GM: Joe Brown (since 1985)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Reuschel | 36 | FA-elig | 31 | 5.5 | 0.2 | +1.2 |
| Rick Rhoden | 32 | FA-elig | 37 | 3.0 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Tony Peña Sr. | 28 | arb | 147 | 2.5 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| Jose DeLeon | 24 | pre-arb | 31 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Mike Brown↔ ANA | 25 | – | 57 | 1.5 | – | – |
| Cecilio Guante | 25 | arb | 63 | 1.4 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Bill Almon | 32 | FA-elig | 88 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| R.J. Reynolds↔ LAD | 26 | – | 31 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Don Robinson | 28 | FA-elig | 44 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Bob Walk | 28 | – | 9 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Lee Mazzilli | 30 | FA-elig | 92 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Sam Khalifa | 21 | – | 95 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Bill Madlock↔ LAD | 34 | FA-elig | 110 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Lee Tunnell | 24 | arb | 24 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Al Holland↔ ANA | 32 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Jason Thompson | 30 | FA-elig | 123 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -0.8 |
| Joe Orsulak | 23 | pre-arb | 121 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Johnny Ray | 28 | arb | 154 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| John Candelaria↔ ANA | 31 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Sixto Lezcano | 31 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Steve Kemp | 30 | – | 92 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Junior Ortiz | 25 | – | 23 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jim Winn | 25 | – | 30 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Sid Bream↔ LAD | 24 | – | 26 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Pat Clements↔ ANA | 23 | – | 27 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Bob Kipper↔ ANA | 20 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Rafael Belliard | 23 | – | 17 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Larry McWilliams | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| Tim Foli | 34 | – | 19 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Rod Scurry↔ NYY | 29 | arb | 30 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Scott Loucks | 28 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Dave Tomlin | 36 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ray Krawczyk | 25 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jerry Dybzinski | 29 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kent Tekulve↔ PHI | 38 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Johnnie LeMaster↔ CLE | 31 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Trench Davis | 24 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jim Morrison | 32 | FA-elig | 92 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Denny Gonzalez | 21 | – | 35 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Bielecki | 25 | – | 13 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Doug Frobel↔ WSN | 26 | – | 53 | -0.7 | – | – |
| George Hendrick↔ ANA | 35 | FA-elig | 69 | -1.1 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Marvell Wynne | 25 | – | 103 | -1.8 | – | – |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 22 of them (51%). 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 PIT |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Van Slyke | 1987 | 31.1 |
| Brian Giles | 1998 | 25.4 |
| Doug Drabek | 1986 | 21.4 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 1986 | 20.6 |
| Bryan Reynolds | 2018 | 20.0 |
| Mike LaValliere | 1987 | 12.9 |
| Josh Harrison | 2009 | 11.9 |
| Jack Wilson | 2000 | 11.0 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Aramis Ramírez | 2003 | 25.0 |
| Jason Schmidt | 2001 | 23.6 |
| Brian Giles | 2003 | 17.1 |
| Willie Randolph | 1975 | 14.7 |
| Moisés Alou | 1990 | 13.8 |
| John Tudor | 1984 | 12.0 |
| Randy Milligan | 1988 | 11.9 |
| Bip Roberts | 1985 | 11.1 |