GM: Larry Doughty (since 1988)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Van Slyke | 27 | arb | 154 | 6.4 | 0.8 | +1.2 |
| Barry Bonds | 23 | pre-arb | 144 | 5.4 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 25 | pre-arb | 159 | 5.1 | 0.2 | +1.4 |
| John Smiley | 23 | pre-arb | 34 | 3.2 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Bob Walk | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 3.0 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Doug Drabek | 25 | pre-arb | 33 | 2.9 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Michael LaValliere | 27 | arb | 120 | 2.5 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Sid Bream | 27 | arb | 148 | 2.4 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Jose Lind | 24 | pre-arb | 154 | 2.4 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Jeff Robinson | 27 | arb | 75 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| John Cangelosi | 25 | arb | 75 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Jim Gott | 28 | FA-elig | 67 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Rafael Belliard | 26 | FA-elig | 122 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Dave LaPoint↔ CHW | 28 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Gary Redus↔ CHW | 31 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Darnell Coles↔ SEA | 26 | arb | 68 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| R.J. Reynolds | 29 | arb | 130 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Randy Milligan | 26 | pre-arb | 40 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Felix Fermin | 24 | pre-arb | 43 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Benny Distefano | 26 | arb | 16 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Scott Medvin | 26 | – | 17 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Rick Reed | 22 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Glenn Wilson↔ SEA | 29 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Brian Fisher | 26 | arb | 33 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Barry Jones↔ CHW | 25 | pre-arb | 42 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Randy Kramer | 27 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dave Rucker | 30 | – | 31 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ruben Rodriguez | 23 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Tommy Gregg↔ ATL | 24 | – | 14 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Dave Hostetler | 32 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Junior Ortiz | 28 | FA-elig | 49 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Ken Oberkfell↔ ATL | 32 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Denny Gonzalez | 24 | – | 24 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Miguel Garcia | 21 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Morris Madden | 27 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Diaz↔ CHW | 28 | arb | 47 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Orestes Destrade | 26 | – | 36 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Vicente Palacios | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike Dunne | 25 | pre-arb | 34 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Al Pedrique | 27 | pre-arb | 50 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Bob Kipper | 23 | arb | 50 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Tom Prince | 23 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 of them (76%). 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 |