GM: Sandy Alderson (since 1983)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark McGwire | 31 | FA-elig | 104 | 5.0 | 6.9 | -2.1 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | 30 | FA-elig | 31 | 4.0 | 2.0 | +1.8 |
| Terry Steinbach | 33 | FA-elig | 114 | 2.7 | 4.2 | -1.6 |
| Rickey Henderson | 36 | FA-elig | 112 | 2.6 | 3.8 | -1.3 |
| Steve Ontiveros | 34 | FA-elig | 22 | 2.4 | 1.0 | +1.3 |
| Stan Javier | 31 | FA-elig | 130 | 2.2 | 0.7 | +1.4 |
| Mike Bordick | 29 | arb | 126 | 2.1 | 1.4 | +0.7 |
| Todd Van Poppel | 23 | arb | 36 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +1.3 |
| Geronimo Berroa | 30 | FA-elig | 141 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Brent Gates | 25 | pre-arb | 136 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 40 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.9 | 2.9 | -2.0 |
| Jason Giambi | 24 | pre-arb | 54 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Dave Stewart | 38 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| Ron Darling | 34 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.7 | 3.0 | -2.4 |
| Ariel Prieto | 25 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| George Williams | 26 | – | 29 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Doug Johns | 27 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Mike Aldrete↔ ANA | 34 | FA-elig | 60 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Rick Honeycutt↔ NYY | 41 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Jim Corsi | 33 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Mike Mohler | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Don Wengert | 25 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mark Acre | 26 | pre-arb | 43 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Ramon Fermin | 22 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Eddy | 25 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Scott Brosius | 28 | arb | 123 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Scott Baker | 25 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jose Herrera | 22 | pre-arb | 33 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| John Wasdin | 22 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Steve Phoenix | 27 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Danny Tartabull↔ NYY | 32 | FA-elig | 24 | -0.1 | 1.5 | -1.6 |
| Carlos Reyes | 26 | pre-arb | 40 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Ernie Young | 25 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Brian Harper | 35 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Steve Wojciechowski | 24 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Mike Harkey↔ ANA | 28 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Fausto Cruz | 23 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Dave Leiper↔ WSN | 33 | FA-elig | 24 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Eric Helfand | 26 | pre-arb | 38 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| John Briscoe | 27 | arb | 16 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Mike Gallego | 34 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Andy Tomberlin | 28 | pre-arb | 46 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Ruben Sierra↔ NYY | 29 | FA-elig | 70 | -0.9 | 3.4 | -4.3 |
| Craig Paquette | 26 | pre-arb | 105 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 37 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 OAK |
|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | 1989 | 26.8 |
| Mark Ellis | 2001 | 22.1 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1987 | 19.3 |
| Carney Lansford | 1982 | 16.7 |
| Josh Donaldson | 2008 | 13.8 |
| Jed Lowrie | 2013 | 13.0 |
| Brett Anderson | 2007 | 11.5 |
| Sean Manaea | 2015 | 11.2 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | 1984 | 26.6 |
| Carlos González | 2008 | 24.7 |
| Andre Ethier | 2005 | 24.4 |
| Gio Gonzalez | 2011 | 20.8 |
| Josh Donaldson | 2014 | 20.4 |
| Mark McGwire | 1997 | 19.7 |
| Aaron Harang | 2003 | 19.3 |
| Jeremy Bonderman | 2002 | 15.8 |