GM: Hardy Peterson (since 1990)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Kelly | 25 | arb | 162 | 5.4 | 0.3 | +2.1 |
| Jesse Barfield | 30 | FA-elig | 153 | 4.6 | 1.2 | +0.8 |
| Tim Leary | 31 | FA-elig | 31 | 3.0 | 0.8 | +0.5 |
| Chuck Cary | 30 | arb | 28 | 2.1 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Dave LaPoint | 30 | FA-elig | 28 | 1.9 | 0.8 | +0.0 |
| Mike Witt↔ ANA | 29 | FA-elig | 16 | 1.4 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Kevin Maas | 25 | pre-arb | 79 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Lee Guetterman | 31 | FA-elig | 64 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Steve Sax | 30 | FA-elig | 155 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| Randy Velarde | 27 | arb | 95 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Rick Cerone | 36 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Greg Cadaret | 28 | arb | 54 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Dave Eiland | 23 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Oscar Azocar | 25 | pre-arb | 65 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Pascual Perez | 33 | FA-elig | 3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | -1.1 |
| Bob Geren | 28 | pre-arb | 110 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Jeff Robinson | 29 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -0.8 |
| Alvaro Espinoza | 28 | FA-elig | 150 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Eric Plunk | 26 | arb | 47 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Matt Nokes↔ DET | 26 | arb | 92 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Rich Monteleone | 27 | – | 5 | 0.2 | – | – |
| John Habyan | 26 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Hensley Meulens | 23 | – | 23 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Andy Hawkins | 30 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.0 | 1.1 | -1.1 |
| Lance McCullers Sr.↔ DET | 26 | arb | 11 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Clay Parker↔ DET | 27 | arb | 5 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Luis Polonia↔ ANA | 26 | arb | 11 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Jim Walewander | 28 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mark Leiter | 27 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jimmy Jones | 26 | arb | 17 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Don Mattingly | 29 | FA-elig | 102 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -2.6 |
| Dave Righetti | 31 | FA-elig | 53 | -0.4 | 1.6 | -1.7 |
| Dave Winfield↔ ANA | 38 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Brian Dorsett | 29 | arb | 14 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Wayne Tolleson | 34 | FA-elig | 73 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Steve Balboni | 33 | FA-elig | 116 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -1.1 |
| Jim Leyritz | 26 | pre-arb | 92 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Steve Adkins | 25 | – | 5 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Alan Mills | 23 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Mel Hall | 29 | FA-elig | 113 | -0.7 | 1.1 | -1.4 |
| Mike Blowers | 25 | pre-arb | 48 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Claudell Washington↔ ANA | 35 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Deion Sanders | 22 | – | 57 | -0.8 | – | – |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 36 of them (84%). 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 |