GM: Brian Sabean (since 1997)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | 38 | FA-elig | 130 | 10.2 | 15.5 | +2.6 |
| Jason Schmidt | 30 | FA-elig | 29 | 6.0 | 5.9 | +4.8 |
| José Cruz Jr. | 29 | FA-elig | 158 | 3.2 | 2.5 | +3.1 |
| Ray Durham | 31 | FA-elig | 110 | 3.1 | 5.2 | +0.3 |
| Marquis Grissom | 36 | FA-elig | 149 | 2.5 | 1.9 | +2.6 |
| J.T. Snow | 35 | FA-elig | 103 | 2.3 | 6.8 | -2.7 |
| Rich Aurilia | 31 | FA-elig | 129 | 2.0 | 6.2 | -2.7 |
| Jerome Williams | 21 | – | 21 | 1.8 | – | – |
| Pedro Feliz | 28 | arb | 95 | 1.4 | 0.3 | +2.2 |
| Benito Santiago | 38 | FA-elig | 108 | 1.4 | 1.8 | +0.7 |
| Tim Worrell | 35 | FA-elig | 76 | 1.3 | 2.0 | +0.4 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 29 | FA-elig | 142 | 1.3 | 4.0 | -1.6 |
| Joe Nathan | 28 | arb | 78 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +1.8 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 24 | pre-arb | 66 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +1.5 |
| Neifi Perez | 30 | FA-elig | 120 | 0.9 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| Matt Herges↔ SDP | 33 | – | 27 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Jeffrey Hammonds↔ MIL | 32 | FA-elig | 36 | 0.9 | 6.4 | -4.9 |
| Andres Galarraga | 42 | FA-elig | 110 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Sidney Ponson↔ BAL | 26 | arb | 10 | 0.8 | 1.4 | -0.0 |
| Jim Brower | 30 | – | 51 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Kirk Rueter | 32 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.6 | 5.9 | -4.9 |
| Kurt Ainsworth↔ BAL | 24 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Dustin Hermanson↔ STL | 30 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Damian Moss↔ BAL | 26 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -0.5 |
| Scott Eyre | 31 | FA-elig | 74 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Felix Rodriguez | 30 | FA-elig | 68 | 0.2 | 3.2 | -2.7 |
| Jesse Foppert | 22 | – | 23 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Noah Lowry | 22 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Cody Ransom | 27 | – | 20 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Chad Zerbe | 31 | arb | 33 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Jason Christiansen | 33 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.1 | 2.3 | -2.2 |
| Alberto Castillo | 33 | – | 11 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Lance Niekro | 24 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Trey Lunsford | 24 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Kevin Correia | 22 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ruben Rivera | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Manny Aybar | 31 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Ellison | 25 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Francisco Santos | 29 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Todd Linden | 23 | – | 18 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Carlos Valderrama | 25 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tony Torcato | 23 | – | 14 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brian Powell | 29 | – | 1 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Marvin Benard | 32 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.3 | 4.2 | -4.8 |
| Eric Young Sr.↔ MIL | 36 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Ryan Jensen | 27 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (63%). 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 |