GM: Brian Sabean (since 1997)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | 33 | FA-elig | 156 | 8.5 | 8.9 | +0.3 |
| Jeff Kent | 30 | FA-elig | 137 | 4.2 | 3.4 | +1.2 |
| Robb Nen | 28 | arb | 78 | 3.5 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Bill Mueller | 27 | pre-arb | 145 | 3.1 | 0.3 | +3.1 |
| Darryl Hamilton↔ COL | 33 | FA-elig | 97 | 2.8 | 1.8 | +1.3 |
| Mark Gardner | 36 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.2 | 1.1 | +1.3 |
| Marvin Benard | 27 | arb | 121 | 2.1 | 0.2 | +2.0 |
| Stan Javier | 34 | FA-elig | 135 | 2.1 | 1.8 | +0.5 |
| Shawn Estes | 25 | arb | 27 | 1.9 | 0.7 | +1.5 |
| Rich Aurilia | 26 | arb | 122 | 1.9 | 0.3 | +1.8 |
| Rey Sanchez | 30 | FA-elig | 109 | 1.7 | 0.5 | +1.3 |
| Orel Hershiser | 39 | FA-elig | 34 | 1.5 | 3.7 | -2.2 |
| Charlie Hayes | 33 | FA-elig | 111 | 1.3 | 1.8 | -0.4 |
| Brian Johnson | 30 | arb | 99 | 1.1 | 1.0 | +0.2 |
| Kirk Rueter | 27 | arb | 34 | 1.1 | 1.8 | -0.7 |
| J.T. Snow | 30 | FA-elig | 138 | 1.0 | 2.8 | -1.6 |
| Ellis Burks↔ COL | 33 | FA-elig | 42 | 0.9 | 1.4 | -0.5 |
| Russ Ortiz | 24 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Steve Reed↔ CLE | 33 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Armando Rios | 26 | – | 12 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Brent Mayne | 30 | FA-elig | 94 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| John Johnstone | 29 | arb | 70 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Jose Mesa↔ CLE | 32 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Rich Rodriguez | 35 | FA-elig | 68 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| Ramon Martinez | 25 | – | 19 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Doug Mirabelli | 27 | – | 10 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Julian Tavarez | 25 | arb | 60 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| LeJon Powell | 24 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Danny Darwin | 42 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Chris Brock | 28 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Ball | 29 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Cory Bailey | 27 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Joe Carter↔ BAL | 38 | FA-elig | 41 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -1.1 |
| Jacob Cruz↔ CLE | 25 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Dean Hartgraves | 31 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jim Poole↔ CLE | 32 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| Wilson Delgado | 25 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Alvin Morman↔ CLE | 29 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Chris Jones↔ ARI | 32 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Alex Diaz | 29 | – | 34 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Shawon Dunston↔ CLE | 35 | FA-elig | 36 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 of them (78%). 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 |