GM: Bob Quinn (since 1993)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | 30 | FA-elig | 144 | 7.7 | 8.2 | -0.7 |
| Matt Williams | 29 | FA-elig | 76 | 4.5 | 5.8 | -1.5 |
| Mark Carreon | 31 | FA-elig | 117 | 2.6 | 0.8 | +1.8 |
| Royce Clayton | 25 | arb | 138 | 2.4 | 0.5 | +1.8 |
| Mark Leiter | 32 | arb | 30 | 2.2 | 0.7 | +1.5 |
| Glenallen Hill | 30 | FA-elig | 132 | 1.9 | 0.8 | +1.0 |
| Steve Scarsone | 29 | arb | 80 | 1.8 | 0.1 | +1.6 |
| William Van Landingham | 24 | pre-arb | 18 | 1.7 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Deion Sanders↔ CIN | 27 | FA-elig | 52 | 1.4 | 2.2 | -0.9 |
| Mark Portugal↔ CIN | 32 | FA-elig | 17 | 1.3 | 1.9 | -0.6 |
| Kirt Manwaring | 29 | FA-elig | 118 | 0.8 | 1.8 | -1.0 |
| Jeff Reed | 32 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +0.0 |
| Rich Aurilia | 23 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Robby Thompson | 33 | FA-elig | 95 | 0.6 | 3.3 | -2.8 |
| Tom Lampkin | 31 | FA-elig | 65 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Trevor Wilson | 29 | FA-elig | 19 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Darren Lewis↔ CIN | 27 | arb | 74 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -0.6 |
| Mark Dewey | 30 | arb | 27 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Marvin Benard | 24 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Mike Benjamin | 29 | FA-elig | 68 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Shawn Estes | 22 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Jamie Brewington | 23 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Dave Burba↔ CIN | 28 | arb | 37 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Rod Beck | 26 | arb | 60 | 0.1 | 2.2 | -2.2 |
| Mark Leonard | 30 | – | 14 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Enrique Burgos | 29 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Todd Benzinger | 32 | – | 9 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Terry Mulholland | 32 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.0 | 1.2 | -1.3 |
| Dave McCarty↔ MIN | 25 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Steve Frey↔ PHI | 31 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Shawn Barton | 32 | arb | 52 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| John Roper↔ CIN | 23 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Carlos Valdez | 23 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| J.R. Phillips | 25 | pre-arb | 92 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Pat Gomez | 27 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Luis Aquino↔ WSN | 31 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| John Patterson | 28 | arb | 95 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Scott Service | 28 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Sergio Valdez | 30 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Kenny Greer | 28 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Rikkert Faneyte | 26 | pre-arb | 46 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Joe Rosselli | 23 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Salomon Torres↔ SEA | 23 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Chris Hook | 26 | pre-arb | 45 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Steve Mintz | 26 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Jose Bautista | 30 | FA-elig | 52 | -1.8 | 0.8 | -2.5 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 42 of them (91%). 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 |