GM: Ted Simmons (since 1993)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Bell | 27 | FA-elig | 154 | 6.6 | 3.0 | +2.4 |
| Jeff King | 28 | arb | 158 | 3.5 | 0.7 | +2.2 |
| Orlando Merced | 26 | arb | 137 | 3.4 | 0.3 | +2.5 |
| Steve Cooke | 23 | pre-arb | 32 | 2.6 | 0.1 | +2.0 |
| Lonnie Smith↔ BAL | 37 | FA-elig | 94 | 2.3 | 0.9 | +1.0 |
| Don Slaught | 34 | FA-elig | 116 | 2.2 | 1.1 | +0.7 |
| Paul Wagner | 25 | pre-arb | 44 | 2.1 | 0.1 | +1.6 |
| Al Martin | 25 | pre-arb | 143 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Andy Van Slyke | 32 | FA-elig | 83 | 1.3 | 4.9 | -3.8 |
| Blas Minor | 27 | pre-arb | 65 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Dave Clark | 30 | FA-elig | 110 | 1.2 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Randy Tomlin | 27 | arb | 18 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Zane Smith | 32 | FA-elig | 14 | 1.0 | 2.7 | -1.9 |
| Carlos Garcia | 25 | arb | 141 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Jeff Ballard | 29 | – | 25 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Jerry Goff | 29 | – | 14 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Mark Dewey | 28 | arb | 21 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| John Hope | 22 | – | 7 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Stan Belinda↔ KCR | 26 | arb | 40 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Kevin Young | 24 | pre-arb | 141 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Bob Walk | 36 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.2 | 2.2 | -2.0 |
| Denny Neagle | 24 | pre-arb | 50 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Rich Robertson | 24 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dan Miceli | 22 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| John Candelaria | 39 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Dennis Moeller | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Freddie Toliver | 32 | – | 12 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Brian Shouse | 24 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Andy Tomberlin | 26 | – | 27 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tom Foley | 33 | FA-elig | 86 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Dave Otto | 28 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Ben Shelton | 23 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Paul Miller | 28 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Joel Johnston | 26 | – | 33 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Michael LaValliere↔ CHW | 32 | FA-elig | 1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Tony Menendez | 28 | – | 14 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Glenn Wilson | 34 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tony Womack | 23 | – | 15 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Rich Aude | 21 | – | 13 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Will Pennyfeather | 25 | – | 21 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Tim Wakefield | 26 | pre-arb | 24 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| John Wehner | 26 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Midre Cummings | 21 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Lloyd McClendon | 34 | FA-elig | 88 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| Mark Petkovsek | 27 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Scott Bullett | 24 | pre-arb | 23 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Tom Prince | 28 | – | 66 | -0.8 | – | – |
47 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (66%). 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 |