GM: Bob Quinn (since 1989)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Sax | 29 | FA-elig | 158 | 4.3 | 1.1 | +0.4 |
| Jesse Barfield↔ TOR | 29 | FA-elig | 129 | 3.8 | 1.1 | +0.3 |
| Don Mattingly | 28 | FA-elig | 158 | 3.7 | 2.2 | -0.9 |
| Rickey Henderson↔ OAK | 30 | FA-elig | 65 | 3.1 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
| Roberto Kelly | 24 | pre-arb | 137 | 2.9 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Don Slaught | 30 | FA-elig | 117 | 2.2 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Bob Geren | 27 | pre-arb | 65 | 2.0 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Randy Velarde | 26 | pre-arb | 33 | 1.7 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Greg Cadaret↔ OAK | 27 | pre-arb | 20 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Dave Righetti | 30 | FA-elig | 55 | 1.2 | 1.4 | -1.0 |
| Alvaro Espinoza | 27 | arb | 146 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Andy Hawkins | 29 | FA-elig | 34 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| Bob Brower | 29 | – | 26 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Mel Hall | 28 | FA-elig | 113 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| Chuck Cary | 29 | arb | 22 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Lee Guetterman | 30 | arb | 70 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Clay Parker | 26 | pre-arb | 22 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Luis Polonia↔ OAK | 25 | pre-arb | 66 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Dave LaPoint | 29 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Lance McCullers Sr. | 25 | arb | 52 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Walt Terrell↔ SDP | 31 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| John Candelaria↔ WSN | 35 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Deion Sanders | 21 | – | 14 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Brian Dorsett | 28 | – | 8 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Steve Balboni | 32 | – | 110 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Tommy John | 46 | – | 10 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Al Leiter↔ TOR | 23 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Rich Gossage↔ SFG | 37 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Ken Phelps↔ OAK | 34 | FA-elig | 86 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Hal Morris | 24 | – | 15 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Don Schulze↔ SDP | 26 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Hensley Meulens | 22 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Scott Nielsen | 30 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Gary Ward↔ DET | 35 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 25 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bob Davidson | 26 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Richard Dotson↔ CHW | 30 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Dave Eiland | 22 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Blowers | 24 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Eric Plunk↔ OAK | 25 | arb | 27 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Steve Kiefer | 28 | arb | 5 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Kevin Mmahat | 24 | – | 4 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Stan Jefferson↔ BAL | 26 | arb | 10 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Marcus Lawton | 23 | – | 10 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Jamie Quirk↔ BAL | 34 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Dale Mohorcic | 33 | – | 32 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Wayne Tolleson | 33 | – | 80 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Tom Brookens | 35 | FA-elig | 66 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Mike Pagliarulo↔ SDP | 29 | arb | 74 | -1.2 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 34 of them (69%). 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 |