GM: Brian Cashman (since 1999)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Giambi | 31 | FA-elig | 155 | 6.6 | 10.4 | +0.8 |
| Alfonso Soriano | 26 | arb | 156 | 5.6 | 0.6 | +9.0 |
| Derek Jeter | 28 | FA-elig | 157 | 5.2 | 14.6 | -5.7 |
| Bernie Williams | 33 | FA-elig | 154 | 4.9 | 12.4 | -4.0 |
| Mike Mussina | 33 | FA-elig | 33 | 4.7 | 11.0 | -2.9 |
| David Wells | 39 | FA-elig | 31 | 4.4 | 2.2 | +5.4 |
| Roger Clemens | 39 | FA-elig | 29 | 4.4 | 10.3 | -2.7 |
| Andy Pettitte | 30 | FA-elig | 22 | 3.9 | 9.5 | -2.8 |
| Jorge Posada | 31 | FA-elig | 143 | 3.8 | 7.0 | -0.5 |
| Robin Ventura | 34 | FA-elig | 141 | 3.7 | 8.5 | -2.2 |
| Orlando Hernandez | 36 | arb | 24 | 3.1 | 3.2 | +2.1 |
| Mariano Rivera | 32 | FA-elig | 45 | 1.4 | 9.4 | -7.0 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | 30 | FA-elig | 62 | 1.3 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| Mike Stanton | 35 | FA-elig | 79 | 1.2 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| Ted Lilly↔ OAK | 26 | arb | 16 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Steve Karsay | 30 | FA-elig | 78 | 1.1 | 4.0 | -2.1 |
| Jeff Weaver↔ DET | 25 | arb | 15 | 1.0 | 1.1 | +0.7 |
| Nick Johnson | 23 | pre-arb | 129 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Shane Spencer | 30 | arb | 94 | 0.6 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
| Mike Thurman | 28 | – | 12 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Sterling Hitchcock | 31 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.4 | 4.9 | -4.3 |
| Chris Widger | 31 | – | 21 | 0.3 | – | – |
| John Vander Wal | 36 | FA-elig | 84 | 0.2 | 1.9 | -1.5 |
| Randy Choate | 26 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Raul Mondesi↔ TOR | 31 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.1 | 5.3 | -5.2 |
| Drew Henson | 22 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jay Tessmer | 30 | arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Karim Garcia↔ CLE | 26 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Marcus Thames | 25 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Brandon Knight | 26 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Alex Arias | 34 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Adrian Hernandez | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Alberto Castillo | 32 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -1.2 |
| Gerald Williams | 35 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.4 | 2.0 | -2.7 |
| Rondell White | 30 | FA-elig | 126 | -0.6 | 4.5 | -5.6 |
| Juan Rivera | 23 | – | 28 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Ron Coomer | 35 | FA-elig | 55 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -2.1 |
| Enrique Wilson | 28 | arb | 60 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -2.2 |
38 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (76%). 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 |