GM: Bill Bavasi (since 2004)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichiro Suzuki | 33 | FA-elig | 161 | 6.1 | 12.5 | +0.5 |
| Félix Hernández | 21 | pre-arb | 30 | 3.5 | 0.4 | +7.0 |
| Adrian Beltré | 28 | FA-elig | 149 | 2.9 | 12.9 | -6.7 |
| Kenji Johjima | 31 | pre-arb | 135 | 2.5 | 5.9 | -0.7 |
| Jose Guillen | 31 | FA-elig | 153 | 2.2 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Jarrod Washburn | 32 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.1 | 9.8 | -5.3 |
| Miguel Batista | 36 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.1 | 6.0 | -1.5 |
| J.J. Putz | 30 | arb | 68 | 2.1 | 2.7 | +1.8 |
| Cha Seung Baek | 27 | – | 14 | 1.5 | – | – |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | 25 | pre-arb | 155 | 1.5 | 0.7 | +2.5 |
| George Sherrill | 30 | arb | 73 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +2.0 |
| Jose Vidro | 32 | FA-elig | 147 | 1.0 | 7.5 | -5.3 |
| Jeff Weaver | 30 | FA-elig | 27 | 1.0 | 8.3 | -6.3 |
| Raul Ibanez | 35 | FA-elig | 149 | 0.9 | 5.5 | -3.6 |
| Sean Green | 28 | – | 64 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Eric O'Flaherty | 22 | – | 56 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Jamie Burke | 35 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Brandon Morrow | 22 | pre-arb | 60 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Michael Morse | 25 | – | 9 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jeff Clement | 23 | – | 9 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Ryan Rowland-Smith | 24 | – | 26 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Charlton Jimerson | 27 | – | 11 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Adam Jones | 21 | – | 41 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Julio Mateo | 29 | arb | 9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -0.7 |
| Wladimir Balentien | 22 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jon Huber | 25 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| John Parrish↔ BAL | 29 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Rob Johnson | 24 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Rick White↔ HOU | 38 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Horacio Ramirez | 27 | arb | 20 | -0.0 | 2.6 | -2.7 |
| Chris Reitsma | 29 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.1 | 1.4 | -1.5 |
| Jorge Campillo | 28 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Nick Green | 28 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jake Woods | 25 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Lowe | 24 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Sean White | 26 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Jason Ellison↔ CIN | 29 | arb | 63 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Willie Bloomquist | 29 | arb | 91 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -1.5 |
| Ben Broussard | 30 | arb | 99 | -0.3 | 3.5 | -4.2 |
| Jeremy Reed | 26 | – | 13 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Jason Davis↔ CLE | 27 | arb | 16 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Ryan Feierabend | 21 | – | 13 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Jose Lopez | 23 | arb | 149 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -1.6 |
| Richie Sexson | 32 | FA-elig | 121 | -1.5 | 15.5 | -18.7 |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (64%). 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 |