GM: Pat Gillick (since 2000)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bret Boone | 34 | FA-elig | 159 | 7.4 | 8.0 | +5.1 |
| Ichiro Suzuki | 29 | pre-arb | 159 | 5.7 | 4.7 | +5.5 |
| Mike Cameron | 30 | FA-elig | 147 | 5.3 | 7.4 | +1.9 |
| Jamie Moyer | 40 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.9 | 6.5 | +0.5 |
| Randy Winn | 29 | arb | 157 | 3.6 | 3.3 | +3.1 |
| Joel Pineiro | 24 | arb | 32 | 3.4 | 0.4 | +5.6 |
| Edgar Martinez | 40 | FA-elig | 145 | 2.7 | 4.0 | +0.9 |
| Carlos Guillén | 27 | arb | 109 | 2.3 | 2.5 | +1.5 |
| John Olerud | 34 | FA-elig | 152 | 2.1 | 7.7 | -4.0 |
| Freddy Garcia | 26 | arb | 33 | 1.6 | 6.9 | -4.0 |
| Rafael Soriano | 23 | – | 40 | 1.6 | – | – |
| Gil Meche | 24 | arb | 32 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +2.3 |
| Ryan Franklin | 30 | arb | 32 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +1.5 |
| Rey Sanchez↔ NYM | 35 | FA-elig | 46 | 1.0 | 0.6 | +1.2 |
| Ben Davis | 26 | arb | 80 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +0.7 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 33 | FA-elig | 67 | 0.9 | 3.5 | -1.9 |
| Jeff Nelson↔ NYY | 36 | FA-elig | 46 | 0.8 | 2.6 | -1.3 |
| Shigetoshi Hasegawa | 34 | FA-elig | 63 | 0.7 | 1.8 | -0.5 |
| Mark McLemore | 38 | FA-elig | 99 | 0.6 | 3.1 | -2.1 |
| Willie Bloomquist | 25 | pre-arb | 89 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Julio Mateo | 25 | pre-arb | 50 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Kazuhiro Sasaki | 35 | arb | 35 | 0.4 | 8.0 | -7.4 |
| Armando Benitez↔ NYM | 30 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.2 | 1.5 | -1.2 |
| Aaron Taylor | 25 | – | 10 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Brian Sweeney | 29 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Greg Colbrunn | 33 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Luis Ugueto | 24 | – | 12 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dan Wilson | 34 | FA-elig | 96 | 0.0 | 3.5 | -3.4 |
| Aaron Looper | 26 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| J.J. Putz | 26 | – | 3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Chad Meyers | 27 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jamal Strong | 24 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Pat Borders | 40 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| John Mabry | 32 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Matt White↔ BOS | 25 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Giovanni Carrara | 35 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| Jeff Cirillo | 33 | FA-elig | 87 | -0.9 | 6.7 | -8.4 |
37 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 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 |