GM: Bill Bavasi (since 2004)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichiro Suzuki | 30 | arb | 161 | 7.1 | 6.5 | +5.6 |
| Randy Winn | 30 | FA-elig | 157 | 3.8 | 3.5 | +3.0 |
| Raul Ibanez | 32 | FA-elig | 123 | 3.0 | 3.9 | +1.3 |
| Freddy Garcia↔ CHW | 27 | arb | 15 | 2.6 | 3.3 | +1.2 |
| Bobby Madritsch | 28 | – | 15 | 2.3 | – | – |
| Joel Pineiro | 25 | arb | 21 | 1.8 | 3.0 | +0.2 |
| Ryan Franklin | 31 | arb | 32 | 1.3 | 1.8 | +0.4 |
| Jolbert Cabrera | 31 | FA-elig | 113 | 1.2 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Gil Meche | 25 | arb | 23 | 1.1 | 1.9 | -0.1 |
| Rich Aurilia↔ SDP | 32 | FA-elig | 73 | 0.9 | 1.9 | -0.3 |
| Bret Boone | 35 | FA-elig | 148 | 0.9 | 8.0 | -6.5 |
| Jeremy Reed | 23 | – | 18 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Dave Hansen↔ SDP | 35 | FA-elig | 57 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Bucky Jacobsen | 28 | – | 42 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Shigetoshi Hasegawa | 35 | FA-elig | 68 | 0.5 | 2.8 | -1.9 |
| Hiram Bocachica | 28 | – | 50 | 0.4 | – | – |
| John Olerud↔ NYY | 35 | FA-elig | 78 | 0.3 | 4.7 | -4.2 |
| Scott Atchison | 28 | – | 25 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Cha Seung Baek | 24 | – | 7 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Ron Villone | 34 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| Justin Leone | 27 | – | 31 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Eddie Guardado | 33 | FA-elig | 41 | 0.2 | 4.0 | -3.7 |
| Matt Thornton | 27 | – | 19 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jose Lopez | 20 | – | 57 | 0.2 | – | – |
| George Sherrill | 27 | – | 21 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Mickey Lopez | 30 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Miguel Olivo↔ CHW | 25 | pre-arb | 50 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Rafael Soriano | 24 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Dan Wilson | 35 | FA-elig | 103 | 0.0 | 3.5 | -3.4 |
| Randy Williams | 28 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Pat Borders↔ MIN | 41 | – | 19 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Clint Nageotte | 23 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Masao Kida↔ LAD | 35 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| René Rivera | 20 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Greg Dobbs | 25 | – | 18 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Myers↔ BOS | 35 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Aaron Taylor | 26 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Scott Spiezio | 31 | FA-elig | 112 | -0.1 | 2.6 | -2.8 |
| Jamie Moyer | 41 | FA-elig | 34 | -0.2 | 7.0 | -7.3 |
| Ramon Santiago | 24 | – | 19 | -0.2 | – | – |
| J.J. Putz | 27 | – | 54 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kevin Jarvis↔ COL | 34 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.3 | 3.4 | -3.9 |
| Julio Mateo | 26 | pre-arb | 45 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Quinton McCracken↔ ARI | 33 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Edgar Martinez | 41 | FA-elig | 141 | -0.5 | 3.0 | -3.8 |
| Ben Davis↔ CHW | 27 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| Travis Blackley | 21 | – | 6 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Willie Bloomquist | 26 | pre-arb | 93 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -1.7 |
48 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (58%). 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 |