GM: Bill Stoneman (since 1988)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Galarraga | 27 | arb | 157 | 5.6 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 28 | FA-elig | 109 | 3.3 | 1.7 | -0.6 |
| Hubie Brooks | 31 | FA-elig | 151 | 3.2 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| Bryn Smith | 32 | FA-elig | 32 | 3.1 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
| Tim Wallach | 30 | FA-elig | 159 | 3.1 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Dennis Martinez | 34 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.6 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Pascual Perez | 31 | FA-elig | 41 | 2.5 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Nelson Santovenia | 26 | pre-arb | 92 | 1.9 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Brian Holman | 23 | – | 20 | 1.7 | – | – |
| Tom Foley | 28 | arb | 127 | 1.7 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Otis Nixon | 29 | arb | 90 | 1.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Joe Hesketh | 29 | arb | 60 | 1.2 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| John Dopson | 24 | arb | 26 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Rex Hudler | 27 | arb | 77 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Dave Martinez↔ CHC | 23 | pre-arb | 63 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Mitch Webster↔ CHC | 29 | arb | 81 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Andy McGaffigan | 31 | FA-elig | 63 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Tracy Jones↔ CIN | 27 | pre-arb | 53 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Wallace Johnson | 31 | FA-elig | 86 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Mike Fitzgerald | 27 | arb | 63 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Randy Johnson | 24 | – | 4 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Jeff Huson | 23 | – | 20 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Floyd Youmans | 24 | arb | 14 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Luis Rivera | 24 | pre-arb | 123 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Tom O'Malley | 27 | – | 14 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dave Engle | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike Smith | 27 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Casey Candaele↔ HOU | 27 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Wilfredo Tejada | 25 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tim Barrett | 27 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rich Sauveur | 24 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Johnny Paredes | 25 | – | 35 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jeff Reed↔ CIN | 25 | arb | 43 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Herm Winningham↔ CIN | 26 | arb | 47 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Randy St. Claire↔ CIN | 27 | arb | 6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Bob McClure↔ NYM | 36 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Tim Burke | 29 | arb | 61 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Jeff Parrett | 26 | pre-arb | 61 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Graig Nettles | 43 | FA-elig | 80 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Neal Heaton | 28 | FA-elig | 32 | -1.0 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (78%). 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 |