GM: Jed Hoyer (since 2010)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Maybin | 24 | arb | 137 | 4.3 | 0.4 | +10.0 |
| Mat Latos | 23 | pre-arb | 31 | 3.9 | 0.5 | +9.1 |
| Cory Luebke | 26 | pre-arb | 47 | 3.0 | 0.4 | +7.0 |
| Chase Headley | 27 | arb | 113 | 2.4 | 2.3 | +3.5 |
| Nick Hundley | 27 | arb | 82 | 2.1 | 0.4 | +4.6 |
| Jesus Guzman | 27 | – | 76 | 2.1 | – | – |
| Will Venable | 28 | arb | 121 | 1.7 | 0.4 | +3.7 |
| Tim Stauffer | 29 | FA-elig | 32 | 1.6 | 1.1 | +2.9 |
| Mike Adams↔ TEX | 32 | FA-elig | 49 | 1.5 | 1.6 | +2.0 |
| Orlando Hudson | 33 | FA-elig | 119 | 1.5 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Wade LeBlanc | 26 | pre-arb | 14 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +2.8 |
| Jason Bartlett | 31 | FA-elig | 139 | 1.2 | 4.0 | -1.1 |
| Aaron Harang | 33 | FA-elig | 28 | 1.1 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
| Chris Denorfia | 30 | FA-elig | 111 | 1.0 | 0.8 | +1.7 |
| Dustin Moseley | 29 | arb | 20 | 1.0 | 0.9 | +1.5 |
| Kyle Blanks | 24 | pre-arb | 55 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +1.9 |
| Heath Bell | 33 | FA-elig | 64 | 0.8 | 7.5 | -5.4 |
| Ryan Ludwick↔ PIT | 32 | FA-elig | 101 | 0.6 | 4.9 | -3.4 |
| Ernesto Frieri | 25 | pre-arb | 59 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +1.0 |
| Jeremy Hermida↔ CIN | 27 | arb | 20 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +1.2 |
| Luke Gregerson | 27 | pre-arb | 61 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.9 |
| Clayton Richard | 27 | arb | 20 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Kyle Phillips | 27 | – | 36 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Logan Forsythe | 24 | – | 62 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Andy Parrino | 25 | – | 24 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Aaron Cunningham | 25 | – | 52 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Brad Brach | 25 | – | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Evan Scribner | 25 | – | 10 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Josh Spence | 23 | – | 40 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Samuel Deduno | 27 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Chad Qualls | 32 | FA-elig | 77 | -0.0 | 1.5 | -1.6 |
| Anthony Bass | 23 | – | 27 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Drew Carpenter↔ PHI | 26 | – | 6 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Jeff Fulchino↔ HOU | 31 | arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Brad Hawpe | 32 | FA-elig | 62 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -2.1 |
| Joe Thatcher | 29 | arb | 18 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Cedric Hunter | 23 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Everth Cabrera | 24 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Eric Patterson | 28 | arb | 47 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Erik Hamren | 24 | – | 14 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Blake Tekotte | 24 | – | 19 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Luis Martinez | 26 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| James Darnell | 24 | – | 18 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Alberto Gonzalez | 28 | arb | 102 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -1.9 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 21 | – | 49 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -1.5 |
| Pat Neshek | 30 | arb | 25 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -2.0 |
| Jorge Cantu | 29 | FA-elig | 57 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -2.6 |
| Rob Johnson | 28 | arb | 67 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -2.5 |
48 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 38 of them (79%). 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 |