GM: Omar Minaya (since 2003)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livan Hernandez | 29 | FA-elig | 36 | 5.2 | 6.0 | +2.9 |
| Brad Wilkerson | 27 | arb | 160 | 5.0 | 0.4 | +8.2 |
| Brian Schneider | 27 | arb | 135 | 2.1 | 0.3 | +3.2 |
| Luis Ayala | 26 | pre-arb | 81 | 1.9 | 0.3 | +3.0 |
| Terrmel Sledge | 27 | pre-arb | 133 | 1.8 | 0.3 | +2.7 |
| Juan Rivera | 25 | arb | 134 | 1.4 | 0.3 | +2.1 |
| Tomo Ohka | 28 | arb | 15 | 0.9 | 2.3 | -0.7 |
| Jamey Carroll | 30 | pre-arb | 102 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Zach Day | 26 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Jose Vidro | 29 | FA-elig | 110 | 0.8 | 7.0 | -5.6 |
| Chad Cordero | 22 | pre-arb | 69 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.1 |
| T.J. Tucker | 25 | – | 54 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Sun-Woo Kim | 26 | arb | 43 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.8 |
| Jon Rauch↔ CHW | 25 | – | 9 | 0.6 | – | – |
| John Patterson | 26 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Endy Chavez | 26 | – | 132 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Nick Johnson | 25 | arb | 73 | 0.5 | 1.2 | -0.4 |
| Scott Downs | 28 | – | 12 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Joey Eischen | 34 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.3 | 1.3 | -0.8 |
| Gary Majewski | 24 | – | 16 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Rigo Beltran | 34 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Roy Corcoran | 24 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Shawn Hill | 23 | – | 3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Francis Beltran↔ CHC | 24 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Cepicky | 26 | – | 32 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Joe Horgan | 27 | – | 47 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jeremy Fikac | 29 | arb | 19 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Maicer Izturis | 23 | – | 32 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Peter Bergeron | 26 | arb | 11 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Tony Batista | 30 | FA-elig | 157 | -0.3 | 1.5 | -2.1 |
| Alex Gonzalez↔ CHC | 31 | FA-elig | 35 | -0.3 | 2.4 | -3.0 |
| Henry Mateo | 27 | – | 40 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Valentino Pascucci | 25 | – | 32 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Tony Armas | 26 | arb | 16 | -0.4 | 2.1 | -2.8 |
| Ryan Church | 25 | – | 30 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Carl Everett↔ CHW | 33 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.4 | 1.4 | -2.2 |
| Luis Lopez | 30 | arb | 11 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Josh Labandeira | 25 | – | 7 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Chad Bentz | 24 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| Brendan Harris↔ CHC | 23 | – | 20 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Andy Fox↔ TEX | 33 | FA-elig | 34 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -1.4 |
| Einar Díaz | 31 | FA-elig | 55 | -0.6 | 2.6 | -3.6 |
| Orlando Cabrera↔ BOS | 29 | FA-elig | 103 | -0.8 | 3.8 | -5.1 |
| Ronald Calloway | 27 | pre-arb | 46 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -1.6 |
| Rocky Biddle | 28 | arb | 47 | -0.8 | 1.9 | -3.4 |
| Claudio Vargas | 26 | pre-arb | 45 | -1.4 | 0.3 | -2.7 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (63%). 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 |