GM: Dick Balderson (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Moore | 28 | FA-elig | 37 | 4.6 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Mark Langston | 27 | arb | 35 | 4.0 | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Alvin Davis | 27 | arb | 140 | 3.7 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| Scott Bankhead | 24 | pre-arb | 21 | 3.6 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Jay Buhner↔ NYY | 23 | pre-arb | 60 | 2.6 | 0.0 | +0.8 |
| Ken Phelps↔ NYY | 33 | FA-elig | 72 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Harold Reynolds | 27 | arb | 158 | 2.1 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Bill Swift | 26 | arb | 38 | 1.8 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Rey Quinones | 24 | pre-arb | 140 | 1.7 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Dave Valle | 27 | arb | 93 | 1.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Steve Balboni↔ KCR | 31 | FA-elig | 97 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Mickey Brantley Sr. | 27 | pre-arb | 149 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Mike Schooler | 25 | pre-arb | 40 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Darnell Coles↔ PIT | 26 | arb | 55 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Erik Hanson | 23 | – | 6 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Henry Cotto | 27 | arb | 133 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Mike Jackson | 23 | pre-arb | 62 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Mike Campbell | 24 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Bill Wilkinson | 23 | arb | 30 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Jerry Reed | 32 | FA-elig | 46 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Gene Walter↔ NYM | 27 | arb | 16 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Terry Taylor | 23 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| John Rabb | 28 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Mario Diaz | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Scott Bradley | 28 | arb | 103 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Dennis Powell | 24 | arb | 12 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Edgar Martinez | 25 | – | 14 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ed Nunez↔ NYM | 25 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Greg Briley | 23 | – | 13 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bruce Fields | 27 | pre-arb | 39 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Bill McGuire | 24 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike Kingery | 27 | pre-arb | 57 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Brick Smith | 29 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Steve Trout | 30 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -1.1 |
| Julio Solano | 28 | arb | 17 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Rod Scurry | 32 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Dave Hengel | 26 | – | 26 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Rick Renteria | 26 | pre-arb | 31 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Jim Presley | 26 | arb | 150 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Glenn Wilson↔ PIT | 29 | FA-elig | 78 | -0.9 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 35 of them (88%). 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 |