GM: Bob Quinn (since 1993)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | 28 | FA-elig | 159 | 10.5 | 4.5 | +4.1 |
| Robby Thompson | 31 | FA-elig | 128 | 6.1 | 1.9 | +3.1 |
| Matt Williams | 27 | FA-elig | 145 | 5.9 | 2.3 | +2.6 |
| Bill Swift | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 5.3 | 3.3 | +1.0 |
| John Burkett | 28 | FA-elig | 34 | 4.4 | 1.7 | +1.9 |
| Kirt Manwaring | 27 | FA-elig | 130 | 3.2 | 0.8 | +1.9 |
| Royce Clayton | 23 | pre-arb | 153 | 2.2 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Will Clark | 29 | FA-elig | 132 | 1.9 | 4.8 | -3.2 |
| Willie McGee | 34 | FA-elig | 130 | 1.5 | 2.3 | -1.1 |
| Darren Lewis | 25 | arb | 136 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Rod Beck | 24 | pre-arb | 76 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Trevor Wilson | 27 | arb | 22 | 1.3 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
| Kevin Rogers | 24 | pre-arb | 64 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Mike Jackson | 28 | FA-elig | 81 | 1.0 | 2.3 | -1.4 |
| Jeff Reed | 30 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Mark Carreon | 29 | FA-elig | 78 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Bryan Hickerson | 29 | pre-arb | 47 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Mike Benjamin | 27 | arb | 63 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Bud Black | 36 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.5 | 2.2 | -1.9 |
| Todd Benzinger | 30 | FA-elig | 86 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Dave Burba | 26 | arb | 54 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Dave Martinez | 28 | FA-elig | 91 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -0.8 |
| J.R. Phillips | 23 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Erik Johnson | 27 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Steve Hosey | 24 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Rikkert Faneyte | 24 | – | 7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Salomon Torres | 21 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jim Deshaies↔ MIN | 33 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Craig Colbert | 28 | – | 23 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jim McNamara | 28 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tim Layana | 29 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| John Patterson | 26 | pre-arb | 16 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Terry Bross | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Andy Allanson | 31 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Scott Sanderson↔ ANA | 36 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Steve Scarsone | 27 | pre-arb | 44 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Greg Brummett↔ MIN | 26 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Paul Faries | 28 | – | 15 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Luis Mercedes↔ BAL | 25 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Gino Minutelli | 29 | arb | 9 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Jeff Brantley | 29 | arb | 53 | -0.7 | 1.5 | -2.1 |
| Dave Righetti | 34 | FA-elig | 51 | -0.8 | 2.2 | -2.9 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (79%). 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 |