GM: Ted Simmons (since 1993)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff King | 31 | FA-elig | 155 | 3.8 | 2.5 | +0.7 |
| Denny Neagle↔ ATL | 27 | arb | 30 | 3.2 | 1.9 | +0.8 |
| Danny Darwin↔ HOU | 40 | FA-elig | 19 | 2.8 | 0.3 | +2.1 |
| Orlando Merced | 29 | FA-elig | 120 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Jay Bell | 30 | FA-elig | 151 | 2.0 | 4.7 | -3.0 |
| Mark Johnson | 28 | pre-arb | 127 | 1.8 | 0.1 | +1.4 |
| Francisco Cordova | 24 | pre-arb | 59 | 1.6 | 0.1 | +1.3 |
| Dan Plesac | 34 | FA-elig | 73 | 1.6 | 1.1 | +0.3 |
| Jon Lieber | 26 | pre-arb | 51 | 1.6 | 0.1 | +1.2 |
| Al Martin | 28 | arb | 155 | 1.5 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Zane Smith | 35 | FA-elig | 16 | 1.2 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Jason Kendall | 22 | pre-arb | 130 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Paul Wagner | 28 | arb | 17 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Carlos Garcia | 28 | FA-elig | 101 | 0.7 | 1.4 | -0.8 |
| Keith Osik | 27 | pre-arb | 48 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Dale Sveum | 32 | – | 12 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Dave Clark↔ LAD | 33 | FA-elig | 92 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| Steve Parris | 28 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Elmer Dessens | 25 | pre-arb | 15 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Marc Wilkins | 25 | pre-arb | 47 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Jason Schmidt↔ ATL | 23 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Charlie Hayes↔ NYY | 31 | FA-elig | 128 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -1.3 |
| Tony Womack | 26 | – | 17 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Midre Cummings | 24 | – | 24 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Peters | 24 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Rich Loiselle | 24 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Steve Cooke | 26 | arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| David Wainhouse | 28 | arb | 17 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Angelo Encarnacion | 27 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ramon Morel | 21 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Matt Ruebel | 26 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Joe Boever | 35 | – | 13 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jacob Brumfield↔ TOR | 31 | arb | 29 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Rich Aude | 24 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Trey Beamon | 22 | – | 24 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jason Christiansen | 26 | pre-arb | 33 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| John Hope | 25 | – | 5 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Esteban Loaiza | 24 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| John Ericks | 28 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Lee Hancock | 29 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Darrell May↔ ANA | 24 | – | 5 | -0.5 | – | – |
| John Wehner | 29 | arb | 86 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Jermaine Allensworth | 24 | pre-arb | 61 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Dan Miceli | 25 | arb | 44 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Nelson Liriano | 32 | FA-elig | 112 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Mike Kingery | 35 | FA-elig | 117 | -2.1 | 0.8 | -2.6 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 36 of them (78%). 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 |