GM: Kevin Towers (since 1996)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Peavy | 26 | arb | 37 | 7.3 | 4.8 | +10.8 |
| Chris Young | 28 | arb | 30 | 4.4 | 0.6 | +8.8 |
| Greg Maddux | 41 | FA-elig | 35 | 3.9 | 10.0 | -1.7 |
| Adrián González | 25 | arb | 161 | 2.9 | 0.5 | +5.7 |
| Khalil Greene | 27 | arb | 153 | 2.8 | 2.2 | +3.6 |
| Heath Bell | 29 | arb | 81 | 2.5 | 0.4 | +4.9 |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | 25 | pre-arb | 145 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +4.3 |
| Mike Cameron | 34 | FA-elig | 151 | 1.9 | 7.0 | -3.0 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 39 | FA-elig | 61 | 1.9 | 7.0 | -3.0 |
| Milton Bradley↔ OAK | 29 | FA-elig | 42 | 1.7 | 2.8 | +0.8 |
| Justin Germano | 24 | – | 26 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Josh Bard | 29 | arb | 118 | 1.1 | 1.1 | +1.3 |
| Cla Meredith | 24 | pre-arb | 80 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +1.7 |
| Brian Giles | 36 | FA-elig | 121 | 1.0 | 9.7 | -7.6 |
| Scott Hairston↔ ARI | 27 | arb | 31 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +1.7 |
| José Cruz Jr. | 33 | FA-elig | 91 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +1.1 |
| Justin Hampson | 27 | – | 39 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Rob Bowen↔ CHC | 26 | arb | 30 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +1.1 |
| Kevin Cameron | 27 | pre-arb | 48 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.7 |
| David Wells↔ LAD | 44 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.4 | 2.3 | -1.4 |
| Morgan Ensberg↔ HOU | 31 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| Jack Cassel | 26 | – | 6 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Joe Thatcher | 25 | – | 22 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Pete Laforest↔ PHI | 29 | – | 10 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Brett Tomko↔ LAD | 34 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Geoff Blum | 34 | FA-elig | 122 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| Hiram Bocachica↔ OAK | 31 | – | 27 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Russell Branyan↔ PHI | 31 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| Craig Stansberry | 25 | – | 11 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Paul McAnulty | 26 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Doug Brocail | 40 | FA-elig | 67 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Marcus Giles | 29 | FA-elig | 116 | 0.0 | 3.2 | -3.2 |
| Clay Hensley | 27 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Aaron Rakers | 30 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Drew Macias | 24 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Colt Morton | 25 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Wilfredo Ledezma↔ ATL | 26 | arb | 9 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Royce Ring↔ ATL | 26 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brady Clark↔ LAD | 34 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -1.3 |
| Brian Myrow | 30 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Lane↔ HOU | 30 | arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Rob Mackowiak↔ CHW | 31 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.1 |
| Mike Thompson | 26 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Oscar Robles | 31 | – | 24 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Chase Headley | 23 | – | 8 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Terrmel Sledge | 30 | arb | 100 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Tim Stauffer | 25 | – | 2 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Michael Barrett↔ CHC | 30 | FA-elig | 44 | -0.6 | 2.0 | -3.3 |
| Scott Linebrink↔ MIL | 30 | FA-elig | 44 | -0.7 | 1.3 | -2.8 |
49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 34 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 |