GM: Jim Bowden (since 2005)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Harris | 30 | FA-elig | 140 | 3.0 | 0.8 | +6.0 |
| Cristian Guzman | 30 | FA-elig | 138 | 2.8 | 4.2 | +2.1 |
| Elijah Dukes | 24 | pre-arb | 81 | 2.7 | 0.4 | +5.8 |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 23 | arb | 106 | 1.9 | 0.5 | +3.9 |
| Ronnie Belliard | 33 | FA-elig | 96 | 1.5 | 1.6 | +1.9 |
| Tim Redding | 30 | FA-elig | 35 | 1.4 | 1.0 | +2.1 |
| Jon Rauch↔ ARI | 29 | FA-elig | 48 | 1.3 | 0.8 | +2.1 |
| Odalis Perez | 30 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.3 | 0.8 | +2.0 |
| Saul Rivera | 30 | pre-arb | 76 | 1.2 | 0.4 | +2.3 |
| Wil Nieves | 30 | – | 68 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Ryan Langerhans | 28 | – | 73 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Shawn Hill | 27 | arb | 12 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.7 |
| Nick Johnson | 29 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.9 | 5.5 | -3.6 |
| John Lannan | 23 | – | 31 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Collin Balester | 22 | – | 15 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Joel Hanrahan | 26 | pre-arb | 69 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.1 |
| Alberto Gonzalez↔ NYY | 25 | – | 17 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Anderson Hernandez | 25 | – | 28 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Garrett Mock | 25 | – | 26 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Austin Kearns | 28 | FA-elig | 86 | 0.4 | 5.0 | -4.2 |
| Mike Hinckley | 25 | – | 14 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Steven Shell | 25 | – | 39 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jason Bergmann | 26 | arb | 30 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Jesus Colome | 30 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.2 | 1.2 | -0.8 |
| Tyler Clippard | 23 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Chad Cordero | 26 | arb | 6 | 0.0 | 6.2 | -6.1 |
| Luis Ayala↔ NYM | 30 | arb | 62 | -0.0 | 1.3 | -1.4 |
| Lastings Milledge | 23 | pre-arb | 138 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Luke Montz | 24 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jesus Flores | 23 | pre-arb | 90 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Brian Sanches | 29 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Aaron Boone | 35 | FA-elig | 104 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -1.3 |
| Shairon Martis | 21 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Matt Chico | 25 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Levale Speigner | 27 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Emilio Bonifácio↔ ARI | 23 | – | 41 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Chris Schroder | 29 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ray King | 34 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.4 |
| Marco Estrada | 24 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Pete Orr | 29 | – | 49 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Dmitri Young | 34 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.3 | 5.0 | -5.6 |
| Johnny Estrada | 32 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.3 | 1.2 | -1.9 |
| Roger Bernadina | 24 | – | 26 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Rob Mackowiak | 32 | FA-elig | 38 | -0.5 | 1.5 | -2.7 |
| Michael O'Connor | 27 | – | 5 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Kory Casto | 26 | – | 66 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Charlie Manning | 29 | – | 57 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Paul Lo Duca↔ MIA | 36 | FA-elig | 46 | -1.1 | 3.4 | -6.0 |
| Felipe Lopez↔ STL | 28 | FA-elig | 100 | -1.3 | 3.4 | -6.4 |
| Wily Mo Peña | 26 | FA-elig | 64 | -1.5 | 2.0 | -5.3 |
50 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (56%). 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 |