GM: Walt Jocketty (since 1995)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lankford | 29 | FA-elig | 149 | 5.5 | 2.4 | +2.2 |
| Brian Jordan | 29 | arb | 140 | 5.3 | 2.5 | +1.9 |
| Ron Gant | 31 | FA-elig | 122 | 3.3 | 4.0 | -1.2 |
| Donovan Osborne | 27 | arb | 30 | 3.3 | 0.7 | +2.1 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.8 | 4.0 | -1.6 |
| Andy Benes | 28 | FA-elig | 36 | 2.4 | 3.4 | -1.4 |
| Tom Pagnozzi | 33 | FA-elig | 119 | 2.3 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| Gary Gaetti | 37 | FA-elig | 141 | 2.1 | 2.0 | -0.2 |
| Royce Clayton | 26 | arb | 129 | 1.9 | 1.6 | -0.0 |
| Ozzie Smith | 41 | FA-elig | 82 | 1.3 | 3.5 | -2.4 |
| Luis Alicea | 30 | FA-elig | 129 | 1.1 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| John Mabry | 25 | pre-arb | 151 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 42 | FA-elig | 61 | 1.0 | 0.6 | +0.2 |
| T.J. Mathews | 26 | pre-arb | 67 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 41 | FA-elig | 63 | 0.7 | 2.2 | -1.7 |
| Cory Bailey | 25 | arb | 51 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Alan Benes | 24 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Danny Jackson | 34 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.6 | 4.1 | -3.6 |
| Willie McGee | 37 | FA-elig | 123 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Parrett↔ PHI | 34 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.0 |
| Mark Sweeney | 26 | pre-arb | 98 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Rich Batchelor | 29 | – | 11 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Pat Borders↔ ANA | 33 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| David Bell | 23 | pre-arb | 62 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 27 | – | 15 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Morgan↔ CIN | 36 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.9 |
| Mark Petkovsek | 30 | arb | 48 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike DiFelice | 27 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Aaron Holbert | 23 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Barber | 23 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tom Urbani↔ DET | 28 | arb | 5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Dmitri Young | 22 | pre-arb | 16 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Eric Ludwick | 24 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Tony Fossas | 38 | FA-elig | 65 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| Mike Busby | 23 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Danny Sheaffer | 34 | FA-elig | 79 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Miguel Mejia | 21 | pre-arb | 45 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Mike Gallego | 35 | FA-elig | 51 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
38 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (87%). 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 |