GM: Frank Cashen (since 1981)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gooden | 25 | FA-elig | 35 | 7.3 | 1.9 | +1.4 |
| Darryl Strawberry | 28 | FA-elig | 152 | 6.5 | 1.9 | +1.0 |
| Frank Viola | 30 | FA-elig | 35 | 5.7 | 2.0 | +0.5 |
| David Cone | 27 | arb | 32 | 5.5 | 1.3 | +1.1 |
| Dave Magadan | 27 | arb | 144 | 5.4 | 0.4 | +2.0 |
| Kevin McReynolds | 30 | FA-elig | 147 | 3.6 | 1.3 | +0.3 |
| Sid Fernandez | 27 | FA-elig | 30 | 3.3 | 1.7 | -0.2 |
| Howard Johnson | 29 | FA-elig | 154 | 3.0 | 1.7 | -0.3 |
| Gregg Jefferies | 22 | arb | 153 | 2.7 | 0.2 | +1.0 |
| Daryl Boston↔ CHW | 27 | FA-elig | 115 | 1.6 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Mackey Sasser | 27 | arb | 100 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Alejandro Pena | 31 | FA-elig | 52 | 1.4 | 1.0 | -0.4 |
| John Franco | 29 | FA-elig | 55 | 1.2 | 1.6 | -1.1 |
| Mark Carreon | 26 | arb | 82 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Wally Whitehurst | 26 | pre-arb | 38 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Bob Ojeda | 32 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.6 | 1.3 | -1.0 |
| Tim Teufel | 31 | FA-elig | 80 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Darren Reed | 24 | pre-arb | 26 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Pat Tabler↔ KCR | 32 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Tom O'Malley | 29 | FA-elig | 82 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Ron Darling | 29 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.2 | 1.6 | -1.5 |
| Charlie O'Brien↔ MIL | 30 | arb | 28 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Kelvin Torve | 30 | – | 20 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Keith Miller | 27 | arb | 88 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Kevin Elster | 25 | arb | 92 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Dan Schatzeder↔ HOU | 35 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Dave Liddell | 24 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Julio Valera | 21 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Kevin Brown↔ MIL | 24 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Chuck Carr | 22 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mario Diaz | 28 | arb | 16 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Alex Trevino↔ CIN | 32 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Kevin Baez | 23 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Keith Hughes | 26 | arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Musselman | 27 | arb | 28 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Chris Jelic | 26 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Julio Machado↔ MIL | 24 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Todd Hundley | 21 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Barry Lyons↔ LAD | 30 | arb | 24 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Jeff Innis | 27 | arb | 18 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Orlando Mercado↔ WSN | 28 | – | 42 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Mike Marshall↔ BOS | 30 | FA-elig | 53 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| Tom Herr↔ PHI | 34 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 38 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 |