GM: Kevin Towers (since 1996)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Caminiti | 33 | FA-elig | 146 | 7.5 | 3.3 | +3.1 |
| Steve Finley | 31 | FA-elig | 161 | 5.4 | 2.9 | +1.6 |
| Scott Sanders | 27 | arb | 46 | 3.8 | 0.3 | +2.9 |
| Joey Hamilton | 25 | pre-arb | 34 | 3.6 | 0.3 | +2.7 |
| Bob Tewksbury | 35 | FA-elig | 36 | 3.2 | 1.5 | +1.2 |
| Tony Gwynn | 36 | FA-elig | 116 | 3.0 | 4.3 | -1.8 |
| Wally Joyner | 34 | FA-elig | 121 | 2.8 | 2.5 | -0.2 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 28 | arb | 70 | 2.8 | 1.0 | +1.4 |
| Andy Ashby | 28 | arb | 25 | 2.2 | 2.0 | -0.1 |
| Rickey Henderson | 37 | FA-elig | 148 | 2.2 | 3.2 | -1.4 |
| Tim Worrell | 28 | arb | 50 | 1.9 | 0.2 | +1.4 |
| John Flaherty↔ DET | 28 | arb | 72 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +1.1 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 35 | FA-elig | 36 | 1.4 | 1.0 | +0.2 |
| Sean Bergman | 26 | arb | 43 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Craig Shipley | 33 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Brian Johnson | 28 | pre-arb | 82 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Rob Deer | 35 | – | 25 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Bryce Florie↔ MIL | 26 | pre-arb | 39 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Greg Vaughn↔ MIL | 30 | FA-elig | 43 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -1.4 |
| Chris Gomez↔ DET | 25 | arb | 89 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Doug Bochtler | 25 | pre-arb | 63 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Scott Livingstone | 30 | arb | 102 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Ron Villone↔ MIL | 26 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Dario Veras | 23 | pre-arb | 23 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Al Osuna | 30 | – | 10 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Oquist | 28 | arb | 8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Archi Cianfrocco | 29 | arb | 79 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Glenn Dishman↔ PHI | 25 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Todd Steverson | 24 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Sean Mulligan | 26 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Pete Walker | 27 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jim Tatum↔ BOS | 28 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dustin Hermanson | 23 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Andres Berumen | 25 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Doug Dascenzo | 32 | – | 21 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Andujar Cedeno↔ DET | 26 | FA-elig | 49 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Jason Thompson | 25 | – | 13 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Marc Newfield↔ MIL | 23 | arb | 84 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Willie Blair | 30 | FA-elig | 60 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| Chris Gwynn | 31 | FA-elig | 81 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Brad Ausmus↔ DET | 27 | arb | 50 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Jody Reed | 33 | FA-elig | 146 | -0.8 | 1.0 | -1.7 |
| Luis Lopez | 25 | arb | 63 | -1.9 | 0.2 | -1.8 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (77%). 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 |