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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +160+ | 53.80 | Mordecai Brown | 1903-1916 | PITCH |
| +302+ | 39.94 | Frank Chance | 1898-1914 | 1B |
| +303+ | 39.76 | Heinie Zimmerman | 1907-1919 | BAT |
| +417+ | 32.40 | Jack Taylor | 1898-1907 | PITCH |
| +447+ | 30.83 | Frank Schulte | 1904-1918 | OF |
| XXXXX | 26.51 | Ed Reulbach | 1905-1917 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 20.48 | Jimmy Sheckard | 1897-1913 | OF |
| XXXXX | 18.29 | Joe Tinker | 1902-1916 | SS |
| XXXXX | 17.17 | Harry Steinfeldt | 1898-1911 | 3B |
| XXXXX | 17.11 | Solly Hofman | 1903-1916 | OF-SS-1B |
| XXXXX | 13.37 | Orval Overall | 1905-1913 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 12.82 | Jack Pfiester | 1903-1911 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 10.14 | Johnny Evers | 1902-1929 | 2B |
| XXXXX | 9.47 | Carl Lundgren | 1902-1909 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 6.69 | Johnny Kling | 1900-1913 | CR |
| XXXXX | 2.79 | Del Howard | 1905-1909 | 1B |
| XXXXX | 1.01 | Bill Sweeney | 1907-1914 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -0.12 | Jack Hardy | 1903-1910 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -2.67 | Newt Randall | 1907-1907 | OF |
| XXXXX | -9.87 | Jimmy Slagle | 1899-1908 | OF |
| XXXXX | -10.96 | Mike Kahoe | 1895-1909 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -11.67 | Pat Moran | 1901-1914 | CR |
| XXXXX | -19.04 | Chick Fraser | 1896-1909 | PITCH |
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