GM: David Forst (since 2016)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Murphy | 27 | pre-arb | 148 | 5.2 | 0.7 | +18.4 |
| Frankie Montas↔ NYY | 29 | FA-elig | 19 | 1.9 | 3.5 | +3.3 |
| Seth Brown | 29 | pre-arb | 150 | 1.5 | 0.7 | +4.9 |
| Elvis Andrus↔ CHW | 33 | FA-elig | 106 | 1.5 | 10.1 | -4.6 |
| Cole Irvin | 28 | pre-arb | 30 | 1.4 | 0.7 | +4.3 |
| Tony Kemp | 30 | FA-elig | 147 | 1.4 | 2.2 | +2.8 |
| Zach Jackson | 27 | – | 54 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +2.6 |
| Paul Blackburn | 28 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +2.2 |
| Conner Capel↔ STL | 25 | – | 13 | 0.6 | 0.0 | +2.1 |
| Ramón Laureano | 27 | arb | 94 | 0.6 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| Nick Allen | 23 | – | 100 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +1.4 |
| Christian Bethancourt↔ TBR | 30 | – | 56 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +1.6 |
| Daulton Jefferies | 26 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +1.0 |
| Dany Jiménez | 28 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +0.8 |
| James Kaprielian | 28 | pre-arb | 27 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Ken Waldichuk | 24 | – | 7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| A.J. Puk | 27 | pre-arb | 62 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Luis Barrera | 26 | pre-arb | 32 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Dérmis Garcia | 24 | – | 39 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Tyler Cyr↔ PHI | 29 | – | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| JP Sears↔ NYY | 26 | – | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Joel Payamps↔ KCR | 28 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Skye Bolt | 28 | pre-arb | 42 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Ryan Castellani | 26 | – | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| David McKay↔ NYY | 27 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Lou Trivino↔ NYY | 30 | arb | 39 | 0.0 | 1.8 | -1.7 |
| Kevin Smith | 25 | pre-arb | 47 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Shea Langeliers | 24 | – | 40 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Collin Wiles | 28 | – | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Domingo Acevedo | 28 | pre-arb | 70 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Mickey McDonald | 27 | – | 4 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Justin Grimm | 33 | – | 15 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Nate Mondou | 27 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Sam Moll | 30 | pre-arb | 53 | -0.0 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| Drew Jackson | 28 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Parker Markel | 31 | – | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Jonah Bride | 26 | – | 58 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Cody Thomas | 27 | – | 10 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Austin Allen | 28 | – | 5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Adam Kolarek | 33 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Domingo Tapia | 30 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Cal Stevenson | 25 | – | 23 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Jared Koenig | 28 | – | 10 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Sam Selman | 31 | pre-arb | 16 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -1.0 |
| Christian Lopes | 29 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Norge Ruiz | 28 | – | 14 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| Adrián Martinez | 25 | – | 12 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
| Jordan Diaz | 21 | – | 15 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| David MacKinnon↔ ANA | 27 | – | 6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -1.1 |
| Vimael Machín | 28 | pre-arb | 73 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| Kirby Snead | 27 | pre-arb | 46 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.7 |
| Austin Pruitt | 32 | arb | 39 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.7 |
| Matt Davidson↔ ARI | 31 | arb | 8 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -1.3 |
| Jake Lemoine | 28 | – | 9 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Ernie Clement↔ CLE | 26 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -1.4 |
| Zach Logue | 26 | – | 14 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.8 |
| Billy McKinney | 27 | arb | 23 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -2.7 |
| Stephen Piscotty | 31 | FA-elig | 42 | -0.5 | 7.6 | -9.6 |
| Chad Pinder | 30 | FA-elig | 111 | -0.6 | 2.7 | -4.7 |
| Sheldon Neuse | 27 | pre-arb | 89 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -3.1 |
| Stephen Vogt | 37 | FA-elig | 70 | -0.9 | 0.8 | -4.1 |
| Cristian Pache | 23 | pre-arb | 91 | -1.0 | 0.5 | -4.0 |
| Jed Lowrie | 38 | FA-elig | 50 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -4.4 |
| Adam Oller | 27 | – | 19 | -1.1 | 0.5 | -4.7 |
64 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 60 of them (94%). 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 |