GM: Brian Sabean
1997: made playoffs · 90–72. Ranks are vs the 28 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | 32 | FA-elig | 159 | 8.9 | 8.7 | +0.4 |
| Jeff Kent | 29 | arb | 155 | 4.1 | 2.6 | +1.6 |
| Stan Javier | 33 | FA-elig | 142 | 3.7 | 1.4 | +2.4 |
| Shawn Estes | 24 | pre-arb | 36 | 3.7 | 0.2 | +3.6 |
| J.T. Snow | 29 | arb | 157 | 3.4 | 1.8 | +1.7 |
| Kirk Rueter | 26 | arb | 32 | 3.0 | 0.3 | +2.8 |
| Bill Mueller | 26 | pre-arb | 128 | 2.7 | 0.2 | +2.6 |
| Jose Vizcaino | 29 | FA-elig | 151 | 2.1 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
| Brian Johnson↔ DET | 29 | arb | 56 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Mark Gardner | 35 | FA-elig | 32 | 1.2 | 0.9 | +0.4 |
| Rod Beck | 28 | FA-elig | 73 | 1.1 | 3.2 | -2.0 |
| Rich Aurilia | 25 | pre-arb | 46 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Roberto Hernandez↔ CHW | 32 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.8 | 1.7 | -0.9 |
| Wilson Alvarez↔ CHW | 27 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.6 | 1.6 | -0.9 |
| Rick Wilkins↔ SEA | 30 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.6 | 1.9 | -1.3 |
| Darryl Hamilton | 32 | FA-elig | 125 | 0.5 | 1.8 | -1.2 |
| Doug Henry | 33 | FA-elig | 75 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Danny Darwin↔ CHW | 41 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Glenallen Hill | 32 | FA-elig | 128 | 0.4 | 1.7 | -1.3 |
| Terry Mulholland↔ CHC | 34 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Damon Berryhill | 33 | FA-elig | 73 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Osvaldo Fernandez | 30 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.8 |
| Doug Creek | 28 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Rich DeLucia↔ ANA | 32 | FA-elig | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| John Johnstone↔ OAK | 28 | – | 13 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Cory Bailey | 26 | arb | 7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Rich Rodriguez | 34 | FA-elig | 71 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Julian Tavarez | 24 | arb | 89 | -0.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Doug Mirabelli | 26 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Joe Roa | 25 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Wilson Delgado | 24 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| LeJon Powell | 23 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jacob Cruz | 24 | – | 16 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rene Arocha | 33 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mark Lewis | 27 | FA-elig | 118 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -1.9 |
| Marvin Benard | 26 | pre-arb | 84 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Pat Rapp↔ MIA | 29 | arb | 8 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Keith Foulke↔ CHW | 24 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Marcus Jensen↔ DET | 24 | pre-arb | 30 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| William Van Landingham | 26 | arb | 18 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Dan Carlson | 27 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Jim Poole | 31 | FA-elig | 63 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -1.4 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jeff Kent | 4.1 |
| J.T. Snow | 3.4 |
| Jose Vizcaino | 2.1 |
| Brian Johnson | 1.5 |
| Roberto Hernandez | 0.8 |
| Wilson Alvarez | 0.6 |
| Player | 1996 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Matt Williams | 2.6 |
| Allen Watson | 1.5 |
| Shawon Dunston | 1.2 |
| Tom Lampkin | 1.1 |
| Kirt Manwaring | 0.6 |
| Robby Thompson | 0.6 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1997, 1997–2003. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | 32 | 11.000 | $8.7M | $8.9M | $9.4M | $10.7M | $10.3M | $15.0M | $15.5M |
| Rod Beck | 28 | 6.000 | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jose Vizcaino | 29 | 8.000 | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rick Wilkins | 30 | 6.000 | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Darryl Hamilton | 32 | 9.000 | $1.8M | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Roberto Hernandez | 32 | 6.000 | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Glenallen Hill | 32 | 8.000 | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Lewis | 27 | 6.000 | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Wilson Alvarez | 27 | 8.000 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Stan Javier | 33 | 13.000 | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mark Gardner | 35 | 8.000 | $900k | $1.1M | $2.0M | $3.0M | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |
| Terry Mulholland | 34 | 11.000 | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jim Poole | 31 | 7.000 | $850k | $684k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Doug Henry | 33 | 6.000 | $550k | FREE AGENT | $500k | ||||
| Damon Berryhill | 33 | 10.000 | $467k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rich Rodriguez | 34 | 7.000 | $300k | $710k | $730k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Danny Darwin | 41 | 19.000 | $153k | $710k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rich DeLucia | 32 | 7.000 | $52k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Kent | 29 | 5.000 | $2.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| J.T. Snow | 29 | 5.000 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Julian Tavarez | 24 | 4.000 | $683k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Pat Rapp | 29 | 5.000 | $333k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brian Johnson | 29 | 3.000 | $333k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| William Van Landingham | 26 | 3.000 | $295k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kirk Rueter | 26 | 4.000 | $260k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Cory Bailey | 26 | 4.000 | $181k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rene Arocha | 33 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| John Johnstone | 28 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osvaldo Fernandez | 30 | 1.000 | $958k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Marvin Benard | 26 | 2.000 | $185k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Rich Aurilia | 25 | 2.000 | $175k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Shawn Estes | 24 | 2.000 | $162k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Bill Mueller | 26 | 1.000 | $160k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dan Carlson | 27 | 1.000 | $150k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| LeJon Powell | 23 | 0.000 | $150k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Wilson Delgado | 24 | 1.000 | $150k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Joe Roa | 25 | 2.000 | $150k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Marcus Jensen | 24 | 1.000 | $120k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Keith Foulke | 24 | 0.000 | $61k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jacob Cruz | 24 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Doug Mirabelli | 26 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Doug Creek | 28 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Giants 1997; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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