GM: John Hart (since 2002)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Teixeira | 25 | pre-arb | 162 | 5.9 | 3.6 | +7.5 |
| Michael Young | 28 | arb | 159 | 4.1 | 2.6 | +5.2 |
| Chris Young | 26 | pre-arb | 31 | 3.3 | 0.4 | +5.8 |
| Kenny Rogers | 40 | FA-elig | 30 | 3.2 | 3.5 | +2.4 |
| Kevin Mench | 27 | arb | 150 | 2.7 | 0.3 | +4.8 |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 30 | FA-elig | 131 | 2.4 | 1.1 | +3.4 |
| Alfonso Soriano | 29 | FA-elig | 156 | 2.4 | 7.5 | -3.1 |
| David Dellucci | 31 | FA-elig | 128 | 2.2 | 0.8 | +3.2 |
| Rod Barajas | 29 | FA-elig | 120 | 1.9 | 1.9 | +1.8 |
| Chan Ho Park↔ SDP | 32 | FA-elig | 20 | 1.6 | 10.0 | -7.0 |
| Joaquín Benoit | 27 | arb | 32 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +2.4 |
| Francisco Cordero | 30 | FA-elig | 69 | 1.4 | 3.9 | -1.3 |
| Doug Brocail | 38 | FA-elig | 61 | 1.1 | 1.0 | +1.1 |
| Kameron Loe | 23 | – | 48 | 0.9 | – | – |
| John Wasdin | 32 | – | 31 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Mark DeRosa | 30 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Ryan Drese↔ WSN | 29 | arb | 12 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +1.0 |
| Pedro Astacio↔ SDP | 35 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Juan Dominguez | 25 | – | 22 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Laynce Nix | 24 | – | 63 | 0.3 | – | – |
| C.J. Wilson | 24 | – | 24 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Richard Hidalgo | 30 | FA-elig | 88 | 0.2 | 5.0 | -4.5 |
| Josh Rupe | 22 | – | 4 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Scott Feldman | 22 | – | 8 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Hank Blalock | 24 | arb | 161 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Esteban German | 27 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Standridge↔ CIN | 26 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Brian Shouse | 36 | FA-elig | 64 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Nick Regilio | 26 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Jason Botts | 24 | – | 10 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Steve Karsay↔ NYY | 33 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.0 | 4.2 | -4.2 |
| Ricardo Rodriguez | 27 | – | 12 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ryan Bukvich | 27 | arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Andres Torres | 27 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Gerald Laird | 25 | – | 13 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Michael Tejera | 28 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Erasmo Ramirez | 29 | pre-arb | 16 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| R.A. Dickey | 30 | arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| James Baldwin↔ BAL | 33 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Justin Thompson | 32 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 39 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Edinson Volquez | 21 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Carlos Almánzar | 31 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.2 | 1.1 | -1.5 |
| Kevin Gryboski↔ ATL | 31 | arb | 11 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Ron Mahay | 34 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.4 |
| Marshall McDougall | 26 | – | 18 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Matt Riley | 25 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Chad Allen | 30 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Phil Nevin↔ SDP | 34 | FA-elig | 29 | -0.7 | 2.7 | -4.0 |
| Adrián González | 23 | pre-arb | 43 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -1.7 |
50 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 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 |