GM: Walt Jocketty (since 1995)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lankford | 30 | FA-elig | 133 | 5.6 | 4.5 | +1.3 |
| Andy Benes | 29 | FA-elig | 26 | 5.4 | 4.8 | +0.7 |
| Matt Morris | 22 | pre-arb | 34 | 5.0 | 0.1 | +5.0 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | 32 | FA-elig | 29 | 4.1 | 4.1 | +0.1 |
| Delino DeShields | 28 | FA-elig | 150 | 3.9 | 1.6 | +2.3 |
| Alan Benes | 25 | pre-arb | 23 | 3.5 | 0.2 | +3.3 |
| Royce Clayton | 27 | FA-elig | 154 | 2.9 | 2.6 | +0.3 |
| Mark McGwire↔ OAK | 33 | FA-elig | 51 | 2.2 | 2.3 | -0.1 |
| Gary Gaetti | 38 | FA-elig | 148 | 2.2 | 2.1 | +0.2 |
| Donovan Osborne | 28 | arb | 14 | 1.0 | 2.8 | -1.7 |
| Rigo Beltran | 27 | pre-arb | 35 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Willie McGee | 38 | FA-elig | 122 | 1.0 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| Tom Lampkin | 33 | FA-elig | 108 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
| Brian Jordan | 30 | arb | 47 | 0.8 | 3.3 | -2.4 |
| Ron Gant | 32 | FA-elig | 139 | 0.8 | 4.5 | -3.7 |
| John Mabry | 26 | arb | 116 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| T.J. Mathews↔ OAK | 27 | pre-arb | 40 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Curtis King | 26 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| John Frascatore | 27 | arb | 59 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Dmitri Young | 23 | pre-arb | 110 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Manny Aybar | 25 | – | 12 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Brady Raggio | 24 | – | 15 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Micah Franklin | 25 | – | 17 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Eli Marrero | 23 | – | 17 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Dennis Eckersley | 42 | FA-elig | 57 | 0.3 | 1.6 | -1.3 |
| Phil Plantier↔ SDP | 28 | – | 42 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Mike DiFelice | 28 | pre-arb | 93 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Mike Busby | 24 | – | 3 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Luis Ordaz | 21 | – | 12 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Rich Batchelor↔ SDP | 30 | arb | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Lance Painter | 29 | arb | 14 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Fernando Valenzuela↔ SDP | 36 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 43 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Tom McGraw | 29 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Danny Jackson↔ SDP | 35 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.0 | 1.1 | -1.1 |
| Tom Pagnozzi | 34 | FA-elig | 25 | -0.0 | 1.6 | -1.7 |
| Sean Lowe | 26 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Eric Ludwick↔ OAK | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Steve Scarsone | 31 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jose Bautista↔ DET | 32 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike Gulan | 26 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tony Fossas | 39 | FA-elig | 71 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| Mike Gallego | 36 | – | 27 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jeff Berblinger | 26 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mark Sweeney↔ SDP | 27 | pre-arb | 44 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Scarborough Green | 23 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Scott Livingstone↔ SDP | 31 | FA-elig | 42 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Roberto Mejia | 25 | arb | 7 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Mark Petkovsek | 31 | FA-elig | 55 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Danny Sheaffer | 35 | FA-elig | 76 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| David Bell | 24 | pre-arb | 66 | -1.1 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
51 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 38 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 |