GM: Steve Phillips (since 1998)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Olerud | 29 | FA-elig | 160 | 8.1 | 3.8 | +5.0 |
| Mike Piazza↔ LAD | 29 | FA-elig | 109 | 5.7 | 5.8 | +0.4 |
| Al Leiter | 32 | FA-elig | 28 | 4.8 | 3.0 | +2.2 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 24 | arb | 144 | 3.0 | 1.8 | +1.5 |
| Brian McRae | 30 | FA-elig | 159 | 2.9 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Rick Reed | 33 | FA-elig | 31 | 2.9 | 1.4 | +1.8 |
| Bobby Jones | 28 | arb | 30 | 2.0 | 3.1 | -0.9 |
| Dennis Cook | 35 | FA-elig | 73 | 1.4 | 0.8 | +0.6 |
| Masato Yoshii | 33 | pre-arb | 29 | 1.2 | 1.1 | +0.3 |
| Hideo Nomo↔ LAD | 29 | arb | 17 | 0.9 | 1.6 | -0.7 |
| John Franco | 37 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.8 | 2.9 | -2.0 |
| Armando Reynoso | 32 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -0.5 |
| Turk Wendell | 31 | arb | 66 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +0.0 |
| Brian Bohanon↔ LAD | 29 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Alberto Castillo | 28 | arb | 38 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Todd Pratt | 31 | FA-elig | 41 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Butch Huskey | 26 | arb | 113 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Rich Becker↔ BAL | 26 | arb | 49 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Matt Franco | 28 | arb | 103 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Willie Blair↔ ARI | 32 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -0.8 |
| Dave Mlicki↔ LAD | 30 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Jim Tatum | 30 | FA-elig | 35 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Bill Pulsipher↔ MIL | 24 | – | 16 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Bernard Gilkey↔ ARI | 31 | FA-elig | 82 | 0.0 | 3.7 | -3.7 |
| Jay Payton | 25 | – | 15 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Carlos Baerga | 29 | FA-elig | 147 | 0.0 | 4.7 | -4.7 |
| John Hudek↔ CIN | 31 | arb | 28 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Ralph Milliard | 24 | – | 10 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Preston Wilson↔ MIA | 23 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Kinkade | 25 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Tony Phillips↔ TOR | 39 | FA-elig | 52 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Brad Clontz↔ LAD | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rigo Beltran | 28 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Shawn Gilbert↔ STL | 33 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Luis Lopez | 27 | arb | 117 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Craig Paquette | 29 | arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Rick Wilkins↔ SEA | 31 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Tam | 27 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Todd Haney | 32 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Benny Agbayani | 26 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tim Spehr↔ KCR | 31 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Wayne Kirby | 34 | – | 26 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Jorge Fabregas↔ ARI | 28 | arb | 20 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Jermaine Allensworth↔ KCR | 26 | pre-arb | 34 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Lenny Harris↔ CIN | 33 | FA-elig | 75 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Greg McMichael↔ LAD | 31 | arb | 52 | -0.6 | 1.5 | -2.1 |
| Mel Rojas | 31 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.7 | 4.6 | -5.4 |
| Todd Hundley | 29 | FA-elig | 53 | -1.1 | 4.9 | -6.2 |
| Rey Ordonez | 27 | pre-arb | 153 | -1.5 | 0.3 | -1.9 |
49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 38 of them (78%). 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 |