GM: Dave Littlefield (since 2002)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bay | 27 | arb | 159 | 5.2 | 1.0 | +9.3 |
| Freddy Sanchez | 28 | arb | 157 | 4.6 | 0.3 | +8.8 |
| Zach Duke | 23 | pre-arb | 34 | 3.5 | 0.3 | +6.5 |
| Ronny Paulino | 25 | – | 129 | 1.9 | – | – |
| Ian Snell | 24 | pre-arb | 37 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +2.7 |
| Michael Gonzalez | 28 | arb | 54 | 1.3 | 0.3 | +2.3 |
| Paul Maholm | 24 | pre-arb | 30 | 1.3 | 0.3 | +2.1 |
| Salomon Torres | 34 | FA-elig | 94 | 1.1 | 1.5 | +0.6 |
| Victor Santos | 29 | arb | 25 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +1.3 |
| Chris Duffy | 26 | pre-arb | 84 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.3 |
| Tom Gorzelanny | 23 | – | 11 | 0.8 | – | – |
| John Grabow | 27 | arb | 72 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.8 |
| Damaso Marte | 31 | FA-elig | 75 | 0.6 | 2.2 | -1.1 |
| Matt Capps | 22 | pre-arb | 85 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Jack Wilson | 28 | arb | 142 | 0.4 | 4.8 | -4.0 |
| Shane Youman | 26 | – | 5 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Ryan Vogelsong | 28 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.0 |
| Marty McLeary | 31 | – | 5 | 0.2 | – | – |
| José Hernández↔ PHI | 36 | FA-elig | 67 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Craig Wilson↔ NYY | 29 | arb | 85 | 0.1 | 2.2 | -2.0 |
| Roberto Hernandez↔ NYM | 41 | FA-elig | 46 | 0.1 | 1.9 | -1.6 |
| Kip Wells↔ TEX | 29 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.1 | 3.2 | -3.0 |
| Xavier Nady↔ NYM | 27 | FA-elig | 55 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Sean Casey↔ DET | 31 | FA-elig | 59 | 0.1 | 4.5 | -4.4 |
| Jonah Bayliss | 25 | – | 11 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Josh Sharpless | 25 | – | 14 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ryan Doumit | 25 | pre-arb | 61 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Yurendell Decaster | 26 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Rogers | 23 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Britt Reames | 32 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Juan Pablo Perez | 27 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Nate McLouth | 24 | pre-arb | 106 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Mike Edwards | 29 | – | 14 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Oliver Pérez↔ NYM | 24 | arb | 16 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -1.7 |
| Rajai Davis | 25 | – | 20 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Carlos Maldonado | 27 | – | 8 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Joe Randa | 36 | FA-elig | 89 | -0.5 | 4.0 | -5.0 |
| Humberto Cota | 27 | arb | 38 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -1.7 |
| Jose Castillo | 25 | pre-arb | 148 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -1.9 |
| Shawn Chacon↔ NYY | 28 | arb | 9 | -0.8 | 1.2 | -2.8 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 37 | FA-elig | 111 | -1.1 | 6.0 | -8.1 |
| José Bautista | 25 | – | 117 | -1.1 | – | – |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (67%). 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 |