GM: Walt Jocketty (since 1995)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Pujols | 26 | arb | 143 | 8.1 | 14.0 | +2.0 |
| Scott Rolen | 31 | FA-elig | 142 | 5.5 | 12.5 | -1.7 |
| Chris Carpenter | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 4.7 | 5.0 | +4.3 |
| Jeff Suppan | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.4 | 4.0 | +0.7 |
| Chris Duncan | 25 | – | 90 | 2.3 | – | – |
| Jim Edmonds | 36 | FA-elig | 110 | 1.7 | 12.1 | -8.7 |
| David Eckstein | 31 | arb | 123 | 1.5 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Adam Wainwright | 24 | pre-arb | 61 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +2.6 |
| Scott Spiezio | 33 | – | 119 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Braden Looper | 31 | FA-elig | 69 | 1.2 | 3.5 | -1.1 |
| Hector Luna↔ CLE | 26 | pre-arb | 76 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +1.8 |
| Sidney Ponson↔ NYY | 29 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +0.6 |
| Juan Encarnacion | 30 | FA-elig | 153 | 0.6 | 3.5 | -2.2 |
| John Rodriguez | 28 | pre-arb | 102 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.8 |
| Preston Wilson↔ HOU | 31 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| Brad Thompson | 24 | pre-arb | 43 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Jose Vizcaino↔ SFG | 38 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Ronnie Belliard↔ CLE | 31 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.2 | 1.5 | -1.1 |
| Josh Hancock | 28 | arb | 62 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.0 |
| Mark Mulder | 28 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.2 | 7.8 | -7.4 |
| So Taguchi | 36 | arb | 134 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Brian Falkenborg | 28 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Josh Kinney | 27 | – | 21 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Narveson | 24 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Anthony Reyes | 24 | – | 18 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Weaver↔ ANA | 29 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.0 | 4.3 | -4.2 |
| Randy Flores | 30 | arb | 65 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| John Gall | 28 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Larry Bigbie | 28 | arb | 17 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -1.0 |
| Mike Rose | 29 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Marquis | 27 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.1 | 5.2 | -5.4 |
| Ricardo Rincon | 36 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.2 | 1.2 | -1.5 |
| John Nelson | 27 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Timo Perez | 31 | – | 23 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Yadier Molina | 23 | pre-arb | 129 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Skip Schumaker | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Tyler Johnson | 25 | – | 56 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Gary Bennett | 34 | FA-elig | 60 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -1.8 |
| Aaron Miles | 29 | arb | 135 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -1.5 |
| Jorge Sosa↔ ATL | 28 | arb | 19 | -0.6 | 0.9 | -2.2 |
| Jason Isringhausen | 33 | FA-elig | 59 | -0.9 | 8.8 | -10.6 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (73%). 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 |