GM: Ben Cherington (since 2020)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Reynolds | 26 | pre-arb | 159 | 6.3 | 0.6 | +20.0 |
| Jacob Stallings | 31 | arb | 112 | 3.1 | 1.3 | +8.7 |
| Adam Frazier↔ SDP | 29 | arb | 98 | 2.6 | 2.7 | +5.9 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes | 24 | pre-arb | 96 | 1.9 | 0.6 | +5.5 |
| Tyler Anderson↔ SEA | 31 | arb | 18 | 1.3 | 1.5 | +2.8 |
| Richard Rodríguez↔ ATL | 31 | arb | 37 | 1.3 | 1.0 | +3.2 |
| David Bednar | 26 | pre-arb | 61 | 1.2 | 0.6 | +3.2 |
| Mitch Keller | 25 | pre-arb | 24 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +3.2 |
| Chris Stratton | 30 | arb | 68 | 0.7 | 1.1 | +1.3 |
| Dillon Peters | 28 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Trevor Cahill | 33 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| Yoshi Tsutsugo↔ LAD | 29 | pre-arb | 43 | 0.4 | 3.7 | -2.3 |
| Michael Chavis↔ BOS | 25 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Anthony Alford | 26 | pre-arb | 49 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Max Kranick | 23 | – | 9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| JT Brubaker | 27 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +0.4 |
| Steven Brault | 29 | arb | 7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | -1.2 |
| Michael Feliz↔ BOS | 28 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Clay Holmes↔ NYY | 28 | – | 44 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Roansy Contreras | 21 | – | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.4 |
| Wilmer Difo | 29 | arb | 116 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Connor Overton↔ TOR | 27 | – | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Hoy Park↔ NYY | 25 | – | 44 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Duane Underwood Jr. | 26 | – | 43 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Oneil Cruz | 22 | – | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Taylor Davis | 31 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Ben Gamel↔ CLE | 29 | arb | 111 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Kyle Crick | 28 | arb | 27 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Tanner Anderson | 28 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Enyel De Los Santos↔ PHI | 25 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Austin Davis↔ BOS | 28 | – | 10 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Bryse Wilson↔ ATL | 23 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Rodolfo Castro | 22 | – | 31 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Geoff Hartlieb↔ NYM | 27 | – | 4 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Hunter Owen | 27 | – | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Anthony Banda↔ NYM | 27 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Sean Poppen↔ ARI | 27 | – | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Chasen Shreve | 30 | FA-elig | 57 | -0.1 | 1.5 | -1.8 |
| Shea Spitzbarth | 26 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Troy Stokes Jr. | 25 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Sam Howard | 28 | pre-arb | 54 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Cody Ponce | 27 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Colin Moran | 28 | arb | 99 | -0.2 | 2.8 | -3.6 |
| Chad Kuhl | 28 | arb | 28 | -0.3 | 2.1 | -3.0 |
| Luis Oviedo | 22 | – | 22 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.6 |
| Chase De Jong | 27 | – | 10 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Nick Mears | 24 | pre-arb | 30 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| Cole Tucker | 24 | pre-arb | 43 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| Shelby Miller↔ CHC | 30 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| John Nogowski↔ STL | 28 | – | 33 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
| Dustin Fowler | 26 | – | 18 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
| Todd Frazier | 35 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
| Jared Oliva | 25 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
| Ildemaro Vargas↔ ARI | 29 | – | 7 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -1.3 |
| Kevin Newman | 27 | pre-arb | 148 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1.9 |
| Wil Crowe | 26 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.9 |
| Will Craig | 26 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
| Miguel Yajure | 23 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -1.6 |
| Erik González | 29 | arb | 71 | -0.6 | 1.2 | -3.2 |
| Kyle Keller | 28 | pre-arb | 32 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -2.3 |
| Phillip Evans | 28 | pre-arb | 76 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -2.7 |
| Michael Pérez | 28 | pre-arb | 70 | -0.7 | 0.6 | -2.8 |
| Ka'ai Tom↔ OAK | 27 | – | 39 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -2.6 |
| Gregory Polanco | 29 | FA-elig | 107 | -1.0 | 11.6 | -15.0 |
64 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 60 of them (94%). 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 |