President of baseball ops: John Mozeliak (since 2018) · GM: Mike Girsch (since 2018)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Goldschmidt | 32 | FA-elig | 58 | 2.1 | 26.0 | -10.9 |
| Kolten Wong | 29 | FA-elig | 53 | 1.1 | 10.2 | -2.2 |
| Adam Wainwright | 38 | FA-elig | 10 | 1.0 | 5.0 | +2.5 |
| Harrison Bader | 26 | pre-arb | 50 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +7.1 |
| Tommy Edman | 25 | pre-arb | 55 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +6.8 |
| Yadier Molina | 37 | FA-elig | 42 | 0.7 | 20.0 | -14.8 |
| Brad Miller | 30 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.7 | 2.0 | +3.0 |
| Kwang Hyun Kim | 31 | – | 8 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Jack Flaherty | 24 | arb | 9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +3.7 |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 28 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +3.9 |
| Austin Gomber | 26 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +3.5 |
| Alex Reyes | 25 | pre-arb | 15 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +3.2 |
| John Gant | 27 | arb | 17 | 0.5 | 1.3 | +2.1 |
| Dakota Hudson | 25 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +2.6 |
| Matt Carpenter | 34 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.3 | 18.5 | -16.1 |
| Andrew Miller | 35 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.3 | 11.5 | -9.2 |
| Paul DeJong | 26 | arb | 45 | 0.3 | 1.7 | +0.4 |
| Tyler Webb | 29 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Tyler O'Neill | 25 | pre-arb | 50 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Dexter Fowler | 34 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.2 | 16.5 | -15.3 |
| Austin Dean | 26 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Johan Oviedo | 22 | – | 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Rob Kaminsky | 25 | – | 5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Jesus Cruz | 25 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Justin Williams | 24 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Kodi Whitley | 25 | – | 4 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| John Nogowski | 27 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Nabil Crismatt | 25 | – | 6 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Ryan Meisinger | 26 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Daniel Ponce de Leon | 28 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Max Schrock | 25 | – | 11 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Seth Elledge | 24 | – | 12 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Andrew Knizner | 25 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Junior Fernández | 23 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Génesis Cabrera | 23 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Matt Wieters | 34 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -2.5 |
| Dylan Carlson | 21 | – | 35 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Ricardo Sánchez | 23 | – | 3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Lane Thomas | 24 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -1.9 |
| Carlos Martinez | 28 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.2 | 11.7 | -13.5 |
| Rangel Ravelo | 28 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -2.0 |
| Jake Woodford | 23 | – | 12 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -2.5 |
| Ryan Helsley | 25 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -2.9 |
| Roel Ramírez | 25 | – | 1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -2.8 |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 42 of them (95%). 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 |