GM: Frank Cashen (since 1981)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Cone | 28 | arb | 34 | 6.5 | 2.4 | +1.5 |
| Dwight Gooden | 26 | FA-elig | 27 | 4.5 | 2.5 | +0.2 |
| Howard Johnson | 30 | FA-elig | 156 | 3.9 | 2.2 | +0.2 |
| Frank Viola | 31 | FA-elig | 35 | 2.4 | 3.2 | -1.7 |
| Wally Whitehurst | 27 | pre-arb | 36 | 2.1 | 0.2 | +1.1 |
| Rick Cerone | 37 | FA-elig | 90 | 1.9 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Gregg Jefferies | 23 | arb | 136 | 1.7 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Dave Magadan | 28 | arb | 124 | 1.6 | 1.2 | -0.3 |
| Kevin Elster | 26 | arb | 115 | 1.5 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
| Kevin McReynolds | 31 | FA-elig | 143 | 1.3 | 2.3 | -1.5 |
| John Franco | 30 | FA-elig | 52 | 1.3 | 2.6 | -1.9 |
| Keith Miller | 28 | arb | 98 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Ron Darling↔ OAK | 30 | FA-elig | 17 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -0.4 |
| Daryl Boston | 28 | FA-elig | 137 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Innis | 28 | arb | 69 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Vince Coleman | 29 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.8 | 3.1 | -2.6 |
| Sid Fernandez | 28 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.8 | 2.2 | -1.7 |
| Mackey Sasser | 28 | arb | 96 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Alejandro Pena↔ ATL | 32 | FA-elig | 44 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Pete Schourek | 22 | pre-arb | 35 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Anthony Young | 25 | – | 10 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Hubie Brooks | 34 | FA-elig | 103 | 0.4 | 2.3 | -2.1 |
| Tony Castillo↔ ATL | 28 | arb | 10 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Tim Burke↔ WSN | 32 | – | 35 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Blaine Beatty | 27 | – | 5 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Doug Simons | 24 | pre-arb | 42 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Tom Herr↔ SFG | 35 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.9 |
| Chris Donnels | 25 | – | 37 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Charlie O'Brien | 31 | FA-elig | 69 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Terry Bross | 25 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Julio Valera | 22 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Rich Sauveur | 27 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kelvin Torve | 31 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Todd Hundley | 22 | – | 21 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Chuck Carr | 23 | – | 12 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Terry McDaniel | 24 | – | 23 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Tim Teufel↔ SDP | 32 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Jeff Gardner | 27 | – | 13 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Mark Carreon | 27 | arb | 106 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Garry Templeton Sr.↔ SDP | 35 | FA-elig | 80 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (70%). 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 |