GM: Tom Grieve (since 1985)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Harrah | 36 | FA-elig | 126 | 4.1 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Charlie Hough | 37 | FA-elig | 34 | 3.6 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
| Pete O'Brien | 27 | arb | 159 | 2.8 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Oddibe McDowell | 22 | pre-arb | 111 | 2.1 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Greg Harris | 29 | – | 58 | 2.0 | – | – |
| Don Slaught | 26 | arb | 102 | 1.8 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Gary Ward | 31 | FA-elig | 154 | 1.3 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Wayne Tolleson | 29 | arb | 123 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Dave Schmidt | 28 | arb | 51 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Mike Mason | 26 | – | 38 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Dickie Noles | 28 | FA-elig | 28 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Buddy Bell↔ CIN | 33 | FA-elig | 84 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Dwayne Henry | 23 | – | 16 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Burt Hooton | 35 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Cliff Johnson↔ TOR | 37 | FA-elig | 82 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Jose Guzman | 22 | – | 5 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Dave Rozema | 28 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Matt Williams | 25 | – | 6 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Frank Tanana↔ DET | 31 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Russell | 23 | – | 13 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Ricky Wright | 26 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Kunkel | 23 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Luis Pujols | 29 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Steve Buechele | 23 | – | 69 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Larry Parrish | 31 | FA-elig | 94 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Dale Murray↔ NYY | 35 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Nick Capra | 27 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Glenn Brummer | 30 | – | 49 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rick Surhoff↔ PHI | 22 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bill Stein | 38 | FA-elig | 44 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 24 | – | 129 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dave Stewart↔ PHI | 28 | FA-elig | 42 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Alan Bannister | 33 | FA-elig | 57 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Bob Jones | 35 | FA-elig | 83 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Geno Petralli | 25 | – | 42 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tommy Boggs | 29 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ellis Valentine | 30 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Chris Welsh | 30 | – | 25 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Bob Sebra | 23 | – | 7 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Duane Walker↔ CIN | 28 | arb | 53 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Glen Cook | 25 | – | 9 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Tom Dunbar | 25 | – | 45 | -1.0 | – | – |
| George Wright | 26 | arb | 109 | -3.2 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 21 of them (49%). 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 TEX |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Palmeiro | 1988 | 42.3 |
| Elvis Andrus | 2007 | 29.8 |
| Michael Young | 2000 | 25.0 |
| Charlie Hough | 1980 | 11.2 |
| John Burkett | 1994 | 11.0 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | 2020 | 10.8 |
| Scott Fletcher | 1985 | 10.3 |
| Aaron Sele | 1997 | 9.6 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Hendricks | 2012 | 24.4 |
| Travis Hafner | 2002 | 22.3 |
| Rich Aurilia | 1994 | 19.8 |
| John Danks | 2006 | 17.4 |
| Ian Kinsler | 2013 | 16.3 |
| Tom Henke | 1985 | 16.2 |
| Ron Darling | 1982 | 14.0 |
| Odúbel Herrera | 2014 | 13.2 |