GM: Tom Grieve (since 1985)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ryan Jr. | 42 | FA-elig | 32 | 7.0 | 1.8 | +0.7 |
| Ruben Sierra | 23 | arb | 162 | 5.6 | 0.3 | +1.7 |
| Julio Franco | 30 | FA-elig | 150 | 5.5 | 1.3 | +0.7 |
| Kevin Brown | 24 | arb | 28 | 3.1 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 24 | – | 156 | 2.5 | – | – |
| Bobby Witt | 25 | arb | 31 | 2.5 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Mike Jeffcoat | 29 | FA-elig | 22 | 2.4 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Jeff Russell | 27 | FA-elig | 71 | 2.1 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Jeff Kunkel | 27 | arb | 108 | 1.7 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Cecil Espy | 26 | FA-elig | 142 | 1.4 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Steve Buechele | 27 | arb | 155 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +0.0 |
| Pete Incaviglia | 25 | arb | 133 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Rick Leach | 32 | FA-elig | 110 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Fred Manrique↔ CHW | 27 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Kenny Rogers | 24 | pre-arb | 73 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Geno Petralli | 29 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Jim Sundberg | 38 | FA-elig | 76 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Jack Daugherty | 28 | pre-arb | 52 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Scott Coolbaugh | 23 | – | 25 | 0.4 | – | – |
| John Barfield | 24 | – | 4 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Cecilio Guante | 29 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Jamie Moyer | 26 | arb | 15 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Drew Hall | 26 | arb | 38 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Scott Fletcher↔ CHW | 30 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Darrel Akerfelds | 27 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Harold Baines↔ CHW | 30 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Wilson Alvarez | 19 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Paul Wilmet | 30 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Thad Bosley | 32 | – | 37 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Juan Gonzalez | 19 | – | 24 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Reimer | 25 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Gary Mielke | 26 | pre-arb | 43 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Sammy Sosa↔ CHW | 20 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Craig McMurtry | 29 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Mike Stanley | 26 | arb | 67 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Stone↔ BOS | 28 | – | 22 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Brad Arnsberg | 25 | – | 16 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Dean Palmer | 20 | – | 16 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Buddy Bell | 37 | – | 34 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Charlie Hough | 41 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.8 | 0.9 | -1.2 |
| Chad Kreuter | 24 | pre-arb | 87 | -1.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 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 |