GM: Brian Cashman (since 1999)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Schlittler | 25 | pre-arb | 13 | 7.7 | 0.8 | +70.1 |
| Ben Rice | 27 | pre-arb | 55 | 7.3 | 0.8 | +67.2 |
| Cody Bellinger | 30 | FA-elig | 59 | 6.4 | 36.5 | +22.4 |
| Aaron Judge | 34 | FA-elig | 59 | 5.9 | 40.0 | +14.5 |
| Max Fried | 32 | FA-elig | 10 | 5.1 | 14.5 | +32.7 |
| Will Warren | 27 | pre-arb | 12 | 3.8 | 0.8 | +34.8 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 38 | FA-elig | 35 | 3.5 | 4.0 | +28.2 |
| Jazz Chisholm Jr. | 28 | – | 57 | 3.3 | – | – |
| Ryan Weathers | 26 | arb | 11 | 2.8 | 1.4 | +24.5 |
| José Caballero | 29 | pre-arb | 50 | 2.5 | 2.0 | +21.0 |
| Brent Headrick | 28 | pre-arb | 29 | 1.7 | 0.8 | +14.9 |
| Gerrit Cole | 35 | FA-elig | 2 | 1.6 | 36.0 | -20.9 |
| Anthony Volpe | 25 | arb | 14 | 1.5 | 3.5 | +10.5 |
| Austin Wells | 26 | pre-arb | 45 | 1.0 | 0.9 | +8.9 |
| David Bednar | 31 | arb | 24 | 1.0 | 9.0 | +0.4 |
| Trent Grisham | 29 | FA-elig | 58 | 1.0 | 22.0 | -12.9 |
| Fernando Cruz | 36 | arb | 28 | 0.9 | 1.4 | +6.8 |
| Max Schuemann | 29 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +6.1 |
| Carlos Rodón | 33 | FA-elig | 4 | 0.7 | 27.8 | -21.2 |
| Ryan McMahon | 31 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.7 | 16.0 | -9.4 |
| Amed Rosario | 30 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.6 | 2.5 | +3.0 |
| Jake Bird | 30 | arb | 22 | 0.5 | 1.0 | +4.1 |
| Ryan Yarbrough | 34 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.4 | 2.5 | +1.4 |
| Paul Blackburn | 32 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.3 | 2.0 | +0.6 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 36 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.2 | 19.0 | -17.1 |
| J.C. Escarra | 31 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.2 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Yovanny Cruz | 26 | – | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +1.4 |
| Kervin Castro | 27 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +1.0 |
| Camilo Doval | 28 | arb | 26 | 0.1 | 6.1 | -5.3 |
| Elmer Rodríguez | 22 | – | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.7 |
| Yerry De los Santos | 28 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jasson Domínguez | 23 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -2.0 |
| Angel Chivilli | 23 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -3.2 |
| Spencer Jones | 25 | – | 10 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -3.7 |
| Brendan Beck | 27 | – | 1 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -4.0 |
| Tim Hill | 36 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.4 | 3.0 | -7.1 |
| Randal Grichuk↔ CHW | 34 | – | 16 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -5.4 |
| Luis Gil | 28 | arb | 4 | -1.3 | 2.2 | -14.6 |
38 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 36 of them (95%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).
WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR), annualized to full-season pace. 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 NYY |
|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | 1984 | 26.6 |
| David Cone | 1995 | 16.6 |
| Tino Martinez | 1995 | 16.0 |
| Gleyber Torres | 2016 | 15.9 |
| Willie Randolph | 1975 | 14.7 |
| Nick Swisher | 2008 | 14.4 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 2017 | 11.1 |
| Randy Velarde | 1987 | 10.1 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | 1989 | 26.8 |
| Doug Drabek | 1986 | 21.4 |
| Fred McGriff | 1982 | 19.7 |
| Greg Gagne | 1982 | 15.6 |
| Austin Jackson | 2009 | 14.8 |
| Jake Westbrook | 2000 | 13.5 |
| Eric Milton | 1998 | 13.4 |
| Nick Johnson | 2003 | 10.5 |