GM: Tom Grieve (since 1985)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Palmeiro | 28 | FA-elig | 160 | 6.3 | 4.5 | +0.6 |
| Juan Gonzalez | 23 | arb | 140 | 5.7 | 0.5 | +4.1 |
| Kevin Brown | 28 | FA-elig | 34 | 4.4 | 2.8 | +0.8 |
| Kenny Rogers | 28 | arb | 35 | 3.6 | 1.0 | +1.9 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 21 | pre-arb | 137 | 2.4 | 0.3 | +1.6 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 36 | FA-elig | 26 | 2.2 | 2.8 | -1.0 |
| Doug Strange | 29 | arb | 145 | 2.1 | 0.1 | +1.6 |
| Roger Pavlik | 25 | pre-arb | 26 | 1.9 | 0.1 | +1.4 |
| Dean Palmer | 24 | arb | 148 | 1.8 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Julio Franco | 34 | FA-elig | 144 | 1.7 | 3.0 | -1.6 |
| Tom Henke | 35 | FA-elig | 66 | 1.6 | 3.8 | -2.5 |
| David Hulse | 25 | pre-arb | 114 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Gary Redus | 36 | FA-elig | 77 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Manuel Lee | 28 | FA-elig | 73 | 0.7 | 1.9 | -1.3 |
| Nolan Ryan Jr. | 46 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.7 | 3.8 | -3.2 |
| Chris James↔ HOU | 30 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Rob Ducey | 28 | – | 27 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Geno Petralli | 33 | FA-elig | 59 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Matt Whiteside | 25 | pre-arb | 60 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Bob Patterson | 34 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Gene Nelson↔ ANA | 32 | – | 6 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Todd Burns↔ STL | 29 | arb | 25 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Cris Carpenter↔ MIA | 28 | arb | 27 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Brian Bohanon | 24 | arb | 36 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Butch Davis | 35 | FA-elig | 62 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Steve Balboni | 36 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| John Russell | 32 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Hector Fajardo | 22 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Bronkey | 27 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike Schooler | 30 | – | 17 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Darren Oliver | 22 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jose Canseco | 28 | FA-elig | 60 | -0.0 | 4.8 | -4.8 |
| Steve Dreyer | 23 | – | 10 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mario Diaz | 31 | FA-elig | 71 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Rick Reed↔ KCR | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jon Shave | 25 | – | 17 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Robb Nen↔ MIA | 23 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Billy Ripken | 28 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Craig Lefferts | 35 | FA-elig | 52 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -1.3 |
| Benji Gil | 20 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Dan Peltier | 25 | pre-arb | 65 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Jeff Huson | 28 | arb | 23 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Doug Dascenzo | 29 | arb | 76 | -1.1 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| Donald Harris | 25 | – | 40 | -1.1 | – | – |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 36 of them (82%). 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 |