GM: Jed Hoyer (since 2010)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrián González | 28 | FA-elig | 160 | 4.4 | 4.9 | +5.2 |
| Chase Headley | 26 | arb | 161 | 4.3 | 0.4 | +9.4 |
| Mat Latos | 22 | pre-arb | 31 | 4.1 | 0.4 | +9.1 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 31 | FA-elig | 95 | 3.4 | 0.8 | +7.1 |
| Will Venable | 27 | pre-arb | 131 | 2.3 | 0.4 | +5.0 |
| Heath Bell | 32 | FA-elig | 67 | 2.2 | 4.0 | +1.2 |
| Clayton Richard | 26 | pre-arb | 33 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +4.7 |
| Tony Gwynn Jr. | 27 | arb | 117 | 2.0 | 0.4 | +4.2 |
| Mike Adams | 31 | FA-elig | 70 | 1.8 | 1.0 | +3.1 |
| David Eckstein | 35 | FA-elig | 116 | 1.6 | 1.0 | +2.6 |
| Chris Denorfia | 29 | – | 99 | 1.5 | – | – |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 34 | FA-elig | 119 | 1.5 | 2.1 | +1.4 |
| Jon Garland | 30 | FA-elig | 34 | 1.4 | 4.7 | -1.4 |
| Tim Stauffer | 28 | arb | 32 | 1.4 | 0.4 | +2.7 |
| Luke Gregerson | 26 | pre-arb | 80 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +2.6 |
| Miguel Tejada↔ BAL | 36 | FA-elig | 59 | 1.1 | 2.3 | +0.3 |
| Joe Thatcher | 28 | arb | 65 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +2.0 |
| Nick Hundley | 26 | pre-arb | 85 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.6 |
| Wade LeBlanc | 25 | – | 27 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Ryan Webb | 24 | – | 54 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Aaron Cunningham | 24 | – | 53 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Matt Stairs | 42 | FA-elig | 78 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +0.5 |
| Ernesto Frieri | 24 | – | 33 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Chris Young | 31 | FA-elig | 4 | 0.3 | 6.4 | -5.7 |
| Adam Russell | 27 | – | 12 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Kevin Correia | 29 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.1 | 3.6 | -3.3 |
| Kyle Blanks | 23 | pre-arb | 33 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Luis Durango | 24 | – | 28 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Stewart | 28 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Scott Hairston | 30 | FA-elig | 104 | -0.0 | 2.5 | -2.5 |
| Cory Luebke | 25 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Cesár Ramos | 26 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Edward Mujica | 26 | arb | 59 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Luis Perdomo | 26 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Lance Zawadzki | 25 | – | 20 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Baxter | 25 | – | 9 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Oscar Salazar | 32 | FA-elig | 85 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Everth Cabrera | 23 | pre-arb | 76 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Ryan Ludwick↔ STL | 31 | FA-elig | 59 | -0.5 | 2.4 | -3.5 |
| Sean Gallagher↔ PIT | 24 | arb | 15 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (70%). 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 |