GM: Ned Colletti (since 2006)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Lowe | 33 | FA-elig | 35 | 4.3 | 9.5 | -1.1 |
| J.D. Drew | 30 | FA-elig | 146 | 4.2 | 11.4 | -3.1 |
| Rafael Furcal | 28 | FA-elig | 159 | 3.8 | 8.7 | -1.2 |
| Brad Penny | 28 | FA-elig | 34 | 3.7 | 5.2 | +2.0 |
| Takashi Saito | 36 | – | 72 | 3.1 | – | – |
| Russell Martin | 23 | – | 121 | 2.4 | – | – |
| Andre Ethier | 24 | – | 126 | 2.2 | – | – |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 32 | FA-elig | 122 | 2.0 | 6.0 | -2.0 |
| Jeff Kent | 38 | FA-elig | 115 | 1.7 | 9.4 | -6.1 |
| Greg Maddux↔ CHC | 40 | FA-elig | 12 | 1.5 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Jonathan Broxton | 22 | – | 68 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Hung-Chih Kuo | 24 | pre-arb | 28 | 1.4 | 0.3 | +2.4 |
| Aaron Sele | 36 | – | 28 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Olmedo Saenz | 35 | FA-elig | 103 | 1.2 | 1.0 | +1.3 |
| Kenny Lofton | 39 | FA-elig | 129 | 1.0 | 3.8 | -1.7 |
| Brett Tomko | 33 | FA-elig | 45 | 1.0 | 3.6 | -1.7 |
| Marlon Anderson↔ WSN | 32 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Mark Hendrickson↔ TBR | 32 | arb | 18 | 0.9 | 1.1 | +0.6 |
| James Loney | 22 | – | 48 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Danys Baez↔ ATL | 28 | arb | 46 | 0.7 | 3.2 | -1.9 |
| Chad Billingsley | 21 | – | 18 | 0.6 | – | – |
| José Cruz Jr. | 32 | FA-elig | 86 | 0.6 | 2.9 | -1.8 |
| Cody Ross↔ CIN | 25 | arb | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | +1.0 |
| Willy Aybar↔ ATL | 23 | – | 43 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Cesar Izturis↔ CHC | 26 | arb | 32 | 0.4 | 1.9 | -1.0 |
| Jason Repko | 25 | pre-arb | 69 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Odalis Perez↔ KCR | 28 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.3 | 5.6 | -4.9 |
| Toby Hall↔ TBR | 30 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Dioner Navarro↔ TBR | 22 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Joe Beimel | 29 | – | 62 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Yhency Brazoban | 26 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Eric Stults | 26 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Einar Díaz | 33 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Giovanni Carrara | 38 | – | 25 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Eric Gagne | 30 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.0 | 10.0 | -10.0 |
| Joel Guzman | 21 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ramon Martinez | 33 | FA-elig | 82 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Jae Weong Seo↔ TBR | 29 | arb | 19 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Ricky Ledee↔ NYM | 32 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.0 | 0.9 | -1.0 |
| Lance Carter | 31 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Delwyn Young | 24 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Wilson Betemit↔ ATL | 24 | arb | 55 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Elmer Dessens↔ KCR | 35 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Bill Mueller | 35 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.2 | 4.6 | -4.9 |
| Oscar Robles | 30 | – | 29 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Franquelis Osoria | 24 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr.↔ CHW | 40 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Matt Kemp | 21 | – | 52 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Tim Hamulack | 29 | pre-arb | 33 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| Julio Lugo↔ TBR | 30 | FA-elig | 49 | -0.8 | 2.0 | -3.5 |
50 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 34 of them (68%). 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 LAD |
|---|---|---|
| Andre Ethier | 2005 | 24.4 |
| Yasmani Grandal | 2014 | 20.6 |
| Chris Taylor | 2016 | 16.9 |
| Gary Sheffield | 1998 | 14.7 |
| Tim Belcher | 1987 | 13.3 |
| Pedro Guerrero | 1974 | 13.1 |
| Eddie Murray | 1988 | 10.8 |
| Hanley Ramírez | 2012 | 8.7 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Sid Fernandez | 1983 | 27.5 |
| Yordan Álvarez | 2016 | 27.1 |
| Carlos Santana | 2008 | 21.6 |
| Juan Guzmán | 1987 | 21.1 |
| Gary Sheffield | 2002 | 12.1 |
| Mike Devereaux | 1989 | 11.7 |
| Charlie Hough | 1980 | 11.2 |
| Sid Bream | 1985 | 10.3 |