GM: Lee Thomas (since 1989)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Von Hayes | 30 | FA-elig | 154 | 4.9 | 1.3 | +0.5 |
| Ken Howell | 28 | arb | 33 | 3.5 | 0.2 | +1.0 |
| Tom Herr | 33 | FA-elig | 151 | 3.0 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| Dickie Thon | 31 | FA-elig | 136 | 2.3 | 0.6 | +0.2 |
| John Kruk↔ SDP | 28 | arb | 81 | 1.4 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Jeff Parrett | 27 | arb | 72 | 1.4 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Larry McWilliams↔ KCR | 35 | FA-elig | 41 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Pat Combs | 22 | – | 6 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Steve Jeltz | 30 | FA-elig | 116 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Bruce Ruffin | 25 | arb | 24 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Terry Mulholland↔ SFG | 26 | arb | 20 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Ricky Jordan | 24 | pre-arb | 144 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Steve Lake | 32 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Dwayne Murphy | 34 | FA-elig | 98 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Ron Jones | 25 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Randy Ready↔ SDP | 29 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Roger McDowell↔ NYM | 28 | arb | 44 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Charlie Hayes↔ SFG | 24 | pre-arb | 84 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Todd Frohwirth | 26 | pre-arb | 45 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Mike Maddux | 27 | – | 16 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Darren Daulton | 27 | FA-elig | 131 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Steve Ontiveros | 28 | arb | 6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Jim Adduci | 29 | – | 13 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Gordon Dillard | 25 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dennis Cook↔ SFG | 26 | – | 22 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Keith Miller | 26 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Randy O'Neal | 28 | – | 20 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Chuck McElroy | 21 | – | 11 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Al Pardo | 26 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Tom Nieto | 28 | arb | 11 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Bob Sebra↔ CIN | 27 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Ryal | 29 | – | 29 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Eric Bullock | 29 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Marvin Freeman | 26 | arb | 1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Steve Stanicek | 28 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Alex Madrid | 26 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Lenny Dykstra↔ NYM | 26 | arb | 90 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Tom Barrett | 29 | – | 14 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Greg Harris↔ BOS | 33 | FA-elig | 44 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Jason Grimsley | 21 | – | 4 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Juan Samuel↔ NYM | 28 | FA-elig | 51 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Mike Schmidt | 39 | – | 42 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Floyd Youmans | 25 | arb | 10 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Curt Ford | 28 | arb | 108 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Steve Bedrosian↔ SFG | 31 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.9 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Bob Dernier | 32 | FA-elig | 107 | -1.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Chris James↔ SDP | 26 | arb | 45 | -1.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Don Carman | 29 | FA-elig | 49 | -1.7 | 0.6 | -1.2 |
48 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 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 PHI |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Abreu | 1997 | 45.3 |
| Curt Schilling | 1992 | 36.3 |
| J. T. Realmuto | 2019 | 25.7 |
| Von Hayes | 1982 | 22.3 |
| John Kruk | 1989 | 18.4 |
| Cristopher Sánchez | 2019 | 16.2 |
| Odúbel Herrera | 2014 | 13.2 |
| Tommy Greene | 1990 | 9.4 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Ryne Sandberg | 1982 | 48.2 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 2009 | 25.5 |
| Curt Schilling | 2000 | 21.4 |
| J. P. Crawford | 2018 | 17.8 |
| George Bell | 1980 | 16.7 |
| Gavin Floyd | 2006 | 15.3 |
| Julio Franco | 1982 | 13.3 |
| Adam Eaton | 1999 | 11.6 |