President of baseball ops: Jon Daniels (since 2006)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler | 26 | pre-arb | 121 | 4.8 | 0.7 | +10.2 |
| Josh Hamilton | 27 | pre-arb | 156 | 4.3 | 0.4 | +9.2 |
| Milton Bradley | 30 | FA-elig | 126 | 4.3 | 5.2 | +4.3 |
| Kevin Millwood | 33 | FA-elig | 29 | 3.2 | 10.4 | -3.1 |
| Marlon Byrd | 30 | FA-elig | 122 | 3.1 | 1.8 | +5.2 |
| Michael Young | 31 | FA-elig | 155 | 2.4 | 6.2 | -0.8 |
| David Murphy | 26 | pre-arb | 108 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +3.7 |
| Nelson Cruz | 27 | – | 31 | 1.8 | – | – |
| Frank Francisco | 28 | – | 58 | 1.5 | – | – |
| Vicente Padilla | 30 | FA-elig | 29 | 1.3 | 11.0 | -8.0 |
| Sidney Ponson↔ NYY | 31 | – | 9 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Taylor Teagarden | 24 | – | 16 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Brandon Boggs | 25 | – | 101 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Ramón Vázquez | 31 | FA-elig | 105 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +1.3 |
| Chris Davis | 22 | – | 80 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Eddie Guardado↔ MIN | 37 | FA-elig | 55 | 0.7 | 1.7 | -0.2 |
| Jamey Wright | 33 | FA-elig | 75 | 0.6 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| Scott Feldman | 25 | – | 28 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Matt Harrison | 22 | – | 15 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Hank Blalock | 27 | FA-elig | 65 | 0.4 | 6.0 | -5.2 |
| Kameron Loe | 26 | – | 14 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Franklyn German | 28 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Dustin Nippert | 27 | arb | 20 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Luis Mendoza | 24 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| A.J. Murray | 26 | – | 2 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Kason Gabbard | 26 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Warner Madrigal | 24 | – | 31 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Brandon McCarthy | 24 | arb | 5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Wes Littleton | 25 | – | 12 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Max Ramirez | 23 | – | 17 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 23 | – | 61 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Gordon | 29 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Joaquin Arias | 23 | – | 32 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Adam Melhuse↔ COL | 36 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Eric Hurley | 22 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Shelton | 28 | – | 41 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Joselo Diaz | 28 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jason Ellison | 30 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ryan Roberts | 27 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Doug Mathis | 25 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Robinson Tejeda↔ KCR | 26 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tommy Hunter | 21 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Elizardo Ramirez | 25 | – | 1 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Travis Metcalf | 25 | pre-arb | 23 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Joaquín Benoit | 30 | FA-elig | 44 | -0.2 | 2.2 | -2.6 |
| Jason Botts | 27 | arb | 15 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Kazuo Fukumori | 31 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.2 | 1.4 | -1.9 |
| Josh Rupe | 25 | arb | 46 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Bill White | 29 | – | 8 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Frank Catalanotto | 34 | FA-elig | 88 | -0.3 | 4.0 | -4.7 |
| Gerald Laird | 28 | arb | 95 | -0.4 | 1.6 | -2.6 |
| C.J. Wilson | 27 | arb | 50 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.6 |
| Jason Jennings | 29 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.5 | 4.0 | -5.2 |
| German Duran | 23 | – | 60 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Ben Broussard | 31 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.9 | 3.9 | -6.0 |
55 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (51%). 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 |