GM: Clyde King (since 1985)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | 26 | FA-elig | 143 | 9.7 | 1.5 | +1.1 |
| Don Mattingly | 24 | arb | 159 | 6.1 | 0.5 | +1.1 |
| Ron Guidry | 34 | FA-elig | 34 | 4.9 | 0.9 | +0.4 |
| Willie Randolph | 30 | FA-elig | 143 | 4.3 | 0.6 | +0.5 |
| Brian Fisher | 23 | – | 55 | 3.1 | – | – |
| Dave Winfield | 33 | FA-elig | 155 | 3.0 | 1.8 | -1.0 |
| Dave Righetti | 26 | FA-elig | 74 | 2.7 | 0.7 | +0.0 |
| Bob Shirley | 31 | FA-elig | 48 | 2.4 | 0.6 | -0.0 |
| Butch Wynegar | 29 | FA-elig | 102 | 2.4 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Ed Whitson | 30 | FA-elig | 30 | 2.0 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Ron Hassey | 32 | FA-elig | 92 | 2.0 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Rich Bordi | 26 | – | 50 | 1.9 | – | – |
| Mike Pagliarulo | 25 | – | 138 | 1.8 | – | – |
| Ken Griffey Sr. | 35 | FA-elig | 127 | 1.6 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
| Dennis Rasmussen | 26 | – | 22 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Phil Niekro | 46 | FA-elig | 33 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Don Baylor | 36 | FA-elig | 142 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Dan Pasqua | 23 | – | 60 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Andre Robertson | 27 | – | 50 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Omar Moreno↔ KCR | 32 | – | 34 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Bill Sample | 30 | FA-elig | 59 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Neil Allen↔ STL | 27 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Bobby Meacham | 24 | pre-arb | 156 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Juan Espino | 29 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Henry Cotto | 24 | – | 34 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Dale Murray↔ TEX | 35 | – | 3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Dale Berra | 28 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Keith Smith | 23 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Rod Scurry↔ PIT | 29 | arb | 5 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Juan Bonilla | 30 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Don Cooper | 28 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Armstrong | 31 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Victor Mata | 24 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Joe Niekro↔ HOU | 40 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Marty Bystrom | 26 | arb | 8 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| John Montefusco | 35 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Scott Bradley | 25 | – | 19 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Rex Hudler | 24 | – | 20 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Joe Cowley | 26 | arb | 30 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 22 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 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 |