WAA column represents total career value. Only top 500 players from 1900-present get ranked. Name links show career for that player.
| Rank | WAA | Name | Years | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +120+ | 59.79 | Joe Kelley | 1891-1908 | OF-1B-3B |
| +348+ | 35.87 | Joe McGinnity | 1899-1908 | PITCH |
| +355+ | 35.51 | Lave Cross | 1892-1907 | 3B |
| +360+ | 35.23 | Bill Dahlen | 1891-1911 | SS |
| +374+ | 34.58 | Hughie Jennings | 1892-1918 | 1B |
| XXXXX | 26.75 | Willie Keeler | 1892-1910 | OF |
| XXXXX | 22.64 | Bill Donovan | 1898-1918 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 20.48 | Jimmy Sheckard | 1897-1913 | OF |
| XXXXX | 17.33 | Brickyard Kennedy | 1892-1903 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 17.01 | Harry Howell | 1898-1910 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 11.03 | Tom Daly | 1890-1903 | 2B |
| XXXXX | 8.71 | Frank Kitson | 1898-1907 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 6.22 | Fielder Jones | 1896-1915 | OF |
| XXXXX | 5.45 | Jerry Nops | 1896-1900 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 1.58 | Gene DeMontreville | 1894-1904 | 2B-SS |
| XXXXX | -1.13 | Aleck Smith? | 1897-1906 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -2.00 | Farmer Steelman? | 1899-1902 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -4.01 | Duke Farrell | 1892-1905 | CR |
| XXXXX | -9.32 | Doc Casey | 1898-1907 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -15.90 | Deacon McGuire | 1892-1912 | CR |
| XXXXX | -19.94 | Gus Weyhing | 1892-1901 | PITCH |
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