GM: Dave Littlefield (since 2002)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kendall | 29 | FA-elig | 150 | 4.2 | 8.6 | -1.1 |
| Brian Giles↔ SDP | 32 | FA-elig | 105 | 3.4 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| Jeff Suppan↔ BOS | 28 | FA-elig | 21 | 3.2 | 0.3 | +5.3 |
| Reggie Sanders | 35 | FA-elig | 130 | 3.0 | 1.0 | +4.3 |
| Kip Wells | 26 | arb | 34 | 2.4 | 0.4 | +3.9 |
| Jeff D'Amico | 27 | FA-elig | 29 | 2.3 | 0.8 | +3.4 |
| Craig Wilson | 26 | pre-arb | 116 | 1.8 | 0.3 | +2.9 |
| Matt Stairs | 35 | FA-elig | 121 | 1.8 | 0.9 | +2.4 |
| Kenny Lofton↔ CHC | 36 | FA-elig | 84 | 1.8 | 0.6 | +2.6 |
| Tike Redman | 26 | – | 56 | 1.7 | – | – |
| Aramis Ramirez↔ CHC | 25 | arb | 96 | 1.4 | 1.8 | +0.7 |
| Jack Wilson | 25 | pre-arb | 150 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +1.6 |
| Julian Tavarez | 30 | FA-elig | 64 | 1.0 | 0.8 | +1.1 |
| Jason Bay↔ SDP | 24 | – | 27 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Rob Mackowiak | 27 | pre-arb | 77 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.3 |
| Josh Fogg | 26 | pre-arb | 26 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +1.0 |
| Kris Benson | 28 | arb | 18 | 0.7 | 4.3 | -3.0 |
| Brian Meadows | 27 | – | 34 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Jeff Reboulet | 39 | – | 93 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Mark Corey | 28 | – | 22 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Ryan Vogelsong | 25 | – | 6 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Oliver Pérez↔ SDP | 21 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Randall Simon↔ CHC | 28 | FA-elig | 91 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
| John Grabow | 24 | – | 5 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Salomon Torres | 31 | FA-elig | 43 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Adam Hyzdu | 31 | – | 51 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Pat Mahomes | 32 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| J.R. House | 23 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Abraham O. Nunez | 27 | FA-elig | 118 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Bobby Hill↔ CHC | 25 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Humberto Cota | 24 | – | 10 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Dennys Reyes↔ ARI | 26 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Mike Lincoln | 28 | arb | 36 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Jim Mann | 28 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| José Hernández↔ CHC | 33 | FA-elig | 58 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Duaner Sanchez | 23 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| J.J. Davis | 24 | – | 19 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Scott Sauerbeck↔ BOS | 31 | arb | 53 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -1.6 |
| Nelson Figueroa | 29 | – | 12 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Kevin Young | 34 | FA-elig | 52 | -0.5 | 6.6 | -7.5 |
| Joe Beimel | 26 | pre-arb | 70 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| Michael Gonzalez | 25 | – | 16 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Mike Williams↔ PHI | 34 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.6 | 2.1 | -3.2 |
| Brian Boehringer | 34 | FA-elig | 62 | -0.7 | 1.5 | -2.7 |
| Carlos Rivera | 25 | – | 78 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Pokey Reese | 30 | FA-elig | 37 | -0.8 | 2.5 | -3.9 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (61%). 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 |