GM: Al Rosen (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Butler | 31 | FA-elig | 157 | 5.8 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Will Clark | 24 | pre-arb | 162 | 5.7 | 0.3 | +1.5 |
| Rick Reuschel | 39 | FA-elig | 36 | 3.7 | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Kelly Downs | 27 | pre-arb | 27 | 3.2 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Don Robinson | 31 | FA-elig | 52 | 3.0 | 0.9 | +0.0 |
| Kevin Mitchell | 26 | arb | 148 | 2.6 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Robby Thompson | 26 | pre-arb | 138 | 2.5 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Michael LaCoss | 32 | FA-elig | 19 | 1.9 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Ernest Riles↔ MIL | 27 | arb | 79 | 1.8 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Mike Aldrete | 27 | pre-arb | 139 | 1.6 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Scott Garrelts | 26 | FA-elig | 65 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Chris Speier | 38 | FA-elig | 82 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -0.0 |
| Bob Melvin | 26 | arb | 92 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Mike Krukow | 36 | FA-elig | 20 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Donell Nixon | 26 | pre-arb | 59 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Jose Uribe | 29 | arb | 141 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Atlee Hammaker | 30 | FA-elig | 43 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Matt Williams | 22 | pre-arb | 52 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Terry Mulholland | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Craig Lefferts | 30 | arb | 64 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Trevor Wilson | 22 | – | 4 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Candy Maldonado | 27 | FA-elig | 142 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Dennis Cook | 25 | – | 4 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Dave Dravecky | 32 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Kirt Manwaring | 22 | – | 40 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Lary Sorensen | 32 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Rusty Tillman | 27 | – | 4 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Joel Youngblood | 36 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Joe Price | 31 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Angel Escobar | 23 | – | 3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Brantley | 24 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jeffrey Leonard↔ MIL | 32 | FA-elig | 44 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Randy Bockus | 27 | – | 20 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Tony Perezchica | 22 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mark Wasinger | 26 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jessie Reid | 26 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Harry Spilman↔ HOU | 33 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Francisco Melendez | 24 | arb | 23 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Phil Garner | 39 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Roger Samuels | 27 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Charlie Hayes | 23 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ron Davis | 32 | – | 9 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Bob Brenly | 34 | FA-elig | 73 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 of them (74%). 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 |