GM: Joe McIlvaine (since 1991)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Sheffield | 23 | arb | 146 | 6.5 | 0.8 | +4.3 |
| Fred McGriff | 28 | FA-elig | 152 | 5.5 | 4.1 | +0.2 |
| Andy Benes | 24 | arb | 34 | 5.0 | 0.5 | +3.5 |
| Darrin Jackson | 28 | FA-elig | 155 | 4.5 | 0.8 | +2.7 |
| Tony Gwynn | 32 | FA-elig | 128 | 4.4 | 2.0 | +1.4 |
| Bruce Hurst | 34 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.9 | 3.0 | -0.7 |
| Benito Santiago | 27 | FA-elig | 106 | 1.7 | 3.3 | -2.0 |
| Mike Maddux | 30 | FA-elig | 50 | 1.5 | 0.5 | +0.6 |
| Tony Fernandez | 30 | FA-elig | 155 | 1.5 | 2.1 | -1.0 |
| Craig Lefferts↔ BAL | 34 | FA-elig | 27 | 1.4 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| Jerald Clark | 28 | arb | 146 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Jim Deshaies | 32 | – | 15 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Jose Melendez | 26 | pre-arb | 56 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Frank Seminara | 25 | – | 19 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Greg Harris | 28 | arb | 20 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| Rich Rodriguez | 29 | pre-arb | 61 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Dan Walters | 25 | – | 57 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Larry Andersen | 39 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.8 | 2.0 | -1.4 |
| Dave Eiland | 25 | arb | 7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Tim Teufel | 33 | FA-elig | 101 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Gene Harris↔ SEA | 27 | arb | 15 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Randy Myers | 29 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Tom Lampkin | 28 | arb | 9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Paul Faries | 27 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Doug Brocail | 25 | – | 3 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jim Vatcher | 26 | – | 13 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Guillermo Velasquez | 24 | – | 15 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Pat Clements↔ BAL | 30 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Thomas Howard↔ CLE | 27 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Jeremy Hernandez | 25 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Gardner | 28 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Ward | 30 | pre-arb | 81 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Gary Pettis↔ DET | 34 | – | 30 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tim Scott | 25 | – | 34 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Craig Shipley | 29 | FA-elig | 52 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Dann Bilardello | 33 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Phil Stephenson | 31 | – | 53 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Oscar Azocar | 27 | pre-arb | 99 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Kurt Stillwell | 27 | FA-elig | 114 | -1.9 | 1.8 | -3.3 |
39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (74%). 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 |