GM: Bill Bavasi (since 2004)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichiro Suzuki | 32 | arb | 161 | 5.6 | 12.5 | -1.4 |
| Adrian Beltré | 27 | FA-elig | 156 | 4.6 | 12.9 | -3.7 |
| Raul Ibanez | 34 | FA-elig | 159 | 3.4 | 4.2 | +2.6 |
| J.J. Putz | 29 | arb | 72 | 3.4 | 0.4 | +6.2 |
| Félix Hernández | 20 | pre-arb | 31 | 3.2 | 0.3 | +6.0 |
| Kenji Johjima | 30 | pre-arb | 144 | 2.8 | 5.4 | +0.2 |
| Richie Sexson | 31 | FA-elig | 158 | 2.4 | 13.0 | -8.3 |
| Jarrod Washburn | 31 | FA-elig | 31 | 2.0 | 7.5 | -3.6 |
| Gil Meche | 27 | FA-elig | 32 | 1.8 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | 24 | pre-arb | 157 | 1.6 | 0.7 | +2.4 |
| Jose Lopez | 22 | pre-arb | 151 | 1.4 | 0.3 | +2.5 |
| Jamie Moyer↔ PHI | 43 | FA-elig | 25 | 1.2 | 4.2 | -1.7 |
| Rafael Soriano | 26 | arb | 53 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +1.8 |
| George Sherrill | 29 | pre-arb | 72 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.4 |
| Chris Snelling | 24 | arb | 36 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Willie Bloomquist | 28 | arb | 102 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| Jon Huber | 24 | – | 16 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Mark Lowe | 23 | – | 15 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Joel Pineiro | 27 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.3 | 6.8 | -6.2 |
| Michael Morse | 24 | – | 21 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Greg Dobbs | 27 | – | 23 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jake Woods | 24 | pre-arb | 37 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Cha Seung Baek | 26 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Julio Mateo | 28 | arb | 48 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Oswaldo Navarro | 21 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Joe Borchard↔ MIA | 27 | arb | 6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Jeff Harris | 31 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Jorge Campillo | 27 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Sean Green | 27 | – | 24 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Roberto Petagine | 35 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Ryan Feierabend | 20 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Guillermo Quiroz | 24 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Emiliano Fruto | 22 | – | 23 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Clint Nageotte | 25 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Travis Chick | 22 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Lawton III | 34 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Eric O'Flaherty | 21 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Shin-Soo Choo↔ CLE | 23 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| T.J. Bohn | 26 | – | 18 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Adam Jones | 20 | – | 32 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Bobby Livingston | 23 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Francisco Cruceta | 24 | – | 4 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Cesar Jimenez | 21 | – | 4 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jeremy Reed | 25 | pre-arb | 67 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Ben Broussard↔ CLE | 29 | arb | 56 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -1.9 |
| René Rivera | 22 | – | 35 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Eddie Guardado↔ CIN | 35 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.6 | 4.1 | -5.3 |
| Carl Everett | 35 | FA-elig | 92 | -0.8 | 3.4 | -4.9 |
| Eduardo Perez↔ CLE | 36 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.8 | 0.9 | -2.5 |
49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (59%). 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 |