GM: Dave Littlefield (since 2002)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bay | 26 | pre-arb | 162 | 5.7 | 0.4 | +10.3 |
| Freddy Sanchez | 27 | arb | 132 | 2.9 | 0.3 | +5.1 |
| Zach Duke | 22 | – | 14 | 2.2 | – | – |
| Rob Mackowiak | 29 | arb | 142 | 2.0 | 1.5 | +2.3 |
| Mark Redman | 31 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.9 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| Jack Wilson | 27 | arb | 158 | 1.9 | 3.2 | +0.3 |
| Chris Duffy | 25 | – | 39 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Craig Wilson | 28 | arb | 59 | 1.0 | 3.0 | -1.1 |
| Matt Lawton III↔ CHC | 33 | FA-elig | 101 | 0.9 | 5.6 | -3.8 |
| Michael Gonzalez | 27 | pre-arb | 51 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.4 |
| Ryan Doumit | 24 | – | 75 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Paul Maholm | 23 | – | 6 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Rick White | 36 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
| Kip Wells | 28 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.4 | 3.2 | -2.3 |
| Nate McLouth | 23 | – | 41 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Salomon Torres | 33 | FA-elig | 78 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| Humberto Cota | 26 | arb | 93 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Josh Fogg | 28 | arb | 34 | 0.4 | 2.1 | -1.5 |
| David Ross↔ SDP | 28 | arb | 40 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Brian Meadows | 29 | FA-elig | 65 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -0.5 |
| Dave Williams | 26 | arb | 25 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Ronny Paulino | 24 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| J.J. Furmaniak | 25 | – | 13 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ray Sadler | 24 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Capps | 21 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jose Castillo | 24 | pre-arb | 101 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Ian Snell | 23 | – | 15 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ryan Vogelsong | 27 | arb | 44 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Alfredo Amezaga↔ COL | 27 | arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Tom Gorzelanny | 22 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Bobby Hill | 27 | arb | 58 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| John Grabow | 26 | pre-arb | 63 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Bryan Bullington | 24 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Johnston | 26 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Benito Santiago | 40 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.1 | 2.1 | -2.4 |
| Jody Gerut↔ CHC | 27 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| José Bautista | 24 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jose Mesa | 39 | FA-elig | 55 | -0.3 | 2.0 | -2.6 |
| Daryle Ward | 30 | FA-elig | 133 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -1.9 |
| Tike Redman | 28 | arb | 135 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -1.6 |
| Ty Wigginton | 27 | arb | 57 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -1.7 |
| Oliver Pérez | 23 | arb | 20 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -1.7 |
| Brad Eldred | 24 | – | 55 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Michael Restovich↔ COL | 26 | – | 52 | -0.7 | – | – |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (64%). 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 |