GM: Sandy Johnson (since 1994)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Brown | 29 | FA-elig | 26 | 3.4 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 22 | arb | 99 | 3.0 | 0.5 | +3.0 |
| Will Clark | 30 | FA-elig | 110 | 2.9 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Jose Canseco | 29 | FA-elig | 111 | 2.7 | 5.1 | -2.0 |
| Kenny Rogers | 29 | arb | 24 | 2.5 | 2.3 | +0.5 |
| Rusty Greer | 25 | pre-arb | 80 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +1.4 |
| Chris James | 31 | FA-elig | 52 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Juan Gonzalez | 24 | arb | 107 | 0.7 | 3.4 | -2.6 |
| Tom Henke | 36 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.6 | 3.8 | -3.1 |
| Jeff Frye | 27 | pre-arb | 57 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Cris Carpenter | 29 | FA-elig | 47 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -0.4 |
| Hector Fajardo | 23 | – | 18 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Oddibe McDowell | 31 | – | 59 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Brian Bohanon | 25 | arb | 11 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Steve Dreyer | 24 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Manuel Lee | 29 | FA-elig | 95 | 0.2 | 1.3 | -1.0 |
| Matt Whiteside | 26 | pre-arb | 47 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Billy Ripken | 29 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Darren Oliver | 23 | pre-arb | 43 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Junior Ortiz | 34 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Bruce Hurst | 36 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Rick Reed | 28 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| John Dettmer | 24 | – | 11 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Roger Pavlik | 26 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Jack Armstrong | 29 | FA-elig | 2 | -0.0 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 40 | FA-elig | 42 | -0.0 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| Chuck Jackson | 31 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| James Hurst | 27 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Terry Burrows | 25 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Duff Brumley | 23 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tim Leary | 35 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Butch Davis | 36 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Gary Redus | 37 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Dan Smith | 25 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Doug Strange | 30 | arb | 73 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Rick Helling | 23 | – | 9 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Dean Palmer | 25 | arb | 93 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Esteban Beltre | 26 | arb | 48 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Rob Ducey | 29 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Jay Howell | 38 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -1.6 |
| David Hulse | 26 | pre-arb | 77 | -1.7 | 0.2 | -2.1 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (73%). 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 |