President of baseball ops: Jon Daniels (since 2006)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Millwood | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 4.2 | 7.9 | +0.4 |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 31 | FA-elig | 147 | 3.9 | 2.4 | +5.3 |
| Mark Teixeira | 26 | arb | 162 | 3.5 | 6.4 | +0.6 |
| Michael Young | 29 | FA-elig | 162 | 3.4 | 3.1 | +3.6 |
| Vicente Padilla | 28 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.2 | 4.4 | +1.9 |
| Mark DeRosa | 31 | FA-elig | 136 | 2.9 | 0.7 | +5.0 |
| Akinori Otsuka | 34 | pre-arb | 63 | 1.8 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Gerald Laird | 26 | arb | 78 | 1.6 | 0.3 | +2.8 |
| Joaquín Benoit | 28 | arb | 56 | 1.2 | 0.8 | +1.7 |
| Rod Barajas | 30 | FA-elig | 97 | 1.1 | 3.2 | -1.0 |
| Ian Kinsler | 24 | pre-arb | 120 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +1.8 |
| John Rheinecker | 27 | – | 21 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Francisco Cordero↔ MIL | 31 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.8 | 2.6 | -1.0 |
| Kameron Loe | 24 | pre-arb | 15 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +1.1 |
| John Koronka | 25 | pre-arb | 23 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +1.1 |
| Rick Bauer | 29 | – | 58 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Robinson Tejeda | 24 | – | 14 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Carlos Lee↔ MIL | 30 | FA-elig | 59 | 0.4 | 3.1 | -2.3 |
| Adam Eaton | 28 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.4 | 4.7 | -3.9 |
| Kevin Mench↔ MIL | 28 | arb | 87 | 0.3 | 1.9 | -1.3 |
| Ron Mahay | 35 | – | 62 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Scott Feldman | 23 | pre-arb | 36 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Joaquin Arias | 21 | – | 6 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Bryan Corey↔ BOS | 32 | – | 16 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Wes Littleton | 23 | – | 33 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Kip Wells↔ PIT | 29 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| Josh Rupe | 23 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Freddy Guzman | 25 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jerry Hairston Jr.↔ CHC | 30 | FA-elig | 63 | 0.1 | 1.4 | -1.2 |
| Nick Masset | 24 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Fabio Castro↔ PHI | 21 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| C.J. Wilson | 25 | pre-arb | 44 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Adam Hyzdu | 34 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Eric Young Sr.↔ SDP | 39 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Brian Shouse↔ MIL | 37 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Frank Francisco | 26 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Miguel Ojeda↔ COL | 31 | arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Nelson Cruz | 25 | – | 41 | -0.1 | – | – |
| John Wasdin | 33 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Botts | 25 | – | 20 | -0.1 | – | – |
| D'Angelo Jimenez↔ OAK | 28 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Drew Meyer | 24 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Edinson Volquez | 22 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brad Wilkerson | 29 | arb | 95 | -0.2 | 3.9 | -4.3 |
| Laynce Nix↔ MIL | 25 | arb | 9 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Antonio Alfonseca | 34 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.3 | 2.8 | -3.3 |
| Phil Nevin↔ CHC | 35 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.3 | 3.7 | -4.4 |
| Adrian Brown | 32 | FA-elig | 25 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Hank Blalock | 25 | arb | 152 | -0.4 | 3.0 | -3.9 |
| R.A. Dickey | 31 | arb | 1 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| Matt Stairs↔ DET | 38 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
51 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 36 of them (71%). 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 |