GM: Cam Bonifay (since 1993)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Giles | 29 | arb | 156 | 6.3 | 1.8 | +7.2 |
| Jason Kendall | 26 | arb | 152 | 4.8 | 2.2 | +4.5 |
| Kris Benson | 25 | pre-arb | 32 | 3.6 | 0.3 | +4.8 |
| John Vander Wal | 34 | FA-elig | 134 | 3.2 | 0.9 | +3.7 |
| Todd Ritchie | 28 | arb | 31 | 3.0 | 0.4 | +3.8 |
| Jose Silva | 26 | arb | 51 | 1.8 | 0.3 | +2.2 |
| Jimmy Anderson | 24 | pre-arb | 27 | 1.6 | 0.2 | +2.1 |
| Adrian Brown | 26 | arb | 104 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +1.5 |
| Francisco Cordova | 28 | arb | 18 | 1.1 | 2.0 | -0.5 |
| Mike Benjamin | 34 | FA-elig | 93 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Scott Sauerbeck | 28 | pre-arb | 75 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.8 |
| Jason Christiansen↔ STL | 30 | arb | 44 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Jason Schmidt | 27 | arb | 11 | 0.5 | 2.8 | -2.0 |
| Bronson Arroyo | 23 | – | 21 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Keith Osik | 31 | arb | 46 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Luis Sojo↔ NYY | 35 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Mike Williams | 31 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -0.4 |
| Adam Hyzdu | 28 | – | 12 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Tike Redman | 23 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Peters | 28 | arb | 18 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Dan Serafini↔ SDP | 26 | arb | 11 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Mike Garcia | 32 | – | 13 | 0.1 | – | – |
| John Wehner | 33 | – | 21 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Josias Manzanillo | 32 | – | 43 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jose Parra | 27 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Warren Morris | 26 | pre-arb | 144 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Steve Sparks | 25 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Brian Smith | 27 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Matt Skrmetta↔ WSN | 27 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brad Clontz | 29 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bruce Aven↔ LAD | 28 | arb | 72 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Pat Meares | 31 | FA-elig | 132 | -0.2 | 3.3 | -3.6 |
| Brian O'Connor | 23 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Marc Wilkins | 29 | arb | 52 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| Ivan Cruz | 32 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Enrique Wilson↔ CLE | 26 | arb | 40 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Wil Cordero↔ CLE | 28 | FA-elig | 89 | -0.3 | 1.5 | -1.9 |
| Rich Loiselle | 28 | arb | 40 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Emil Brown | 25 | – | 50 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Abraham O. Nunez | 24 | – | 40 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Jeff Wallace | 24 | – | 38 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Alex Ramirez↔ CLE | 25 | pre-arb | 43 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 22 | pre-arb | 73 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| Alex Hernandez | 23 | – | 20 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Kevin Young | 31 | FA-elig | 132 | -1.2 | 5.6 | -7.4 |
| Chad Hermansen | 22 | pre-arb | 33 | -1.4 | 0.2 | -2.2 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (65%). 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 |