GM: Jim Duquette (since 2003)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae Weong Seo | 26 | pre-arb | 35 | 3.0 | 0.3 | +5.0 |
| José Reyes | 20 | – | 69 | 2.2 | – | – |
| Cliff Floyd | 30 | FA-elig | 108 | 2.2 | 6.5 | -2.7 |
| Steve Trachsel | 32 | FA-elig | 36 | 2.0 | 3.0 | +0.5 |
| Al Leiter | 37 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.8 | 8.0 | -4.8 |
| Mike Piazza | 34 | FA-elig | 68 | 1.6 | 15.6 | -12.7 |
| Jeromy Burnitz↔ LAD | 34 | FA-elig | 65 | 1.5 | 6.3 | -3.6 |
| Tom Glavine | 37 | FA-elig | 33 | 1.4 | 11.0 | -8.5 |
| Jason Phillips | 26 | pre-arb | 119 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +1.6 |
| David Weathers | 33 | FA-elig | 77 | 0.7 | 3.7 | -2.5 |
| Armando Benitez↔ NYY | 30 | FA-elig | 45 | 0.5 | 4.5 | -3.7 |
| Graeme Lloyd↔ KCR | 36 | FA-elig | 36 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Grant Roberts | 25 | arb | 18 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Joe McEwing | 30 | arb | 119 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Vance Wilson | 30 | arb | 96 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Pedro Feliciano | 26 | – | 23 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jeff Duncan | 24 | – | 56 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Scott Strickland | 27 | arb | 19 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| Dan Wheeler | 25 | – | 35 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Roberto Alomar↔ CHW | 35 | FA-elig | 73 | 0.1 | 4.2 | -3.9 |
| Marco Scutaro | 27 | – | 48 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jeremy Griffiths | 25 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Middlebrook | 28 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Timo Perez | 28 | arb | 127 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Orber Moreno | 26 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jorge Velandia | 28 | – | 23 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Stanton | 36 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.0 | 2.0 | -2.1 |
| Danny Garcia | 23 | – | 19 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Joe DePastino | 29 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Raul Gonzalez | 29 | – | 107 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Anderson↔ NYY | 24 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Matt Watson | 24 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Glavine | 30 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Roach | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ty Wigginton | 25 | pre-arb | 156 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| David Cone | 40 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Prentice Redman | 23 | – | 15 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Bacsik | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Tony Clark | 31 | – | 125 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tsuyoshi Shinjo | 31 | pre-arb | 62 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Edwin Almonte | 26 | – | 12 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jaime Cerda | 24 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| John Franco | 42 | FA-elig | 38 | -0.3 | 3.8 | -4.4 |
| Roger Cedeno | 28 | FA-elig | 148 | -0.4 | 4.9 | -5.6 |
| Pedro Astacio | 34 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.5 | 7.0 | -7.9 |
| Mo Vaughn | 35 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.6 | 17.2 | -18.2 |
| Aaron Heilman | 24 | – | 14 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Rey Sanchez↔ SEA | 35 | FA-elig | 56 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -2.0 |
| Pat Strange | 22 | – | 6 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Jay Bell | 37 | FA-elig | 72 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -1.9 |
50 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (58%). 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 |