GM: Walt Jocketty (since 1995)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Pujols | 23 | pre-arb | 157 | 9.5 | 0.9 | +16.0 |
| Jim Edmonds | 33 | FA-elig | 137 | 6.3 | 8.3 | +2.8 |
| Edgar Renteria | 26 | FA-elig | 157 | 6.3 | 6.5 | +4.7 |
| Scott Rolen | 28 | FA-elig | 154 | 6.2 | 7.6 | +3.4 |
| Woody Williams | 36 | FA-elig | 34 | 5.5 | 6.0 | +3.7 |
| Matt Morris | 28 | FA-elig | 27 | 3.2 | 10.5 | -4.9 |
| J.D. Drew | 27 | arb | 100 | 2.7 | 3.7 | +1.0 |
| Brett Tomko | 30 | FA-elig | 35 | 1.7 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| Bo Hart | 26 | – | 77 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Tino Martinez | 35 | FA-elig | 138 | 1.0 | 7.5 | -5.7 |
| Jason Isringhausen | 30 | FA-elig | 40 | 1.0 | 7.2 | -5.5 |
| Dan Haren | 22 | – | 15 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Eduardo Perez | 33 | FA-elig | 105 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
| Kiko Calero | 28 | – | 26 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Mike Matheny | 32 | FA-elig | 141 | 0.4 | 3.2 | -2.5 |
| So Taguchi | 33 | pre-arb | 43 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -0.5 |
| Garrett Stephenson | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Cal Eldred | 35 | FA-elig | 63 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Kevin Ohme | 32 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Josh Pearce | 25 | – | 7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Fernando Viña | 34 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.1 | 5.3 | -5.2 |
| Miguel Cairo | 29 | FA-elig | 92 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| Steve Kline | 30 | FA-elig | 78 | 0.0 | 1.8 | -1.8 |
| Gabe Molina | 28 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jimmy Journell | 25 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike DeJean↔ MIL | 32 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Eli Marrero | 29 | FA-elig | 41 | -0.1 | 1.5 | -1.6 |
| Lance Painter | 35 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| Jason Pearson | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Sterling Hitchcock↔ NYY | 32 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.2 | 1.4 | -1.6 |
| Chris Widger | 32 | – | 44 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Crudale↔ MIL | 26 | – | 13 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 34 | FA-elig | 141 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -1.2 |
| Joe Girardi | 38 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -1.4 |
| Jason Simontacchi | 29 | pre-arb | 48 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Dustin Hermanson↔ SFG | 30 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1.3 |
| Pedro Borbon Jr. | 35 | – | 7 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Kerry Robinson | 29 | arb | 116 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Esteban Yan↔ TEX | 28 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -2.0 |
| Wilson Delgado↔ ANA | 30 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| Russ Springer | 34 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -2.0 |
| Jeff Fassero | 40 | FA-elig | 62 | -0.9 | 1.2 | -2.9 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (74%). 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 |