GM: Tom Grieve (since 1985)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hough | 39 | FA-elig | 40 | 3.7 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| Pete O'Brien | 29 | arb | 159 | 2.8 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Scott Fletcher | 28 | FA-elig | 156 | 2.3 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Jose Guzman | 24 | pre-arb | 37 | 2.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Bobby Witt | 23 | pre-arb | 27 | 1.7 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Greg Harris | 31 | FA-elig | 42 | 1.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Oddibe McDowell | 24 | pre-arb | 128 | 1.6 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Pete Incaviglia | 23 | pre-arb | 139 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Jerry Browne | 21 | pre-arb | 132 | 1.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Bob Brower | 27 | pre-arb | 127 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Larry Parrish | 33 | FA-elig | 152 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Dale Mohorcic | 31 | pre-arb | 74 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Ruben Sierra | 21 | pre-arb | 158 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Geno Petralli | 27 | arb | 101 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Mitch Williams | 22 | pre-arb | 84 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Tom O'Malley | 26 | arb | 45 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Steve Howe | 29 | – | 24 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Darrell Porter | 35 | FA-elig | 85 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Paul Kilgus | 25 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Jeff Russell | 25 | arb | 52 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Tom Paciorek | 40 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Steve Buechele | 25 | pre-arb | 136 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Scott Anderson | 24 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 26 | arb | 85 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Cecil Espy | 24 | – | 14 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Dave Meier | 27 | – | 13 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Don Slaught | 28 | arb | 95 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Keith Creel | 28 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Gary Mielke | 24 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Greg Tabor | 26 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dwayne Henry | 25 | arb | 5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Kunkel | 25 | – | 15 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Stanley | 24 | pre-arb | 78 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Bob Malloy | 22 | – | 2 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Jeffcoat | 27 | – | 2 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Mike Loynd | 23 | – | 26 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Mike Mason↔ CHC | 28 | – | 8 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Ron Meridith | 30 | – | 11 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Ed Correa | 21 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 26 of them (67%). 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 |