GM: Lee Pelekoudas (since 2008)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichiro Suzuki | 34 | FA-elig | 162 | 4.3 | 17.1 | -7.5 |
| Adrian Beltré | 29 | FA-elig | 143 | 3.9 | 13.4 | -4.5 |
| Félix Hernández | 22 | arb | 31 | 3.9 | 0.5 | +8.2 |
| Raul Ibanez | 36 | FA-elig | 162 | 2.9 | 5.5 | +0.9 |
| Jose Lopez | 24 | arb | 159 | 2.2 | 1.8 | +3.2 |
| Jarrod Washburn | 33 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.3 | 9.8 | -6.9 |
| Carlos Silva | 29 | FA-elig | 28 | 1.3 | 8.2 | -5.4 |
| Erik Bedard | 29 | FA-elig | 15 | 1.1 | 7.0 | -4.5 |
| Ryan Rowland-Smith | 25 | pre-arb | 47 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +1.8 |
| Sean Green | 29 | pre-arb | 72 | 0.8 | 0.4 | +1.4 |
| Arthur Rhodes↔ MIA | 38 | – | 36 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Cesar Jimenez | 23 | – | 31 | 0.6 | – | – |
| J.J. Putz | 31 | arb | 47 | 0.5 | 4.4 | -3.2 |
| Brandon Morrow | 23 | – | 45 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Willie Bloomquist | 30 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.5 | 1.0 | +0.1 |
| Roy Corcoran | 28 | – | 50 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Jeremy Reed | 27 | – | 97 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Miguel Cairo | 34 | FA-elig | 108 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Greg Norton↔ ATL | 35 | – | 6 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Ryan Feierabend | 22 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | 26 | arb | 153 | 0.1 | 1.6 | -1.3 |
| Mark Lowe | 25 | pre-arb | 57 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Justin Thomas | 24 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Michael Morse | 26 | arb | 5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Luis Valbuena | 22 | – | 18 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Randy Messenger | 26 | – | 13 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Brad Wilkerson↔ TOR | 31 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Charlton Jimerson | 28 | arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Jamie Burke | 36 | FA-elig | 48 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| R.A. Dickey | 33 | – | 32 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bryan LaHair | 25 | – | 45 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tug Hulett | 25 | – | 30 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jared Wells↔ SDP | 26 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jeff Clement | 24 | – | 66 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Cha Seung Baek↔ SDP | 28 | arb | 10 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Matt Tuiasosopo | 22 | – | 14 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Eric O'Flaherty | 23 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Jake Woods | 26 | – | 15 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Rob Johnson | 25 | – | 14 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Richie Sexson↔ NYY | 33 | FA-elig | 74 | -0.8 | 11.9 | -13.7 |
| Jose Vidro | 33 | FA-elig | 85 | -1.3 | 8.5 | -11.3 |
| Miguel Batista | 37 | FA-elig | 44 | -1.3 | 9.5 | -12.5 |
| Wladimir Balentien | 23 | – | 71 | -1.5 | – | – |
| Kenji Johjima | 32 | pre-arb | 112 | -1.8 | 6.4 | -10.4 |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 25 of them (57%). 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 |