GM: Frank Cashen (since 1993)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gooden | 28 | FA-elig | 30 | 4.2 | 5.9 | -2.5 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 30 | FA-elig | 139 | 3.6 | 6.2 | -3.2 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 29 | FA-elig | 19 | 3.3 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| Eric Hillman | 27 | – | 27 | 2.1 | – | – |
| Ryan Thompson | 25 | pre-arb | 80 | 1.9 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Eddie Murray | 37 | FA-elig | 154 | 1.9 | 3.4 | -1.8 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 24 | – | 86 | 1.6 | – | – |
| Pete Schourek | 24 | pre-arb | 41 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Charlie O'Brien | 33 | FA-elig | 67 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
| Frank Tanana↔ NYY | 39 | FA-elig | 29 | 1.1 | 1.4 | -0.5 |
| Mike Maddux | 31 | FA-elig | 58 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| Dave Gallagher | 32 | FA-elig | 99 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Howard Johnson | 32 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.9 | 2.1 | -1.3 |
| Joe Orsulak | 31 | FA-elig | 134 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Anthony Young | 27 | pre-arb | 39 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Sid Fernandez | 30 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.8 | 2.1 | -1.5 |
| Jeff Kent | 25 | pre-arb | 140 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Bobby Jones | 23 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Mike Draper | 26 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Tony Fernandez↔ TOR | 31 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Paul Gibson↔ NYY | 33 | arb | 8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Tim Bogar | 26 | pre-arb | 78 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Jeff McKnight | 30 | arb | 105 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Vince Coleman | 31 | FA-elig | 92 | 0.1 | 2.3 | -2.2 |
| Kenny Greer | 26 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mickey Weston | 32 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mauro Gozzo | 27 | – | 10 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Josias Manzanillo↔ MIL | 25 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Ced Landrum | 29 | – | 22 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Dave Telgheder | 26 | pre-arb | 24 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Kaiser↔ CIN | 32 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Wayne Housie | 28 | – | 18 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Baez | 26 | – | 52 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Todd Hundley | 24 | arb | 130 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Jeff Innis | 30 | FA-elig | 67 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| Doug Saunders | 23 | – | 28 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Darrin Jackson↔ TOR | 30 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Tito Navarro | 22 | – | 12 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Chico Walker | 35 | FA-elig | 115 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Butch Huskey | 21 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| John Franco | 32 | FA-elig | 35 | -0.5 | 4.0 | -4.4 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (73%). 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 |