GM: Syd Thrift (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Rhoden | 33 | FA-elig | 41 | 5.8 | 0.6 | +1.1 |
| Johnny Ray | 29 | arb | 155 | 4.5 | 0.8 | +0.6 |
| Tony Peña Sr. | 29 | FA-elig | 144 | 4.0 | 1.2 | -0.0 |
| Sid Bream | 25 | arb | 154 | 3.3 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Barry Bonds | 21 | pre-arb | 113 | 3.3 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Jim Morrison | 33 | FA-elig | 154 | 3.1 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Rick Reuschel | 37 | FA-elig | 43 | 2.9 | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| R.J. Reynolds | 27 | arb | 118 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Bob Patterson | 27 | – | 11 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Mike Diaz | 26 | arb | 97 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Don Robinson | 29 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Mike Bielecki | 26 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Junior Ortiz | 26 | arb | 49 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Bob Kipper | 21 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Bill Almon | 33 | FA-elig | 102 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Rafael Belliard | 24 | arb | 117 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Lee Mazzilli↔ NYM | 31 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Pat Clements | 24 | pre-arb | 65 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Jim Winn | 26 | arb | 50 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Steve Kemp | 31 | – | 13 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Bob Walk | 29 | FA-elig | 44 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Larry McWilliams | 32 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.1 | 1.1 | -1.0 |
| Stan Fansler | 21 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Barry Jones | 23 | pre-arb | 26 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Sam Khalifa | 22 | – | 64 | -0.0 | – | – |
| John Smiley | 21 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ruben Rodriguez | 21 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bobby Bonilla↔ CHW | 23 | pre-arb | 63 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Rick Renteria | 24 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rich Sauveur | 22 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Cecilio Guante | 26 | arb | 52 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| U L Washington | 32 | FA-elig | 72 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Benny Distefano | 24 | pre-arb | 31 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Trench Davis | 25 | – | 15 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jose DeLeon↔ CHW | 25 | arb | 9 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Ray Krawczyk | 26 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Hipolito Pena | 22 | – | 10 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Joe Orsulak | 24 | arb | 138 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Mike Brown | 26 | – | 87 | -0.8 | – | – |
39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (72%). 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 PIT |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Van Slyke | 1987 | 31.1 |
| Brian Giles | 1998 | 25.4 |
| Doug Drabek | 1986 | 21.4 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 1986 | 20.6 |
| Bryan Reynolds | 2018 | 20.0 |
| Mike LaValliere | 1987 | 12.9 |
| Josh Harrison | 2009 | 11.9 |
| Jack Wilson | 2000 | 11.0 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Aramis Ramírez | 2003 | 25.0 |
| Jason Schmidt | 2001 | 23.6 |
| Brian Giles | 2003 | 17.1 |
| Willie Randolph | 1975 | 14.7 |
| Moisés Alou | 1990 | 13.8 |
| John Tudor | 1984 | 12.0 |
| Randy Milligan | 1988 | 11.9 |
| Bip Roberts | 1985 | 11.1 |