GM: Brian Sabean (since 1997)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | 37 | FA-elig | 143 | 12.7 | 15.0 | +6.7 |
| Jeff Kent | 34 | FA-elig | 152 | 6.7 | 6.0 | +5.4 |
| Jason Schmidt | 29 | FA-elig | 29 | 4.4 | 4.9 | +2.6 |
| Russ Ortiz | 28 | arb | 33 | 3.9 | 2.9 | +3.7 |
| Livan Hernandez | 27 | FA-elig | 36 | 3.2 | 3.6 | +1.8 |
| Robb Nen | 32 | FA-elig | 68 | 3.2 | 8.3 | -2.9 |
| Reggie Sanders | 34 | FA-elig | 140 | 3.1 | 1.8 | +3.5 |
| David Bell | 29 | FA-elig | 154 | 3.1 | 1.8 | +3.5 |
| Rich Aurilia | 30 | FA-elig | 133 | 2.3 | 5.2 | -1.4 |
| Benito Santiago | 37 | FA-elig | 126 | 2.2 | 2.0 | +1.7 |
| Tsuyoshi Shinjo | 30 | pre-arb | 118 | 1.3 | 1.4 | +0.9 |
| Kirk Rueter | 31 | FA-elig | 35 | 1.3 | 4.9 | -2.7 |
| Ramon Martinez | 29 | arb | 72 | 1.0 | 0.8 | +1.0 |
| Tim Worrell | 34 | FA-elig | 80 | 1.0 | 1.4 | +0.2 |
| Kenny Lofton↔ CHW | 35 | FA-elig | 46 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Ryan Jensen | 26 | pre-arb | 32 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +1.3 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 23 | pre-arb | 53 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +1.2 |
| Marvin Benard | 31 | FA-elig | 65 | 0.7 | 4.2 | -2.9 |
| Jay Witasick | 29 | FA-elig | 44 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -0.1 |
| Tom Goodwin | 33 | – | 78 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Damon Minor | 28 | pre-arb | 83 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Felix Rodriguez | 29 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.5 | 2.5 | -1.6 |
| Pedro Feliz | 27 | pre-arb | 67 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Kurt Ainsworth | 23 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Scott Eyre↔ TOR | 30 | arb | 21 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Manny Aybar | 30 | – | 15 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Cody Ransom | 26 | – | 7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Trey Lunsford | 23 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Joe Nathan | 27 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Calvin Murray↔ TEX | 30 | arb | 11 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Chad Zerbe | 30 | – | 50 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Tony Torcato | 22 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bill Mueller↔ CHC | 31 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Troy Brohawn | 29 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Christiansen | 32 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.1 | 1.7 | -2.0 |
| Aaron Fultz | 28 | pre-arb | 43 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| J.T. Snow | 34 | FA-elig | 143 | -1.1 | 5.9 | -7.8 |
| Shawon Dunston | 39 | FA-elig | 72 | -1.3 | 1.1 | -3.4 |
38 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (79%). 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 |