GM: Ben Cherington (since 2020)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ke'Bryan Hayes | 25 | pre-arb | 136 | 3.1 | 10.0 | +1.2 |
| Bryan Reynolds | 27 | arb | 145 | 2.9 | 6.8 | +3.8 |
| Jose Quintana↔ STL | 33 | FA-elig | 20 | 2.1 | 1.2 | +6.6 |
| Mitch Keller | 26 | pre-arb | 31 | 2.1 | 0.7 | +6.9 |
| JT Brubaker | 28 | pre-arb | 28 | 1.9 | 0.7 | +6.2 |
| David Bednar | 27 | pre-arb | 45 | 1.4 | 0.7 | +4.6 |
| Oneil Cruz | 23 | pre-arb | 87 | 1.4 | 0.4 | +4.7 |
| Kevin Newman | 28 | arb | 78 | 1.2 | 1.9 | +2.5 |
| Jack Suwinski | 23 | – | 106 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +3.7 |
| Duane Underwood Jr. | 27 | – | 51 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Roansy Contreras | 22 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +2.9 |
| Rodolfo Castro | 23 | pre-arb | 71 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +2.9 |
| Roberto Pérez | 33 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.6 | 5.0 | -2.8 |
| Johan Oviedo↔ STL | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +2.0 |
| Tyler Heineman↔ TOR | 31 | pre-arb | 52 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +1.5 |
| Chris Stratton↔ STL | 31 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.4 | 1.8 | -0.2 |
| Daniel Vogelbach↔ NYM | 29 | FA-elig | 75 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +1.1 |
| Jake Marisnick | 31 | – | 31 | 0.4 | 1.3 | +0.2 |
| Luis Ortiz | 23 | – | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Ji Hwan Bae | 22 | – | 10 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Manny Banuelos↔ NYY | 31 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Robert Stephenson↔ COL | 29 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Zach Thompson | 28 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.0 |
| Max Kranick | 24 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Jason Delay | 27 | – | 57 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Yohan Ramírez↔ CLE | 27 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Anthony Banda↔ NYY | 28 | – | 23 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Yerry De los Santos | 24 | – | 26 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Austin Brice | 30 | arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Liover Peguero | 21 | – | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Ben Gamel | 30 | FA-elig | 115 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -1.6 |
| Cam Alldred | 25 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Nick Mears | 25 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Greg Allen | 29 | pre-arb | 46 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Beau Sulser↔ BAL | 28 | – | 4 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Cam Vieaux | 28 | – | 8 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Junior Fernández↔ STL | 25 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Colin Holderman↔ NYM | 26 | – | 9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Eric Stout↔ CHC | 29 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Miguel Andujar↔ NYY | 27 | arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Canaan Smith-Njigba | 23 | – | 3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Yu Chang↔ BOS | 26 | – | 18 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Anthony Alford | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Dillon Peters | 29 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Wil Crowe | 27 | pre-arb | 60 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.1 |
| Bryse Wilson | 24 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Travis Swaggerty | 24 | – | 5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Aaron Fletcher | 26 | – | 9 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Tucupita Marcano | 22 | pre-arb | 49 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Sam Howard | 29 | – | 3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| José Godoy↔ MIN | 27 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Jerad Eickhoff | 31 | arb | 1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Tyler Beede↔ SFG | 29 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Chase De Jong | 28 | – | 42 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Michael Pérez↔ NYM | 29 | – | 39 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| Miguel Yajure | 24 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| Kevin Padlo↔ SEA | 25 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -1.1 |
| Diego Castillo | 24 | – | 96 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Andrew Knapp↔ SEA | 30 | arb | 11 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1.9 |
| Zack Collins↔ TOR | 27 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
| Hoy Park | 26 | pre-arb | 23 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -1.9 |
| Bligh Madris | 26 | – | 39 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -2.3 |
| Cal Mitchell | 23 | – | 69 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -2.5 |
| Heath Hembree↔ LAD | 33 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.7 | 1.6 | -4.1 |
| Michael Chavis | 26 | pre-arb | 129 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -3.2 |
| Josh VanMeter | 27 | pre-arb | 67 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -3.4 |
| Cole Tucker | 25 | – | 18 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -3.0 |
| Yoshi Tsutsugo | 30 | pre-arb | 50 | -1.3 | 4.0 | -8.9 |
68 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 62 of them (91%). 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 |