GM: Tom Grieve (since 1985)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Franco | 31 | FA-elig | 157 | 5.9 | 1.6 | +1.0 |
| Nolan Ryan Jr. | 43 | FA-elig | 30 | 5.2 | 1.4 | +0.9 |
| Bobby Witt | 26 | arb | 35 | 5.0 | 0.4 | +1.8 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 25 | arb | 154 | 4.3 | 0.3 | +1.6 |
| Kevin Brown | 25 | arb | 27 | 2.4 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Gary Pettis | 32 | FA-elig | 136 | 1.9 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Pete Incaviglia | 26 | arb | 153 | 1.5 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Ruben Sierra | 24 | arb | 159 | 1.5 | 1.6 | -1.0 |
| Kenny Rogers | 25 | pre-arb | 69 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Jack Daugherty | 29 | arb | 125 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Geno Petralli | 30 | FA-elig | 133 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Harold Baines↔ OAK | 31 | FA-elig | 103 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| Jeff Huson | 25 | pre-arb | 145 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Jamie Moyer | 27 | arb | 33 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Mike Jeffcoat | 30 | FA-elig | 44 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Juan Gonzalez | 20 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Scott Chiamparino | 23 | – | 6 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Kevin Reimer | 26 | pre-arb | 64 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| John Barfield | 25 | pre-arb | 33 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Steve Buechele | 28 | arb | 91 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Mike Stanley | 27 | arb | 103 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Brad Arnsberg | 26 | arb | 53 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Kevin Belcher | 22 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Charlie Hough | 42 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.9 |
| Gerald Alexander | 22 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Russell | 28 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -1.1 |
| Joe Bitker↔ OAK | 26 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| John Hoover | 27 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ramon Manon | 22 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Kunkel | 28 | FA-elig | 99 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Chad Kreuter | 25 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Bill Haselman | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Thad Bosley | 33 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Gary Green | 28 | arb | 62 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Gary Mielke | 27 | arb | 33 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Cecil Espy | 27 | FA-elig | 52 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Brian Bohanon | 21 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Craig McMurtry | 30 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Scott Coolbaugh | 24 | pre-arb | 67 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| John Russell | 29 | FA-elig | 68 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 36 of them (90%). 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 |