GM: Jack McKeon (since 1981)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | 20 | pre-arb | 143 | 3.9 | 0.1 | +1.2 |
| Ed Whitson | 33 | FA-elig | 34 | 3.2 | 1.0 | -0.0 |
| Benito Santiago | 23 | pre-arb | 139 | 3.2 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Tony Gwynn | 28 | FA-elig | 133 | 3.0 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Mark Davis | 27 | FA-elig | 62 | 3.0 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
| Eric Show | 32 | FA-elig | 32 | 3.0 | 0.9 | +0.0 |
| Dennis Rasmussen↔ CIN | 29 | arb | 20 | 2.9 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Jimmy Jones | 24 | pre-arb | 32 | 2.3 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Carmelo Martinez | 27 | arb | 121 | 2.1 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Marvell Wynne | 28 | arb | 128 | 1.7 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Garry Templeton Sr. | 32 | FA-elig | 110 | 1.6 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
| John Kruk | 27 | pre-arb | 120 | 1.6 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Randy Ready | 28 | arb | 114 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Dickie Thon | 30 | FA-elig | 95 | 1.4 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Andy Hawkins | 28 | FA-elig | 33 | 1.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Tim Flannery | 30 | FA-elig | 79 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -0.0 |
| Dave Leiper | 26 | arb | 35 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Shane Mack | 24 | pre-arb | 56 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Mark Parent | 26 | pre-arb | 41 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Greg Harris | 24 | – | 3 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Greg Booker | 28 | arb | 34 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Chris Brown | 26 | arb | 80 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Jerald Clark | 24 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Keith Comstock | 32 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Candy Sierra↔ CIN | 21 | pre-arb | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 22 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Rob Nelson | 24 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Randy Byers | 23 | – | 11 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Lance McCullers Sr. | 24 | arb | 60 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Eric Nolte | 24 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Bip Roberts | 24 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Grant | 24 | arb | 33 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Shawn Abner | 22 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Keith Moreland | 34 | FA-elig | 143 | -0.7 | 1.2 | -1.5 |
| Stan Jefferson | 25 | pre-arb | 49 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
35 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (80%). 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 |