Salary Efficiency Analytics
Player value and contract efficiency for the 2025-2026 season
Total Players
747
With salary data
Elite Value
77
Top 10% value
Avg Value
7.0
League average
Best Team
COL
Highest avg value
Team Value Rankings
| Rank | Team | Players | Avg Value | Elite Value | Overpaid | Total Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 16.03 | 6 | 5 | $96.3M | ||
| 2 | 24 | 12.63 | 5 | 5 | $93.7M | ||
| 3 | 25 | 11.93 | 3 | 3 | $86.1M | ||
| 4 | 23 | 11.45 | 3 | 4 | $84.6M | ||
| 5 | 25 | 11.08 | 3 | 7 | $57.6M | ||
| 6 | 22 | 10.62 | 2 | 3 | $88.8M | ||
| 7 | 28 | 10.16 | 2 | 7 | $91.4M | ||
| 8 | 24 | 10.04 | 3 | 7 | $86.9M | ||
| 9 | 25 | 10.04 | 6 | 8 | $96.1M | ||
| 10 | 23 | 9.57 | 4 | 5 | $94.0M | ||
| 11 | 25 | 9.36 | 4 | 7 | $84.2M | ||
| 12 | 28 | 8.97 | 4 | 7 | $103.3M | ||
| 13 | 21 | 7.69 | 1 | 5 | $81.8M | ||
| 14 | 25 | 7.54 | 3 | 10 | $100.4M | ||
| 15 | 24 | 6.88 | 4 | 7 | $87.6M | ||
| 16 | 25 | 6.75 | 3 | 7 | $90.4M | ||
| 17 | 23 | 5.94 | 2 | 8 | $98.2M | ||
| 18 | 21 | 5.89 | 1 | 7 | $53.7M | ||
| 19 | 19 | 5.44 | 1 | 7 | $71.7M | ||
| 20 | 21 | 5.16 | 1 | 7 | $83.8M | ||
| 21 | 22 | 5.07 | 2 | 7 | $83.9M | ||
| 22 | 21 | 4.93 | 2 | 6 | $74.7M | ||
| 23 | 23 | 4.56 | 1 | 7 | $78.2M | ||
| 24 | 24 | 4.25 | 1 | 9 | $93.0M | ||
| 25 | 23 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | $82.1M | ||
| 26 | 23 | 3.94 | 3 | 8 | $86.1M | ||
| 27 | 23 | 3.50 | 1 | 8 | $81.4M | ||
| 28 | 23 | 2.72 | 2 | 10 | $91.8M | ||
| 29 | 23 | 2.44 | 2 | 9 | $93.0M | ||
| 30 | 22 | 2.15 | 1 | 11 | $92.6M | ||
| 31 | 22 | 1.09 | 1 | 6 | $60.6M | ||
| 32 | 25 | -1.14 | 0 | 11 | $76.8M |
Methodology
Surplus Value Model: Instead of raw production/salary ratios (which over-reward entry-level contracts), we measure how much a player produces above or below what their salary level historically delivers. A player on a $12M deal who outproduces the typical $12M player is elite value — same as a rookie outproducing their salary band.
Historical Baseline: Expected production is derived from 5 seasons of league-wide data. All salaries are normalized to cap percentage so a $10M deal under an $81.5M cap is comparable to $10M under a $95M cap. Bins use the 40th percentile (not median) as “expected” — slightly forgiving so only clearly underperforming players get flagged.
Value Score: (Actual per-game production − Expected per-game production) × games-played weight. Positive = outperforming salary, negative = underperforming.
Value Tiers: Elite Value (90th+ percentile), Good Value (70-90th), Fair Value (30-70th), Overpaid (10-30th), Significantly Overpaid (<10th) — ranked within position group.
Minimum Threshold: 20 games for skaters, 10 games for goalies.