GM: Brian Sabean (since 1997)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buster Posey | 26 | arb | 148 | 6.7 | 8.0 | +9.9 |
| Hunter Pence | 30 | FA-elig | 162 | 4.5 | 13.8 | -1.6 |
| Brandon Belt | 25 | pre-arb | 150 | 4.2 | 0.5 | +10.7 |
| Madison Bumgarner | 23 | arb | 31 | 3.5 | 0.8 | +8.7 |
| Marco Scutaro | 37 | FA-elig | 127 | 2.5 | 6.7 | -0.0 |
| Grégor Blanco | 29 | arb | 141 | 2.2 | 1.4 | +4.5 |
| Brandon Crawford | 26 | pre-arb | 149 | 2.2 | 0.5 | +5.3 |
| Pablo Sandoval | 26 | arb | 141 | 2.0 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| Ángel Pagán | 31 | FA-elig | 71 | 1.5 | 8.2 | -4.2 |
| Tim Lincecum | 29 | FA-elig | 32 | 1.4 | 22.0 | -18.3 |
| Juan Carlos Perez | 26 | – | 34 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Sergio Romo | 30 | arb | 65 | 1.0 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| Matt Cain | 28 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.0 | 20.0 | -17.2 |
| Jean Machi | 31 | pre-arb | 51 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +2.1 |
| Chad Gaudin | 30 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +1.7 |
| Yusmeiro Petit | 28 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +2.0 |
| Javier López | 35 | FA-elig | 69 | 0.7 | 4.2 | -2.3 |
| Héctor Sánchez | 23 | pre-arb | 63 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +1.4 |
| Joaquin Arias | 28 | FA-elig | 102 | 0.7 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Tony Abreu | 28 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.7 |
| Jose Mijares | 28 | arb | 60 | 0.4 | 1.8 | -0.7 |
| Heath Hembree | 24 | – | 9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Ehire Adrianza | 23 | – | 9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Andres Torres | 35 | FA-elig | 103 | 0.2 | 2.0 | -1.6 |
| Brett Pill | 28 | pre-arb | 48 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Francisco Peguero | 25 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Sandy Rosario | 27 | pre-arb | 43 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Johnny Monell | 27 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Kensuke Tanaka | 32 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Santiago Casilla | 32 | FA-elig | 57 | -0.1 | 4.5 | -4.9 |
| Nick Noonan | 24 | pre-arb | 62 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Cole Gillespie↔ CHC | 29 | – | 3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Eric Surkamp | 25 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Jake Dunning | 24 | – | 29 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Roger Kieschnick | 26 | pre-arb | 38 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.0 |
| Ramon E Ramirez | 31 | – | 6 | -0.3 | – | – |
| George Kontos | 28 | pre-arb | 52 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| Guillermo Quiroz | 31 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1.5 |
| Jeff Francoeur↔ KCR | 29 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.4 | 2.0 | -3.1 |
| Jeremy Affeldt | 34 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.5 | 6.0 | -7.4 |
| Mike Kickham | 24 | – | 12 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -1.5 |
| Guillermo Moscoso | 29 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -1.7 |
| Barry Zito | 35 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.7 | 20.0 | -21.9 |
| Ryan Vogelsong | 35 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.7 | 5.0 | -7.0 |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 41 of them (93%). 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 |