GM: Joe McIlvaine (since 1994)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Gilkey | 29 | FA-elig | 153 | 7.6 | 2.8 | +3.6 |
| Lance Johnson | 32 | FA-elig | 160 | 6.4 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Todd Hundley | 27 | FA-elig | 153 | 4.7 | 1.8 | +2.1 |
| Mark Clark | 28 | arb | 32 | 3.0 | 1.1 | +1.4 |
| Jason Isringhausen | 23 | pre-arb | 27 | 2.7 | 0.2 | +2.1 |
| Alex Ochoa | 24 | pre-arb | 82 | 2.0 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Bobby Jones | 26 | arb | 31 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +1.1 |
| Jose Vizcaino↔ CLE | 28 | FA-elig | 96 | 1.7 | 1.5 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Kent↔ CLE | 28 | arb | 89 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -0.2 |
| John Franco | 35 | FA-elig | 51 | 1.2 | 2.6 | -1.6 |
| Paul Wilson | 23 | pre-arb | 26 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Dave Mlicki | 28 | arb | 51 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 22 | pre-arb | 123 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Carl Everett | 25 | arb | 101 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Alvaro Espinoza↔ CLE | 34 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Pete Harnisch | 29 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.4 | 3.7 | -3.4 |
| Kevin Roberson | 28 | arb | 27 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Andy Tomberlin | 29 | arb | 63 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Rey Ordonez | 25 | pre-arb | 151 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Robert Person | 26 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Tim Bogar | 29 | arb | 91 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Rico Brogna | 26 | arb | 55 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Roberto Petagine | 25 | pre-arb | 50 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Chris Jones | 30 | arb | 89 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Doug Henry | 32 | arb | 58 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Alberto Castillo | 26 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ricky Trlicek | 27 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Blas Minor↔ SEA | 30 | arb | 17 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Charlie Greene | 25 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Bob MacDonald | 31 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Brent Mayne | 28 | FA-elig | 70 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Mike Fyhrie | 26 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Derek Wallace | 24 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jason Hardtke | 24 | – | 19 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Butch Huskey | 24 | arb | 118 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jerry Dipoto | 28 | arb | 57 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Pedro Martinez↔ CIN | 27 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Franco | 26 | – | 14 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Paul Byrd | 25 | pre-arb | 38 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Carlos Baerga↔ CLE | 27 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -1.4 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (82%). 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 |