GM: Steve Phillips (since 1998)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Piazza | 32 | FA-elig | 141 | 4.6 | 13.6 | -6.1 |
| Al Leiter | 35 | FA-elig | 29 | 3.4 | 9.8 | -4.2 |
| Kevin Appier | 33 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.2 | 8.5 | -3.4 |
| Robin Ventura | 33 | FA-elig | 142 | 2.7 | 8.0 | -3.6 |
| Rick Reed↔ MIN | 36 | FA-elig | 20 | 2.7 | 4.2 | +0.2 |
| Glendon Rusch | 26 | arb | 33 | 2.6 | 1.8 | +2.5 |
| Desi Relaford | 27 | arb | 120 | 2.1 | 0.5 | +2.8 |
| Steve Trachsel | 30 | FA-elig | 28 | 1.9 | 3.0 | +0.1 |
| Tsuyoshi Shinjo | 29 | pre-arb | 123 | 1.7 | 0.5 | +2.3 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 27 | FA-elig | 124 | 1.5 | 5.8 | -3.3 |
| Joe McEwing | 28 | arb | 116 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +2.1 |
| Todd Zeile | 35 | FA-elig | 151 | 0.9 | 6.8 | -5.4 |
| Dicky Gonzalez | 22 | – | 16 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Matt Lawton III↔ MIN | 29 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -0.3 |
| Rick White | 32 | FA-elig | 55 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
| Grant Roberts | 23 | – | 16 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Vance Wilson | 28 | – | 32 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Armando Benitez | 28 | FA-elig | 73 | 0.3 | 5.8 | -5.4 |
| Jay Payton | 28 | arb | 104 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Pete Walker | 32 | – | 2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Bruce Chen↔ PHI | 24 | arb | 11 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| John Franco | 40 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.2 | 3.6 | -3.3 |
| Mark Johnson | 33 | – | 71 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jerrod Riggan | 27 | – | 35 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dennis Cook↔ PHI | 38 | FA-elig | 43 | 0.1 | 1.7 | -1.5 |
| C.J. Nitkowski↔ DET | 28 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Gary Bennett↔ COL | 29 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Rey Ordonez | 30 | arb | 149 | 0.0 | 4.0 | -4.0 |
| Mark Corey | 26 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jorge Velandia | 26 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jason Phillips | 24 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Darren Bragg↔ NYY | 31 | – | 18 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Rose↔ TBR | 25 | arb | 3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Jorge Toca | 26 | – | 13 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brett Hinchliffe | 26 | – | 1 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Timo Perez | 26 | pre-arb | 85 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Donne Wall | 33 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -1.6 |
| Benny Agbayani | 29 | arb | 91 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Darryl Hamilton | 36 | FA-elig | 52 | -0.3 | 3.3 | -3.8 |
| Turk Wendell↔ PHI | 34 | FA-elig | 49 | -0.3 | 2.2 | -2.6 |
| Todd Pratt↔ PHI | 34 | FA-elig | 45 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Alex Escobar | 22 | – | 18 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Tom Martin | 31 | – | 14 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Lenny Harris | 36 | FA-elig | 110 | -0.8 | 1.1 | -2.3 |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (68%). 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 |