GM: Brian Graham (since 2007)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Snell | 25 | arb | 35 | 3.1 | 0.4 | +6.2 |
| Freddy Sanchez | 29 | arb | 147 | 2.9 | 2.8 | +3.5 |
| Tom Gorzelanny | 24 | pre-arb | 32 | 2.6 | 0.4 | +5.2 |
| Jack Wilson | 29 | FA-elig | 135 | 2.5 | 5.4 | +0.0 |
| Ryan Doumit | 26 | pre-arb | 83 | 2.1 | 0.4 | +4.1 |
| Adam LaRoche | 27 | arb | 152 | 1.9 | 3.2 | +0.8 |
| Matt Capps | 23 | pre-arb | 76 | 1.9 | 0.4 | +3.5 |
| Paul Maholm | 25 | pre-arb | 29 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +3.5 |
| Nate McLouth | 25 | pre-arb | 137 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +2.9 |
| Josh Phelps↔ NYY | 29 | FA-elig | 58 | 1.4 | 0.4 | +2.7 |
| Ronny Paulino | 26 | pre-arb | 133 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +2.0 |
| Nyjer Morgan | 26 | – | 28 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Damaso Marte | 32 | FA-elig | 65 | 0.9 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| Matt Morris↔ SFG | 32 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.9 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| Zach Duke | 24 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.8 | 0.4 | +1.4 |
| José Bautista | 26 | arb | 142 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.0 |
| Shawn Chacon | 29 | FA-elig | 64 | 0.6 | 3.8 | -2.6 |
| Xavier Nady | 28 | FA-elig | 125 | 0.5 | 2.1 | -1.1 |
| Shane Youman | 27 | – | 16 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Steve Pearce | 24 | – | 23 | 0.3 | – | – |
| John Grabow | 28 | arb | 63 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Salomon Torres | 35 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.1 | 2.7 | -2.5 |
| John Wasdin | 34 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Carlos Maldonado | 28 | – | 13 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Cesar Izturis↔ CHC | 27 | FA-elig | 45 | 0.1 | 1.7 | -1.6 |
| Humberto Cota | 28 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Bryan Bullington | 26 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Duffy | 27 | pre-arb | 70 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Romulo Sanchez | 23 | – | 16 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dan Kolb | 32 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rajai Davis↔ SFG | 26 | – | 24 | -0.1 | – | – |
| David Davidson | 23 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Juan Pablo Perez | 28 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| John Van Benschoten | 27 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tony Armas | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.1 | 3.0 | -3.3 |
| Franquelis Osoria | 25 | – | 25 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brian Rogers | 24 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Don Kelly | 27 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Josh Sharpless | 26 | – | 6 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jonah Bayliss | 26 | pre-arb | 39 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Marty McLeary | 32 | – | 4 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Matt Kata↔ TEX | 29 | arb | 47 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| Brad Eldred | 26 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.5 |
| Masumi Kuwata | 39 | – | 19 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Jose Castillo | 26 | arb | 87 | -0.9 | 1.9 | -3.9 |
| Jason Bay | 28 | arb | 145 | -1.0 | 3.5 | -5.6 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 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 |