GM: Tom Grieve (since 1985)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Franco | 32 | FA-elig | 146 | 5.9 | 2.4 | +1.2 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 26 | arb | 159 | 5.9 | 1.5 | +2.0 |
| Nolan Ryan Jr. | 44 | FA-elig | 27 | 4.9 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Ruben Sierra | 25 | arb | 161 | 4.8 | 2.6 | +0.2 |
| Steve Buechele↔ PIT | 29 | FA-elig | 121 | 3.2 | 0.6 | +1.3 |
| Jose Guzman | 28 | – | 25 | 2.7 | – | – |
| Brian Downing | 40 | – | 123 | 2.2 | – | – |
| Juan Gonzalez | 21 | – | 142 | 1.9 | – | – |
| Kevin Brown | 26 | arb | 33 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Kevin Reimer | 27 | – | 136 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Terry Mathews | 26 | – | 34 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Brian Bohanon | 22 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Bobby Witt | 27 | arb | 17 | 0.9 | 1.5 | -1.0 |
| Gary Pettis | 33 | FA-elig | 137 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| Mike Stanley | 28 | arb | 95 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 19 | – | 88 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Jeff Huson | 26 | – | 119 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Geno Petralli | 31 | FA-elig | 87 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Hector Fajardo↔ PIT | 20 | – | 4 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Monty Fariss | 23 | – | 19 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Scott Chiamparino | 24 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Barry Manuel | 25 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Nick Capra | 33 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Jeffcoat | 31 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Jim Poole↔ BAL | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| John Barfield | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Rich Gossage | 39 | – | 44 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Oil Can Boyd↔ WSN | 31 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Mark Parent | 29 | arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Eric Nolte↔ SDP | 27 | arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Donald Harris | 23 | – | 18 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chad Kreuter | 26 | arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Wayne Rosenthal | 26 | – | 36 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tony Scruggs | 25 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Gary Green | 29 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jeff Russell | 29 | FA-elig | 68 | -0.2 | 2.2 | -2.3 |
| Rob Maurer | 24 | – | 13 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mario Diaz | 29 | – | 96 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Joe Bitker | 27 | – | 9 | -0.3 | – | – |
| José Hernández | 21 | – | 45 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mark Petkovsek | 25 | – | 4 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Gerald Alexander | 23 | – | 30 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Brad Arnsberg | 27 | arb | 9 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| John Russell | 30 | – | 22 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Kenny Rogers | 26 | pre-arb | 63 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Calvin Schiraldi | 29 | – | 3 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Denny Walling | 37 | – | 24 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Dean Palmer | 22 | – | 81 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Jack Daugherty | 30 | arb | 58 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 23 of them (47%). 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 |