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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +005+ | 161.46 | Cy Young | 1890-1911 | PITCH |
| +356+ | 35.51 | Lave Cross | 1892-1907 | 3B |
| +461+ | 30.29 | Mike Donlin | 1899-1914 | OF-1B |
| XXXXX | 26.93 | Dan McGann | 1896-1908 | 1B |
| XXXXX | 26.32 | Jesse Burkett | 1890-1905 | OF |
| XXXXX | 25.93 | Jack Powell | 1897-1912 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 14.44 | John McGraw | 1892-1906 | 3B |
| XXXXX | 12.20 | Bill Keister | 1896-1903 | 2B |
| XXXXX | 11.05 | Bobby Wallace | 1894-1918 | SS |
| XXXXX | 6.12 | Emmet Heidrick | 1898-1908 | OF |
| XXXXX | 1.78 | Cowboy Jones | 1898-1901 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 0.85 | Patsy Tebeau | 1891-1900 | BAT |
| XXXXX | 0.59 | Tom Thomas | 1894-1900 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 0.00 | Henry Stein? | 1900-1900 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -0.99 | Wilbert Robinson | 1892-1900 | CR |
| XXXXX | -1.41 | Pat Dillard | 1900-1900 | OF-3B |
| XXXXX | -1.78 | Otto Krueger | 1899-1905 | 2B |
| XXXXX | -7.61 | Patsy Donovan | 1890-1907 | OF |
| XXXXX | -7.93 | Fritz Buelow | 1899-1907 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -8.14 | Jack O'Connor | 1892-1910 | CR |
| XXXXX | -9.10 | Willie Sudhoff | 1897-1906 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -10.07 | Jack Harper | 1899-1906 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -10.38 | Lou Criger | 1896-1912 | CR |
| XXXXX | -19.94 | Gus Weyhing | 1892-1901 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -21.19 | Jim Hughey | 1893-1900 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -22.20 | Joe Quinn | 1891-1901 | 2B |
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