GM: Tom Grieve (since 1985)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete O'Brien | 28 | arb | 156 | 4.3 | 0.3 | +1.0 |
| Scott Fletcher | 27 | arb | 147 | 4.1 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Ed Correa | 20 | pre-arb | 32 | 3.4 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Oddibe McDowell | 23 | pre-arb | 154 | 3.1 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Gary Ward | 32 | FA-elig | 105 | 2.8 | 0.9 | -0.0 |
| Larry Parrish | 32 | FA-elig | 129 | 2.3 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Mike Mason | 27 | – | 27 | 2.2 | – | – |
| Charlie Hough | 38 | FA-elig | 33 | 1.8 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Steve Buechele | 24 | pre-arb | 153 | 1.8 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Ruben Sierra | 20 | pre-arb | 113 | 1.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Greg Harris | 30 | arb | 73 | 1.4 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Jose Guzman | 23 | pre-arb | 29 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Darrell Porter | 34 | FA-elig | 68 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Dale Mohorcic | 30 | pre-arb | 58 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Bobby Witt | 22 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Pete Incaviglia | 22 | pre-arb | 153 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Mike Loynd | 22 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Ricky Wright | 27 | arb | 21 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Mickey Mahler↔ TOR | 33 | – | 29 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Don Slaught | 27 | arb | 95 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Kevin Brown | 21 | – | 1 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Stanley | 23 | – | 15 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Ron Meridith | 29 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Kunkel | 24 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Russell | 24 | arb | 37 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Dave Rozema | 29 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Jerry Browne | 20 | – | 12 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bob Brower | 26 | – | 21 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Toby Harrah | 37 | FA-elig | 95 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Dwayne Henry | 24 | – | 19 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Orlando Mercado | 24 | – | 46 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tom Paciorek | 39 | FA-elig | 88 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Geno Petralli | 26 | arb | 69 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 25 | arb | 110 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Bob Jones | 36 | – | 13 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mitch Williams | 21 | pre-arb | 80 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| George Wright↔ WSN | 27 | – | 49 | -0.5 | – | – |
37 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 25 of them (68%). 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 |