GM: Steve Phillips (since 1998)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 26 | arb | 150 | 6.4 | 4.2 | +4.9 |
| Mike Piazza | 31 | FA-elig | 136 | 5.8 | 12.1 | -3.8 |
| Mike Hampton | 27 | FA-elig | 35 | 5.2 | 5.8 | +1.6 |
| Glendon Rusch | 25 | – | 31 | 4.3 | – | – |
| Al Leiter | 34 | FA-elig | 31 | 4.3 | 7.8 | -1.6 |
| Rick Reed | 35 | FA-elig | 30 | 2.7 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Todd Zeile | 34 | FA-elig | 153 | 2.7 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Benny Agbayani | 28 | pre-arb | 119 | 2.1 | 0.2 | +2.7 |
| Jay Payton | 27 | pre-arb | 149 | 2.0 | 0.2 | +2.7 |
| Robin Ventura | 32 | FA-elig | 141 | 1.9 | 8.0 | -5.3 |
| Todd Pratt | 33 | FA-elig | 80 | 1.7 | 0.5 | +1.9 |
| Armando Benitez | 27 | FA-elig | 76 | 1.5 | 3.4 | -1.3 |
| Derek Bell | 31 | FA-elig | 144 | 1.4 | 5.0 | -3.1 |
| Lenny Harris↔ ARI | 35 | FA-elig | 76 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Bobby Jones | 30 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.7 | 5.4 | -4.4 |
| John Franco | 39 | FA-elig | 62 | 0.6 | 3.4 | -2.5 |
| Turk Wendell | 33 | FA-elig | 77 | 0.4 | 2.1 | -1.5 |
| Timo Perez | 25 | – | 24 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Melvin Mora↔ BAL | 28 | pre-arb | 79 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Jon Nunnally | 28 | arb | 48 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Rick White↔ TBR | 31 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Bubba Trammell↔ TBR | 28 | arb | 36 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Mike Bordick↔ BAL | 34 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| Bobby Jones | 28 | – | 11 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ryan McGuire | 28 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Grant Roberts | 22 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jorge Toca | 25 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Eric Cammack | 24 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Darryl Hamilton | 35 | FA-elig | 43 | 0.0 | 3.6 | -3.6 |
| Jerrod Riggan | 26 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| David Lamb | 25 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Kinkade↔ BAL | 27 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Bill Pulsipher | 26 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jim Mann | 25 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Vance Wilson | 27 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dennis Springer | 35 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dennis Cook | 37 | FA-elig | 68 | -0.1 | 2.2 | -2.3 |
| Mark Johnson | 32 | – | 21 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Franco | 30 | arb | 101 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Jorge Velandia↔ OAK | 25 | arb | 15 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Joe McEwing | 27 | – | 87 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kurt Abbott | 31 | FA-elig | 79 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Jason Tyner↔ TBR | 23 | – | 13 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Rich Rodriguez | 37 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1.1 |
| Rickey Henderson↔ SEA | 41 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Pat Mahomes | 29 | FA-elig | 53 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -1.5 |
| Rey Ordonez | 29 | arb | 45 | -0.7 | 2.2 | -3.3 |
47 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (64%). 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 |