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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +138+ | 57.01 | Rube Waddell | 1897-1910 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 25.93 | Jack Powell | 1897-1912 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 20.76 | Jimmy Williams | 1899-1909 | 2B |
| XXXXX | 17.01 | Harry Howell | 1898-1910 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 11.73 | Bill Dinneen | 1898-1909 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 11.05 | Bobby Wallace | 1894-1918 | SS |
| XXXXX | 6.12 | Emmet Heidrick | 1898-1908 | OF |
| XXXXX | 5.33 | Barney Pelty | 1903-1912 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 3.65 | George Stone | 1903-1910 | OF |
| XXXXX | 1.31 | Hobe Ferris | 1901-1909 | 3B |
| XXXXX | -0.17 | Bert Blue | 1908-1908 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -0.21 | Charlie Jones | 1901-1908 | OF |
| XXXXX | -1.51 | Al Schweitzer | 1908-1911 | OF |
| XXXXX | -1.80 | Tubby Spencer | 1905-1918 | CR |
| XXXXX | -1.85 | Syd Smith | 1908-1915 | CR |
| XXXXX | -2.42 | Danny Hoffman | 1903-1911 | OF |
| XXXXX | -2.92 | Bill Grahame | 1908-1910 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -8.04 | Jim Stephens | 1907-1912 | CR |
| XXXXX | -10.46 | Tom Jones | 1904-1910 | 1B |
| XXXXX | -12.18 | Roy Hartzell | 1906-1916 | OF-SS |
| XXXXX | -16.43 | Bill Bailey | 1907-1922 | PITCH |
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