GM: Al Harazin (since 1992)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Fernandez | 29 | FA-elig | 32 | 5.2 | 2.2 | +1.8 |
| Dwight Gooden | 27 | FA-elig | 33 | 4.3 | 5.2 | -1.8 |
| David Cone↔ TOR | 29 | FA-elig | 27 | 4.0 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Dick Schofield↔ ANA | 29 | FA-elig | 142 | 2.0 | 1.6 | +0.0 |
| Eddie Murray | 36 | FA-elig | 156 | 2.0 | 4.1 | -2.6 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 28 | FA-elig | 17 | 1.9 | 3.0 | -1.5 |
| Chico Walker↔ CHC | 34 | FA-elig | 107 | 1.9 | 0.2 | +1.2 |
| Dave Magadan | 29 | FA-elig | 99 | 1.7 | 1.4 | -0.1 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 29 | FA-elig | 128 | 1.4 | 6.1 | -5.0 |
| Wally Whitehurst | 28 | arb | 44 | 1.4 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Charlie O'Brien | 32 | FA-elig | 68 | 1.2 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Anthony Young | 26 | pre-arb | 52 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Pete Schourek | 23 | pre-arb | 23 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Daryl Boston | 29 | FA-elig | 130 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| Vince Coleman | 30 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.8 | 3.2 | -2.6 |
| Willie Randolph | 37 | FA-elig | 90 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| John Franco | 31 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.5 | 3.3 | -3.0 |
| Jeff Kent↔ TOR | 24 | pre-arb | 37 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Mark Dewey | 27 | – | 20 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Rodney McCray | 28 | – | 18 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Steve Springer | 31 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tim Burke↔ NYY | 33 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| Kevin Bass↔ SFG | 33 | FA-elig | 46 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Bill Pecota | 32 | FA-elig | 117 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| Barry Jones↔ PHI | 29 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Kevin Elster | 27 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Pat Howell | 23 | – | 31 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Joe Vitko | 22 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ryan Thompson | 24 | – | 30 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Tom Filer | 35 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Dave Gallagher | 31 | arb | 98 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Paul Gibson | 32 | arb | 43 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| D.J. Dozier | 26 | – | 25 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Todd Hundley | 23 | pre-arb | 123 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Mike Birkbeck | 31 | – | 1 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Kevin Baez | 25 | – | 6 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jeff McKnight | 29 | – | 31 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jeff Innis | 29 | arb | 76 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Chris Donnels | 26 | – | 45 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Eric Hillman | 26 | – | 11 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Junior Noboa | 27 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Mackey Sasser | 29 | arb | 92 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -1.3 |
| Lee Guetterman↔ NYY | 33 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.6 | 1.2 | -1.7 |
| Howard Johnson | 31 | FA-elig | 100 | -1.2 | 2.3 | -3.2 |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 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 |