GM: Douglas Melvin (since 1995)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Rodriguez | 27 | FA-elig | 144 | 6.8 | 8.9 | -0.4 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 34 | FA-elig | 158 | 5.4 | 8.8 | -2.0 |
| Aaron Sele | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 4.8 | 5.5 | +0.6 |
| Juan Gonzalez | 29 | FA-elig | 144 | 3.6 | 8.5 | -3.9 |
| Royce Clayton | 29 | FA-elig | 133 | 2.8 | 4.5 | -1.0 |
| Esteban Loaiza | 27 | arb | 30 | 2.5 | 1.5 | +1.6 |
| Todd Zeile | 33 | FA-elig | 156 | 2.5 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Rusty Greer | 30 | arb | 147 | 2.4 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| John Burkett | 34 | FA-elig | 30 | 2.3 | 4.0 | -1.1 |
| Mark McLemore | 34 | FA-elig | 144 | 1.6 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| Jeff Zimmerman | 26 | pre-arb | 65 | 1.6 | 0.2 | +1.8 |
| Tim Crabtree | 29 | arb | 68 | 1.4 | 0.7 | +1.2 |
| Lee Stevens | 31 | FA-elig | 146 | 1.3 | 2.1 | -0.5 |
| John Wetteland | 32 | FA-elig | 62 | 1.2 | 6.3 | -4.8 |
| Rick Helling | 28 | arb | 35 | 1.2 | 2.2 | -0.7 |
| Mike Venafro | 25 | pre-arb | 65 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +1.0 |
| Danny Patterson | 28 | arb | 53 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Matt Perisho | 24 | – | 4 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Mike Morgan | 39 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| Mike Munoz | 33 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Gregg Zaun | 28 | arb | 43 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.0 |
| Jeff Fassero↔ SEA | 36 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Jon Shave | 31 | FA-elig | 43 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Ruben Mateo | 21 | pre-arb | 32 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Dan Kolb | 24 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Eric Gunderson | 33 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Scott Sheldon | 30 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ryan Glynn | 24 | – | 13 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jonathan Johnson | 24 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Scarborough Green | 25 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Mike Simms | 32 | FA-elig | 4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Luis Alicea | 33 | FA-elig | 68 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Mark Clark | 31 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.1 | 4.0 | -4.1 |
| Doug Davis | 23 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Roberto Kelly | 34 | FA-elig | 87 | -0.2 | 2.2 | -2.5 |
| Corey Lee | 24 | – | 1 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tom Goodwin | 30 | FA-elig | 109 | -0.2 | 3.2 | -3.5 |
| Kelly Dransfeldt | 24 | – | 16 | -0.4 | – | – |
38 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 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 |