GM: Randy Smith (since 1994)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Caminiti | 32 | FA-elig | 143 | 3.6 | 4.6 | -1.1 |
| Andy Ashby | 27 | arb | 31 | 3.3 | 0.8 | +2.4 |
| Brad Ausmus | 26 | pre-arb | 103 | 3.0 | 0.2 | +2.7 |
| Joey Hamilton | 24 | pre-arb | 31 | 2.9 | 0.2 | +2.6 |
| Andy Benes↔ SEA | 27 | FA-elig | 19 | 2.7 | 2.1 | +0.5 |
| Tony Gwynn | 35 | FA-elig | 135 | 2.3 | 4.7 | -2.5 |
| Scott Livingstone | 29 | arb | 99 | 1.5 | 0.5 | +0.9 |
| Scott Sanders | 26 | pre-arb | 17 | 1.4 | 0.2 | +1.2 |
| Steve Finley | 30 | FA-elig | 139 | 1.3 | 4.5 | -3.2 |
| Jody Reed | 32 | FA-elig | 131 | 1.3 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Brian Williams | 26 | arb | 44 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +0.8 |
| Willie Blair | 29 | arb | 40 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Bip Roberts | 31 | FA-elig | 73 | 0.6 | 2.3 | -1.7 |
| Glenn Dishman | 24 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Doug Bochtler | 24 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 34 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Marc Newfield↔ SEA | 22 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Roberto Petagine | 24 | pre-arb | 89 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Phil Plantier↔ HOU | 26 | arb | 54 | 0.2 | 1.4 | -1.2 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 27 | pre-arb | 55 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Eddie Williams | 30 | FA-elig | 97 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Ron Villone↔ SEA | 25 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Brian Johnson | 27 | pre-arb | 68 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Donnie Elliott | 26 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Marc Kroon | 22 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bill Krueger↔ SEA | 37 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Tim Mauser | 28 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Bryce Florie | 25 | pre-arb | 47 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Tim Worrell | 27 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Tabaka↔ HOU | 31 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Tim Hyers | 23 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Andres Berumen | 24 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Billy Bean | 31 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ray Holbert | 24 | pre-arb | 63 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Ray McDavid | 23 | – | 11 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Archi Cianfrocco | 28 | arb | 51 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Phil Clark | 27 | arb | 75 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Melvin Nieves | 23 | arb | 98 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Dustin Hermanson | 22 | – | 26 | -0.9 | – | – |
| Andujar Cedeno | 25 | arb | 120 | -2.2 | 1.1 | -3.3 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (82%). 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 |