GM: Dick Balderson (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Langston | 26 | arb | 35 | 6.4 | 0.4 | +1.4 |
| Phil Bradley | 28 | arb | 158 | 3.4 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| Mike Moore | 27 | arb | 33 | 3.1 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
| Mike Morgan | 27 | FA-elig | 34 | 3.1 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Alvin Davis | 26 | – | 157 | 2.9 | – | – |
| Ken Phelps | 32 | FA-elig | 120 | 2.7 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Harold Reynolds | 26 | arb | 160 | 2.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Bill Wilkinson | 22 | pre-arb | 56 | 1.9 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Jim Presley | 25 | arb | 152 | 1.8 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Mike Kingery | 26 | pre-arb | 120 | 1.8 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Lee Guetterman | 28 | arb | 25 | 1.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Dave Valle | 26 | arb | 95 | 1.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Jerry Reed | 31 | FA-elig | 39 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Scott Bankhead | 23 | pre-arb | 27 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Mickey Brantley Sr. | 26 | pre-arb | 92 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Rey Quinones | 23 | pre-arb | 135 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Domingo Ramos | 29 | FA-elig | 42 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Dennis Powell | 23 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Edgar Martinez | 24 | – | 13 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Ed Nunez | 24 | arb | 48 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Mark Huismann↔ CLE | 29 | – | 6 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Campbell | 23 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Donell Nixon | 25 | – | 46 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Scott Bradley | 27 | arb | 102 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike Trujillo | 27 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Roy Thomas | 34 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mario Diaz | 25 | – | 11 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bob Kearney | 30 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike Brown | 28 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Clay Parker | 24 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jim Weaver | 27 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rick Renteria | 25 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rich Monteleone | 24 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dave Hengel | 25 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brick Smith | 28 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jerry Narron | 31 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| John Christensen | 26 | arb | 53 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Steve Shields | 28 | – | 20 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Gary Matthews Sr.↔ CHC | 36 | FA-elig | 45 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Stan Clarke | 26 | – | 22 | -0.6 | – | – |
| John Moses | 29 | arb | 116 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 26 of them (63%). 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 |