GM: Jack McKeon (since 1981)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gwynn | 27 | arb | 157 | 7.4 | 0.8 | +1.4 |
| Randy Ready | 27 | arb | 124 | 5.4 | 0.1 | +1.4 |
| John Kruk | 26 | pre-arb | 138 | 3.5 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Benito Santiago | 22 | pre-arb | 146 | 3.1 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Carmelo Martinez | 26 | arb | 139 | 1.7 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Lance McCullers Sr. | 23 | pre-arb | 78 | 1.6 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Jimmy Jones | 23 | pre-arb | 32 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Kevin Mitchell↔ SFG | 25 | arb | 62 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Ed Whitson | 32 | FA-elig | 36 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Rich Gossage | 35 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.9 | 1.3 | -1.0 |
| Eric Show | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Garry Templeton Sr. | 31 | FA-elig | 148 | 0.7 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| Dave Dravecky↔ SFG | 31 | arb | 31 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Eric Nolte | 23 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Mark Davis↔ SFG | 26 | FA-elig | 43 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Storm Davis↔ OAK | 25 | arb | 21 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Marvell Wynne | 27 | arb | 98 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Shane Mack | 23 | pre-arb | 105 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Tim Flannery | 29 | FA-elig | 106 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Shawn Abner | 21 | – | 16 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Andy Hawkins | 27 | arb | 24 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Chris Brown↔ SFG | 25 | arb | 44 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Ed Wojna | 26 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Keith Comstock↔ SFG | 31 | arb | 26 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Stan Jefferson | 24 | pre-arb | 116 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Randy Byers | 22 | – | 10 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dave Leiper↔ OAK | 25 | arb | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Tom Gorman | 29 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Joey Cora | 22 | – | 77 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mark Grant↔ SFG | 23 | arb | 18 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Craig Lefferts↔ SFG | 29 | arb | 33 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Rob Nelson↔ OAK | 23 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jim Steels | 26 | – | 62 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ray Hayward | 26 | – | 4 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Greg Booker | 27 | arb | 44 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Mark Parent | 25 | – | 12 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Steve Garvey | 38 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.6 | 1.4 | -1.6 |
| Bruce Bochy | 32 | FA-elig | 38 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Luis Salazar | 31 | FA-elig | 84 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (77%). 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 SDP |
|---|---|---|
| Fernando Tatís | 2016 | 27.7 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 1993 | 24.3 |
| Andy Ashby | 1993 | 17.7 |
| Ken Caminiti | 1994 | 17.4 |
| Phil Nevin | 1999 | 17.3 |
| Brian Giles | 2003 | 17.1 |
| Ryan Klesko | 1999 | 16.6 |
| Jake Cronenworth | 2019 | 14.8 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Ozzie Smith | 1981 | 48.0 |
| Corey Kluber | 2010 | 34.6 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 2012 | 31.1 |
| Yasmani Grandal | 2014 | 20.6 |
| Roberto Alomar | 1990 | 20.4 |
| Max Fried | 2014 | 20.1 |
| Trea Turner | 2015 | 19.4 |
| John Kruk | 1989 | 18.4 |