GM: Walt Jocketty (since 1995)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Edmonds | 32 | FA-elig | 144 | 6.7 | 7.3 | +4.1 |
| Albert Pujols | 22 | pre-arb | 157 | 5.4 | 0.6 | +8.7 |
| Matt Morris | 27 | arb | 32 | 4.3 | 4.0 | +3.4 |
| Edgar Renteria | 25 | FA-elig | 152 | 4.1 | 6.0 | +1.0 |
| Scott Rolen↔ PHI | 27 | FA-elig | 55 | 3.0 | 3.1 | +2.0 |
| Jason Isringhausen | 29 | FA-elig | 60 | 2.5 | 2.8 | +1.6 |
| Eli Marrero | 28 | arb | 131 | 2.5 | 0.8 | +3.5 |
| Woody Williams | 35 | FA-elig | 18 | 2.2 | 7.3 | -3.5 |
| J.D. Drew | 26 | arb | 135 | 1.8 | 3.1 | +0.0 |
| Chuck Finley↔ CLE | 39 | FA-elig | 14 | 1.8 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Placido Polanco↔ PHI | 26 | arb | 94 | 1.6 | 1.1 | +1.5 |
| Tino Martinez | 34 | FA-elig | 150 | 1.3 | 5.8 | -3.5 |
| Mike Matheny | 31 | FA-elig | 110 | 1.0 | 2.5 | -0.7 |
| Eduardo Perez | 32 | FA-elig | 96 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +1.3 |
| Mike Crudale | 25 | – | 49 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Andy Benes | 34 | FA-elig | 19 | 1.0 | 6.4 | -4.7 |
| Jason Simontacchi | 28 | – | 25 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Rick White↔ COL | 33 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.8 |
| Steve Kline | 29 | arb | 66 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -0.1 |
| Darryl Kile | 33 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.6 | 7.2 | -6.1 |
| Fernando Viña | 33 | FA-elig | 150 | 0.5 | 4.3 | -3.4 |
| Bud Smith | 22 | – | 11 | 0.5 | – | – |
| So Taguchi | 32 | – | 19 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Mike DiFelice | 33 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Garrett Stephenson | 30 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| Miguel Cairo | 28 | FA-elig | 108 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Ivan Cruz | 34 | – | 17 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Wilson Delgado | 29 | – | 12 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Kerry Robinson | 28 | arb | 124 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Luther Hackman | 27 | arb | 43 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Mike Coolbaugh | 30 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Josh Pearce | 24 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jose Rodriguez↔ MIN | 27 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Nerio Rodriguez↔ CLE | 31 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Duff | 27 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Timlin↔ PHI | 36 | FA-elig | 42 | -0.1 | 3.1 | -3.2 |
| Gabe Molina | 27 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Matthews↔ MIL | 28 | pre-arb | 43 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Travis Smith | 29 | – | 12 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kevin Joseph | 25 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jamey Wright↔ MIL | 27 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.1 |
| Gene Stechschulte | 28 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Dave Veres | 35 | FA-elig | 71 | -0.3 | 4.2 | -4.8 |
| Jeff Fassero↔ CHC | 39 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.2 |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (68%). 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 |