GM: Dick Balderson (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Langston | 25 | pre-arb | 37 | 4.1 | 0.2 | +1.0 |
| Mike Moore | 26 | arb | 38 | 3.7 | 0.4 | +0.7 |
| Phil Bradley | 27 | arb | 143 | 2.9 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
| Mike Morgan | 26 | FA-elig | 37 | 2.5 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Ken Phelps | 31 | FA-elig | 125 | 2.1 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Jim Presley | 24 | pre-arb | 155 | 2.1 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Matt Young | 27 | arb | 65 | 1.7 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Bill Swift | 24 | pre-arb | 29 | 1.5 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Dave Henderson↔ BOS | 27 | arb | 103 | 1.4 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Scott Bradley↔ CHW | 26 | pre-arb | 68 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Bob Kearney | 29 | FA-elig | 81 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Danny Tartabull | 23 | pre-arb | 137 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Alvin Davis | 25 | pre-arb | 135 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Dave Valle | 25 | – | 22 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Pete Ladd | 29 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Lee Guetterman | 27 | – | 41 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Jerry Reed | 30 | arb | 11 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Mike Trujillo↔ BOS | 26 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Steve Fireovid | 29 | arb | 10 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Spike Owen↔ BOS | 25 | arb | 112 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Jim Beattie | 31 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Karl Best | 27 | arb | 26 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Paul Mirabella | 32 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Steve Yeager | 37 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Ed Nunez | 23 | – | 14 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Huismann↔ KCR | 28 | arb | 36 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mickey Brantley Sr. | 25 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike Brown↔ BOS | 27 | arb | 6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Milt Wilcox | 36 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Ricky Nelson | 27 | – | 10 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Gorman Thomas↔ MIL | 35 | FA-elig | 57 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Ross Jones | 26 | – | 11 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Domingo Ramos | 28 | FA-elig | 49 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Barry Bonnell | 32 | – | 17 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Dave Hengel | 24 | – | 21 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Ivan Calderon↔ CHW | 24 | – | 37 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Al Cowens | 34 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Harold Reynolds | 25 | arb | 126 | -1.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| John Moses | 28 | arb | 103 | -1.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Rey Quinones↔ BOS | 22 | pre-arb | 36 | -1.6 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (78%). 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 SEA |
|---|---|---|
| Jamie Moyer | 1996 | 28.0 |
| Mike Cameron | 2000 | 19.8 |
| J. P. Crawford | 2018 | 17.8 |
| Freddy García | 1998 | 15.6 |
| Franklin Gutiérrez | 2008 | 13.4 |
| Mitch Haniger | 2016 | 11.1 |
| Marco Gonzales | 2017 | 10.1 |
| Luis Castillo | 2022 | 8.7 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Jones | 2008 | 29.6 |
| Jason Varitek | 1997 | 21.2 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | 2006 | 19.2 |
| Mike Hampton | 1993 | 19.2 |
| Carlos Guillén | 2004 | 18.3 |
| Derek Lowe | 1997 | 18.0 |
| Freddy Peralta | 2015 | 17.3 |
| Chris Taylor | 2016 | 16.9 |