GM: Dal Maxvill (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozzie Smith | 37 | FA-elig | 132 | 5.1 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Ray Lankford | 25 | pre-arb | 153 | 4.8 | 0.2 | +3.5 |
| Bernard Gilkey | 25 | pre-arb | 131 | 4.0 | 0.1 | +3.0 |
| Bob Tewksbury | 31 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.8 | 0.8 | +2.1 |
| Rheal Cormier | 25 | pre-arb | 31 | 2.8 | 0.1 | +2.0 |
| Donovan Osborne | 23 | – | 34 | 2.4 | – | – |
| Felix Jose | 27 | arb | 131 | 2.3 | 0.3 | +1.5 |
| Geronimo Pena | 25 | – | 62 | 2.2 | – | – |
| Omar Olivares | 24 | pre-arb | 36 | 2.0 | 0.2 | +1.4 |
| Todd Zeile | 26 | arb | 126 | 1.9 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Milt Thompson | 33 | FA-elig | 109 | 1.4 | 1.6 | -0.5 |
| Luis Alicea | 26 | – | 85 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Tom Pagnozzi | 29 | arb | 139 | 1.2 | 1.0 | -0.1 |
| Lee Smith | 34 | FA-elig | 70 | 1.2 | 2.8 | -1.9 |
| Todd Worrell | 32 | FA-elig | 67 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Jose DeLeon↔ PHI | 31 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.8 | 2.2 | -1.6 |
| Rod Brewer | 26 | – | 29 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Craig Wilson | 27 | arb | 61 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Tracy Woodson | 29 | – | 31 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Joe Magrane | 27 | arb | 5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Frank DiPino | 35 | – | 9 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Perez | 27 | – | 77 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Stan Royer | 24 | – | 13 | 0.2 | – | – |
| José Oquendo | 28 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.2 | 2.0 | -1.9 |
| Chuck Carr | 24 | – | 22 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Mark Clark | 24 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Ozzie Canseco | 27 | – | 9 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Andres Galarraga | 31 | FA-elig | 95 | -0.0 | 2.4 | -2.4 |
| Juan Agosto↔ SEA | 34 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -1.1 |
| Brian Jordan | 25 | pre-arb | 55 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Bien Figueroa | 28 | – | 12 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Bryn Smith | 36 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.4 | 2.2 | -2.5 |
| Gerald Perry | 31 | FA-elig | 87 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -1.5 |
| Rex Hudler | 31 | FA-elig | 61 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Rich Gedman | 32 | FA-elig | 41 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Tim Jones | 29 | arb | 67 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Cris Carpenter | 27 | arb | 73 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Pedro Guerrero | 36 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.8 | 2.4 | -3.0 |
| Bob McClure | 40 | FA-elig | 70 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (72%). 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 |