GM: Bob Quinn (since 1993)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | 29 | FA-elig | 112 | 6.0 | 5.2 | +1.8 |
| Matt Williams | 28 | FA-elig | 112 | 4.5 | 4.2 | +1.0 |
| Royce Clayton | 24 | arb | 108 | 2.2 | 0.3 | +2.3 |
| Mark Portugal | 31 | FA-elig | 21 | 2.1 | 2.3 | +0.1 |
| John Burkett | 29 | FA-elig | 25 | 2.0 | 3.5 | -1.3 |
| Bill Swift | 32 | FA-elig | 18 | 1.9 | 2.3 | -0.2 |
| Mike Benjamin | 28 | arb | 37 | 1.2 | 0.2 | +1.2 |
| Mike Jackson | 29 | FA-elig | 36 | 1.1 | 3.0 | -1.7 |
| Darren Lewis | 26 | arb | 114 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +0.8 |
| William Van Landingham | 23 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Kirt Manwaring | 28 | FA-elig | 97 | 0.7 | 1.8 | -0.9 |
| John Patterson | 27 | pre-arb | 85 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Dave Burba | 27 | arb | 57 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Willie McGee | 35 | FA-elig | 45 | 0.5 | 3.6 | -3.0 |
| Robby Thompson | 32 | FA-elig | 35 | 0.3 | 3.3 | -3.0 |
| Mark Leonard | 29 | – | 14 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Mark Carreon | 30 | FA-elig | 51 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Salomon Torres | 22 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Kevin Rogers | 25 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| J.R. Phillips | 24 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Brad Brink | 29 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kent Bottenfield↔ COL | 25 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Darryl Strawberry | 32 | FA-elig | 29 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Bud Black | 37 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.1 | 3.2 | -3.4 |
| Pat Gomez | 26 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Steve Scarsone | 28 | pre-arb | 52 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Tony Menendez | 29 | – | 6 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Rich Monteleone | 31 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Erik Johnson | 28 | – | 5 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Rod Beck | 25 | arb | 48 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Rikkert Faneyte | 25 | – | 19 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Steve Frey | 30 | arb | 44 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -1.5 |
| Bryan Hickerson | 30 | arb | 28 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Todd Benzinger | 31 | FA-elig | 107 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -1.3 |
| Dave Martinez | 29 | FA-elig | 97 | -0.6 | 1.1 | -1.7 |
| Jeff Reed | 31 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -1.5 |
36 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (86%). 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 |