GM: Brian Cashman (since 1999)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rodriguez | 29 | FA-elig | 162 | 9.1 | 26.0 | -9.0 |
| Derek Jeter | 31 | FA-elig | 159 | 4.4 | 19.6 | -11.4 |
| Jason Giambi | 34 | FA-elig | 139 | 4.2 | 13.4 | -5.6 |
| Randy Johnson | 41 | FA-elig | 34 | 4.0 | 16.0 | -8.6 |
| Jorge Posada | 34 | FA-elig | 142 | 3.3 | 11.0 | -4.8 |
| Mariano Rivera | 35 | FA-elig | 71 | 2.9 | 10.5 | -5.1 |
| Mike Mussina | 36 | FA-elig | 30 | 2.5 | 19.0 | -14.2 |
| Hideki Matsui | 31 | pre-arb | 162 | 2.5 | 8.0 | -3.4 |
| Gary Sheffield | 36 | FA-elig | 154 | 2.4 | 13.0 | -8.5 |
| Kevin Brown | 40 | FA-elig | 13 | 1.5 | 15.7 | -12.9 |
| Chien-Ming Wang | 25 | – | 18 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Aaron Small | 33 | – | 15 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Shawn Chacon↔ COL | 27 | arb | 14 | 1.0 | 1.2 | +0.6 |
| Tom Gordon | 37 | FA-elig | 79 | 0.9 | 3.8 | -2.1 |
| Al Leiter↔ MIA | 39 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.6 | 3.4 | -2.2 |
| Carl Pavano | 29 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.5 | 9.0 | -8.1 |
| Felix Escalona | 26 | – | 10 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Tino Martinez | 37 | FA-elig | 131 | 0.2 | 2.8 | -2.4 |
| Robinson Canó | 22 | – | 132 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Stanton↔ BOS | 38 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.1 | 1.9 | -1.7 |
| Jaret Wright | 29 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.1 | 5.7 | -5.5 |
| Steve Karsay↔ TEX | 33 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -1.7 |
| Alan Embree↔ BOS | 35 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.0 | 1.1 | -1.0 |
| Wayne Franklin | 31 | – | 13 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Colter Bean | 28 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mark Bellhorn↔ BOS | 30 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Felix Rodriguez | 32 | FA-elig | 34 | -0.0 | 3.1 | -3.2 |
| Tim Redding↔ SDP | 27 | arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jason Anderson | 26 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Reese | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Buddy Groom↔ ARI | 39 | – | 24 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Vento | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bubba Crosby | 28 | pre-arb | 76 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Wil Nieves | 27 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ramiro Mendoza | 33 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Russ Johnson | 32 | – | 22 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jorge De Paula | 26 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Alex Graman | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tanyon Sturtze | 34 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Paul Quantrill↔ MIA | 36 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -1.7 |
| Rey Sanchez | 37 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Scott Proctor | 28 | – | 29 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Andy Phillips | 28 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Darrell May↔ SDP | 33 | FA-elig | 2 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Sean Henn | 24 | – | 3 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Melky Cabrera | 20 | – | 6 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Matt Lawton III↔ CHC | 33 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.7 | 1.2 | -2.6 |
| Ruben Sierra | 39 | FA-elig | 61 | -0.9 | 1.5 | -3.3 |
| John Flaherty | 37 | FA-elig | 47 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -2.8 |
| Bernie Williams | 36 | FA-elig | 141 | -2.3 | 12.4 | -16.7 |
| Tony Womack | 35 | FA-elig | 108 | -2.3 | 2.0 | -6.4 |
51 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (65%). 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 |