GM: Douglas Melvin (since 1995)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Rodriguez | 28 | FA-elig | 91 | 4.7 | 8.6 | -1.9 |
| Kenny Rogers | 35 | FA-elig | 34 | 4.4 | 7.5 | -1.2 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 35 | FA-elig | 158 | 3.1 | 8.6 | -4.2 |
| Rick Helling | 29 | FA-elig | 35 | 2.5 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| David Segui↔ CLE | 33 | FA-elig | 93 | 1.4 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| Rusty Greer | 31 | FA-elig | 105 | 1.0 | 3.6 | -2.1 |
| Mike Venafro | 26 | pre-arb | 77 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +1.2 |
| Tim Crabtree | 30 | arb | 68 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +0.4 |
| Esteban Loaiza↔ TOR | 28 | arb | 20 | 1.0 | 1.6 | -0.2 |
| Darren Oliver | 29 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.9 | 5.0 | -3.8 |
| Bill Haselman | 34 | FA-elig | 62 | 0.9 | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| Ruben Mateo | 22 | pre-arb | 52 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +1.0 |
| Gabe Kapler | 24 | pre-arb | 116 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Jeff Zimmerman | 27 | pre-arb | 65 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Dave Martinez↔ CHC | 35 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.7 | 0.6 | +0.4 |
| Jason McDonald | 28 | – | 38 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Luis Alicea | 34 | FA-elig | 139 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Frank Catalanotto | 26 | arb | 103 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Doug Davis | 24 | – | 30 | 0.5 | – | – |
| John Wetteland | 33 | FA-elig | 62 | 0.4 | 6.5 | -5.9 |
| Scott Sheldon | 31 | arb | 58 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Randy Knorr | 31 | – | 15 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Ryan Glynn | 25 | – | 16 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tom Evans | 25 | arb | 23 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Kelly Dransfeldt | 25 | – | 16 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Dan Kolb | 25 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Michael Young | 23 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jonathan Johnson | 25 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chad Curtis | 31 | FA-elig | 108 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -2.1 |
| Mike Munoz | 34 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Brian Sikorski | 25 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Darwin Cubillan↔ TOR | 27 | – | 13 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Pedro Valdes | 27 | – | 30 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Matt Perisho | 25 | arb | 34 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| B.J. Waszgis | 29 | – | 24 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Francisco Cordero | 25 | pre-arb | 56 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Mark Clark | 32 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.4 | 5.0 | -5.5 |
| Ruben Sierra | 34 | – | 20 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Scarborough Green | 26 | – | 79 | -0.9 | – | – |
| Royce Clayton | 30 | FA-elig | 148 | -0.9 | 4.5 | -5.7 |
| Ricky Ledee↔ CLE | 26 | pre-arb | 58 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -1.5 |
| Mike Lamb | 24 | – | 138 | -1.6 | – | – |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (64%). 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 |