GM: Dan Duquette (since 1992)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Walker | 25 | arb | 143 | 5.3 | 1.0 | +3.1 |
| Marquis Grissom | 25 | arb | 159 | 5.1 | 0.3 | +3.7 |
| Ken Hill | 26 | arb | 33 | 4.0 | 0.6 | +2.5 |
| Dennis Martinez | 38 | FA-elig | 32 | 4.0 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Delino DeShields | 23 | pre-arb | 135 | 3.5 | 0.3 | +2.4 |
| Moises Alou | 25 | pre-arb | 115 | 2.7 | 0.1 | +2.0 |
| Chris Nabholz | 25 | pre-arb | 32 | 2.4 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Spike Owen | 31 | FA-elig | 122 | 2.2 | 1.2 | +0.5 |
| Mark Gardner | 30 | arb | 33 | 2.0 | 0.3 | +1.3 |
| Jeff Fassero | 29 | pre-arb | 70 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| John Wetteland | 25 | arb | 67 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Mel Rojas | 25 | – | 68 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Bret Barberie | 24 | pre-arb | 111 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Tim Wallach | 34 | FA-elig | 150 | 0.9 | 1.9 | -1.2 |
| John Vander Wal | 26 | pre-arb | 105 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Brian Barnes | 25 | – | 21 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Wil Cordero | 20 | – | 45 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Gary Carter | 38 | FA-elig | 95 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Kent Bottenfield | 23 | – | 10 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Sergio Valdez | 27 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Ivan Calderon | 30 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.2 | 2.6 | -2.4 |
| Bill Krueger↔ MIN | 34 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Greg Colbrunn | 22 | – | 52 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Sean Berry | 26 | – | 24 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Bill Risley | 25 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Pete Young | 24 | – | 13 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Rick Cerone | 38 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Gil Heredia↔ SFG | 26 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Scott Service | 25 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Darrin Fletcher | 25 | arb | 83 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Chris Haney↔ KCR | 23 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Todd Haney | 26 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jerry Goff | 28 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Archi Cianfrocco | 25 | – | 86 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jonathan Hurst | 25 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Eric Bullock | 32 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Stairs | 24 | – | 13 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Rob Natal | 26 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Steve Lyons↔ ATL | 32 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Matt Maysey | 25 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tim Laker | 22 | – | 28 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Doug Simons | 25 | – | 7 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jerry Willard↔ ATL | 32 | – | 21 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Tom Foley | 32 | FA-elig | 72 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Bill Landrum | 34 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -1.3 |
| Darren Reed↔ MIN | 26 | pre-arb | 42 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Bill Sampen↔ KCR | 29 | pre-arb | 44 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
47 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (60%). 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 |