GM: Kevin Towers (since 1996)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Peavy | 27 | FA-elig | 29 | 4.1 | 6.5 | +2.8 |
| Brian Giles | 37 | FA-elig | 147 | 4.1 | 9.7 | -0.5 |
| Adrián González | 26 | arb | 162 | 3.1 | 0.9 | +6.2 |
| Jody Gerut | 30 | arb | 100 | 2.9 | 0.7 | +5.8 |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | 26 | pre-arb | 154 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +4.6 |
| Scott Hairston | 28 | arb | 112 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +4.6 |
| Cha Seung Baek↔ SEA | 28 | arb | 24 | 2.1 | 0.3 | +4.5 |
| Greg Maddux↔ LAD | 42 | FA-elig | 27 | 1.8 | 7.9 | -4.0 |
| Chris Young | 29 | arb | 18 | 1.5 | 2.6 | +0.8 |
| Randy Wolf↔ HOU | 31 | FA-elig | 24 | 1.5 | 3.2 | +0.2 |
| Heath Bell | 30 | arb | 74 | 1.2 | 0.4 | +2.3 |
| Mike Adams | 29 | – | 54 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Will Venable | 25 | – | 28 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Edgar Gonzalez | 30 | – | 111 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Josh Geer | 25 | – | 5 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Justin Hampson | 28 | pre-arb | 35 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Chase Headley | 24 | – | 91 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Trevor Hoffman | 40 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.4 | 7.5 | -6.7 |
| Cla Meredith | 25 | arb | 73 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Chad Reineke | 26 | – | 4 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Chip Ambres | 28 | – | 24 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Luis Antonio Rodriguez | 28 | – | 64 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Justin Germano | 25 | arb | 12 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Josh Banks | 25 | – | 20 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Brett Tomko↔ KCR | 35 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Drew Macias | 25 | – | 17 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jared Wells↔ SEA | 26 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tony Clark↔ ARI | 36 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Scott Patterson↔ NYY | 29 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Cameron | 28 | – | 10 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Dirk Hayhurst | 27 | – | 10 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Justin Huber | 25 | arb | 33 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Tadahito Iguchi↔ PHI | 33 | arb | 81 | 0.0 | 3.7 | -3.6 |
| Enrique Gonzalez | 25 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Shawn Estes | 35 | – | 11 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Clay Hensley | 28 | arb | 32 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Craig Stansberry | 26 | – | 12 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Wilfredo Ledezma↔ ARI | 27 | arb | 25 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Colt Morton | 26 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Sean Henn | 27 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Michael Barrett | 31 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.1 | 3.5 | -3.7 |
| Carlos Guevara | 26 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Sean Kazmar Jr. | 23 | – | 19 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Falkenborg↔ LAD | 30 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Paul McAnulty | 27 | arb | 66 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Charlie Haeger | 24 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Luke Carlin | 27 | – | 36 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Glendon Rusch↔ COL | 33 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Brian Myrow | 31 | – | 21 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Joe Thatcher | 26 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Josh Bard | 30 | FA-elig | 57 | -0.3 | 2.2 | -2.8 |
| Bryan Corey↔ BOS | 34 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Mike Ekstrom | 24 | – | 8 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Nick Hundley | 24 | – | 60 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Callix Crabbe | 25 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| Wade LeBlanc | 23 | – | 5 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Matt Antonelli | 23 | – | 21 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Khalil Greene | 28 | arb | 105 | -0.7 | 4.5 | -6.0 |
| Jim Edmonds↔ CHC | 38 | FA-elig | 26 | -1.2 | 1.9 | -4.5 |
59 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 of them (54%). 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 |