GM: Kevin Towers (since 1996)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Loretta | 32 | FA-elig | 154 | 5.8 | 2.5 | +7.5 |
| Brian Giles | 33 | FA-elig | 159 | 5.0 | 8.8 | -0.3 |
| Jake Peavy | 23 | pre-arb | 27 | 4.3 | 0.3 | +7.1 |
| Khalil Greene | 24 | pre-arb | 139 | 3.2 | 0.3 | +5.1 |
| Adam Eaton | 26 | arb | 38 | 3.1 | 1.9 | +3.4 |
| Ramon Hernandez | 28 | arb | 111 | 3.1 | 2.9 | +2.3 |
| David Wells | 41 | FA-elig | 31 | 3.0 | 1.2 | +3.9 |
| Phil Nevin | 33 | FA-elig | 147 | 2.5 | 8.5 | -4.3 |
| Sean Burroughs | 23 | pre-arb | 130 | 2.2 | 0.3 | +3.5 |
| Akinori Otsuka | 32 | pre-arb | 73 | 1.8 | 0.7 | +2.4 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 36 | FA-elig | 55 | 1.8 | 2.5 | +0.6 |
| Jay Payton | 31 | FA-elig | 143 | 1.7 | 1.5 | +1.4 |
| Ryan Klesko | 33 | FA-elig | 127 | 1.7 | 6.0 | -3.1 |
| Brian Lawrence | 28 | arb | 36 | 1.6 | 0.9 | +1.8 |
| Scott Linebrink | 27 | arb | 73 | 1.3 | 0.3 | +1.9 |
| Miguel Ojeda | 29 | pre-arb | 62 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.1 |
| Terrence Long | 28 | arb | 136 | 0.8 | 3.6 | -2.2 |
| Antonio Osuna | 31 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| Dennis Tankersley | 25 | – | 9 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Brian Sweeney | 30 | – | 7 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Rich Aurilia↔ SEA | 32 | FA-elig | 51 | 0.2 | 1.3 | -0.9 |
| Blaine Neal | 26 | – | 40 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Andy Ashby | 36 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Humberto Quintero | 24 | – | 23 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Freddy Guzman | 23 | – | 20 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jon Knott | 25 | – | 9 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Darren Bragg↔ CIN | 34 | – | 9 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Robert Fick↔ TBR | 30 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jay Witasick | 31 | FA-elig | 44 | -0.0 | 1.8 | -1.8 |
| Justin Germano | 21 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Alex Gonzalez↔ CHC | 31 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| Xavier Nady | 25 | – | 34 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Bynum | 26 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ramón Vázquez | 27 | arb | 52 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Marty McLeary | 29 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Steve Watkins | 25 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brandon Puffer | 28 | – | 14 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Sterling Hitchcock | 33 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ismael Valdez↔ MIA | 30 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Kerry Robinson | 30 | FA-elig | 80 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Ricky Stone↔ HOU | 29 | arb | 27 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Jeff Cirillo | 34 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.3 | 7.0 | -7.5 |
| Eddie Oropesa | 32 | arb | 16 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.2 |
| Dave Hansen↔ SEA | 35 | FA-elig | 29 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Jason Szuminski | 25 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Brian Buchanan↔ NYM | 30 | arb | 38 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -1.6 |
| Rod Beck | 35 | – | 26 | -0.6 | – | – |
47 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (66%). 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 |