President of baseball ops: Jon Daniels (since 2006)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler | 25 | pre-arb | 130 | 2.5 | 0.4 | +4.9 |
| Marlon Byrd | 29 | – | 109 | 2.5 | – | – |
| Kenny Lofton↔ CLE | 40 | FA-elig | 84 | 2.4 | 3.7 | +1.4 |
| Mark Teixeira↔ ATL | 27 | arb | 78 | 2.1 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| Michael Young | 30 | FA-elig | 156 | 2.1 | 3.6 | +0.9 |
| Kevin Millwood | 32 | FA-elig | 31 | 2.0 | 9.8 | -5.5 |
| Joaquín Benoit | 29 | FA-elig | 70 | 1.8 | 1.1 | +2.8 |
| Kameron Loe | 25 | arb | 28 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +2.4 |
| Gerald Laird | 27 | arb | 120 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +2.0 |
| Brandon McCarthy | 23 | pre-arb | 23 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +1.9 |
| Hank Blalock | 26 | arb | 58 | 1.0 | 4.8 | -2.6 |
| David Murphy↔ BOS | 25 | – | 43 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Akinori Otsuka | 35 | arb | 34 | 1.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Brad Wilkerson | 30 | FA-elig | 119 | 0.8 | 4.3 | -2.6 |
| Jason Botts | 26 | – | 48 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Frank Catalanotto | 33 | FA-elig | 103 | 0.8 | 3.5 | -1.8 |
| Vicente Padilla | 29 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.7 | 9.0 | -7.5 |
| C.J. Wilson | 26 | pre-arb | 66 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.0 |
| Eric Gagne↔ BOS | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.6 | 3.8 | -2.5 |
| Edinson Volquez | 23 | – | 6 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Jamey Wright | 32 | – | 20 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Frank Francisco | 27 | – | 59 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Ramón Vázquez | 30 | – | 104 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Sammy Sosa | 38 | FA-elig | 114 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Ron Mahay↔ ATL | 36 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Luis Mendoza | 23 | – | 6 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Travis Metcalf | 24 | – | 57 | 0.1 | – | – |
| John Koronka | 26 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Guillermo Quiroz | 25 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Kason Gabbard↔ BOS | 25 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Freddy Guzman | 26 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Willie Eyre | 28 | – | 33 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Victor Diaz | 25 | – | 37 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Stewart | 25 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Bill White | 28 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Armando Galarraga | 25 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Nelson Cruz | 26 | pre-arb | 96 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| John Rheinecker | 28 | pre-arb | 23 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Robinson Tejeda | 25 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Bruce Chen | 30 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Mike Wood | 27 | arb | 21 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Wes Littleton | 24 | – | 35 | -0.2 | – | – |
| A.J. Murray | 25 | – | 14 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Kevin Mahar | 26 | – | 7 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Adam Melhuse↔ OAK | 35 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia↔ ATL | 22 | – | 46 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Desi Relaford | 33 | – | 14 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Scott Feldman | 24 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 31 | FA-elig | 73 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -2.2 |
| Matt Kata↔ PIT | 29 | arb | 31 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -1.7 |
50 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 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 |