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 |
| +374+ | 34.58 | Hughie Jennings | 1892-1918 | BAT |
| XXXXX | 22.64 | Bill Donovan | 1898-1918 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 11.93 | Jim Delahanty | 1901-1915 | 2B |
| 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 | 3.65 | Del Gainer | 1909-1922 | BAT |
| XXXXX | 1.72 | Donie Bush | 1908-1923 | SS |
| XXXXX | 0.54 | Matty McIntyre | 1901-1912 | OF |
| XXXXX | -0.56 | Bill Lelivelt | 1909-1910 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -0.63 | Kid Speer | 1909-1909 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -0.72 | Heinie Beckendorf | 1909-1910 | CR |
| XXXXX | -0.88 | Joe Casey | 1909-1918 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -1.03 | Elijah Jones | 1907-1909 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -2.03 | Boss Schmidt | 1906-1911 | CR |
| XXXXX | -2.37 | George Suggs | 1908-1915 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -2.48 | Germany Schaefer | 1901-1918 | 2B |
| XXXXX | -3.57 | George Moriarty | 1903-1916 | 3B-1B |
| XXXXX | -3.79 | Ed Lafitte | 1909-1915 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -4.33 | Red Killefer | 1907-1916 | 2B |
| XXXXX | -6.75 | Ed Willett | 1906-1915 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -7.57 | Ralph Works | 1909-1913 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -10.46 | Tom Jones | 1904-1910 | 1B |
| XXXXX | -14.79 | Charley O'Leary | 1904-1934 | 3B-2B |
| XXXXX | -18.39 | Oscar Stanage | 1906-1925 | CR |
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