GM: Neal Huntington (since 2008)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate McLouth | 26 | arb | 152 | 3.8 | 0.4 | +8.1 |
| Paul Maholm | 26 | arb | 31 | 3.3 | 0.4 | +6.9 |
| Zach Duke | 25 | arb | 32 | 2.8 | 0.4 | +5.9 |
| Xavier Nady↔ NYY | 29 | FA-elig | 89 | 2.3 | 2.0 | +3.1 |
| Ian Snell | 26 | arb | 32 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +4.5 |
| Jason Bay↔ BOS | 29 | arb | 106 | 1.8 | 4.1 | -0.0 |
| Adam LaRoche | 28 | arb | 136 | 1.3 | 5.0 | -2.0 |
| Matt Capps | 24 | arb | 49 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +2.5 |
| Jack Wilson | 30 | FA-elig | 87 | 1.1 | 6.7 | -4.3 |
| Damaso Marte↔ NYY | 33 | FA-elig | 47 | 1.0 | 1.4 | +0.8 |
| Nyjer Morgan | 27 | pre-arb | 58 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.7 |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 34 | FA-elig | 125 | 0.8 | 0.8 | +1.0 |
| Jeff Karstens | 25 | – | 9 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Freddy Sanchez | 30 | FA-elig | 145 | 0.5 | 4.2 | -3.0 |
| Tyler Yates | 30 | arb | 72 | 0.5 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| Raul Chavez | 35 | – | 42 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Phil Dumatrait | 26 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| John Grabow | 29 | arb | 74 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| Ty Taubenheim | 25 | – | 1 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Yoslan Herrera | 27 | – | 5 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Robinzon Diaz↔ TOR | 24 | – | 2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Ronny Paulino | 27 | arb | 40 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Brandon Moss↔ BOS | 24 | – | 45 | 0.1 | – | – |
| José Bautista↔ TOR | 27 | arb | 107 | 0.1 | 1.5 | -1.3 |
| Ross Ohlendorf↔ NYY | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Jesse Chavez | 24 | – | 15 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Davis | 28 | – | 14 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Romulo Sanchez | 24 | – | 10 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Denny Bautista↔ DET | 27 | arb | 35 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Franquelis Osoria | 26 | arb | 43 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| T.J. Beam | 27 | – | 32 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Steve Pearce | 25 | – | 37 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Luis Alfonso Cruz | 24 | – | 22 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Chris Gomez | 37 | FA-elig | 90 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| Jason Michaels↔ CLE | 32 | FA-elig | 102 | -0.3 | 1.8 | -2.4 |
| Jimmy Barthmaier | 24 | – | 3 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Matt Morris | 33 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.3 | 10.0 | -10.6 |
| Sean Burnett | 25 | – | 58 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Craig Hansen↔ BOS | 24 | – | 16 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Evan Meek | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Marino Salas | 26 | – | 13 | -0.4 | – | – |
| John Van Benschoten | 28 | – | 9 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Tom Gorzelanny | 25 | arb | 21 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -2.0 |
| Brian Bixler | 25 | – | 50 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Luis Rivas | 28 | FA-elig | 79 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -2.3 |
| Andy LaRoche↔ LAD | 24 | pre-arb | 49 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -2.1 |
| Ryan Doumit | 27 | arb | 116 | -3.1 | 0.4 | -7.4 |
47 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (62%). 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 |