GM: Jack Zduriencik (since 2009)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Félix Hernández | 24 | arb | 34 | 6.6 | 7.2 | +8.1 |
| Ichiro Suzuki | 36 | FA-elig | 162 | 4.7 | 18.0 | -7.1 |
| Cliff Lee↔ TEX | 31 | FA-elig | 13 | 4.1 | 4.2 | +5.4 |
| Doug Fister | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | 3.3 | 0.4 | +7.2 |
| Jason Vargas | 27 | arb | 31 | 3.2 | 0.4 | +7.1 |
| Franklin Gutierrez | 27 | arb | 152 | 2.2 | 2.3 | +2.7 |
| Chone Figgins | 32 | FA-elig | 161 | 1.3 | 8.5 | -5.5 |
| Russell Branyan↔ CLE | 34 | FA-elig | 57 | 0.8 | 0.8 | +1.0 |
| Ryan Langerhans | 30 | FA-elig | 60 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Michael Saunders | 23 | – | 100 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Mike Sweeney↔ PHI | 36 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Josh Bard | 32 | – | 39 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Jose Lopez | 26 | FA-elig | 150 | 0.4 | 3.0 | -2.1 |
| Brandon League | 27 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
| David Aardsma | 28 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.3 | 2.8 | -2.1 |
| Kanekoa Texeira↔ KCR | 24 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Dan Cortes | 23 | – | 4 | 0.2 | – | – |
| David Pauley | 27 | – | 19 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Luke French | 24 | – | 16 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Milton Bradley | 32 | FA-elig | 73 | 0.1 | 11.0 | -10.8 |
| Jesus Colome | 32 | – | 12 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jamey Wright↔ CLE | 35 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Guillermo Quiroz | 28 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jack Wilson | 32 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.0 | 5.0 | -5.0 |
| Mark Lowe↔ TEX | 27 | arb | 11 | 0.0 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| Chris Woodward | 34 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Josh Wilson | 29 | – | 108 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chad Cordero | 28 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Greg Halman | 22 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Garrett Olson | 26 | – | 35 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Justin Smoak↔ TEX | 23 | – | 30 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Sweeney | 36 | – | 24 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Sean White | 29 | arb | 38 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Chris Seddon | 26 | – | 14 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Shawn Kelley | 26 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Matt Mangini | 24 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Anthony Varvaro | 25 | – | 4 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Eliezer Alfonzo | 31 | – | 13 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Carp | 24 | – | 14 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Eric Byrnes | 34 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.6 |
| Ian Snell | 28 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.6 | 4.5 | -5.7 |
| Matt Tuiasosopo | 24 | pre-arb | 50 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -2.3 |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 40 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.9 | 2.4 | -4.5 |
| Rob Johnson | 27 | arb | 61 | -1.3 | 0.4 | -3.3 |
| Ryan Rowland-Smith | 27 | arb | 27 | -1.6 | 0.4 | -4.1 |
| Casey Kotchman | 27 | FA-elig | 125 | -1.7 | 3.5 | -7.5 |
| Adam Moore | 26 | pre-arb | 60 | -1.8 | 0.4 | -4.6 |
47 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (60%). 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 |