GM: Brian Sabean
2003: made playoffs · 100–61. 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 | 38 | FA-elig | 130 | 10.2 | 15.5 | +2.6 |
| Jason Schmidt | 30 | FA-elig | 29 | 6.0 | 5.9 | +4.8 |
| José Cruz Jr. | 29 | FA-elig | 158 | 3.2 | 2.5 | +3.1 |
| Ray Durham | 31 | FA-elig | 110 | 3.1 | 5.2 | +0.3 |
| Marquis Grissom | 36 | FA-elig | 149 | 2.5 | 1.9 | +2.6 |
| J.T. Snow | 35 | FA-elig | 103 | 2.3 | 6.8 | -2.7 |
| Rich Aurilia | 31 | FA-elig | 129 | 2.0 | 6.2 | -2.7 |
| Jerome Williams | 21 | – | 21 | 1.8 | – | – |
| Pedro Feliz | 28 | arb | 95 | 1.4 | 0.3 | +2.2 |
| Benito Santiago | 38 | FA-elig | 108 | 1.4 | 1.8 | +0.7 |
| Tim Worrell | 35 | FA-elig | 76 | 1.3 | 2.0 | +0.4 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 29 | FA-elig | 142 | 1.3 | 4.0 | -1.6 |
| Joe Nathan | 28 | arb | 78 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +1.8 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 24 | pre-arb | 66 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +1.5 |
| Neifi Perez | 30 | FA-elig | 120 | 0.9 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| Matt Herges↔ SDP | 33 | – | 27 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Jeffrey Hammonds↔ MIL | 32 | FA-elig | 36 | 0.9 | 6.4 | -4.9 |
| Andres Galarraga | 42 | FA-elig | 110 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Sidney Ponson↔ BAL | 26 | arb | 10 | 0.8 | 1.4 | -0.0 |
| Jim Brower | 30 | – | 51 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Kirk Rueter | 32 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.6 | 5.9 | -4.9 |
| Kurt Ainsworth↔ BAL | 24 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Dustin Hermanson↔ STL | 30 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Damian Moss↔ BAL | 26 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -0.5 |
| Scott Eyre | 31 | FA-elig | 74 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Felix Rodriguez | 30 | FA-elig | 68 | 0.2 | 3.2 | -2.7 |
| Jesse Foppert | 22 | – | 23 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Noah Lowry | 22 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Cody Ransom | 27 | – | 20 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Chad Zerbe | 31 | arb | 33 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Jason Christiansen | 33 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.1 | 2.3 | -2.2 |
| Alberto Castillo | 33 | – | 11 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Lance Niekro | 24 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Trey Lunsford | 24 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Kevin Correia | 22 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ruben Rivera | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Manny Aybar | 31 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Ellison | 25 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Francisco Santos | 29 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Todd Linden | 23 | – | 18 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Carlos Valderrama | 25 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tony Torcato | 23 | – | 14 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brian Powell | 29 | – | 1 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Marvin Benard | 32 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.3 | 4.2 | -4.8 |
| Eric Young Sr.↔ MIL | 36 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Ryan Jensen | 27 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| José Cruz Jr. | 3.2 |
| Ray Durham | 3.1 |
| Marquis Grissom | 2.5 |
| Jerome Williams | 1.8 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 1.3 |
| Neifi Perez | 0.9 |
| Player | 2002 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jeff Kent | 6.7 |
| Russ Ortiz | 3.9 |
| Livan Hernandez | 3.2 |
| Robb Nen | 3.2 |
| Reggie Sanders | 3.1 |
| David Bell | 3.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2003, 2003–2009. 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 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | 38 | 17.000 | $15.5M | $18.0M | $22.0M | $19.3M | $15.5M | FREE AGENT | |
| J.T. Snow | 35 | 11.000 | $6.8M | $1.5M | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 32 | 10.000 | $6.4M | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rich Aurilia | 31 | 8.000 | $6.2M | FREE AGENT | $3.5M | $4.5M | $1.0M | ||
| Jason Schmidt | 30 | 8.000 | $5.9M | $7.9M | $8.2M | $10.5M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kirk Rueter | 32 | 10.000 | $5.9M | $6.1M | $7.1M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ray Durham | 31 | 8.000 | $5.2M | $7.2M | $7.2M | $7.0M | $7.0M | $5.1M | FREE AGENT |
| Marvin Benard | 32 | 8.000 | $4.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 29 | 8.000 | $4.0M | $6.5M | $7.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Felix Rodriguez | 30 | 8.000 | $3.2M | $2.1M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| José Cruz Jr. | 29 | 6.000 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Christiansen | 33 | 8.000 | $2.3M | $2.4M | $865k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tim Worrell | 35 | 10.000 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | $1.8M | ||||
| Marquis Grissom | 36 | 14.000 | $1.9M | $2.1M | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Benito Santiago | 38 | 17.000 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Neifi Perez | 30 | 7.000 | $1.5M | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Scott Eyre | 31 | 6.000 | $725k | $1.0M | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ruben Rivera | 29 | 8.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andres Galarraga | 42 | 18.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Eric Young Sr. | 36 | 11.000 | $385k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dustin Hermanson | 30 | 8.000 | $253k | $800k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Manny Aybar | 31 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alberto Castillo | 33 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Ponson | 26 | 5.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pedro Feliz | 28 | 3.000 | $325k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chad Zerbe | 31 | 3.000 | $317k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Joe Nathan | 28 | 4.000 | $300k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brian Powell | 29 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jim Brower | 30 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Matt Herges | 33 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Moss | 26 | 2.000 | $1.1M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ryan Jensen | 27 | 2.000 | $317k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Yorvit Torrealba | 24 | 2.000 | $312k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kurt Ainsworth | 24 | 2.000 | $242k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Cody Ransom | 27 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Carlos Valderrama | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Tony Torcato | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Francisco Santos | 29 | – | — | ||||||
| Trey Lunsford | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Lance Niekro | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jerome Williams | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jason Ellison | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jesse Foppert | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Todd Linden | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kevin Correia | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Noah Lowry | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Giants 2003; 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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