GM: Al Rosen (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Krukow | 34 | FA-elig | 35 | 4.3 | 0.7 | +0.5 |
| Chili Davis | 26 | arb | 153 | 3.9 | 0.7 | +0.5 |
| Chris Brown | 24 | pre-arb | 116 | 3.0 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Bob Brenly | 32 | arb | 149 | 2.8 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
| Dan Gladden | 28 | arb | 102 | 2.8 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Michael LaCoss | 30 | FA-elig | 37 | 2.6 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Robby Thompson | 24 | pre-arb | 149 | 2.4 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Candy Maldonado | 25 | arb | 133 | 1.9 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Jose Uribe | 27 | pre-arb | 157 | 1.9 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Will Clark | 22 | pre-arb | 111 | 1.8 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Scott Garrelts | 24 | arb | 54 | 1.7 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Kelly Downs | 25 | pre-arb | 15 | 1.7 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Mark Davis | 25 | FA-elig | 67 | 1.6 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | 30 | FA-elig | 89 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| Mike Aldrete | 25 | pre-arb | 84 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Jeff Robinson | 25 | pre-arb | 65 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Bob Melvin | 24 | pre-arb | 89 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Randy Kutcher | 26 | pre-arb | 71 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Juan Berenguer | 31 | FA-elig | 46 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Frank Williams | 28 | pre-arb | 36 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Joel Youngblood | 34 | FA-elig | 97 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Harry Spilman↔ DET | 31 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.6 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Vida Blue | 36 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Mike Woodard | 26 | – | 48 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Roger Mason | 28 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Mark Grant | 22 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dan Driessen↔ HOU | 34 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Rick Lancellotti | 29 | – | 15 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Greg Minton | 34 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Steve Carlton↔ CHW | 41 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Chris Jones | 28 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Terry Mulholland | 23 | – | 15 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jim Gott | 26 | arb | 9 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Brad Wellman | 26 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Randy Bockus | 25 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Phil Ouellette | 24 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Chuck Hensley | 27 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brad Gulden | 30 | – | 17 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Bill Laskey | 28 | – | 20 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Luis Quinones | 24 | arb | 71 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (72%). 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 SFG |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Kent | 1996 | 30.9 |
| Jason Schmidt | 2001 | 23.6 |
| Rich Aurilia | 1994 | 19.8 |
| Shawn Estes | 1995 | 14.8 |
| Robb Nen | 1997 | 12.9 |
| Liván Hernández | 1999 | 11.6 |
| Mike Yastrzemski | 2019 | 11.3 |
| Randy Winn | 2005 | 10.9 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan Reynolds | 2018 | 20.0 |
| Liván Hernández | 2003 | 17.2 |
| Joe Nathan | 2003 | 14.1 |
| Zack Wheeler | 2011 | 13.0 |
| Francisco Liriano | 2003 | 12.5 |
| John Burkett | 1994 | 11.0 |
| Jack Clark | 1985 | 10.1 |
| Rob Deer | 1985 | 7.9 |