GM: Brian Sabean (since 1997)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Lincecum | 24 | pre-arb | 34 | 7.3 | 0.4 | +16.1 |
| Randy Winn | 34 | FA-elig | 155 | 5.1 | 8.9 | +2.7 |
| Matt Cain | 23 | arb | 34 | 3.7 | 0.9 | +7.4 |
| Jonathan Sánchez | 25 | pre-arb | 30 | 2.4 | 0.4 | +5.0 |
| Fred Lewis | 27 | pre-arb | 133 | 2.3 | 0.4 | +4.8 |
| Bengie Molina | 33 | FA-elig | 145 | 2.1 | 6.2 | -1.5 |
| Ray Durham↔ MIL | 36 | FA-elig | 87 | 1.6 | 5.1 | -1.5 |
| Nate Schierholtz | 24 | – | 19 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Barry Zito | 30 | FA-elig | 32 | 1.2 | 14.5 | -11.8 |
| Pablo Sandoval | 21 | – | 41 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Aaron Rowand | 30 | FA-elig | 152 | 0.8 | 9.6 | -7.8 |
| Emmanuel Burriss | 23 | – | 95 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Brian Wilson | 26 | pre-arb | 63 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +0.9 |
| Sergio Romo | 25 | – | 29 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Travis Ishikawa | 24 | – | 33 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Keiichi Yabu | 39 | arb | 60 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Rich Aurilia | 36 | FA-elig | 140 | 0.3 | 4.5 | -3.7 |
| Kevin Correia | 27 | arb | 25 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| Travis Denker | 22 | – | 24 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Scott McClain | 36 | – | 14 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Tyler Walker | 32 | FA-elig | 65 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Merkin Valdez | 26 | arb | 17 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Brian Horwitz | 25 | – | 21 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Steve Holm | 28 | pre-arb | 49 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Conor Gillaspie | 20 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jack Taschner | 30 | arb | 67 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| J.T. Snow | 40 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Kevin Frandsen | 26 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Clay Timpner | 25 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Osiris Matos | 23 | – | 20 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Alex Hinshaw | 25 | – | 48 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Palmer | 29 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brad Hennessey | 28 | arb | 18 | -0.1 | 1.6 | -1.9 |
| Pat Misch | 26 | – | 15 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Dave Roberts | 36 | FA-elig | 52 | -0.2 | 6.5 | -6.9 |
| Erick Threets | 26 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Eugenio Velez | 26 | pre-arb | 98 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Daniel Ortmeier | 27 | arb | 38 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Jose Castillo↔ HOU | 27 | arb | 112 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.3 |
| Vinnie Chulk | 29 | arb | 27 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.6 |
| Eliezer Alfonzo | 29 | – | 5 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Geno Espineli | 25 | – | 15 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Rajai Davis↔ OAK | 27 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| Billy Sadler | 26 | – | 33 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Brian Bocock | 23 | pre-arb | 32 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -1.7 |
| Ryan Rohlinger | 24 | – | 21 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Ivan Ochoa | 25 | – | 47 | -0.7 | – | – |
| John Bowker | 24 | – | 111 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Omar Vizquel | 41 | FA-elig | 92 | -0.9 | 5.0 | -6.9 |
49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (57%). 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 |