GM: Kevin Towers (since 1996)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Kotsay | 26 | arb | 153 | 4.9 | 3.0 | +5.3 |
| Ryan Klesko | 31 | FA-elig | 146 | 4.6 | 6.0 | +1.8 |
| Brian Lawrence | 26 | pre-arb | 35 | 3.8 | 0.2 | +6.3 |
| Ramón Vázquez | 25 | pre-arb | 128 | 2.4 | 0.2 | +3.9 |
| Ron Gant | 37 | FA-elig | 102 | 2.3 | 0.5 | +3.4 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 34 | FA-elig | 61 | 2.0 | 6.6 | -3.1 |
| Jake Peavy | 21 | – | 17 | 1.9 | – | – |
| Brett Tomko | 29 | arb | 32 | 1.4 | 1.1 | +1.3 |
| Tom Lampkin | 38 | FA-elig | 104 | 1.1 | 1.2 | +0.6 |
| Alan Embree↔ BOS | 32 | FA-elig | 36 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +1.4 |
| Brian Buchanan↔ MIN | 28 | pre-arb | 48 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Gene Kingsale↔ SEA | 25 | – | 89 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Phil Nevin | 31 | FA-elig | 107 | 0.6 | 2.6 | -1.5 |
| Jason Middlebrook↔ NYM | 27 | – | 12 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Steve Reed↔ NYM | 37 | FA-elig | 41 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Kevin Jarvis | 32 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | -0.4 |
| Oliver Pérez | 20 | – | 16 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Brandon Villafuerte | 26 | – | 31 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Clay Condrey | 26 | – | 9 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Bubba Trammell | 30 | arb | 133 | 0.4 | 1.5 | -0.9 |
| Bobby Jones | 32 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.3 | 4.0 | -3.5 |
| Jonathan Johnson | 27 | – | 16 | 0.2 | – | – |
| D'Angelo Jimenez↔ CHW | 24 | arb | 87 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Jason Pearson | 26 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Adam Eaton | 24 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Sean Burroughs | 21 | pre-arb | 63 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Tom Davey | 28 | arb | 19 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Jose Nunez | 23 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Rodney Myers | 33 | – | 14 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Alex Pelaez | 26 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Bobby Jones↔ NYM | 30 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Matt DeWitt | 24 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Wiki Gonzalez | 28 | arb | 56 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Jason Shiell | 25 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Eric Cyr | 23 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Cesar Crespo | 23 | – | 25 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Doug Nickle↔ PHI | 27 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Walker | 25 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Brian Tollberg | 29 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Trenidad Hubbard | 38 | FA-elig | 89 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Juan Moreno | 27 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kory DeHaan | 25 | – | 12 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Bynum | 24 | – | 14 | -0.2 | – | – |
| David Lundquist | 29 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jason Kershner↔ TOR | 25 | – | 15 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kevin Pickford | 27 | – | 16 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kevin Barker | 26 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| J.J. Trujillo | 26 | – | 4 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Holtz↔ OAK | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1.2 |
| Javier Cardona | 26 | – | 15 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Ben Howard | 23 | – | 3 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Deivi Cruz | 29 | arb | 151 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -1.4 |
| Jason Boyd | 29 | arb | 23 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| Mark Sweeney | 32 | FA-elig | 48 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -1.4 |
| Wil Nieves | 24 | – | 28 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Dennis Tankersley | 23 | – | 17 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Julius Matos | 27 | – | 76 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Jeremy Fikac | 27 | pre-arb | 65 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -1.5 |
| Ray Lankford | 35 | FA-elig | 81 | -1.3 | 8.1 | -10.2 |
59 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (51%). 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 |