GM: Ben Cherington (since 2020)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ke'Bryan Hayes | 23 | – | 24 | 1.9 | 0.1 | +13.7 |
| Joe Musgrove | 27 | arb | 8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | +4.7 |
| Jacob Stallings | 30 | pre-arb | 42 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +7.0 |
| Steven Brault | 28 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +5.7 |
| Colin Moran | 27 | pre-arb | 52 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +5.6 |
| JT Brubaker | 26 | – | 11 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +5.1 |
| Adam Frazier | 28 | arb | 58 | 0.7 | 2.8 | +2.4 |
| Chris Stratton | 29 | pre-arb | 27 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +4.1 |
| Richard Rodríguez | 30 | pre-arb | 24 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +3.9 |
| Phillip Evans | 27 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +2.6 |
| Nick Tropeano | 29 | arb | 7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +2.1 |
| Bryan Reynolds | 25 | pre-arb | 55 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Erik González | 28 | arb | 50 | 0.2 | 0.7 | +0.9 |
| Nik Turley | 30 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +1.3 |
| Kyle Crick | 27 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Blake Cederlind | 24 | – | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.6 |
| Austin Davis↔ PHI | 27 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.5 |
| Nick Burdi | 27 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Sam Howard | 27 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Guillermo Heredia↔ NYM | 29 | arb | 8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Robbie Erlin↔ ATL | 29 | – | 2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Clay Holmes | 27 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Brandon Waddell | 26 | – | 2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Chad Kuhl | 27 | arb | 11 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Yacksel Ríos | 27 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Andrew Susac | 30 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Anthony Alford↔ TOR | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Keone Kela | 27 | arb | 3 | -0.1 | 3.7 | -4.3 |
| Nick Mears | 23 | – | 4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Will Craig | 25 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Jason Martin | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Michael Feliz | 27 | arb | 3 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -1.8 |
| Geoff Hartlieb | 26 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Jared Oliva | 24 | – | 6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| John Ryan Murphy | 29 | – | 25 | -0.1 | – | – |
| José Osuna | 27 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| Dovydas Neverauskas | 27 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -1.4 |
| Tyler Bashlor | 27 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
| Jarrod Dyson↔ CHW | 35 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -2.9 |
| Miguel Del Pozo | 27 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mitch Keller | 24 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -1.9 |
| Cody Ponce | 26 | – | 5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.8 |
| Derek Holland | 33 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.9 |
| Trevor Williams | 28 | arb | 11 | -0.3 | 2.8 | -5.4 |
| Josh Bell | 27 | arb | 57 | -0.4 | 4.8 | -7.5 |
| Kevin Newman | 26 | pre-arb | 44 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -3.5 |
| Cole Tucker | 23 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -4.0 |
| Gregory Polanco | 28 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.7 | 8.6 | -13.7 |
| JT Riddle | 28 | arb | 23 | -0.9 | 0.8 | -7.8 |
49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 47 of them (96%). 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 |