GM: Brian Sabean (since 1997)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | 35 | FA-elig | 143 | 7.6 | 10.7 | +0.1 |
| Jeff Kent | 32 | FA-elig | 159 | 7.4 | 6.0 | +4.5 |
| Livan Hernandez | 25 | arb | 34 | 5.1 | 1.3 | +5.9 |
| Ellis Burks | 35 | FA-elig | 122 | 4.4 | 5.5 | +0.7 |
| Shawn Estes | 27 | arb | 32 | 3.4 | 2.5 | +2.3 |
| Rich Aurilia | 28 | arb | 141 | 2.5 | 1.6 | +2.0 |
| Robb Nen | 30 | FA-elig | 68 | 2.5 | 5.5 | -2.0 |
| Marvin Benard | 29 | arb | 149 | 2.3 | 1.1 | +2.1 |
| Bobby Estalella | 25 | arb | 106 | 2.0 | 0.2 | +2.7 |
| Mark Gardner | 38 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.8 | 3.0 | -0.5 |
| Felix Rodriguez | 27 | arb | 76 | 1.6 | 0.5 | +1.7 |
| Russ Ortiz | 26 | pre-arb | 33 | 1.6 | 0.5 | +1.8 |
| Kirk Rueter | 29 | FA-elig | 34 | 1.4 | 4.0 | -2.0 |
| Bill Mueller | 29 | arb | 153 | 1.3 | 1.3 | +0.5 |
| Doug Mirabelli | 29 | arb | 82 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +1.6 |
| J.T. Snow | 32 | FA-elig | 155 | 1.3 | 4.8 | -3.0 |
| Armando Rios | 28 | pre-arb | 115 | 1.2 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Ramon Martinez | 27 | pre-arb | 88 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +1.3 |
| Alan Embree | 30 | FA-elig | 63 | 0.6 | 1.4 | -0.6 |
| Terrell Lowery | 29 | – | 24 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Aaron Fultz | 26 | pre-arb | 58 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Damon Minor | 26 | – | 10 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Felipe Crespo | 27 | arb | 89 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Calvin Murray | 28 | pre-arb | 108 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Ben Weber↔ ANA | 30 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Joe Nathan | 25 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Ryan Vogelsong | 22 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Miguel Del Toro | 28 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Chad Zerbe | 28 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Scott Servais↔ COL | 33 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Pedro Feliz | 25 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Scott Linebrink↔ HOU | 23 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Doug Henry↔ HOU | 36 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Juan Melo | 23 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| John Johnstone | 31 | FA-elig | 47 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -1.8 |
| Russ Davis | 30 | FA-elig | 80 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -1.8 |
36 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 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 |