GM: Brian Sabean (since 1997)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Torres | 32 | FA-elig | 139 | 6.3 | 0.4 | +14.1 |
| Aubrey Huff | 33 | FA-elig | 157 | 5.7 | 3.0 | +10.2 |
| Tim Lincecum | 26 | arb | 33 | 4.0 | 9.0 | +0.3 |
| Buster Posey | 23 | – | 108 | 3.9 | – | – |
| Matt Cain | 25 | arb | 35 | 3.7 | 4.6 | +4.0 |
| Pat Burrell↔ TBR | 33 | FA-elig | 96 | 2.8 | 7.2 | -0.8 |
| Juan Uribe | 31 | FA-elig | 148 | 2.8 | 3.2 | +3.1 |
| Freddy Sanchez | 32 | FA-elig | 111 | 2.4 | 6.0 | -0.4 |
| Brian Wilson | 28 | arb | 70 | 2.4 | 6.5 | -1.0 |
| Jonathan Sánchez | 27 | arb | 34 | 2.1 | 2.1 | +2.7 |
| Madison Bumgarner | 20 | – | 20 | 1.8 | – | – |
| Barry Zito | 32 | FA-elig | 34 | 1.5 | 18.5 | -14.9 |
| Sergio Romo | 27 | pre-arb | 68 | 1.2 | 0.4 | +2.3 |
| Edgar Renteria | 33 | FA-elig | 72 | 1.2 | 10.0 | -7.3 |
| Pablo Sandoval | 23 | pre-arb | 152 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +2.1 |
| Eli Whiteside | 30 | arb | 56 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.8 |
| Nate Schierholtz | 26 | arb | 137 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.2 |
| Santiago Casilla | 29 | – | 52 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Javier López↔ PIT | 32 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Matt Downs↔ HOU | 26 | – | 29 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Cody Ross↔ MIA | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -0.1 |
| Dan Runzler | 25 | pre-arb | 41 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Ramon E Ramirez↔ BOS | 28 | arb | 25 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Guillermo Mota | 36 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Chris Ray↔ TEX | 28 | arb | 28 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Jeremy Affeldt | 31 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.1 | 4.0 | -3.7 |
| Eugenio Velez | 28 | arb | 29 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Emmanuel Burriss | 25 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Aaron Rowand | 32 | FA-elig | 105 | 0.0 | 13.6 | -13.6 |
| Darren Ford | 24 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Travis Ishikawa | 26 | arb | 116 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Denny Bautista | 29 | – | 31 | -0.0 | – | – |
| John Bowker↔ PIT | 26 | pre-arb | 41 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Jose Guillen↔ KCR | 34 | FA-elig | 42 | -0.1 | 3.4 | -3.7 |
| Joe Martinez↔ PIT | 27 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Waldis Joaquin | 23 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Ryan Rohlinger | 26 | – | 12 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brandon Medders | 30 | arb | 14 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.3 |
| Mike Fontenot↔ CHC | 30 | arb | 28 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Bengie Molina↔ TEX | 35 | FA-elig | 61 | -0.4 | 2.3 | -3.3 |
| Mark DeRosa | 35 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.6 | 6.0 | -7.5 |
| Todd Wellemeyer | 31 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.9 | 1.0 | -3.1 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 34 of them (81%). 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 |