GM: Woody Woodward (since 1989)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Martinez | 29 | arb | 135 | 6.0 | 0.6 | +4.1 |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 22 | arb | 142 | 5.3 | 2.0 | +2.1 |
| Dave Fleming | 22 | pre-arb | 33 | 4.4 | 0.1 | +3.3 |
| Randy Johnson | 28 | arb | 31 | 3.4 | 1.4 | +1.3 |
| Omar Vizquel | 25 | arb | 136 | 3.4 | 0.4 | +2.3 |
| Erik Hanson | 27 | arb | 31 | 3.1 | 1.3 | +1.0 |
| Dave Valle | 31 | FA-elig | 124 | 1.3 | 1.7 | -0.6 |
| Mark Grant | 28 | – | 23 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Tino Martinez | 24 | pre-arb | 136 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Juan Agosto↔ STL | 34 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Jay Buhner | 27 | arb | 152 | 0.3 | 1.4 | -1.2 |
| Harold Reynolds | 31 | FA-elig | 140 | 0.3 | 2.2 | -1.9 |
| Russ Swan | 28 | arb | 55 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Lance Parrish↔ ANA | 36 | FA-elig | 69 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -1.6 |
| Kevin Mitchell | 30 | FA-elig | 99 | 0.2 | 3.8 | -3.6 |
| Henry Cotto | 31 | FA-elig | 108 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| Rich DeLucia | 27 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Shane Turner | 29 | – | 34 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Blowers | 27 | – | 31 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dann Howitt↔ OAK | 28 | – | 13 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Scott Bradley↔ CIN | 32 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Randy Kramer | 31 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Greg Briley | 27 | arb | 86 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Pat Lennon | 24 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Kerry Woodson | 23 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Fisher | 30 | – | 22 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Clay Parker | 29 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Brown | 26 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Shawn Barton | 29 | – | 14 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dave Schmidt | 35 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bill Haselman | 26 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Eric Gunderson | 26 | – | 9 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Dennis Powell | 28 | FA-elig | 49 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Bret Boone | 23 | – | 33 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tim Leary↔ NYY | 33 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Jim Acker | 33 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Bert Heffernan | 27 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| John Moses | 34 | – | 21 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Matt Sinatro | 32 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Dave Cochrane | 29 | FA-elig | 65 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Rich Amaral | 30 | – | 35 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Gene Harris↔ SDP | 27 | arb | 8 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Mike Walker | 27 | – | 5 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Mike Schooler | 29 | arb | 53 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Jeff Nelson | 25 | – | 66 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Calvin Jones | 28 | pre-arb | 38 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Pete O'Brien | 34 | FA-elig | 134 | -0.7 | 2.2 | -2.7 |
| Jeff Schaefer | 32 | arb | 65 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
48 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (60%). 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 |