GM: Al Rosen (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Clark | 28 | FA-elig | 144 | 3.7 | 4.3 | -1.4 |
| Robby Thompson | 30 | FA-elig | 128 | 3.0 | 1.6 | +0.8 |
| Kirt Manwaring | 26 | arb | 109 | 3.0 | 0.4 | +2.0 |
| Bill Swift | 30 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.8 | 2.3 | -0.1 |
| Rod Beck | 23 | pre-arb | 65 | 2.7 | 0.1 | +2.0 |
| John Burkett | 27 | arb | 32 | 2.3 | 0.4 | +1.4 |
| Matt Williams | 26 | arb | 146 | 1.7 | 2.0 | -0.6 |
| Willie McGee | 33 | FA-elig | 138 | 1.7 | 3.6 | -2.2 |
| Mike Felder | 30 | FA-elig | 145 | 1.4 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Cory Snyder | 29 | FA-elig | 124 | 1.3 | 0.6 | +0.5 |
| Jose Uribe | 33 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.9 | 1.5 | -0.8 |
| Bryan Hickerson | 28 | – | 61 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Royce Clayton | 22 | pre-arb | 98 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Mark Leonard | 27 | pre-arb | 55 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Kevin Bass↔ NYM | 33 | FA-elig | 89 | 0.4 | 1.3 | -1.0 |
| Dave Burba | 25 | pre-arb | 23 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Greg Litton | 27 | – | 68 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Mike Jackson | 27 | FA-elig | 67 | 0.4 | 1.7 | -1.4 |
| Jeff Brantley | 28 | arb | 56 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| Dave Righetti | 33 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.3 | 3.5 | -3.3 |
| Kevin Rogers | 23 | – | 6 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Benjamin | 26 | arb | 40 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Craig Colbert | 27 | – | 49 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mark Bailey | 30 | – | 13 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jim Pena | 27 | – | 25 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Kelly Downs↔ OAK | 31 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Pat Rapp | 24 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Steve Reed | 27 | – | 18 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jim McNamara | 27 | – | 30 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Steve Decker | 26 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Trevor Wilson | 26 | – | 27 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chris James | 29 | FA-elig | 111 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Ted Wood | 25 | – | 24 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Gil Heredia↔ WSN | 26 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Larry Carter | 27 | – | 6 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Bud Black | 35 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.4 | 2.8 | -3.1 |
| Steve Hosey | 23 | – | 21 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Darren Lewis | 24 | pre-arb | 100 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Francisco Oliveras | 29 | – | 16 | -0.7 | – | – |
| John Patterson | 25 | – | 32 | -0.9 | – | – |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 24 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 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 |