GM: Lou Gorman (since 1985)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | 31 | FA-elig | 156 | 8.3 | 1.9 | +1.1 |
| Roger Clemens | 26 | arb | 35 | 5.1 | 2.3 | -0.5 |
| Nick Esasky | 29 | FA-elig | 154 | 4.2 | 0.6 | +0.9 |
| Mike Greenwell | 25 | arb | 145 | 3.4 | 0.5 | +0.7 |
| Dwight Evans | 37 | FA-elig | 146 | 3.4 | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| Ellis Burks | 24 | pre-arb | 97 | 3.2 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Jody Reed | 26 | pre-arb | 146 | 3.1 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Mike Boddicker | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.9 | 1.4 | -0.3 |
| Rob Murphy | 29 | arb | 74 | 1.9 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| John Dopson | 25 | arb | 29 | 1.8 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Dennis Lamp | 36 | FA-elig | 42 | 1.6 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Lee Smith | 31 | FA-elig | 64 | 1.5 | 1.4 | -0.9 |
| Randy Kutcher | 29 | arb | 77 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Rick Cerone | 35 | FA-elig | 102 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Marty Barrett | 31 | FA-elig | 86 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Luis Rivera | 25 | arb | 93 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Wes Gardner | 28 | arb | 22 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Danny Heep | 31 | FA-elig | 113 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Bob Stanley | 34 | FA-elig | 43 | 0.5 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| John Marzano | 26 | – | 7 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Kevin Romine | 28 | arb | 92 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Greg Harris↔ PHI | 33 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Joe Price↔ SFG | 32 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Oil Can Boyd | 29 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Tom Bolton | 27 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dana Williams | 26 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Rochford | 26 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Eric Hetzel | 25 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Stone↔ TEX | 28 | – | 18 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Smithson | 34 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Rich Gedman | 29 | FA-elig | 93 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -1.3 |
| Sam Horn | 25 | – | 33 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Carlos Quintana | 23 | pre-arb | 34 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Jim Rice | 36 | FA-elig | 56 | -0.7 | 2.4 | -2.6 |
| Ed Romero↔ ATL | 31 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.8 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
35 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (83%). 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 BOS |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Varitek | 1997 | 21.2 |
| Josh Beckett | 2005 | 20.1 |
| Derek Lowe | 1997 | 18.0 |
| Curt Schilling | 2003 | 15.2 |
| Eduardo Rodríguez | 2014 | 14.3 |
| Rick Porcello | 2014 | 13.1 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 2010 | 8.8 |
| Wilyer Abreu | 2022 | 7.6 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bagwell | 1990 | 80.2 |
| Brady Anderson | 1988 | 33.0 |
| Hanley Ramírez | 2005 | 29.1 |
| Jamie Moyer | 1996 | 28.0 |
| Carlton Fisk | 1985 | 18.3 |
| Carney Lansford | 1982 | 16.7 |
| Carlos Martínez | 2013 | 16.0 |
| Ernie Whitt | 1985 | 14.7 |