GM: Lou Piniella (since 1988)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | 29 | FA-elig | 140 | 5.5 | 1.8 | -0.1 |
| Dave Winfield | 36 | FA-elig | 149 | 5.0 | 2.0 | -0.4 |
| John Candelaria | 34 | FA-elig | 25 | 3.4 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Don Mattingly | 27 | FA-elig | 144 | 3.3 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| Tommy John | 45 | FA-elig | 35 | 2.9 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Claudell Washington | 33 | FA-elig | 126 | 2.9 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
| Jack Clark | 32 | FA-elig | 150 | 2.8 | 1.5 | -0.6 |
| Don Slaught | 29 | FA-elig | 97 | 2.1 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Rick Rhoden | 35 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.9 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| Willie Randolph | 33 | FA-elig | 110 | 1.8 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| Dave Righetti | 29 | FA-elig | 60 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -0.9 |
| Charles Hudson | 29 | arb | 28 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Ken Phelps↔ SEA | 33 | FA-elig | 45 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Joel Skinner | 27 | arb | 88 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Al Leiter | 22 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Ron Guidry | 37 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Dale Mohorcic↔ TEX | 32 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Steve Shields | 29 | arb | 39 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Cecilio Guante↔ TEX | 28 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Lee Guetterman | 29 | arb | 20 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Wayne Tolleson | 32 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Roberto Kelly | 23 | pre-arb | 38 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Jay Buhner↔ SEA | 23 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Hipolito Pena | 24 | – | 16 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Bobby Meacham | 27 | arb | 47 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Pat Clements | 26 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Chambliss | 39 | FA-elig | 1 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Neil Allen | 30 | FA-elig | 41 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Tim Stoddard | 35 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Bob Geren | 26 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Alvaro Espinoza | 26 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Hal Morris | 23 | – | 15 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Richard Dotson | 29 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.4 | 0.9 | -1.0 |
| Gary Ward | 34 | FA-elig | 91 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| Dave Eiland | 21 | – | 3 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Rafael Santana | 30 | arb | 148 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Randy Velarde | 25 | – | 48 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Jose Cruz | 40 | FA-elig | 38 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Mike Pagliarulo | 28 | arb | 125 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Scott Nielsen | 29 | – | 7 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Luis Aguayo↔ PHI | 29 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (80%). 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 |