GM: Jerry Dipoto (since 2016)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Zunino | 26 | arb | 124 | 4.4 | 0.6 | +14.3 |
| James Paxton | 28 | arb | 24 | 4.4 | 2.4 | +12.5 |
| Kyle Seager | 29 | FA-elig | 154 | 3.6 | 11.0 | +1.0 |
| Jean Segura | 27 | arb | 125 | 3.5 | 6.2 | +5.7 |
| Nelson Cruz | 36 | FA-elig | 155 | 3.5 | 14.2 | -2.3 |
| Robinson Canó | 34 | FA-elig | 150 | 2.9 | 24.0 | -14.1 |
| Mitch Haniger | 26 | pre-arb | 96 | 2.4 | 0.5 | +7.6 |
| Jarrod Dyson | 32 | FA-elig | 111 | 1.8 | 2.8 | +3.4 |
| Nick Vincent | 30 | arb | 69 | 1.7 | 1.3 | +4.5 |
| Mike Leake↔ STL | 29 | FA-elig | 5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | +1.7 |
| Ben Gamel | 25 | pre-arb | 134 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +2.9 |
| Guillermo Heredia | 26 | pre-arb | 123 | 1.0 | 0.8 | +2.6 |
| Edwin Díaz | 23 | pre-arb | 66 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +2.6 |
| Emilio Pagán | 26 | – | 34 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +2.5 |
| Andrew Albers | 31 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +2.3 |
| Erasmo Ramírez↔ TBR | 27 | arb | 11 | 0.6 | 0.9 | +1.0 |
| Danny Valencia | 32 | FA-elig | 130 | 0.6 | 5.5 | -3.6 |
| Félix Hernández | 31 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.3 | 26.9 | -25.7 |
| Tony Zych | 26 | pre-arb | 45 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.6 |
| James Pazos | 26 | pre-arb | 59 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Marco Gonzales↔ STL | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Yonder Alonso↔ OAK | 30 | FA-elig | 42 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -0.3 |
| David Phelps↔ MIA | 30 | arb | 10 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| Mike Marjama | 27 | – | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Ryan Garton↔ TBR | 27 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Ryan Weber | 26 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 31 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.0 | 11.0 | -10.8 |
| Tyler Cloyd | 30 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Thyago Vieira | 24 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Tyler Smith | 25 | – | 10 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Shae Simmons | 26 | arb | 9 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Cody Martin | 27 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Andrew Moore | 23 | – | 11 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Max Povse | 23 | – | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Marc Rzepczynski | 31 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.0 | 5.5 | -5.6 |
| Danny Espinosa↔ ANA | 30 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Gordon Beckham | 30 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Dillon Overton↔ SDP | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Dan Altavilla | 24 | pre-arb | 41 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Aríel Miranda | 28 | pre-arb | 32 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Rob Whalen | 23 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Evan Marshall | 27 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Jean Machi | 35 | arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Zac Curtis↔ PHI | 24 | – | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Steve Cishek↔ TBR | 31 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.1 | 2.8 | -3.1 |
| Casey Lawrence↔ TOR | 29 | – | 23 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Evan Scribner | 31 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -1.5 |
| Boog Powell↔ OAK | 24 | – | 23 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Jacob Hannemann | 26 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Chase De Jong | 23 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Christian Bergman | 29 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | 36 | arb | 6 | -0.2 | 14.0 | -14.8 |
| Daniel Vogelbach | 24 | – | 16 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Leonys Martin↔ CHC | 29 | FA-elig | 34 | -0.3 | 3.4 | -4.4 |
| Casey Fien↔ PHI | 33 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -1.7 |
| Chris Heston↔ MIN | 29 | – | 2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -1.1 |
| Sam Gaviglio↔ KCR | 27 | – | 12 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.5 |
| Carlos Ruiz | 38 | FA-elig | 54 | -0.4 | 4.5 | -5.9 |
| Mike Freeman↔ CHC | 29 | – | 16 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -1.5 |
| Tuffy Gosewisch | 33 | arb | 11 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -2.2 |
| Taylor Motter | 27 | pre-arb | 92 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -3.0 |
61 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 59 of them (97%). 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 |