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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +003+ | 163.16 | Ty Cobb | 1905-1928 | OF |
| +051+ | 84.17 | Sam Crawford | 1899-1917 | OF-1B |
| +139+ | 56.75 | Sam Thompson | 1890-1906 | BAT |
| XXXXX | 22.64 | Bill Donovan | 1898-1918 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 16.78 | Ed Siever | 1901-1908 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 15.60 | Bobby Lowe | 1890-1907 | SS-2B |
| XXXXX | 9.05 | Ed Killian | 1903-1910 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 7.53 | Davy Jones | 1902-1918 | OF |
| XXXXX | 4.87 | George Mullin | 1902-1914 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 0.54 | Matty McIntyre | 1901-1912 | OF |
| XXXXX | -0.13 | Gus Hetling | 1906-1906 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -0.61 | Bill Coughlin | 1899-1908 | 3B |
| XXXXX | -1.26 | Jimmy Wiggs | 1903-1906 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -1.66 | Chris Lindsay | 1905-1906 | 1B-2B |
| XXXXX | -2.03 | Boss Schmidt | 1906-1911 | CR |
| XXXXX | -2.08 | Fred Payne | 1906-1911 | CR-OF |
| XXXXX | -2.43 | Red Donahue | 1893-1906 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -2.48 | Germany Schaefer | 1901-1918 | 2B |
| XXXXX | -2.64 | John Eubank | 1905-1907 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -5.41 | Jack Rowan | 1906-1914 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -6.75 | Ed Willett | 1906-1915 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -7.63 | Frank Scheibeck | 1894-1906 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -14.79 | Charley O'Leary | 1904-1934 | SS |
| XXXXX | -25.53 | Jack Warner | 1895-1908 | CR |
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