GM: Brian Sabean
2002: won pennant · 95–66. Ranks are vs the 30 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 | 37 | FA-elig | 143 | 12.7 | 15.0 | +6.8 |
| Jeff Kent | 34 | FA-elig | 152 | 6.7 | 6.0 | +5.4 |
| Jason Schmidt | 29 | FA-elig | 29 | 4.4 | 4.9 | +2.6 |
| Russ Ortiz | 28 | arb | 33 | 3.9 | 2.9 | +3.8 |
| Livan Hernandez | 27 | FA-elig | 36 | 3.2 | 3.6 | +1.9 |
| Robb Nen | 32 | FA-elig | 68 | 3.2 | 8.3 | -2.9 |
| Reggie Sanders | 34 | FA-elig | 140 | 3.1 | 1.8 | +3.5 |
| David Bell | 29 | FA-elig | 154 | 3.1 | 1.8 | +3.5 |
| Rich Aurilia | 30 | FA-elig | 133 | 2.3 | 5.2 | -1.3 |
| Benito Santiago | 37 | FA-elig | 126 | 2.2 | 2.0 | +1.7 |
| Tsuyoshi Shinjo | 30 | pre-arb | 118 | 1.3 | 1.4 | +0.9 |
| Kirk Rueter | 31 | FA-elig | 35 | 1.3 | 4.9 | -2.7 |
| Ramon Martinez | 29 | arb | 72 | 1.0 | 0.8 | +1.0 |
| Tim Worrell | 34 | FA-elig | 80 | 1.0 | 1.4 | +0.2 |
| Kenny Lofton↔ CHW | 35 | FA-elig | 46 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Ryan Jensen | 26 | pre-arb | 32 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +1.3 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 23 | pre-arb | 53 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +1.2 |
| Marvin Benard | 31 | FA-elig | 65 | 0.7 | 4.2 | -2.9 |
| Jay Witasick | 29 | FA-elig | 44 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -0.1 |
| Tom Goodwin | 33 | – | 78 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Damon Minor | 28 | pre-arb | 83 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Felix Rodriguez | 29 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.5 | 2.5 | -1.6 |
| Pedro Feliz | 27 | pre-arb | 67 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Kurt Ainsworth | 23 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Scott Eyre↔ TOR | 30 | arb | 21 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Manny Aybar | 30 | – | 15 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Cody Ransom | 26 | – | 7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Trey Lunsford | 23 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Joe Nathan | 27 | – | 4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Calvin Murray↔ TEX | 30 | arb | 11 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Chad Zerbe | 30 | – | 50 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Tony Torcato | 22 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bill Mueller↔ CHC | 31 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Troy Brohawn | 29 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Christiansen | 32 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.1 | 1.7 | -2.0 |
| Aaron Fultz | 28 | pre-arb | 43 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| J.T. Snow | 34 | FA-elig | 143 | -1.1 | 5.9 | -7.8 |
| Shawon Dunston | 39 | FA-elig | 72 | -1.3 | 1.1 | -3.4 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Reggie Sanders | 3.1 |
| David Bell | 3.1 |
| Tsuyoshi Shinjo | 1.3 |
| Kenny Lofton | 0.9 |
| Jay Witasick | 0.6 |
| Tom Goodwin | 0.6 |
| Player | 2001 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Shawn Estes | 1.8 |
| Armando Rios | 1.6 |
| John Vander Wal | 0.8 |
| Bobby Estalella | 0.3 |
| Russ Davis | 0.2 |
| Andres Galarraga | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2002, 2002–2008. 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 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | 37 | 16.000 | $15.0M | $15.5M | $18.0M | $22.0M | $19.3M | $15.5M | FREE AGENT |
| Robb Nen | 32 | 9.000 | $8.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Kent | 34 | 10.000 | $6.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| J.T. Snow | 34 | 10.000 | $5.9M | $6.8M | $1.5M | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Rich Aurilia | 30 | 7.000 | $5.2M | $6.2M | FREE AGENT | $3.5M | $4.5M | ||
| Jason Schmidt | 29 | 7.000 | $4.9M | $5.9M | $7.9M | $8.2M | $10.5M | FREE AGENT | |
| Kirk Rueter | 31 | 9.000 | $4.9M | $5.9M | $6.1M | $7.1M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Marvin Benard | 31 | 7.000 | $4.2M | $4.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Livan Hernandez | 27 | 6.000 | $3.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Felix Rodriguez | 29 | 7.000 | $2.5M | $3.2M | $2.1M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Benito Santiago | 37 | 16.000 | $2.0M | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Reggie Sanders | 34 | 11.000 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| David Bell | 29 | 7.000 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Christiansen | 32 | 7.000 | $1.7M | $2.3M | $2.4M | $865k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tim Worrell | 34 | 9.000 | $1.4M | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | $1.8M | |||
| Jay Witasick | 29 | 6.000 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Shawon Dunston | 39 | 17.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kenny Lofton | 35 | 11.000 | $339k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bill Mueller | 31 | 6.000 | $249k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tom Goodwin | 33 | 11.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Ortiz | 28 | 4.000 | $2.9M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ramon Martinez | 29 | 4.000 | $775k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Joe Nathan | 27 | 3.000 | $300k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Scott Eyre | 30 | 5.000 | $84k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Calvin Murray | 30 | 3.000 | $70k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Manny Aybar | 30 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsuyoshi Shinjo | 30 | 1.000 | $1.4M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Aaron Fultz | 28 | 2.000 | $300k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Pedro Feliz | 27 | 2.000 | $222k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ryan Jensen | 26 | 1.000 | $209k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Damon Minor | 28 | 2.000 | $203k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Yorvit Torrealba | 23 | 1.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kurt Ainsworth | 23 | 1.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Troy Brohawn | 29 | – | — | ||||||
| Cody Ransom | 26 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Chad Zerbe | 30 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tony Torcato | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Trey Lunsford | 23 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Giants 2002; 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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