | 0.8 | +1.8 |
| Darryl Strawberry | 27 | FA-elig | 134 | 4.3 | 1.5 | +0.0 |
| David Cone | 26 | arb | 34 | 3.9 | 0.3 | +1.1 |
| Sid Fernandez | 26 | FA-elig | 35 | 3.7 | 0.8 | +0.6 |
| Kevin McReynolds | 29 | FA-elig | 148 | 3.4 | 2.0 | -0.7 |
| Ron Darling | 28 | FA-elig | 35 | 2.8 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| Dave Magadan | 26 | arb | 127 | 2.7 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Lenny Dykstra↔ PHI | 26 | arb | 56 | 2.2 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Kevin Elster | 24 | arb | 151 | 2.2 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Dwight Gooden | 24 | arb | 19 | 2.0 | 2.4 | -1.7 |
| Frank Viola↔ MIN | 29 | FA-elig | 12 | 1.8 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| Rick Aguilera↔ MIN | 27 | arb | 36 | 1.7 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Randy Myers | 26 | arb | 65 | 1.6 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Mark Carreon | 25 | pre-arb | 68 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Gregg Jefferies | 21 | pre-arb | 141 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Mackey Sasser | 26 | pre-arb | 72 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Tim Teufel | 30 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Juan Samuel↔ PHI | 28 | FA-elig | 86 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Bob Ojeda | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| Julio Machado | 23 | – | 10 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Mookie Wilson↔ TOR | 33 | FA-elig | 80 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Lee Mazzilli↔ TOR | 34 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Lou Thornton | 26 | – | 13 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Tom O'Malley | 28 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Keith Hernandez | 35 | FA-elig | 75 | 0.2 | 2.0 | -1.9 |
| Jeff Innis | 26 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Jeff McKnight | 26 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Barry Lyons | 29 | arb | 79 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Craig Shipley | 26 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Manny Hernandez | 28 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Blaine Beatty | 25 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Roger McDowell↔ PHI | 28 | arb | 25 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| John Mitchell | 23 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Keith Miller | 26 | pre-arb | 57 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Wally Whitehurst | 25 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Musselman↔ TOR | 26 | arb | 20 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Terry Leach↔ KCR | 35 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Kevin Tapani↔ MIN | 25 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Gary Carter | 35 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.1 | 2.2 | -2.2 |
| Phil Lombardi | 26 | – | 18 | -0.1 | – | – |
| David West↔ MIN | 24 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Don Aase | 34 | FA-elig | 49 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 of them (76%). 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 |