GM: Jack McKeon (since 1981)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Hurst | 31 | FA-elig | 33 | 5.0 | 1.7 | +0.1 |
| Jack Clark | 33 | FA-elig | 142 | 4.2 | 2.0 | -0.5 |
| Roberto Alomar | 21 | pre-arb | 158 | 3.8 | 0.1 | +1.2 |
| Ed Whitson | 34 | FA-elig | 36 | 2.8 | 1.1 | -0.0 |
| Bip Roberts | 25 | arb | 117 | 2.5 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Benito Santiago | 24 | arb | 129 | 2.5 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Tony Gwynn | 29 | FA-elig | 158 | 2.4 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| Mark Davis | 28 | FA-elig | 70 | 2.0 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Greg Harris | 25 | pre-arb | 56 | 1.9 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Eric Show | 33 | FA-elig | 17 | 1.4 | 1.4 | -1.0 |
| Walt Terrell↔ NYY | 31 | FA-elig | 19 | 1.2 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Andy Benes | 21 | pre-arb | 10 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Garry Templeton Sr. | 33 | FA-elig | 142 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| Luis Salazar↔ CHC | 33 | FA-elig | 95 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Dennis Rasmussen | 30 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Calvin Schiraldi↔ CHC | 27 | arb | 5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Mark Parent | 27 | arb | 52 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Randy Ready↔ PHI | 29 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Tim Flannery | 31 | FA-elig | 73 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Phil Stephenson↔ CHC | 28 | – | 10 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Gary Green | 27 | – | 15 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Mark Grant | 25 | arb | 50 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Rob Nelson | 25 | – | 42 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 23 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Eric Nolte | 25 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Joey Cora | 24 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Darrin Jackson↔ CHC | 25 | arb | 25 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Dan Murphy | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Greg Booker↔ MIN | 29 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Pagliarulo↔ NYY | 29 | arb | 50 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| John Kruk↔ PHI | 28 | arb | 31 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Pat Clements | 27 | arb | 23 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Don Schulze↔ NYY | 26 | – | 7 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Freddie Toliver↔ MIN | 28 | – | 9 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Dave Leiper | 27 | – | 22 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Jerald Clark | 25 | – | 17 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Chris James↔ PHI | 26 | arb | 87 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Shawn Abner | 23 | pre-arb | 57 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Carmelo Martinez | 28 | FA-elig | 111 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Marvell Wynne↔ CHC | 29 | FA-elig | 105 | -1.4 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (75%). 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 |