GM: Woody Woodward (since 1989)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 26 | FA-elig | 140 | 9.7 | 7.7 | +0.5 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 20 | pre-arb | 146 | 9.2 | 0.4 | +7.3 |
| Edgar Martinez | 33 | FA-elig | 139 | 5.9 | 3.5 | +1.5 |
| Jay Buhner | 31 | FA-elig | 150 | 3.7 | 5.6 | -2.5 |
| Dan Wilson | 27 | arb | 138 | 3.5 | 0.4 | +2.5 |
| Sterling Hitchcock | 25 | arb | 35 | 2.7 | 0.2 | +2.0 |
| Darren Bragg↔ BOS | 26 | pre-arb | 69 | 1.9 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Randy Johnson | 32 | FA-elig | 14 | 1.6 | 6.0 | -4.6 |
| Mark Whiten↔ ATL | 29 | FA-elig | 40 | 1.6 | 0.2 | +1.1 |
| Rich Amaral | 34 | arb | 118 | 1.5 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Terry Mulholland↔ PHI | 33 | FA-elig | 12 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +0.8 |
| Norm Charlton | 33 | FA-elig | 70 | 1.2 | 2.1 | -1.1 |
| Dave Hollins↔ MIN | 30 | FA-elig | 28 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Jamie Moyer↔ BOS | 33 | FA-elig | 11 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Paul Sorrento | 30 | FA-elig | 143 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| Bob Wolcott | 22 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Salomon Torres | 24 | – | 10 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Mike Jackson | 31 | FA-elig | 73 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -0.6 |
| Bob Wells | 29 | pre-arb | 36 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Bobby Ayala | 26 | arb | 50 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Chris Bosio | 33 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.5 | 4.2 | -3.8 |
| Joey Cora | 31 | FA-elig | 144 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Brian R. Hunter | 28 | arb | 75 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Tim Davis | 25 | pre-arb | 40 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Manny Martinez↔ PHI | 25 | – | 9 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Matt Wagner | 24 | – | 15 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Alex Diaz | 27 | arb | 38 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Greg McCarthy | 27 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Lee Guetterman | 37 | – | 17 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Bob Milacki | 31 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mac Suzuki | 21 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Rafael Carmona | 24 | pre-arb | 53 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Tim Harikkala | 24 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rusty Meacham | 28 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Joe Klink | 34 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| John Marzano | 33 | FA-elig | 41 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Ricky Jordan | 31 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Raul Ibanez | 24 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Greg Pirkl↔ BOS | 25 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Widger | 25 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Blas Minor↔ NYM | 30 | arb | 11 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Jeff Manto↔ BOS | 31 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Edwin Hurtado | 26 | pre-arb | 16 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Scott Davison | 25 | – | 5 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Doug Strange | 32 | FA-elig | 88 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Paul Menhart | 27 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Andy Sheets | 24 | pre-arb | 47 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Russ Davis | 26 | pre-arb | 51 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Luis Sojo↔ NYY | 31 | FA-elig | 77 | -1.2 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 36 of them (73%). 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 |