GM: John Hart (since 2002)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Teixeira | 24 | pre-arb | 145 | 4.2 | 2.6 | +4.6 |
| Hank Blalock | 23 | pre-arb | 159 | 4.1 | 0.6 | +6.5 |
| Kevin Mench | 26 | pre-arb | 125 | 3.7 | 0.3 | +6.0 |
| Ryan Drese | 28 | – | 34 | 3.5 | – | – |
| Kenny Rogers | 39 | FA-elig | 35 | 3.2 | 2.5 | +2.9 |
| Francisco Cordero | 29 | arb | 67 | 2.8 | 2.0 | +2.7 |
| Michael Young | 27 | arb | 160 | 2.7 | 0.5 | +4.2 |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 29 | – | 87 | 2.2 | – | – |
| Alfonso Soriano | 28 | arb | 145 | 2.2 | 5.4 | -1.7 |
| David Dellucci | 30 | FA-elig | 107 | 1.2 | 0.8 | +1.4 |
| Ron Mahay | 33 | FA-elig | 60 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +1.1 |
| Laynce Nix | 23 | pre-arb | 115 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Frank Francisco | 24 | – | 45 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Joaquín Benoit | 26 | arb | 28 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Doug Brocail | 37 | – | 43 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Rod Barajas | 28 | arb | 108 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| R.A. Dickey | 29 | arb | 25 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Carlos Almánzar | 30 | FA-elig | 67 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Juan Dominguez | 24 | – | 4 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Brian Shouse | 35 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +0.7 |
| Ricardo Rodriguez | 26 | – | 5 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Chris Young | 25 | – | 7 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Mike Bacsik | 26 | – | 3 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Eric Young Sr. | 37 | FA-elig | 104 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| Erasmo Ramirez | 28 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Colby Lewis | 24 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Jay Powell | 32 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.0 | 3.5 | -3.4 |
| Travis Hughes | 26 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mickey Callaway | 29 | arb | 4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Michael Tejera↔ MIA | 27 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Kameron Loe | 22 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Rosman Garcia | 25 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Manny Alexander | 33 | – | 21 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Gerald Laird | 24 | pre-arb | 49 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Adrián González | 22 | – | 16 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Danny Ardoin | 29 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Scott Erickson↔ NYM | 36 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Jeff Nelson | 37 | FA-elig | 29 | -0.1 | 1.8 | -2.0 |
| Ramon Nivar | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Andy Fox↔ WSN | 33 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Nick Regilio | 25 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jason Conti | 29 | – | 22 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ryan Snare | 25 | – | 1 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Chan Ho Park | 31 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.3 | 14.0 | -14.4 |
| Herbert Perry Jr. | 34 | FA-elig | 49 | -0.3 | 1.7 | -2.2 |
| Sam Narron | 22 | – | 1 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Brad Fullmer | 29 | FA-elig | 76 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -1.6 |
| Nick Bierbrodt | 26 | – | 4 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Ken Huckaby↔ BAL | 33 | – | 16 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Chad Allen | 29 | – | 20 | -0.6 | – | – |
| John Wasdin | 31 | – | 15 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Brian Jordan | 37 | FA-elig | 61 | -1.2 | 1.2 | -3.2 |
52 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (56%). 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 |