GM: Tom Grieve (since 1985)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Fletcher | 29 | FA-elig | 140 | 3.9 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Steve Buechele | 26 | arb | 155 | 3.7 | 0.2 | +1.0 |
| Pete O'Brien | 30 | FA-elig | 156 | 3.4 | 0.6 | +0.5 |
| Jose Guzman | 25 | arb | 30 | 2.9 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Charlie Hough | 40 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.7 | 0.8 | -0.0 |
| Pete Incaviglia | 24 | pre-arb | 116 | 2.5 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Bobby Witt | 24 | pre-arb | 22 | 2.4 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Ruben Sierra | 22 | pre-arb | 156 | 2.3 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Jeff Russell | 26 | arb | 35 | 1.9 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 27 | arb | 117 | 1.8 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Paul Kilgus | 26 | pre-arb | 32 | 1.7 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Geno Petralli | 28 | FA-elig | 129 | 1.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Oddibe McDowell | 25 | arb | 120 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Jim Sundberg↔ CHC | 37 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Ray Hayward | 27 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Ed Vande Berg | 29 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Cecil Espy | 25 | arb | 123 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Kevin Brown | 23 | – | 4 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Craig McMurtry | 28 | arb | 32 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Chad Kreuter | 23 | – | 16 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mitch Williams | 23 | pre-arb | 67 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Mike Jeffcoat | 28 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Kunkel | 26 | arb | 55 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Tony Fossas | 30 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Steve Wilson | 23 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jose Cecena | 24 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Cecilio Guante↔ NYY | 28 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Bob Brower | 28 | pre-arb | 82 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| De Wayne Vaughn | 28 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Dwayne Henry | 26 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Scott May | 26 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Steve Kemp | 33 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Kevin Reimer | 24 | – | 12 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Larry See | 28 | – | 13 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Barbaro Garbey | 31 | arb | 30 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Dale Mohorcic↔ NYY | 32 | pre-arb | 43 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Guy Hoffman | 31 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Mike Stanley | 25 | pre-arb | 94 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Jerry Browne | 22 | pre-arb | 73 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Jim Steels | 27 | – | 36 | -0.9 | – | – |
| Larry Parrish↔ BOS | 34 | FA-elig | 68 | -1.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (73%). 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 |