GM: Gene Michael (since 1991)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Williams | 26 | arb | 144 | 6.4 | 0.4 | +5.7 |
| Wade Boggs | 37 | FA-elig | 126 | 4.0 | 4.7 | -0.9 |
| Jack McDowell | 29 | FA-elig | 30 | 3.5 | 5.4 | -2.1 |
| Andy Pettitte | 23 | pre-arb | 31 | 3.2 | 0.1 | +3.0 |
| Randy Velarde | 32 | FA-elig | 111 | 3.1 | 0.5 | +2.5 |
| Mike Stanley | 32 | FA-elig | 118 | 3.1 | 0.9 | +2.1 |
| Paul O'Neill | 32 | FA-elig | 127 | 3.1 | 2.9 | +0.1 |
| Gerald Williams | 28 | arb | 100 | 2.2 | 0.1 | +1.9 |
| Sterling Hitchcock | 24 | arb | 27 | 2.0 | 0.1 | +1.8 |
| John Wetteland | 28 | FA-elig | 60 | 1.7 | 3.4 | -1.8 |
| David Cone↔ TOR | 32 | FA-elig | 13 | 1.5 | 3.5 | -2.0 |
| Bob Wickman | 26 | arb | 63 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Scott Kamieniecki | 31 | arb | 17 | 0.7 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| Jimmy Key | 34 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.6 | 4.9 | -4.3 |
| Darryl Strawberry | 33 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Melido Perez | 29 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.5 | 3.5 | -3.0 |
| Tony Fernandez | 33 | FA-elig | 108 | 0.5 | 1.6 | -1.2 |
| Pat Kelly | 27 | arb | 89 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -0.7 |
| Jim Leyritz | 31 | arb | 77 | 0.4 | 1.4 | -0.9 |
| Russ Davis | 25 | pre-arb | 40 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Mariano Rivera | 25 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Dave Pavlas | 32 | arb | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Dave Eiland | 28 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Josias Manzanillo↔ NYM | 27 | arb | 11 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Bob MacDonald | 30 | arb | 33 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Ruben Rivera | 21 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Patterson | 26 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dave Silvestri↔ WSN | 27 | arb | 17 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Don Mattingly | 34 | FA-elig | 128 | -0.1 | 4.4 | -4.5 |
| Ruben Sierra↔ OAK | 29 | FA-elig | 56 | -0.1 | 2.8 | -2.8 |
| Luis Polonia↔ ATL | 31 | FA-elig | 67 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| Steve Howe | 37 | FA-elig | 56 | -0.1 | 2.3 | -2.4 |
| Rick Honeycutt↔ OAK | 41 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Robert Eenhoorn | 27 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kevin Elster↔ PHI | 30 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Joe Ausanio | 29 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Derek Jeter | 21 | – | 15 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Dion James | 32 | FA-elig | 85 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Scott Bankhead | 31 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Danny Tartabull↔ OAK | 32 | FA-elig | 59 | -0.5 | 3.8 | -4.2 |
| Brian Boehringer | 26 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 36 of them (88%). 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 |