GM: Joe McIlvaine (since 1991)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Benes | 25 | arb | 34 | 3.5 | 2.0 | +0.8 |
| Tony Gwynn | 33 | FA-elig | 122 | 3.3 | 4.3 | -1.6 |
| Phil Plantier | 24 | arb | 138 | 2.1 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Greg Harris↔ COL | 29 | arb | 22 | 1.9 | 1.3 | +0.3 |
| Phil Clark | 25 | pre-arb | 102 | 1.8 | 0.1 | +1.3 |
| Fred McGriff↔ ATL | 29 | FA-elig | 83 | 1.4 | 2.4 | -1.2 |
| Doug Brocail | 26 | pre-arb | 30 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Wally Whitehurst | 29 | arb | 21 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Tim Teufel | 34 | FA-elig | 96 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +0.0 |
| Roger Mason↔ PHI | 34 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Brad Ausmus | 24 | pre-arb | 49 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Trevor Hoffman↔ MIA | 25 | pre-arb | 39 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Scott Sanders | 24 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Jeremy Hernandez↔ CLE | 26 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | +0.4 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 23 | pre-arb | 133 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Rich Rodriguez↔ MIA | 30 | arb | 34 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Tim Scott↔ WSN | 26 | pre-arb | 24 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Jarvis Brown | 26 | – | 47 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Dave Staton | 25 | – | 17 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Tim Worrell | 25 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Pedro Martinez | 24 | – | 32 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Gene Harris | 28 | arb | 59 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Dave Eiland | 26 | arb | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Pat Gomez | 25 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Bruce Hurst↔ COL | 35 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -1.1 |
| Frank Seminara | 26 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mark Davis↔ PHI | 32 | – | 35 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Gary Sheffield↔ MIA | 24 | arb | 68 | -0.0 | 1.5 | -1.5 |
| Tim Mauser↔ PHI | 26 | – | 28 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Rudy Seanez | 24 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Andy Ashby↔ COL | 25 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Bob Geren | 31 | arb | 58 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Mark Ettles | 26 | – | 14 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Melvin Nieves | 21 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Dan Walters | 26 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Billy Bean | 29 | – | 88 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Kerry Taylor | 22 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Guillermo Velasquez | 25 | pre-arb | 79 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Jeff Gardner | 29 | pre-arb | 140 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Derek Bell | 24 | pre-arb | 150 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Darrell Sherman | 26 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Kevin Higgins | 26 | – | 71 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Luis Lopez | 22 | – | 17 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Craig Shipley | 30 | FA-elig | 105 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Archi Cianfrocco↔ WSN | 26 | pre-arb | 84 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Kurt Stillwell↔ ANA | 28 | FA-elig | 57 | -1.4 | 1.3 | -2.4 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 36 of them (78%). 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 |