GM: Tom Grieve (since 1985)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Brown | 27 | FA-elig | 35 | 6.3 | 1.2 | +3.7 |
| Jose Guzman | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 4.7 | 1.4 | +2.3 |
| Nolan Ryan Jr. | 45 | FA-elig | 27 | 3.5 | 4.2 | -1.4 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 27 | FA-elig | 159 | 3.4 | 3.9 | -1.2 |
| Juan Gonzalez | 22 | arb | 155 | 3.0 | 0.3 | +2.0 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 20 | pre-arb | 123 | 2.3 | 0.1 | +1.7 |
| Ruben Sierra↔ OAK | 26 | FA-elig | 124 | 2.3 | 4.1 | -2.3 |
| Brian Downing | 41 | FA-elig | 107 | 2.2 | 0.9 | +0.8 |
| Dean Palmer | 23 | arb | 152 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Jeff Huson | 27 | arb | 123 | 1.2 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Dickie Thon | 34 | FA-elig | 95 | 1.1 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
| Todd Burns | 28 | arb | 35 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Kenny Rogers | 27 | arb | 81 | 1.1 | 0.6 | +0.2 |
| Jeff Russell↔ OAK | 30 | FA-elig | 51 | 1.0 | 2.2 | -1.4 |
| Bobby Witt↔ OAK | 28 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.9 | 1.9 | -1.2 |
| Roger Pavlik | 24 | – | 13 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Jeff Frye | 25 | pre-arb | 67 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Jose Canseco↔ OAK | 27 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Al Newman | 32 | FA-elig | 116 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Scott Chiamparino | 25 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| David Hulse | 24 | – | 32 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Ed Nunez↔ MIL | 29 | FA-elig | 39 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Matt Whiteside | 24 | – | 20 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Dan Smith | 23 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Jeffcoat | 32 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Doug Davis | 29 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Don Carman | 32 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Steve Fireovid | 35 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Floyd Bannister | 37 | FA-elig | 36 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Rob Maurer | 25 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ray Stephens | 29 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Barry Manuel | 26 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Wayne Rosenthal | 27 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Campbell | 28 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Lance McCullers Sr. | 28 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Gerald Alexander | 24 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Geno Petralli | 32 | FA-elig | 94 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Cris Colon | 23 | – | 14 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Russ McGinnis | 29 | – | 14 | -0.2 | – | – |
| John Russell | 31 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brian Bohanon | 23 | – | 18 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mario Diaz | 30 | – | 19 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kevin Reimer | 28 | arb | 148 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Julio Franco | 33 | FA-elig | 35 | -0.3 | 2.5 | -2.7 |
| Donald Harris | 24 | – | 24 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Jack Daugherty | 31 | arb | 59 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Dan Peltier | 24 | – | 12 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Terry Mathews | 27 | pre-arb | 40 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Danny Leon | 25 | – | 15 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Jeff Robinson↔ PIT | 30 | arb | 16 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Monty Fariss | 24 | pre-arb | 67 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| John Cangelosi | 29 | – | 73 | -1.0 | – | – |
52 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (56%). 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 |