GM: Omar Minaya (since 2005)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Beltrán | 31 | FA-elig | 161 | 7.2 | 18.6 | -2.3 |
| David Wright | 25 | arb | 160 | 7.0 | 5.2 | +10.5 |
| José Reyes | 25 | arb | 159 | 5.9 | 4.4 | +8.8 |
| Johan Santana | 29 | FA-elig | 34 | 5.3 | 17.0 | -5.1 |
| Mike Pelfrey | 24 | pre-arb | 32 | 2.8 | 2.0 | +4.3 |
| Carlos Delgado | 36 | FA-elig | 159 | 2.4 | 16.0 | -10.5 |
| Brian Schneider | 31 | FA-elig | 110 | 1.9 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| John Maine | 27 | arb | 26 | 1.6 | 0.5 | +3.3 |
| Oliver Pérez | 26 | FA-elig | 34 | 1.5 | 6.5 | -3.2 |
| Ryan Church | 29 | arb | 90 | 1.4 | 2.0 | +1.1 |
| Fernando Tatis | 33 | – | 92 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Billy Wagner | 36 | FA-elig | 45 | 1.2 | 10.5 | -7.8 |
| Endy Chavez | 30 | FA-elig | 133 | 0.9 | 1.8 | +0.2 |
| Daniel Murphy | 23 | – | 49 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Ángel Pagán | 26 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Nelson Figueroa | 34 | – | 16 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Luis Castillo | 32 | FA-elig | 87 | 0.4 | 6.2 | -5.4 |
| Brian Stokes | 28 | pre-arb | 24 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Joe Smith | 24 | pre-arb | 82 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Ramon Castro | 32 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.3 | 2.0 | -1.4 |
| Raul Casanova | 35 | – | 20 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Nick Evans | 22 | – | 50 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Duaner Sanchez | 28 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Pedro Martínez | 36 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.2 | 11.8 | -11.4 |
| Moises Alou | 41 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.2 | 7.5 | -7.1 |
| Brandon Knight | 32 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Luis Ayala↔ WSN | 30 | arb | 19 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Brady Clark | 35 | – | 7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Claudio Vargas | 30 | – | 11 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Bobby Parnell | 23 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ramon Martinez | 35 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jonathon Niese | 21 | – | 3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Robinson Cancel | 32 | – | 27 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Trot Nixon | 34 | – | 11 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ricardo Rincon | 38 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Damion Easley | 38 | FA-elig | 113 | -0.0 | 0.9 | -1.0 |
| Tony Armas | 30 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Gustavo Molina | 26 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Abraham O. Nunez | 32 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Andy Phillips↔ CIN | 31 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Argenis Reyes | 25 | – | 49 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Aguila | 29 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Carlos Muniz | 27 | – | 18 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Pedro Feliciano | 31 | FA-elig | 86 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -1.3 |
| Eddie Kunz | 22 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Wise | 32 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -1.5 |
| Jorge Sosa | 30 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.3 | 2.0 | -2.7 |
| Marlon Anderson | 34 | FA-elig | 87 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -1.8 |
| Aaron Heilman | 29 | arb | 78 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -2.1 |
| Scott Schoeneweis | 34 | FA-elig | 73 | -0.4 | 3.6 | -4.6 |
50 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (56%). 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 |