President of baseball ops: Chaim Bloom (since 2026) · GM: Mike Girsch (since 2018)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt | 23 | – | 58 | 6.5 | 0.8 | +57.4 |
| Jordan Walker | 24 | pre-arb | 61 | 6.4 | 0.8 | +55.9 |
| Alec Burleson | 27 | arb | 61 | 3.8 | 3.3 | +30.8 |
| Dustin May | 28 | FA-elig | 12 | 3.6 | 12.0 | +19.9 |
| Iván Herrera | 26 | pre-arb | 62 | 3.0 | 0.8 | +25.6 |
| Masyn Winn | 24 | pre-arb | 56 | 2.3 | 0.8 | +19.8 |
| Michael McGreevy | 25 | pre-arb | 12 | 2.0 | 0.8 | +17.0 |
| Riley O'Brien | 31 | pre-arb | 28 | 1.8 | 0.8 | +15.5 |
| Pedro Pagés | 27 | pre-arb | 38 | 1.6 | 0.8 | +13.8 |
| Andre Pallante | 27 | arb | 12 | 1.4 | 4.0 | +8.2 |
| Matthew Liberatore | 26 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.8 | 2.3 | +5.3 |
| Lars Nootbaar | 28 | arb | 2 | 0.7 | 5.2 | +0.7 |
| Nathan Church | 25 | pre-arb | 45 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +5.1 |
| José Fermín | 27 | pre-arb | 35 | 0.5 | 0.8 | +3.7 |
| Nelson Velázquez | 27 | – | 6 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Kyle Leahy | 29 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.4 | 0.8 | +2.8 |
| Ryne Stanek | 34 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.4 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Ryan Fernandez | 28 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +2.4 |
| Hunter Dobbins | 26 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | +2.8 |
| Bryan Torres | 28 | – | 10 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +2.1 |
| George Soriano | 27 | pre-arb | 27 | 0.2 | 0.8 | +1.2 |
| JoJo Romero | 29 | arb | 28 | 0.2 | 4.3 | -2.5 |
| Jimmy Crooks | 24 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jared Shuster | 27 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Matt Pushard | 28 | – | 6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Brycen Mautz | 24 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Nolan Gorman | 26 | arb | 59 | -0.2 | 2.7 | -4.4 |
| Yohel Pozo | 29 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -4.5 |
| Gordon Graceffo | 26 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -4.5 |
| Victor Scott II | 25 | – | 60 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Justin Bruihl | 29 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -5.7 |
| Chris Roycroft | 29 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -5.0 |
| Ramón Urías | 32 | arb | 25 | -0.6 | 1.5 | -6.9 |
| Matt Svanson | 27 | pre-arb | 24 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -6.2 |
| Thomas Saggese | 24 | pre-arb | 32 | -0.9 | 0.8 | -9.1 |
| César Prieto | 27 | pre-arb | 6 | -1.1 | 0.6 | -10.2 |
36 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (92%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).
WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR), annualized to full-season pace. 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 STL |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Wainwright | 2003 | 52.6 |
| Ozzie Smith | 1981 | 48.0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 2018 | 21.3 |
| Mark McGwire | 1997 | 19.7 |
| Nolan Arenado | 2021 | 18.3 |
| Édgar Rentería | 1998 | 17.4 |
| Carlos Martínez | 2013 | 16.0 |
| José Oquendo | 1985 | 15.3 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Van Slyke | 1987 | 31.1 |
| Lance Johnson | 1988 | 17.3 |
| Keith Hernandez | 1983 | 16.5 |
| David Peralta | 2014 | 14.5 |
| Mike LaValliere | 1987 | 12.9 |
| Jack Wilson | 2000 | 11.0 |
| Marco Gonzales | 2017 | 10.1 |
| Coco Crisp | 2002 | 9.9 |