Rosternomics

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GM: Dal Maxvill (since 1986)

1991 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+3.9
WAB — wins above budget
+1.8
TAB — roster Talent above budget
84–78 (0.519)
record
+1M
surplus $M (value/$)
34.3
roster fWAR
$19.8M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Ozzie Smith 36 FA-elig 150 5.1 2.2 +0.8
Tom Pagnozzi 28 arb 140 3.4 0.3 +1.7
Milt Thompson 32 FA-elig 115 3.2 1.5 +0.4
Felix Jose 26 arb 154 3.0 0.2 +1.6
Bryn Smith 35 FA-elig 31 2.9 2.1 -0.4
Bob Tewksbury 30 arb 30 2.7 0.2 +1.5
Todd Zeile 25 pre-arb 155 2.6 0.2 +1.4
Lee Smith 33 FA-elig 67 2.0 2.8 -1.6
Ken Hill 25 arb 30 2.0 0.2 +1.0
Omar Olivares 23 pre-arb 28 1.9 0.1 +1.0
Ray Lankford 24 pre-arb 151 1.7 0.1 +0.9
José Oquendo 27 FA-elig 127 1.7 0.8 +0.2
Rheal Cormier 24 11 1.6
Jose DeLeon 30 FA-elig 28 1.3 2.4 -1.6
Scott Terry 31 arb 65 1.2 0.3 +0.4
Geronimo Pena 24 pre-arb 104 1.0 0.1 +0.5
Pedro Guerrero 35 FA-elig 115 0.8 2.3 -1.8
Gerald Perry 30 FA-elig 109 0.6 1.2 -0.8
Bernard Gilkey 24 pre-arb 81 0.5 0.1 +0.2
Cris Carpenter 26 arb 59 0.4 0.1 +0.1
Bob McClure↔ ANA 39 FA-elig 32 0.3 0.5 -0.3
Stan Royer 23 9 0.0
Mark Grater 27 3 -0.0
Ray Stephens 28 6 -0.1
Mike Perez 26 pre-arb 14 -0.1 0.1 -0.2
Tim Sherrill 25 10 -0.1
Tim Jones 28 16 -0.2
Mark Clark 23 pre-arb 7 -0.2 0.1 -0.2
Luis Alicea 25 56 -0.2
Jamie Moyer 28 arb 8 -0.2 0.2 -0.3
Juan Agosto 33 FA-elig 72 -0.3 1.2 -1.4
Rod Brewer 25 19 -0.3
Craig Wilson 26 pre-arb 60 -0.8 0.1 -0.6
Rich Gedman 31 FA-elig 46 -0.9 0.1 -0.7
Willie Fraser↔ TOR 27 35 -0.9
Rex Hudler 30 FA-elig 101 -1.1 0.3 -0.9

36 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (75%). 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.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for STL
Adam Wainwright200352.6
Ozzie Smith198148.0
Paul Goldschmidt201821.3
Mark McGwire199719.7
Nolan Arenado202118.3
Édgar Rentería199817.4
Carlos Martínez201316.0
José Oquendo198515.3
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Andy Van Slyke198731.1
Lance Johnson198817.3
Keith Hernandez198316.5
David Peralta201414.5
Mike LaValliere198712.9
Jack Wilson200011.0
Marco Gonzales201710.1
Coco Crisp20029.9