GM: Al Rosen (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Clark | 23 | pre-arb | 150 | 4.1 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Mike Aldrete | 26 | pre-arb | 126 | 3.6 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Bob Brenly | 33 | FA-elig | 123 | 3.3 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
| Kelly Downs | 26 | pre-arb | 41 | 3.2 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Kevin Mitchell↔ SDP | 25 | arb | 69 | 2.8 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Jose Uribe | 28 | arb | 95 | 2.8 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Candy Maldonado | 26 | FA-elig | 118 | 2.6 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Dave Dravecky↔ SDP | 31 | arb | 18 | 2.4 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Scott Garrelts | 25 | arb | 65 | 1.8 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Chris Speier | 37 | FA-elig | 111 | 1.6 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Chili Davis | 27 | – | 149 | 1.6 | – | – |
| Rick Reuschel↔ PIT | 38 | FA-elig | 9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Robby Thompson | 25 | pre-arb | 132 | 1.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Mike Krukow | 35 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Atlee Hammaker | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -0.0 |
| Michael LaCoss | 31 | FA-elig | 39 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | 31 | FA-elig | 131 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| Don Robinson↔ PIT | 30 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Bob Melvin | 25 | pre-arb | 84 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Eddie Milner | 32 | FA-elig | 101 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Mark Davis↔ SDP | 26 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Jim Gott↔ PIT | 27 | arb | 30 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Mark Grant↔ SDP | 23 | arb | 16 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Keith Comstock↔ SDP | 31 | arb | 15 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Mark Wasinger | 25 | – | 44 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Joe Price | 30 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Dave Henderson↔ BOS | 28 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Jeff Robinson↔ PIT | 26 | arb | 63 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Roger Mason | 29 | arb | 5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Jessie Reid | 25 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Francisco Melendez | 23 | – | 12 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Joel Youngblood | 35 | FA-elig | 69 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Randy Bockus | 26 | – | 12 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Craig Lefferts↔ SDP | 29 | arb | 44 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Randy Kutcher | 27 | – | 14 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Kirt Manwaring | 21 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Rob Wilfong | 33 | FA-elig | 2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Chris Brown↔ SDP | 25 | arb | 38 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jon Perlman | 30 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mackey Sasser↔ PIT | 24 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| John Burkett | 22 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Greg Minton↔ ANA | 35 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Harry Spilman | 32 | FA-elig | 83 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Matt Williams | 21 | – | 84 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Woodard | 27 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ivan De Jesus Sr. | 34 | – | 9 | -0.2 | – | – |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 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 |