GM: Sandy Alderson (since 2011)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wright | 29 | FA-elig | 156 | 6.6 | 15.0 | +2.0 |
| R.A. Dickey | 37 | FA-elig | 34 | 4.7 | 4.2 | +7.8 |
| Jonathon Niese | 25 | arb | 30 | 3.1 | 0.8 | +7.1 |
| Dillon Gee | 26 | pre-arb | 17 | 1.7 | 0.5 | +4.0 |
| Rubén Tejada | 22 | pre-arb | 114 | 1.7 | 0.5 | +3.9 |
| Matt Harvey | 23 | – | 10 | 1.6 | 0.5 | +3.7 |
| Daniel Murphy | 27 | arb | 156 | 1.6 | 0.5 | +3.7 |
| Scott Hairston | 32 | FA-elig | 134 | 1.6 | 1.1 | +3.1 |
| Andres Torres | 34 | FA-elig | 132 | 1.5 | 2.7 | +1.1 |
| Johan Santana | 33 | FA-elig | 21 | 1.3 | 24.0 | -20.7 |
| Jeremy Hefner | 26 | – | 26 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +2.7 |
| Chris Young | 33 | arb | 20 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +2.3 |
| Ike Davis | 25 | pre-arb | 156 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +2.0 |
| Mike Baxter | 27 | pre-arb | 89 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +2.0 |
| Bobby Parnell | 27 | arb | 74 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +1.8 |
| Josh Thole | 25 | arb | 104 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +1.5 |
| Mike Pelfrey | 28 | FA-elig | 3 | 0.6 | 5.7 | -4.1 |
| Ronny Cedeno | 29 | FA-elig | 78 | 0.5 | 1.2 | +0.1 |
| Kirk Nieuwenhuis | 24 | – | 91 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.9 |
| Omar Quintanilla↔ BAL | 30 | – | 29 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Jon Rauch | 33 | FA-elig | 73 | 0.3 | 3.5 | -2.7 |
| Justin Turner | 27 | arb | 94 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Jordany Valdespin | 24 | pre-arb | 94 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Vinny Rottino↔ CLE | 32 | – | 18 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Frank Francisco | 32 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.2 | 5.5 | -5.0 |
| Tim Byrdak | 38 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.6 |
| Ramon E Ramirez | 30 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.1 | 2.6 | -2.3 |
| Jeurys Familia | 22 | – | 8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Justin Hampson | 32 | – | 13 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Jack Egbert | 29 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Garrett Olson | 28 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Josh Satin | 27 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Kelly Shoppach↔ BOS | 32 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Pedro Beato↔ BOS | 25 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Elvin Ramirez | 24 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Robert Carson | 23 | – | 17 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| D.J. Carrasco | 35 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -1.6 |
| Jenrry Mejia | 22 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Zach Lutz | 26 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Fred Lewis | 31 | – | 18 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Collin McHugh | 25 | – | 8 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Josh Edgin | 25 | – | 34 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Mike Nickeas | 29 | pre-arb | 47 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| Chris Schwinden | 25 | – | 3 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Miguel Batista↔ ATL | 41 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1.7 |
| Manny Acosta | 31 | arb | 45 | -0.4 | 0.9 | -2.0 |
| Rob Johnson | 29 | arb | 17 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
| Lucas Duda | 26 | pre-arb | 121 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -2.2 |
| Jason Bay | 33 | FA-elig | 70 | -0.9 | 16.0 | -18.3 |
49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 42 of them (86%). 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 |