GM: Jim Beattie (since 1996)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Guerrero | 25 | arb | 154 | 6.2 | 3.5 | +5.3 |
| Javier Vazquez | 23 | pre-arb | 33 | 5.6 | 0.3 | +7.6 |
| Jose Vidro | 25 | arb | 153 | 4.3 | 0.3 | +5.8 |
| Rondell White↔ CHC | 28 | FA-elig | 75 | 2.1 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Carl Pavano | 24 | pre-arb | 15 | 1.7 | 0.3 | +2.1 |
| Dustin Hermanson | 27 | arb | 38 | 1.4 | 3.6 | -1.7 |
| Geoff Blum | 27 | pre-arb | 124 | 1.4 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Scott Strickland | 24 | pre-arb | 49 | 1.2 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Lee Stevens | 32 | FA-elig | 123 | 1.0 | 3.5 | -2.0 |
| Steve Kline | 27 | arb | 83 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +1.1 |
| Felipe Lira | 28 | – | 54 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Anthony Telford | 34 | FA-elig | 64 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Tony Armas | 22 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Hideki Irabu | 31 | arb | 11 | 0.7 | 4.1 | -3.2 |
| Mike Thurman | 26 | arb | 17 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Chris Widger↔ SEA | 29 | arb | 86 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -0.3 |
| Ugueth Urbina | 26 | arb | 13 | 0.6 | 3.2 | -2.3 |
| Tomas De La Rosa | 22 | – | 32 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Mordecai | 32 | FA-elig | 86 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Guillermo Mota | 26 | – | 29 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Talmadge Nunnari | 25 | – | 18 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jeremy Powell | 24 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Andy Tracy | 26 | – | 83 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Julio Santana | 26 | – | 36 | 0.0 | – | – |
| David Moraga↔ COL | 24 | – | 3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Matt Blank | 24 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Brad Rigby↔ KCR | 27 | arb | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Scott Downs↔ CHC | 24 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Fernando Seguignol | 25 | – | 76 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Yovanny Lara | 24 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Skrmetta↔ PIT | 27 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Sean Spencer | 25 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Miguel Batista↔ KCR | 29 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jim Poole↔ DET | 34 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Trey Moore | 27 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Trace Coquillette | 26 | pre-arb | 34 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Charlie O'Brien | 40 | – | 9 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Yohanny Valera | 23 | – | 7 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Johnson | 24 | – | 41 | -0.3 | – | – |
| T.J. Tucker | 21 | – | 2 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Scott Forster | 28 | – | 42 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Orlando Cabrera | 25 | arb | 125 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Lenny Webster | 35 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.7 | 0.6 | -1.6 |
| Wilton Guerrero | 25 | arb | 127 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -1.8 |
| Brian Schneider | 23 | – | 45 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Milton Bradley | 22 | – | 42 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Terry Jones | 29 | arb | 108 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -1.4 |
| Peter Bergeron | 22 | pre-arb | 148 | -1.5 | 0.2 | -2.3 |
| Michael Barrett | 23 | pre-arb | 89 | -1.8 | 0.3 | -2.8 |
49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (59%). 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 |