GM: Ben Cherington (since 2020)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Keller | 27 | arb | 32 | 3.2 | 2.4 | +10.3 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes | 26 | arb | 124 | 3.2 | 10.0 | +2.7 |
| Jack Suwinski | 24 | pre-arb | 144 | 2.6 | 0.7 | +9.5 |
| David Bednar | 28 | arb | 66 | 2.3 | 0.7 | +8.5 |
| Bryan Reynolds | 28 | arb | 145 | 2.1 | 7.0 | +1.4 |
| Johan Oviedo | 25 | arb | 32 | 1.8 | 0.7 | +6.4 |
| Jared Triolo | 25 | – | 54 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +5.8 |
| Connor Joe | 30 | arb | 133 | 1.4 | 0.7 | +5.0 |
| Andrew McCutchen | 36 | FA-elig | 112 | 1.3 | 5.0 | +0.2 |
| Rich Hill↔ SDP | 43 | FA-elig | 22 | 1.1 | 5.5 | -1.2 |
| Jason Delay | 28 | pre-arb | 70 | 1.1 | 0.7 | +3.6 |
| Dauri Moreta | 27 | pre-arb | 55 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +3.4 |
| Austin Hedges↔ TEX | 30 | FA-elig | 65 | 0.9 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| Colin Holderman | 27 | pre-arb | 58 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +2.9 |
| Carlos Santana↔ MIL | 37 | FA-elig | 94 | 0.8 | 4.3 | -1.1 |
| Osvaldo Bido | 27 | – | 16 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +2.4 |
| Vince Velasquez | 31 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.7 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Ryan Borucki | 29 | arb | 38 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +2.1 |
| Endy Rodríguez | 23 | – | 57 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +2.1 |
| Angel Perdomo | 29 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +1.5 |
| Andre Jackson↔ LAD | 27 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Oneil Cruz | 24 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Miguel Andujar | 28 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| Carmen Mlodzinski | 24 | – | 35 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Thomas Hatch↔ TOR | 28 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Joshua Palacios | 27 | pre-arb | 91 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Liover Peguero | 22 | pre-arb | 59 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Rob Zastryzny | 31 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Yerry De los Santos | 25 | – | 22 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jose E. Hernandez | 25 | – | 50 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Roansy Contreras | 23 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Drew Maggi | 34 | – | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Alfonso Rivas III↔ SDP | 26 | – | 40 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Hunter Stratton | 26 | – | 8 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Vinny Capra | 26 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Tyler Heineman↔ TOR | 32 | – | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Colin Selby | 25 | – | 21 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Kyle Nicolas | 24 | – | 4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Nick Gonzales | 24 | – | 35 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Cal Mitchell | 24 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Ji Hwan Bae | 23 | pre-arb | 111 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.1 |
| Yohan Ramírez↔ CHW | 28 | – | 26 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Ji Man Choi↔ SDP | 32 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.1 | 2.7 | -3.1 |
| Wil Crowe | 28 | arb | 5 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.3 |
| Bailey Falter↔ PHI | 26 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Rodolfo Castro↔ PHI | 24 | pre-arb | 78 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.3 |
| Duane Underwood Jr. | 28 | arb | 20 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -1.7 |
| Cody Bolton | 25 | – | 16 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Robert Stephenson↔ TBR | 30 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| Chris Owings | 31 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Mark Mathias↔ SFG | 28 | – | 22 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.4 |
| Tucupita Marcano | 23 | pre-arb | 75 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -2.0 |
| Alika Williams | 24 | – | 46 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.6 |
| Luis Ortiz | 24 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.8 |
| Canaan Smith-Njigba | 24 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -2.4 |
| Chase De Jong | 29 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -2.9 |
| Quinn Priester | 22 | – | 10 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -2.6 |
| Henry Davis | 23 | – | 62 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -3.7 |
58 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 55 of them (95%). 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 |