GM: John Mozeliak (since 2008)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Pujols | 28 | FA-elig | 148 | 8.7 | 13.9 | +5.8 |
| Ryan Ludwick | 29 | FA-elig | 152 | 5.3 | 0.4 | +11.7 |
| Troy Glaus | 31 | FA-elig | 151 | 4.8 | 12.5 | -1.6 |
| Yadier Molina | 25 | arb | 124 | 4.1 | 1.8 | +7.3 |
| Adam Wainwright | 26 | arb | 25 | 3.0 | 0.7 | +6.0 |
| Kyle Lohse | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.5 | 4.2 | +1.3 |
| Braden Looper | 33 | FA-elig | 42 | 2.3 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Skip Schumaker | 28 | arb | 153 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +3.7 |
| Felipe Lopez↔ WSN | 28 | FA-elig | 43 | 1.7 | 1.5 | +2.4 |
| Todd Wellemeyer | 29 | arb | 33 | 1.7 | 1.0 | +2.7 |
| Rick Ankiel | 28 | FA-elig | 120 | 1.7 | 0.9 | +2.8 |
| Aaron Miles | 31 | arb | 134 | 1.6 | 1.4 | +2.2 |
| Adam Kennedy | 32 | FA-elig | 115 | 1.4 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Cesar Izturis | 28 | FA-elig | 135 | 1.0 | 2.9 | -0.7 |
| Brian Barton | 26 | pre-arb | 82 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.7 |
| Russ Springer | 39 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.6 | 3.5 | -2.1 |
| Jason Motte | 26 | – | 12 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Brad Thompson | 26 | arb | 26 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +1.0 |
| Joe Mather | 25 | – | 54 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Joel Pineiro | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.5 | 5.5 | -4.3 |
| Brendan Ryan | 26 | pre-arb | 80 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Kyle McClellan | 24 | pre-arb | 68 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Chris Carpenter | 33 | FA-elig | 4 | 0.3 | 10.5 | -9.9 |
| Josh Kinney | 29 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Mark Worrell | 25 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Anthony Reyes↔ CLE | 26 | arb | 10 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Mark Johnson | 32 | – | 10 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jason LaRue | 34 | FA-elig | 61 | -0.0 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Mark Mulder | 30 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.0 | 7.0 | -7.1 |
| Mike Parisi | 25 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Perez | 22 | – | 41 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Barden | 27 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ron Villone | 38 | FA-elig | 74 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Rico Washington | 30 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Randy Flores | 32 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -1.6 |
| Josh Phelps | 30 | – | 19 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jaime García | 21 | – | 10 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jason Isringhausen | 35 | FA-elig | 42 | -0.3 | 8.0 | -8.7 |
| Chris Duncan | 27 | arb | 76 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| Ryan Franklin | 35 | FA-elig | 74 | -0.4 | 2.2 | -3.1 |
| Mitchell Boggs | 24 | – | 8 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Kelvin Jimenez | 27 | – | 15 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Nick Stavinoha | 26 | – | 29 | -0.6 | – | – |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (72%). 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 |