GM: Jim Duquette (since 2004)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cameron | 31 | FA-elig | 140 | 3.8 | 4.3 | +2.1 |
| Tom Glavine | 38 | FA-elig | 35 | 3.3 | 10.8 | -5.1 |
| David Wright | 21 | – | 69 | 2.3 | – | – |
| Braden Looper | 29 | FA-elig | 71 | 1.7 | 2.0 | +0.9 |
| Steve Trachsel | 33 | FA-elig | 35 | 1.6 | 5.0 | -2.2 |
| Al Leiter | 38 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.3 | 10.3 | -8.0 |
| Ty Wigginton↔ PIT | 26 | pre-arb | 86 | 1.2 | 0.2 | +1.8 |
| Cliff Floyd | 31 | FA-elig | 113 | 1.2 | 6.5 | -4.5 |
| Kris Benson↔ PIT | 29 | arb | 11 | 1.0 | 2.2 | -0.5 |
| Shane Spencer | 32 | FA-elig | 74 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Matt Ginter | 26 | – | 15 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Orber Moreno | 27 | arb | 33 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.0 |
| Vance Wilson | 31 | arb | 79 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +0.6 |
| Ricky Bottalico | 34 | – | 60 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Danny Garcia | 24 | – | 58 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Mike Stanton | 37 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.6 | 3.0 | -1.9 |
| Wilson Delgado | 31 | – | 42 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Mike DeJean↔ BAL | 33 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
| José Reyes | 21 | pre-arb | 53 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Mike Piazza | 35 | FA-elig | 129 | 0.5 | 16.1 | -15.3 |
| Victor Zambrano↔ TBR | 28 | arb | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | +0.7 |
| Jae Weong Seo | 27 | – | 26 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Richard Hidalgo↔ HOU | 29 | FA-elig | 86 | 0.4 | 7.5 | -6.7 |
| Eric Valent | 27 | arb | 130 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Kazuo Matsui | 28 | pre-arb | 114 | 0.4 | 5.0 | -4.4 |
| Joe McEwing | 31 | FA-elig | 75 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.0 |
| Dan Wheeler↔ HOU | 26 | arb | 32 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Heath Bell | 26 | – | 17 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tyler Yates | 26 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Jose Parra | 31 | – | 13 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Aaron Heilman | 25 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bartolome Fortunato↔ TBR | 29 | – | 15 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Keppinger | 24 | – | 33 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Victor Diaz | 22 | – | 15 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Joe Hietpas | 25 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Esix Snead | 28 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Craig Brazell | 24 | – | 24 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Scott Erickson↔ TEX | 36 | FA-elig | 2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Jeff Duncan | 25 | – | 13 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Vic Darensbourg↔ CHW | 33 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Pedro Feliciano | 27 | – | 22 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tom Wilson↔ LAD | 33 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| John Franco | 43 | FA-elig | 52 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -1.2 |
| Brian Buchanan↔ SDP | 30 | arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| David Weathers↔ HOU | 34 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.2 | 1.9 | -2.3 |
| Gerald Williams | 37 | – | 57 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Grant Roberts | 26 | arb | 4 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Todd Zeile | 38 | FA-elig | 137 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -1.6 |
| James Baldwin | 32 | – | 2 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Ricky Gutierrez↔ BOS | 34 | FA-elig | 24 | -0.5 | 2.2 | -3.0 |
| Karim Garcia↔ BAL | 28 | FA-elig | 62 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -1.7 |
| Jason Phillips | 27 | arb | 128 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -1.9 |
52 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (60%). 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 |