GM: Murray Cook (since 1985)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Raines Sr. | 27 | FA-elig | 139 | 6.7 | 1.7 | +0.3 |
| Tim Wallach | 29 | FA-elig | 153 | 4.1 | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Bob Sebra | 25 | pre-arb | 36 | 3.4 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Mitch Webster | 28 | arb | 156 | 3.0 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Neal Heaton | 27 | arb | 32 | 2.6 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Dennis Martinez | 33 | FA-elig | 22 | 2.5 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Bryn Smith | 31 | FA-elig | 26 | 2.5 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Andres Galarraga | 26 | pre-arb | 147 | 2.4 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Tim Burke | 28 | pre-arb | 55 | 2.1 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Andy McGaffigan | 30 | FA-elig | 69 | 1.9 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Floyd Youmans | 23 | pre-arb | 23 | 1.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Pascual Perez | 30 | FA-elig | 12 | 1.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Vance Law | 30 | FA-elig | 133 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Casey Candaele | 26 | pre-arb | 138 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Reid Nichols | 28 | FA-elig | 77 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Tom Foley | 27 | arb | 106 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Jay Tibbs | 25 | – | 19 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Hubie Brooks | 30 | FA-elig | 112 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Joe Hesketh | 28 | arb | 18 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Dave Engle | 30 | FA-elig | 59 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Randy St. Claire | 26 | – | 44 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Razor Shines | 30 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Parrett | 25 | pre-arb | 45 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Nelson Santovenia | 25 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ubaldo Heredia | 31 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tom Romano | 28 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Wallace Johnson | 30 | FA-elig | 75 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Bill Campbell | 38 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Fischer | 23 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Charlie Lea | 30 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Curt Brown | 27 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jack Daugherty | 26 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Lary Sorensen | 31 | – | 23 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Nelson Norman | 29 | – | 1 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Herm Winningham | 25 | arb | 137 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Luis Rivera | 23 | – | 18 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Bob McClure | 35 | FA-elig | 52 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Alonzo Powell | 22 | – | 14 | -0.4 | – | – |
| John Stefero | 27 | – | 18 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Mike Fitzgerald | 26 | arb | 107 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Jeff Reed | 24 | arb | 75 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 25 of them (61%). 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 WSN |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Martínez | 1986 | 22.5 |
| Gio Gonzalez | 2011 | 20.8 |
| Trea Turner | 2015 | 19.4 |
| Liván Hernández | 2003 | 17.2 |
| Bryn Smith | 1977 | 16.4 |
| Moisés Alou | 1990 | 13.8 |
| Tanner Roark | 2010 | 12.8 |
| Mike Lansing | 1991 | 12.0 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Grady Sizemore | 2002 | 30.3 |
| Cliff Lee | 2002 | 14.7 |
| Tim Raines | 1990 | 14.5 |
| Lucas Giolito | 2016 | 13.5 |
| Cliff Floyd | 1997 | 13.2 |
| Gary Carter | 1984 | 12.8 |
| Maicer Izturis | 2004 | 12.2 |
| Carl Pavano | 2002 | 8.1 |