GM: Kevin Towers (since 1996)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Nevin | 29 | arb | 143 | 4.6 | 0.9 | +5.6 |
| Ryan Klesko | 29 | FA-elig | 145 | 3.2 | 5.8 | -1.1 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 32 | FA-elig | 70 | 2.6 | 6.6 | -2.9 |
| Woody Williams | 33 | FA-elig | 30 | 2.6 | 4.6 | -0.9 |
| Damian Jackson | 26 | arb | 138 | 2.6 | 0.2 | +3.4 |
| Adam Eaton | 22 | – | 23 | 2.3 | – | – |
| Eric Owens | 29 | arb | 145 | 1.7 | 0.4 | +2.0 |
| Brian Tollberg | 27 | – | 19 | 1.5 | – | – |
| Matt Clement | 25 | pre-arb | 34 | 1.3 | 0.6 | +1.3 |
| Mike Darr | 24 | – | 58 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Dave Magadan | 37 | FA-elig | 95 | 1.2 | 0.8 | +1.0 |
| Ruben Rivera | 26 | arb | 135 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Stan Spencer | 31 | – | 9 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Wiki Gonzalez | 26 | pre-arb | 95 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Will Cunnane | 26 | arb | 27 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Donne Wall | 32 | arb | 44 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Kevin Walker | 23 | – | 70 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Bret Boone | 31 | FA-elig | 127 | 0.3 | 3.8 | -3.3 |
| Tom Davey | 26 | – | 11 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jay Witasick↔ KCR | 27 | arb | 11 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Kevin Nicholson | 24 | – | 37 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Tony Gwynn | 40 | FA-elig | 36 | 0.2 | 6.3 | -6.0 |
| Kory DeHaan | 23 | pre-arb | 90 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| John Mabry↔ SEA | 29 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| Brandon Kolb | 26 | – | 11 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Sterling Hitchcock | 29 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.1 | 6.1 | -5.9 |
| Rodney Myers | 31 | arb | 3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| David Newhan↔ PHI | 26 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb↔ STL | 34 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Xavier Nady | 21 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Dave Maurer | 25 | – | 14 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Carlos Hernandez↔ STL | 33 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.0 | 1.4 | -1.3 |
| Al Martin↔ SEA | 32 | FA-elig | 93 | 0.0 | 1.2 | -1.2 |
| Buddy Carlyle | 22 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Domingo Guzman | 25 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Matt Whisenant | 29 | arb | 24 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Joe Vitiello | 30 | – | 39 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rodrigo Lopez | 24 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| George Williams | 31 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dan Serafini↔ PIT | 26 | arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Ben Davis | 23 | – | 43 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brian Boehringer | 31 | arb | 7 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| Ed Sprague Jr.↔ BOS | 32 | FA-elig | 73 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| Matt Whiteside | 32 | – | 28 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Gabe Alvarez↔ DET | 26 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Dusty Allen↔ DET | 27 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Chris Gomez | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.3 | 2.6 | -3.0 |
| Carlos Almánzar | 26 | arb | 62 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Vicente Palacios | 36 | – | 7 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Greg LaRocca | 27 | – | 13 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Todd Erdos↔ NYY | 26 | arb | 22 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Steve Montgomery | 29 | arb | 7 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Desi Relaford↔ PHI | 26 | arb | 45 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| John Roskos | 25 | – | 14 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Carlos Reyes↔ PHI | 31 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Brian Meadows↔ KCR | 24 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
56 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 35 of them (62%). 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 |