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 |
| XXXXX | 22.64 | Bill Donovan | 1898-1918 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 16.78 | Ed Siever | 1901-1908 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 9.05 | Ed Killian | 1903-1910 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 7.53 | Davy Jones | 1902-1918 | OF |
| XXXXX | 7.14 | Claude Rossman | 1904-1909 | 1B |
| XXXXX | 6.34 | Ed Summers | 1908-1912 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 4.87 | George Mullin | 1902-1914 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 1.82 | George Winter | 1901-1908 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 1.72 | Donie Bush | 1908-1923 | SS |
| XXXXX | 1.03 | Red Downs | 1907-1912 | 2B |
| XXXXX | 0.54 | Matty McIntyre | 1901-1912 | OF |
| XXXXX | -0.32 | Clay Perry | 1908-1908 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -0.61 | Bill Coughlin | 1899-1908 | 3B |
| XXXXX | -0.64 | Ira Thomas | 1906-1915 | CR |
| XXXXX | -1.12 | Herm Malloy | 1907-1908 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -2.03 | Boss Schmidt | 1906-1911 | CR |
| XXXXX | -2.08 | Fred Payne | 1906-1911 | CR |
| XXXXX | -2.37 | George Suggs | 1908-1915 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -2.48 | Germany Schaefer | 1901-1918 | SS-2B-3B |
| XXXXX | -4.33 | Red Killefer | 1907-1916 | 2B |
| XXXXX | -6.75 | Ed Willett | 1906-1915 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -14.79 | Charley O'Leary | 1904-1934 | SS |
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