GM: Dal Maxvill (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $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.
| 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 |