GM: Dal Maxvill (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozzie Smith | 34 | FA-elig | 155 | 6.7 | 2.2 | +0.2 |
| José Oquendo | 25 | FA-elig | 163 | 5.7 | 0.5 | +1.5 |
| Joe Magrane | 24 | pre-arb | 38 | 4.8 | 0.3 | +1.4 |
| Milt Thompson | 30 | arb | 155 | 4.5 | 0.5 | +1.1 |
| Terry Pendleton | 28 | arb | 162 | 4.3 | 0.7 | +0.8 |
| Jose DeLeon | 28 | FA-elig | 36 | 4.2 | 0.7 | +0.8 |
| Pedro Guerrero | 33 | FA-elig | 162 | 3.1 | 1.8 | -0.7 |
| Tom Brunansky | 28 | FA-elig | 158 | 2.4 | 1.2 | -0.4 |
| Vince Coleman | 27 | arb | 145 | 2.1 | 0.8 | -0.0 |
| Tony Peña Sr. | 32 | FA-elig | 141 | 1.8 | 1.2 | -0.6 |
| Ken Hill | 23 | pre-arb | 33 | 1.8 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Scott Terry | 29 | arb | 35 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 36 | FA-elig | 63 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Ted Power | 34 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Denny Walling | 35 | FA-elig | 69 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Ricky Horton↔ LAD | 29 | arb | 11 | 0.6 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Cris Carpenter | 24 | – | 36 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Ken Dayley | 30 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.8 |
| Frank DiPino | 32 | FA-elig | 67 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Tim Jones | 26 | pre-arb | 42 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Don Heinkel | 29 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Bob Tewksbury | 28 | – | 7 | 0.2 | – | – |
| John Costello | 28 | pre-arb | 48 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Todd Worrell | 29 | arb | 47 | 0.0 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| Todd Zeile | 23 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Rod Booker | 30 | – | 10 | -0.0 | – | – |
| John Morris | 28 | arb | 96 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Craig Wilson | 24 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Willie McGee | 30 | FA-elig | 58 | -0.1 | 1.4 | -1.4 |
| Matt Kinzer | 26 | – | 8 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Leon Durham | 31 | FA-elig | 29 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Jim Lindeman | 27 | – | 73 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Tom Pagnozzi | 26 | pre-arb | 52 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
33 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (82%). 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 STL |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Wainwright | 2003 | 52.6 |
| Ozzie Smith | 1981 | 48.0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 2018 | 21.3 |
| Mark McGwire | 1997 | 19.7 |
| Nolan Arenado | 2021 | 18.3 |
| Édgar Rentería | 1998 | 17.4 |
| Carlos Martínez | 2013 | 16.0 |
| José Oquendo | 1985 | 15.3 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Van Slyke | 1987 | 31.1 |
| Lance Johnson | 1988 | 17.3 |
| Keith Hernandez | 1983 | 16.5 |
| David Peralta | 2014 | 14.5 |
| Mike LaValliere | 1987 | 12.9 |
| Jack Wilson | 2000 | 11.0 |
| Marco Gonzales | 2017 | 10.1 |
| Coco Crisp | 2002 | 9.9 |