GM: Roy Smith (since 2001)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Giles | 30 | FA-elig | 160 | 5.5 | 7.3 | +1.5 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 23 | arb | 158 | 4.7 | 0.3 | +7.3 |
| Todd Ritchie | 29 | arb | 34 | 3.1 | 1.9 | +3.1 |
| Jimmy Anderson | 25 | pre-arb | 34 | 2.1 | 0.3 | +3.2 |
| Josias Manzanillo | 33 | FA-elig | 71 | 1.6 | 0.6 | +2.0 |
| Craig Wilson | 24 | – | 88 | 1.5 | – | – |
| Jason Schmidt↔ SFG | 28 | FA-elig | 14 | 1.3 | 1.8 | +0.3 |
| Scott Sauerbeck | 29 | pre-arb | 70 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.0 |
| Abraham O. Nunez | 25 | arb | 115 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Joe Beimel | 24 | pre-arb | 42 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Gary Matthews Jr.↔ CHC | 26 | pre-arb | 46 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Rob Mackowiak | 25 | – | 83 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Lincoln | 26 | – | 31 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jason Kendall | 27 | arb | 157 | 0.3 | 5.1 | -4.6 |
| Dave Williams | 22 | – | 22 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Andy Barkett | 26 | – | 17 | 0.2 | – | – |
| John Vander Wal↔ SFG | 35 | FA-elig | 97 | 0.2 | 1.2 | -0.9 |
| Damaso Marte | 26 | – | 23 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Williams↔ HOU | 32 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Mendy López↔ HOU | 27 | – | 22 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Omar Olivares | 33 | FA-elig | 47 | 0.1 | 4.0 | -3.8 |
| Emil Brown↔ SDP | 26 | arb | 61 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Don Wengert | 31 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Adrian Brown | 27 | arb | 8 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Billy Taylor | 39 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Marc Wilkins | 30 | arb | 14 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Luis Figueroa | 27 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ryan Vogelsong↔ SFG | 23 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Armando Rios↔ SFG | 29 | arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Humberto Cota | 22 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Terry Mulholland↔ LAD | 38 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.1 | 1.5 | -1.6 |
| Bronson Arroyo | 24 | pre-arb | 24 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Adam Hyzdu | 29 | – | 51 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Young | 32 | FA-elig | 142 | -0.1 | 6.1 | -6.3 |
| Jose Silva | 27 | arb | 26 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| Mike Fetters↔ LAD | 36 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Keith Osik | 32 | arb | 56 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -1.1 |
| Alex Hernandez | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Tike Redman | 24 | – | 37 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Tony McKnight↔ HOU | 24 | – | 12 | -0.4 | – | – |
| John Wehner | 34 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Warren Morris | 27 | – | 48 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Rich Loiselle | 29 | arb | 18 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -1.5 |
| Ramon Martinez | 33 | – | 4 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Chad Hermansen | 23 | – | 22 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Jack Wilson | 23 | pre-arb | 108 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -1.4 |
| Derek Bell | 32 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.9 | 5.0 | -6.5 |
| Enrique Wilson↔ NYY | 27 | arb | 46 | -1.3 | 0.3 | -2.3 |
| Pat Meares | 32 | FA-elig | 86 | -1.7 | 3.8 | -6.5 |
49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (63%). 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 |