GM: Larry Doughty (since 1989)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | 27 | FA-elig | 140 | 9.6 | 4.8 | +2.7 |
| Andy Van Slyke | 31 | FA-elig | 154 | 6.5 | 4.3 | +0.7 |
| Doug Drabek | 29 | FA-elig | 35 | 4.9 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| Jay Bell | 26 | FA-elig | 159 | 4.2 | 0.9 | +2.4 |
| Randy Tomlin | 26 | pre-arb | 35 | 2.9 | 0.2 | +2.1 |
| Don Slaught | 33 | FA-elig | 87 | 2.8 | 1.7 | +0.5 |
| Zane Smith | 31 | FA-elig | 26 | 2.2 | 2.5 | -0.8 |
| Michael LaValliere | 31 | FA-elig | 95 | 1.7 | 1.9 | -0.5 |
| Danny Jackson↔ CHC | 30 | FA-elig | 15 | 1.6 | 1.2 | +0.1 |
| Steve Buechele↔ CHC | 30 | FA-elig | 80 | 1.5 | 1.4 | -0.3 |
| Tim Wakefield | 25 | – | 14 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Lloyd McClendon | 33 | arb | 84 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Orlando Merced | 25 | pre-arb | 134 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Gary Redus | 35 | FA-elig | 76 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Vicente Palacios | 28 | arb | 20 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Alex Cole↔ CLE | 26 | pre-arb | 64 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Bob Walk | 35 | FA-elig | 36 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -1.7 |
| Paul Miller | 27 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Jeff King | 27 | arb | 130 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Paul Wagner | 24 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Young | 23 | – | 10 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Al Martin | 24 | – | 12 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Robinson↔ TEX | 30 | arb | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Danny Cox↔ PHI | 32 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Steve Cooke | 22 | – | 11 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dave Clark | 29 | – | 23 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Kirk Gibson | 35 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.0 | 1.9 | -1.9 |
| Blas Minor | 26 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Victor Cole | 24 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Gary Varsho | 31 | arb | 103 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Miguel Batista | 21 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Stan Belinda | 25 | arb | 59 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Will Pennyfeather | 24 | – | 15 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Bob Patterson | 33 | FA-elig | 60 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Dennis Lamp | 39 | – | 21 | -0.2 | – | – |
| John Wehner | 25 | – | 55 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Denny Neagle | 23 | pre-arb | 56 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Carlos Garcia | 24 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Tom Prince | 27 | arb | 27 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Cecil Espy | 29 | FA-elig | 112 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | 34 | – | 23 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Roger Mason | 34 | FA-elig | 65 | -1.2 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| Jose Lind | 28 | arb | 135 | -1.5 | 2.0 | -3.1 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 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 |