GM: John Hart (since 2002)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rodriguez | 27 | FA-elig | 161 | 9.2 | 22.0 | -5.7 |
| Hank Blalock | 22 | pre-arb | 143 | 4.8 | 0.3 | +8.1 |
| John Thomson | 29 | FA-elig | 35 | 3.9 | 1.3 | +5.6 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 38 | FA-elig | 154 | 2.7 | 9.0 | -4.3 |
| Michael Young | 26 | arb | 160 | 2.7 | 0.4 | +4.3 |
| Francisco Cordero | 28 | arb | 73 | 2.1 | 0.9 | +2.8 |
| Mark Teixeira | 23 | pre-arb | 146 | 1.7 | 0.8 | +2.3 |
| R.A. Dickey | 28 | – | 38 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Carl Everett↔ CHW | 32 | FA-elig | 74 | 1.3 | 4.6 | -2.2 |
| Brian Shouse | 34 | – | 62 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Juan Gonzalez | 33 | FA-elig | 82 | 1.0 | 13.0 | -11.2 |
| Ron Mahay | 32 | – | 35 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Mickey Callaway↔ ANA | 28 | arb | 6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Kevin Mench | 25 | pre-arb | 38 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Erasmo Ramirez | 27 | – | 34 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Todd Greene | 32 | FA-elig | 62 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.0 |
| Ugueth Urbina↔ MIA | 29 | FA-elig | 39 | 0.3 | 2.4 | -1.9 |
| Gerald Laird | 23 | – | 19 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Aaron Fultz | 29 | arb | 64 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Ismael Valdez | 29 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.2 | 2.5 | -2.2 |
| Alan Benes↔ CHC | 31 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Einar Díaz | 30 | FA-elig | 101 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -1.7 |
| Rosman Garcia | 24 | – | 46 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Laynce Nix | 22 | – | 53 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Todd Van Poppel↔ CIN | 31 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.0 | 1.1 | -1.0 |
| Colby Lewis | 23 | pre-arb | 26 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Esteban Yan↔ STL | 28 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Doug Glanville↔ CHC | 32 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| C.J. Nitkowski | 30 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Donnie Sadler | 28 | – | 77 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Tony Mounce | 28 | – | 11 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Marcus Thames | 26 | – | 30 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ryan Drese | 27 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ryan Ludwick↔ CLE | 24 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jay Powell | 31 | FA-elig | 51 | -0.1 | 3.2 | -3.5 |
| Herbert Perry Jr. | 33 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -1.6 |
| Ruben Sierra↔ NYY | 37 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Joaquín Benoit | 25 | – | 25 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Chad Kreuter | 38 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| Doug Davis↔ MIL | 27 | – | 1 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jermaine Clark↔ SDP | 26 | pre-arb | 24 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Victor Santos | 26 | – | 8 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mario Ramos | 25 | – | 3 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Juan Dominguez | 23 | – | 6 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Chan Ho Park | 30 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.3 | 13.0 | -13.6 |
| Shane Spencer↔ CLE | 31 | arb | 55 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Jason Jones | 26 | – | 40 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Reynaldo Garcia | 29 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Mike Lamb | 27 | arb | 28 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| Robert Ellis | 32 | – | 4 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Ryan Christenson | 29 | – | 60 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Ramon Nivar | 23 | – | 28 | -1.2 | – | – |
52 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (58%). 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 |