GM: Dal Maxvill (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Whiten | 27 | arb | 92 | 2.7 | 1.1 | +2.1 |
| Ray Lankford | 27 | arb | 109 | 2.4 | 1.6 | +1.2 |
| Bob Tewksbury | 33 | FA-elig | 24 | 2.1 | 3.5 | -1.0 |
| Todd Zeile | 28 | arb | 113 | 2.0 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Ozzie Smith | 39 | FA-elig | 98 | 1.9 | 3.0 | -0.7 |
| Gregg Jefferies | 26 | FA-elig | 103 | 1.8 | 4.6 | -2.5 |
| Geronimo Pena | 27 | arb | 83 | 1.7 | 0.6 | +1.4 |
| Tom Pagnozzi | 31 | FA-elig | 70 | 1.6 | 2.6 | -0.7 |
| Luis Alicea | 28 | FA-elig | 88 | 1.1 | 0.7 | +0.6 |
| Brian Jordan | 27 | pre-arb | 53 | 1.0 | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| José Oquendo | 30 | FA-elig | 55 | 0.9 | 2.1 | -1.1 |
| Rene Arocha | 30 | pre-arb | 45 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| John Habyan | 30 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Gerald Perry | 33 | FA-elig | 60 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Bernard Gilkey | 27 | arb | 105 | 0.8 | 1.6 | -0.7 |
| Rheal Cormier | 27 | arb | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Allen Watson | 23 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Vicente Palacios | 30 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Tom Urbani | 26 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Gerald Young | 29 | – | 16 | 0.4 | – | – |
| John Mabry | 23 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Bryan Eversgerd | 25 | – | 40 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Scott Coolbaugh | 28 | – | 15 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Rich Rodriguez | 31 | arb | 56 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Terry McGriff | 30 | FA-elig | 42 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Tripp Cromer III | 26 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Gary Buckels | 28 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Frank Cimorelli | 25 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Steve Dixon | 24 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| John Frascatore | 24 | – | 1 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Omar Olivares | 26 | – | 15 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Perez | 29 | arb | 36 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Rob Murphy↔ NYY | 34 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Willie Smith | 26 | – | 8 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Rick Sutcliffe | 38 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Stan Royer↔ BOS | 26 | arb | 39 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Erik Pappas | 28 | arb | 15 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
37 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (76%). 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 |