GM: Kevin Towers (since 1996)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gwynn | 37 | FA-elig | 149 | 4.2 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Ken Caminiti | 34 | FA-elig | 137 | 3.7 | 3.1 | +0.6 |
| Wally Joyner | 35 | FA-elig | 135 | 3.6 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Andy Ashby | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | 3.4 | 3.4 | +0.1 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 29 | arb | 70 | 2.3 | 1.5 | +0.9 |
| Rickey Henderson↔ ANA | 38 | FA-elig | 88 | 2.0 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| Joey Hamilton | 26 | arb | 31 | 1.5 | 0.7 | +0.8 |
| Carlos Hernandez | 30 | FA-elig | 50 | 1.2 | 0.4 | +0.8 |
| John Flaherty | 29 | arb | 129 | 1.1 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
| Steve Finley | 32 | FA-elig | 143 | 1.0 | 3.0 | -1.9 |
| Sean Bergman | 27 | arb | 44 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Sterling Hitchcock | 26 | arb | 32 | 0.5 | 1.2 | -0.6 |
| Chris Jones | 31 | FA-elig | 92 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Will Cunnane | 23 | pre-arb | 55 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Mark Sweeney↔ STL | 27 | pre-arb | 71 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Derrek Lee | 21 | – | 22 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Todd Erdos | 23 | – | 11 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Greg Vaughn | 31 | FA-elig | 120 | 0.1 | 4.0 | -3.9 |
| Ruben Rivera | 23 | – | 17 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Fernando Valenzuela↔ STL | 36 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -1.1 |
| Pete Smith | 31 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Paul Menhart | 28 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Tim Scott↔ COL | 30 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Marc Kroon | 24 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tim Worrell | 29 | arb | 60 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Joey Long | 26 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Craig Shipley | 34 | FA-elig | 63 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Jim Bruske | 32 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| George Arias↔ ANA | 25 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rich Batchelor↔ STL | 30 | arb | 13 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Quilvio Veras | 26 | pre-arb | 145 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Terry Burrows | 28 | – | 13 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Phil Plantier↔ STL | 28 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Terry Shumpert | 30 | – | 13 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mandy Romero | 29 | – | 21 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Heath Murray | 24 | – | 17 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Scott Livingstone↔ STL | 31 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Doug Bochtler | 26 | pre-arb | 54 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Dario Veras | 24 | pre-arb | 23 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Don Slaught | 38 | – | 20 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Danny Jackson↔ STL | 35 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.4 | 3.5 | -3.9 |
| Trey Beamon | 23 | – | 43 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Jorge Velandia | 22 | – | 14 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Archi Cianfrocco | 30 | arb | 89 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Chris Gomez | 26 | arb | 150 | -2.3 | 0.8 | -3.2 |
45 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (69%). 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 |