GM: Jim Bowden (since 2005)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Zimmerman | 22 | – | 162 | 4.5 | – | – |
| Austin Kearns | 27 | arb | 161 | 3.4 | 3.5 | +3.7 |
| Ryan Church | 28 | arb | 144 | 2.8 | 0.4 | +5.7 |
| Ronnie Belliard | 32 | FA-elig | 147 | 2.3 | 0.8 | +4.1 |
| Jon Rauch | 28 | arb | 88 | 1.7 | 0.5 | +3.1 |
| Cristian Guzman | 29 | FA-elig | 46 | 1.4 | 4.2 | -1.1 |
| Shawn Hill | 26 | arb | 16 | 1.4 | 0.4 | +2.6 |
| Saul Rivera | 29 | – | 85 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Dmitri Young | 33 | FA-elig | 136 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +1.6 |
| Chris Schroder | 28 | – | 37 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Jason Bergmann | 25 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.1 |
| Brian Schneider | 30 | FA-elig | 129 | 0.6 | 3.5 | -2.2 |
| Wily Mo Peña↔ BOS | 25 | arb | 37 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +0.5 |
| Nook Logan | 27 | arb | 118 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.7 |
| Chad Cordero | 25 | arb | 76 | 0.4 | 4.2 | -3.2 |
| Jesus Flores | 22 | pre-arb | 79 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | 29 | – | 73 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jonathan Albaladejo | 24 | – | 14 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jesus Colome | 29 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Luis Ayala | 29 | arb | 44 | 0.2 | 1.3 | -0.9 |
| Billy Traber | 27 | – | 28 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Micah Bowie | 32 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Justin Maxwell | 23 | – | 15 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Chico | 24 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Brandon Watson | 25 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tim Redding | 29 | – | 15 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ross Detwiler | 21 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Joel Hanrahan | 25 | – | 12 | 0.0 | – | – |
| John Lannan | 22 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ryan Wagner | 24 | arb | 14 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Winston Abreu | 30 | – | 26 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Felipe Lopez | 27 | FA-elig | 154 | -0.2 | 3.9 | -4.3 |
| Levale Speigner | 26 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Jason Simontacchi | 33 | – | 13 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Chris Booker | 30 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jerome Williams | 25 | arb | 6 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Tony Batista | 33 | – | 80 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Michael Restovich | 28 | – | 15 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Chris Snelling↔ OAK | 25 | arb | 24 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| John Patterson | 29 | arb | 7 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.7 |
| Ryan Langerhans↔ ATL | 27 | arb | 103 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| Ray King↔ MIL | 33 | FA-elig | 55 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -1.8 |
| Josh Wilson↔ TBR | 26 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Arnie Munoz | 25 | – | 13 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Kory Casto | 25 | – | 16 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Robert Fick | 33 | FA-elig | 118 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -2.9 |
| Mike Bacsik | 29 | – | 29 | -1.0 | – | – |
47 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (57%). 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 |