| Player | Player Sort | Pos | Salary | Salary Sort | Pct | Pct Sort | WARP | WARP Sort | WARP/$M | WARP/$M Sort | $/WARP | $/WARP Sort | Current Status |
| Year | Pirates payroll |
PR Sort |
Avg payroll |
AvgPR Sort |
Diff |
Diff Sort |
| 2000 | $27,623,334 | 27623334 | $57,546,985 | 57546985 | $-29,923,651 | -29923651 |
| 2001 | $56,380,833 | 56380833 | $67,170,572 | 67170572 | $-10,789,739 | -10789739 |
| 2002 | $41,911,099 | 41911099 | $69,250,777 | 69250777 | $-27,339,678 | -27339678 |
| 2003 | $54,761,833 | 54761833 | $72,226,818 | 72226818 | $-17,464,985 | -17464985 |
| 2004 | $30,716,500 | 30716500 | $71,405,194 | 71405194 | $-40,688,694 | -40688694 |
| 2005 | $36,170,500 | 36170500 | $73,740,238 | 73740238 | $-37,569,738 | -37569738 |
| 2006 | $47,700,750 | 47700750 | $81,328,866 | 81328866 | $-33,628,116 | -33628116 |
| 2007 | $41,444,500 | 41444500 | $85,804,453 | 85804453 | $-44,359,953 | -44359953 |
| 2008 | $50,205,725 | 50205725 | $93,332,110 | 93332110 | $-43,126,385 | -43126385 |
| 2009 | $52,736,000 | 52736000 | $93,995,273 | 93995273 | $-41,259,273 | -41259273 |
| 2010 | $40,668,000 | 40668000 | $95,781,451 | 95781451 | $-55,113,451 | -55113451 |
| 2011 | $44,485,667 | 44485667 | $97,450,552 | 97450552 | $-52,964,885 | -52964885 |
| 2012 | $51,932,000 | 51932000 | $100,713,109 | 100713109 | $-48,781,109 | -48781109 |
| 2013 | $66,805,000 | 66805000 | $106,330,330 | 106330330 | $-39,525,330 | -39525330 |
| 2014 | $31,875,000 | 31875000 | $64,159,790 | 64159790 | $-32,284,790 | -32284790 |
| 2015 | $14,375,000 | 14375000 | $47,264,885 | 47264885 | $-32,889,885 | -32889885 |
| 2016 | $17,875,000 | 17875000 | $40,852,210 | 40852210 | $-22,977,210 | -22977210 |
| 2017 | $14,458,333 | 14458333 | $32,401,920 | 32401920 | $-17,943,587 | -17943587 |
| 2018 | $1,000,000 | 1000000 | $23,469,009 | 23469009 | $-22,469,009 | -22469009 |
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