GM: Steve Phillips (since 1998)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 28 | FA-elig | 135 | 5.3 | 6.2 | +2.9 |
| Al Leiter | 36 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.5 | 9.2 | -3.3 |
| Mike Piazza | 33 | FA-elig | 135 | 3.4 | 10.6 | -4.8 |
| Jay Payton↔ COL | 29 | arb | 87 | 2.0 | 0.2 | +3.1 |
| Steve Trachsel | 31 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.9 | 4.3 | -1.1 |
| Timo Perez | 27 | – | 136 | 1.8 | – | – |
| Jeff D'Amico | 26 | FA-elig | 29 | 1.4 | 1.8 | +0.5 |
| Roberto Alomar | 34 | FA-elig | 149 | 1.4 | 7.9 | -5.6 |
| Vance Wilson | 29 | arb | 74 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +1.6 |
| Armando Benitez | 29 | FA-elig | 62 | 1.0 | 5.8 | -4.0 |
| Shawn Estes↔ CIN | 29 | FA-elig | 24 | 1.0 | 5.0 | -3.2 |
| Pedro Astacio | 33 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -2.3 |
| Rey Ordonez | 31 | FA-elig | 144 | 0.8 | 6.2 | -4.9 |
| John Thomson↔ COL | 28 | arb | 9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.0 |
| Tony Tarasco | 31 | – | 60 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 33 | FA-elig | 154 | 0.7 | 7.2 | -6.0 |
| Ty Wigginton | 24 | – | 46 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Mark Guthrie | 36 | FA-elig | 68 | 0.6 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| Scott Strickland↔ WSN | 26 | arb | 68 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| David Weathers | 32 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.5 | 1.8 | -1.0 |
| Steve Reed↔ SDP | 37 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Mo Vaughn | 34 | FA-elig | 139 | 0.3 | 12.2 | -11.6 |
| Jason Phillips | 25 | – | 11 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Grant Roberts | 24 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Jaime Cerda | 23 | – | 32 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jason Middlebrook↔ SDP | 27 | – | 3 | 0.3 | – | – |
| John Valentin | 35 | FA-elig | 114 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Mike Bacsik | 24 | – | 11 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Pedro Feliciano | 25 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Esix Snead | 26 | – | 17 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Pat Strange | 21 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| McKay Christensen | 26 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Raul Gonzalez↔ CIN | 28 | – | 30 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Brady Clark↔ CIN | 29 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Jae Weong Seo | 25 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Kane Davis | 27 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Pete Walker↔ TOR | 33 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bruce Chen↔ CIN | 25 | arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Gary Matthews Jr.↔ BAL | 27 | arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Satoru Komiyama | 36 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Mark Little↔ ARI | 29 | arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Mark Johnson | 34 | FA-elig | 42 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Tyler Walker | 26 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Marco Scutaro | 26 | – | 27 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Bobby Jones↔ SDP | 30 | – | 13 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mark Corey↔ COL | 27 | – | 13 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Roger Cedeno | 27 | FA-elig | 149 | -0.3 | 2.4 | -2.9 |
| Joe McEwing | 29 | arb | 105 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -2.2 |
48 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (62%). 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 |