GM: John Mozeliak (since 2007)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Pujols | 27 | FA-elig | 158 | 7.7 | 12.9 | +3.4 |
| Adam Wainwright | 25 | pre-arb | 37 | 4.6 | 0.4 | +9.3 |
| Scott Rolen | 32 | FA-elig | 112 | 2.4 | 12.3 | -7.3 |
| Ryan Ludwick | 28 | – | 120 | 2.1 | – | – |
| Chris Duncan | 26 | pre-arb | 127 | 1.7 | 0.4 | +3.3 |
| Braden Looper | 32 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.7 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| Kip Wells | 30 | FA-elig | 35 | 1.6 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Rick Ankiel | 27 | – | 47 | 1.5 | – | – |
| Yadier Molina | 24 | arb | 111 | 1.4 | 0.5 | +2.5 |
| Russ Springer | 38 | FA-elig | 76 | 1.4 | 1.8 | +1.2 |
| Brendan Ryan | 25 | – | 67 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Randy Flores | 31 | arb | 70 | 1.1 | 0.8 | +1.6 |
| David Eckstein | 32 | FA-elig | 117 | 0.7 | 4.6 | -3.0 |
| Ryan Franklin | 34 | FA-elig | 69 | 0.7 | 1.0 | +0.5 |
| Jason Isringhausen | 34 | FA-elig | 63 | 0.6 | 8.8 | -7.4 |
| Troy Percival | 37 | – | 34 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Todd Wellemeyer↔ KCR | 28 | arb | 20 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.8 |
| Jim Edmonds | 37 | FA-elig | 117 | 0.5 | 9.6 | -8.4 |
| So Taguchi | 37 | arb | 130 | 0.4 | 0.9 | +0.0 |
| Joel Pineiro↔ BOS | 28 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -0.4 |
| Miguel Cairo↔ NYY | 33 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Anthony Reyes | 25 | pre-arb | 27 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Skip Schumaker | 27 | pre-arb | 88 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Scott Spiezio | 34 | FA-elig | 82 | 0.2 | 2.1 | -1.7 |
| Kelvin Jimenez | 26 | – | 34 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Chris Carpenter | 32 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.1 | 8.5 | -8.2 |
| Troy Cate | 26 | – | 14 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Falkenborg | 29 | – | 16 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Brian Esposito | 28 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Brian Barden↔ ARI | 26 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Randy Keisler | 31 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Josh Hancock | 29 | arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Russell Branyan↔ PHI | 31 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Tyler Johnson | 26 | pre-arb | 55 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Dennis Dove | 25 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Aaron Miles | 30 | arb | 133 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -1.4 |
| Mark Mulder | 29 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.4 | 4.5 | -5.3 |
| Preston Wilson | 32 | FA-elig | 25 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -1.8 |
| Andy Cavazos | 26 | – | 17 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Gary Bennett | 35 | FA-elig | 59 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -2.0 |
| Kelly Stinnett | 37 | – | 26 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Mike Maroth↔ DET | 29 | arb | 15 | -0.6 | 1.5 | -2.8 |
| Juan Encarnacion | 31 | FA-elig | 78 | -0.8 | 5.0 | -6.6 |
| Brad Thompson | 25 | pre-arb | 45 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -2.3 |
| Adam Kennedy | 31 | FA-elig | 87 | -1.1 | 2.5 | -4.8 |
45 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 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 |