GM: Larry Doughty (since 1989)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | 24 | arb | 159 | 7.1 | 0.4 | +2.2 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 26 | arb | 163 | 4.3 | 0.7 | +0.8 |
| Glenn Wilson↔ HOU | 30 | FA-elig | 100 | 3.1 | 0.6 | +0.5 |
| Andy Van Slyke | 28 | FA-elig | 130 | 3.0 | 2.1 | -1.1 |
| Gary Redus | 32 | FA-elig | 98 | 2.4 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| R.J. Reynolds | 30 | FA-elig | 125 | 2.3 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| John Smiley | 24 | arb | 28 | 2.2 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Doug Drabek | 26 | arb | 40 | 2.2 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Bob Walk | 32 | FA-elig | 33 | 1.8 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Michael LaValliere | 28 | arb | 68 | 1.2 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Bill Landrum | 31 | arb | 56 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Jeff Robinson | 28 | arb | 50 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Jay Bell | 23 | arb | 78 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Doug Bair | 39 | FA-elig | 44 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| John Cangelosi | 26 | arb | 112 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Rick Reed | 24 | pre-arb | 15 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Bob Kipper | 24 | arb | 52 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Neal Heaton | 29 | FA-elig | 44 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Jeff King | 24 | pre-arb | 75 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Stan Belinda | 22 | – | 8 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Bob Patterson | 30 | – | 12 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Billy Hatcher↔ HOU | 28 | arb | 27 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Scott Little | 26 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Steve Carter | 24 | – | 9 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Dann Bilardello | 30 | – | 33 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Smith | 28 | – | 16 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Dorn Taylor | 30 | – | 10 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jim Gott | 29 | FA-elig | 1 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Scott Medvin | 27 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Dunne↔ SEA | 26 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Miguel Garcia | 22 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Sid Bream | 28 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Albert Hall | 31 | – | 20 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Morris Madden | 28 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rafael Belliard | 27 | FA-elig | 67 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Logan Easley | 27 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brian Fisher | 27 | arb | 9 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Roger Samuels | 28 | – | 5 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Benny Distefano | 27 | arb | 96 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jose Lind | 25 | pre-arb | 153 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Ken Oberkfell↔ SFG | 33 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Randy Kramer | 28 | – | 36 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Tom Prince | 24 | – | 21 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Junior Ortiz | 29 | FA-elig | 91 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Rey Quinones↔ SEA | 25 | arb | 71 | -1.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
45 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (67%). 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 |