GM: John Hart (since 2002)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rodriguez | 26 | FA-elig | 162 | 10.0 | 22.0 | -4.8 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 37 | FA-elig | 155 | 4.5 | 8.7 | -1.1 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 30 | FA-elig | 108 | 3.1 | 9.6 | -4.3 |
| Kenny Rogers | 37 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.9 | 7.5 | -2.6 |
| Ismael Valdez↔ SEA | 28 | FA-elig | 23 | 1.8 | 1.9 | +1.2 |
| Herbert Perry Jr. | 32 | FA-elig | 132 | 1.6 | 0.9 | +1.8 |
| Juan Gonzalez | 32 | FA-elig | 70 | 1.4 | 11.0 | -8.5 |
| Dave Burba↔ CLE | 35 | FA-elig | 23 | 1.4 | 1.3 | +1.1 |
| Francisco Cordero | 27 | – | 39 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Kevin Mench | 24 | – | 110 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Michael Young | 25 | pre-arb | 156 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Chan Ho Park | 29 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.9 | 6.9 | -5.3 |
| Frank Catalanotto | 28 | arb | 68 | 0.8 | 2.5 | -1.0 |
| Rob Bell | 25 | – | 17 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Joaquín Benoit | 24 | – | 17 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Doug Davis | 26 | arb | 10 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Ruben Rivera | 28 | – | 69 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jay Powell | 30 | FA-elig | 51 | 0.2 | 2.2 | -2.0 |
| C.J. Nitkowski | 29 | – | 12 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Todd Van Poppel | 30 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.1 | 2.0 | -1.8 |
| Todd Greene | 31 | – | 42 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dan Kolb | 27 | arb | 34 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Rich Rodriguez | 39 | FA-elig | 36 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Héctor Ortiz | 32 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Rudy Seanez | 33 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| Jason Hart | 24 | – | 10 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Dan Miceli | 31 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| Gabe Kapler↔ COL | 26 | arb | 72 | -0.0 | 1.2 | -1.2 |
| Todd Hollandsworth↔ COL | 29 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| John Rocker | 27 | arb | 30 | -0.0 | 2.5 | -2.6 |
| Colby Lewis | 22 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Jason Romano↔ COL | 23 | – | 29 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Travis Hafner | 25 | – | 23 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Michalak | 31 | – | 13 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Calvin Murray↔ SFG | 30 | arb | 37 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Randy Flores↔ COL | 26 | – | 20 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Lamb | 26 | – | 115 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Reynaldo Garcia | 28 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Anthony Telford | 36 | – | 20 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ryan Ludwick | 23 | – | 23 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Rusty Greer | 33 | FA-elig | 51 | -0.2 | 6.8 | -7.2 |
| Steve Woodard | 27 | arb | 14 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Dennys Reyes↔ COL | 25 | arb | 15 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Hank Blalock | 21 | pre-arb | 49 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Ben Kozlowski | 21 | – | 2 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Bill Haselman | 36 | FA-elig | 69 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.3 |
| Aaron Myette | 24 | – | 15 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Juan Alvarez | 28 | – | 52 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Donnie Sadler↔ KCR | 27 | arb | 38 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Hideki Irabu | 33 | arb | 38 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -1.9 |
| Carl Everett | 31 | FA-elig | 105 | -1.0 | 8.7 | -10.4 |
51 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (61%). 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 |