GM: Neal Huntington (since 2008)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew McCutchen | 23 | pre-arb | 154 | 3.4 | 0.4 | +7.5 |
| Neil Walker | 24 | – | 110 | 1.9 | – | – |
| Jose Tabata | 21 | – | 102 | 1.7 | – | – |
| Paul Maholm | 28 | arb | 32 | 1.5 | 5.0 | -1.5 |
| Pedro Álvarez | 23 | pre-arb | 95 | 1.5 | 0.5 | +3.0 |
| James McDonald↔ LAD | 25 | – | 11 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Joel Hanrahan | 28 | arb | 72 | 1.3 | 0.5 | +2.6 |
| Evan Meek | 27 | pre-arb | 70 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +1.8 |
| Ross Ohlendorf | 27 | arb | 21 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.7 |
| Ronny Cedeno | 27 | arb | 139 | 0.8 | 1.1 | +0.7 |
| Lastings Milledge | 25 | arb | 113 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.7 |
| Octavio Dotel↔ COL | 36 | FA-elig | 41 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -1.1 |
| Brian Burres | 29 | – | 20 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Chris Snyder↔ ARI | 29 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.3 | 2.0 | -1.3 |
| Steve Pearce | 27 | – | 15 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Chris Resop↔ ATL | 27 | – | 22 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Wilfredo Ledezma | 29 | – | 27 | 0.3 | – | – |
| D.J. Carrasco↔ ARI | 33 | FA-elig | 45 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Pedro Ciriaco | 24 | – | 8 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Chan Ho Park↔ NYY | 37 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Karstens | 27 | – | 26 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Joe Martinez↔ SFG | 27 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Brad Lincoln | 25 | – | 11 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jack Taschner↔ LAD | 32 | arb | 17 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Chris Leroux↔ MIA | 26 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Delwyn Young | 28 | arb | 110 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Erik Kratz | 30 | – | 9 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Jakubauskas | 31 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Zach Duke | 27 | arb | 32 | -0.0 | 4.3 | -4.3 |
| Javier López↔ SFG | 32 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Dana Eveland↔ TOR | 26 | arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| John Raynor | 26 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Hayden Penn | 25 | arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Brian Bass | 28 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Alex Presley | 24 | – | 19 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Sean Gallagher↔ SDP | 24 | arb | 31 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Garrett Jones | 29 | arb | 158 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| John Bowker↔ SFG | 26 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Justin Thomas | 26 | – | 12 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brandon Moss | 26 | – | 17 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Argenis Diaz | 23 | – | 22 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jeff Clement | 26 | arb | 54 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Steven Jackson | 28 | – | 11 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Bobby Crosby↔ ARI | 30 | FA-elig | 61 | -0.4 | 0.9 | -1.9 |
| Charlie Morton | 26 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.6 |
| Brendan Donnelly | 38 | FA-elig | 38 | -0.7 | 1.4 | -3.0 |
| Daniel McCutchen | 27 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -2.0 |
| Andy LaRoche | 26 | arb | 102 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -2.2 |
| Ryan Church↔ ARI | 31 | FA-elig | 69 | -0.8 | 1.0 | -2.9 |
| Jason Jaramillo | 27 | pre-arb | 33 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -2.5 |
| Akinori Iwamura↔ OAK | 31 | arb | 54 | -1.4 | 4.1 | -7.4 |
| Ryan Doumit | 29 | arb | 124 | -2.2 | 3.6 | -8.6 |
52 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 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 |