GM: Syd Thrift (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | 22 | pre-arb | 150 | 5.3 | 0.1 | +1.4 |
| Andy Van Slyke | 26 | arb | 157 | 5.1 | 0.6 | +0.9 |
| Rick Reuschel↔ SFG | 38 | FA-elig | 25 | 3.7 | 0.6 | +0.5 |
| Michael LaValliere | 26 | arb | 121 | 3.3 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 24 | pre-arb | 141 | 2.8 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Doug Drabek | 24 | – | 30 | 2.5 | – | – |
| Mike Dunne | 24 | pre-arb | 23 | 2.2 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Jose Lind | 23 | pre-arb | 35 | 2.0 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| John Cangelosi | 24 | pre-arb | 104 | 1.9 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Brian Fisher | 25 | pre-arb | 37 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Sid Bream | 26 | arb | 149 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Jim Gott↔ SFG | 27 | arb | 25 | 1.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Jim Morrison↔ DET | 34 | FA-elig | 96 | 1.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Bob Walk | 30 | FA-elig | 39 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Al Pedrique↔ NYM | 26 | – | 88 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Johnny Ray↔ ANA | 30 | FA-elig | 123 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Mike Diaz | 27 | arb | 103 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Don Robinson↔ SFG | 30 | FA-elig | 44 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Robinson↔ SFG | 26 | arb | 18 | 0.8 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Vicente Palacios | 23 | – | 6 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Mike Bielecki | 27 | arb | 8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Brett Gideon | 23 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| R.J. Reynolds | 28 | arb | 117 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Tim Drummond | 22 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Houston Jimenez | 29 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Felix Fermin | 23 | – | 23 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tom Prince | 22 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Bob Patterson | 28 | – | 15 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Onix Concepcion | 29 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Darnell Coles↔ DET | 25 | arb | 40 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| U L Washington | 33 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Terry Harper↔ DET | 31 | FA-elig | 36 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Miguel Garcia↔ ANA | 20 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Dave Johnson | 27 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Tommy Gregg | 23 | – | 10 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Butch Davis | 29 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Junior Ortiz | 27 | arb | 75 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Mark Ross | 29 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| John Smiley | 22 | pre-arb | 63 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mackey Sasser↔ SFG | 24 | – | 12 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Bill Almon↔ NYM | 34 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Rafael Belliard | 25 | arb | 81 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Denny Gonzalez | 23 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Dorn Taylor | 28 | – | 15 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Hipolito Pena | 23 | – | 16 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Sam Khalifa | 23 | – | 5 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Bob Kipper | 22 | – | 26 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Barry Jones | 24 | pre-arb | 32 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Logan Easley | 25 | – | 17 | -0.5 | – | – |
49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (59%). 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 |