GM: Omar Minaya (since 2005)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wright | 22 | pre-arb | 160 | 5.8 | 0.3 | +10.5 |
| Pedro Martínez | 33 | FA-elig | 31 | 5.6 | 10.9 | -0.4 |
| Tom Glavine | 39 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.9 | 10.8 | -3.5 |
| Cliff Floyd | 32 | FA-elig | 150 | 3.7 | 6.6 | +0.3 |
| Carlos Beltrán | 28 | FA-elig | 151 | 2.3 | 11.6 | -7.2 |
| Mike Cameron | 32 | FA-elig | 76 | 2.1 | 7.3 | -3.3 |
| Aaron Heilman | 26 | – | 53 | 2.0 | – | – |
| Jae Weong Seo | 28 | – | 14 | 1.9 | – | – |
| José Reyes | 22 | pre-arb | 161 | 1.7 | 0.3 | +2.9 |
| Kris Benson | 30 | FA-elig | 28 | 1.6 | 5.3 | -2.3 |
| Victor Zambrano | 29 | arb | 31 | 1.4 | 2.1 | +0.5 |
| Ramon Castro | 29 | FA-elig | 99 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +1.8 |
| Mike Jacobs | 24 | – | 30 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Roberto Hernandez | 40 | FA-elig | 67 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +1.3 |
| Mike Piazza | 36 | FA-elig | 113 | 0.9 | 16.1 | -14.4 |
| Marlon Anderson | 31 | – | 123 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Heath Bell | 27 | – | 42 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Juan Padilla | 28 | – | 24 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Chris Woodward | 29 | FA-elig | 81 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Manny Aybar | 33 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 31 | FA-elig | 87 | 0.1 | 3.8 | -3.5 |
| Kazuo Matsui | 29 | pre-arb | 87 | 0.1 | 7.0 | -6.8 |
| Dae-Sung Koo | 35 | pre-arb | 33 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Gerald Williams | 38 | – | 39 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jose Santiago | 30 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Matthews | 31 | arb | 6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Felix Heredia | 30 | FA-elig | 3 | 0.0 | 1.8 | -1.8 |
| Kaz Ishii | 31 | arb | 19 | -0.0 | 3.6 | -3.6 |
| Royce Ring | 24 | – | 15 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Steve Trachsel | 34 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.1 | 6.8 | -6.9 |
| Victor Diaz | 23 | – | 89 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Daubach | 33 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Shingo Takatsu↔ CHW | 36 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Mike DiFelice | 36 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jose Offerman↔ PHI | 36 | FA-elig | 53 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Anderson Hernandez | 22 | – | 6 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mike DeJean↔ COL | 34 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Tim Hamulack | 28 | – | 6 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Danny Graves↔ CIN | 31 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.4 | 3.1 | -3.9 |
| Miguel Cairo | 31 | FA-elig | 100 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -1.9 |
| Braden Looper | 30 | FA-elig | 60 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -1.9 |
| Eric Valent | 28 | arb | 28 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -1.5 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (67%). 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 |