| Player | Player Sort | Pos | Salary | Salary Sort | Pct | Pct Sort | WARP | WARP Sort | WARP/$M | WARP/$M Sort | $/WARP | $/WARP Sort | Current Status |
| Year | Red Sox payroll |
PR Sort |
Avg payroll |
AvgPR Sort |
Diff |
Diff Sort |
| 1997 | $1,100,000 | 1100000 | $2,618,750 | 2618750 | $-1,518,750 | -1518750 |
| 1998 | $1,600,000 | 1600000 | $976,666 | 976666 | $623,334 | 623334 |
| 1999 | $3,500,000 | 3500000 | $1,853,333 | 1853333 | $1,646,667 | 1646667 |
| 2000 | $80,978,533 | 80978533 | $57,546,985 | 57546985 | $23,431,548 | 23431548 |
| 2001 | $111,488,333 | 111488333 | $67,170,572 | 67170572 | $44,317,761 | 44317761 |
| 2002 | $108,645,000 | 108645000 | $69,250,777 | 69250777 | $39,394,223 | 39394223 |
| 2003 | $99,251,500 | 99251500 | $72,226,818 | 72226818 | $27,024,682 | 27024682 |
| 2004 | $128,545,500 | 128545500 | $71,405,194 | 71405194 | $57,140,306 | 57140306 |
| 2005 | $125,097,825 | 125097825 | $73,740,238 | 73740238 | $51,357,587 | 51357587 |
| 2006 | $124,406,500 | 124406500 | $81,328,866 | 81328866 | $43,077,634 | 43077634 |
| 2007 | $147,568,833 | 147568833 | $85,804,453 | 85804453 | $61,764,380 | 61764380 |
| 2008 | $136,798,083 | 136798083 | $93,332,110 | 93332110 | $43,465,973 | 43465973 |
| 2009 | $122,803,640 | 122803640 | $93,972,514 | 93972514 | $28,831,126 | 28831126 |
| 2010 | $175,822,333 | 175822333 | $95,781,451 | 95781451 | $80,040,882 | 80040882 |
| 2011 | $165,828,976 | 165828976 | $97,450,552 | 97450552 | $68,378,424 | 68378424 |
| 2012 | $175,205,284 | 175205284 | $100,713,109 | 100713109 | $74,492,175 | 74492175 |
| 2013 | $150,655,000 | 150655000 | $106,330,330 | 106330330 | $44,324,670 | 44324670 |
| 2014 | $86,325,000 | 86325000 | $64,151,456 | 64151456 | $22,173,544 | 22173544 |
| 2015 | $25,350,000 | 25350000 | $47,264,885 | 47264885 | $-21,914,885 | -21914885 |
| 2016 | $245,000 | 245000 | $40,852,210 | 40852210 | $-40,607,210 | -40607210 |
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