GM: Jack McKeon (since 1981)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Whitson | 35 | FA-elig | 33 | 5.3 | 1.1 | +1.2 |
| Bip Roberts | 26 | arb | 149 | 5.0 | 0.2 | +2.0 |
| Jack Clark | 34 | FA-elig | 115 | 4.3 | 2.0 | -0.1 |
| Bruce Hurst | 32 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.7 | 1.6 | +0.0 |
| Roberto Alomar | 22 | pre-arb | 147 | 3.0 | 0.4 | +1.0 |
| Tony Gwynn | 30 | FA-elig | 141 | 2.8 | 1.1 | +0.2 |
| Andy Benes | 22 | pre-arb | 32 | 2.7 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Benito Santiago | 25 | arb | 100 | 2.4 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| Greg Harris | 26 | pre-arb | 73 | 1.8 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Dennis Rasmussen | 31 | FA-elig | 33 | 1.1 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Mike Pagliarulo | 30 | FA-elig | 128 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Garry Templeton Sr. | 34 | FA-elig | 144 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Craig Lefferts | 32 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -1.0 |
| Atlee Hammaker↔ SFG | 32 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Rich Rodriguez | 27 | pre-arb | 32 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Derek Lilliquist↔ ATL | 24 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Darrin Jackson | 26 | arb | 58 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Mark Parent | 28 | arb | 65 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Calvin Schiraldi | 28 | FA-elig | 42 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Jerald Clark | 26 | pre-arb | 52 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Paul Faries | 25 | – | 14 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tom Lampkin | 26 | – | 26 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Eddie Williams | 25 | – | 14 | 0.0 | – | – |
| John Davis | 27 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Pat Clements | 28 | arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Mark Grant↔ ATL | 26 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Rob Nelson | 26 | arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Thomas Howard | 25 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Mike Dunne | 27 | arb | 10 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Ronn Reynolds | 31 | – | 8 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Eric Show | 34 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| Fred Lynn | 38 | FA-elig | 90 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| Rafael Valdez | 22 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Phil Stephenson | 29 | pre-arb | 103 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Joey Cora | 25 | arb | 51 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Shawn Abner | 24 | arb | 91 | -1.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Joe Carter | 30 | FA-elig | 162 | -2.0 | 1.9 | -2.8 |
37 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 of them (86%). 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 |