GM: Brian Sabean (since 1997)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | 36 | FA-elig | 153 | 12.5 | 10.3 | +9.8 |
| Rich Aurilia | 29 | FA-elig | 156 | 7.1 | 3.2 | +8.2 |
| Russ Ortiz | 27 | arb | 33 | 4.9 | 0.9 | +7.0 |
| Jeff Kent | 33 | FA-elig | 159 | 4.9 | 6.0 | +1.9 |
| Livan Hernandez | 26 | arb | 35 | 3.2 | 3.0 | +2.2 |
| Robb Nen | 31 | FA-elig | 79 | 2.4 | 6.6 | -2.8 |
| Felix Rodriguez | 28 | FA-elig | 80 | 2.1 | 1.0 | +2.4 |
| Jason Schmidt↔ PIT | 28 | FA-elig | 11 | 1.9 | 1.4 | +1.6 |
| Shawn Estes | 28 | FA-elig | 27 | 1.8 | 4.7 | -1.8 |
| Armando Rios↔ PIT | 29 | arb | 93 | 1.6 | 0.3 | +2.3 |
| Shawon Dunston | 38 | FA-elig | 88 | 1.3 | 1.0 | +1.1 |
| Calvin Murray | 29 | pre-arb | 106 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +1.8 |
| Marvin Benard | 30 | FA-elig | 129 | 1.0 | 2.7 | -1.0 |
| Kirk Rueter | 30 | FA-elig | 36 | 1.0 | 4.9 | -3.3 |
| Tim Worrell | 33 | FA-elig | 73 | 0.8 | 1.3 | +0.1 |
| John Vander Wal↔ PIT | 35 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.8 | 0.6 | +0.7 |
| Benito Santiago | 36 | FA-elig | 133 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +0.6 |
| Aaron Fultz | 27 | pre-arb | 66 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| J.T. Snow | 33 | FA-elig | 101 | 0.6 | 5.8 | -4.8 |
| Ramon Martinez | 28 | arb | 128 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Chad Zerbe | 29 | – | 27 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Bobby Estalella↔ NYY | 26 | arb | 29 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Jason Christiansen↔ STL | 31 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| Russ Davis | 31 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.2 | 1.3 | -1.0 |
| Andres Galarraga↔ TEX | 40 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.2 | 2.4 | -2.1 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 22 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| LeJon Powell | 27 | – | 13 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ryan Jensen | 25 | – | 10 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Wayne Gomes↔ PHI | 28 | arb | 13 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Kurt Ainsworth | 22 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jalal Leach | 32 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Boehringer↔ NYY | 32 | FA-elig | 29 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Cody Ransom | 25 | – | 9 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Felipe Crespo↔ PHI | 28 | arb | 40 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Edwards Guzman | 24 | – | 61 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Ryan Vogelsong↔ PIT | 23 | – | 13 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Alan Embree↔ CHW | 31 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -1.6 |
| Mark Gardner | 39 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.6 | 1.8 | -2.6 |
| Eric Davis | 39 | FA-elig | 74 | -0.6 | 1.5 | -2.4 |
| Damon Minor | 27 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| Pedro Feliz | 26 | pre-arb | 94 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -2.3 |
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 |