Rosternomics

Athletics OAK

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GM: Sandy Alderson (since 1983)

1996 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+1.9
WAB — wins above budget
-2.3
TAB — roster Talent above budget
78–84 (0.481)
record
+2M
surplus $M (value/$)
26.4
roster fWAR
$20.9M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Mark McGwire 32 FA-elig 130 7.3 7.0 -0.9
Scott Brosius 29 arb 114 5.8 1.0 +3.9
Terry Steinbach 34 FA-elig 145 3.9 4.2 -0.9
Geronimo Berroa 31 FA-elig 153 2.8 1.1 +1.2
Ariel Prieto 26 pre-arb 21 2.2 0.2 +1.7
Billy Taylor 34 pre-arb 55 1.5 0.1 +1.1
Tony Batista 22 pre-arb 74 1.4 0.1 +1.1
Willie Adams 23 pre-arb 12 1.4 0.1 +1.0
Jason Giambi 25 pre-arb 140 1.2 0.1 +0.9
Ernie Young 26 pre-arb 141 1.2 0.1 +0.9
Doug Johns 28 pre-arb 42 0.9 0.1 +0.6
Dave Telgheder 29 arb 16 0.8 0.1 +0.5
Steve Wojciechowski 25 18 0.7
Matt Stairs 28 arb 61 0.7 0.1 +0.5
John Wasdin 23 pre-arb 25 0.6 0.1 +0.4
Buddy Groom 30 arb 72 0.6 0.2 +0.3
Mike Mohler 27 arb 72 0.5 0.2 +0.3
Jim Corsi 34 FA-elig 56 0.5 0.5 -0.0
Don Wengert 26 pre-arb 36 0.3 0.1 +0.2
Scott Spiezio 23 9 0.2
Carlos Reyes 27 pre-arb 46 0.2 0.2 -0.0
Paul Fletcher 29 1 -0.0
Mark Acre 27 pre-arb 22 -0.0 0.1 -0.1
Kerwin Moore 25 pre-arb 22 -0.0 0.1 -0.1
Bobby Chouinard 24 13 -0.0
Aaron Small 24 pre-arb 12 -0.0 0.1 -0.1
Brent Gates 26 arb 64 -0.1 0.3 -0.4
John Briscoe 28 arb 17 -0.2 0.1 -0.3
Webster Garrison 30 5 -0.2
Rafael Bournigal 30 arb 88 -0.2 0.1 -0.3
Damon Mashore 26 pre-arb 50 -0.2 0.1 -0.3
Brian Lesher 25 pre-arb 26 -0.3 0.1 -0.3
Jay Witasick 23 12 -0.3
Mike Bordick 30 FA-elig 155 -0.3 2.0 -2.3
Izzy Molina 25 pre-arb 14 -0.3 0.1 -0.4
Todd Van Poppel↔ DET 24 arb 28 -0.4 0.2 -0.6
Steve Montgomery 25 pre-arb 8 -0.5 0.1 -0.6
Torey Lovullo 30 FA-elig 65 -0.5 0.2 -0.6
George Williams 27 pre-arb 56 -0.7 0.1 -0.7
Pedro Munoz 27 FA-elig 34 -0.9 0.6 -1.3
Phil Plantier 27 FA-elig 73 -1.0 0.5 -1.3
Allen Battle 27 pre-arb 47 -1.2 0.1 -1.1
Jose Herrera 23 108 -1.2

43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 36 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.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for OAK
Rickey Henderson198926.8
Mark Ellis200122.1
Dennis Eckersley198719.3
Carney Lansford198216.7
Josh Donaldson200813.8
Jed Lowrie201313.0
Brett Anderson200711.5
Sean Manaea201511.2
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Rickey Henderson198426.6
Carlos González200824.7
Andre Ethier200524.4
Gio Gonzalez201120.8
Josh Donaldson201420.4
Mark McGwire199719.7
Aaron Harang200319.3
Jeremy Bonderman200215.8