GM: Bob Watson (since 1996)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 24 | arb | 149 | 6.2 | 0.8 | +5.9 |
| Paul O'Neill | 35 | FA-elig | 152 | 5.4 | 5.5 | +0.4 |
| David Cone | 35 | FA-elig | 31 | 5.1 | 6.7 | -1.2 |
| Scott Brosius | 31 | FA-elig | 152 | 5.0 | 2.6 | +2.7 |
| Bernie Williams | 29 | FA-elig | 128 | 4.9 | 8.3 | -3.0 |
| David Wells | 35 | FA-elig | 30 | 4.4 | 4.7 | +0.1 |
| Tino Martinez | 30 | FA-elig | 142 | 3.3 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| Orlando Hernandez | 32 | pre-arb | 21 | 3.2 | 0.8 | +2.8 |
| Andy Pettitte | 26 | arb | 33 | 3.1 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Jorge Posada | 27 | arb | 111 | 3.1 | 0.2 | +3.1 |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 29 | FA-elig | 150 | 2.7 | 6.0 | -3.1 |
| Chad Curtis | 29 | FA-elig | 151 | 2.1 | 1.2 | +1.0 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | 26 | pre-arb | 41 | 1.9 | 0.3 | +1.8 |
| Mariano Rivera | 28 | arb | 54 | 1.2 | 0.8 | +0.6 |
| Darryl Strawberry | 36 | FA-elig | 101 | 1.2 | 0.9 | +0.4 |
| Shane Spencer | 26 | pre-arb | 27 | 1.2 | 0.2 | +1.1 |
| Hideki Irabu | 29 | pre-arb | 29 | 1.0 | 2.9 | -1.9 |
| Joe Girardi | 33 | FA-elig | 78 | 0.7 | 2.9 | -2.1 |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 38 | FA-elig | 109 | 0.6 | 1.3 | -0.7 |
| Homer Bush | 25 | pre-arb | 45 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Darren Holmes | 32 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
| Graeme Lloyd | 31 | arb | 50 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| Jeff Nelson | 31 | FA-elig | 45 | 0.4 | 1.8 | -1.3 |
| Chili Davis | 38 | FA-elig | 35 | 0.2 | 4.3 | -4.1 |
| Ricky Ledee | 24 | – | 42 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Joe Borowski | 27 | arb | 8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Mike Stanton | 31 | FA-elig | 67 | 0.1 | 1.9 | -1.8 |
| Mike Buddie | 27 | – | 24 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Lowell | 24 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jay Tessmer | 26 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Todd Erdos | 24 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Figga | 27 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jim Bruske↔ LAD | 33 | arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Ryan Bradley | 22 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Jerzembeck | 26 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Luis Sojo | 33 | FA-elig | 54 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| Willie Banks↔ ARI | 29 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Dale Sveum | 34 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -1.6 |
38 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (82%). 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 |