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 | CF-OF |
| +038+ | 90.59 | Harry Heilmann | 1914-1932 | 1B |
| +108+ | 62.32 | Bobby Veach | 1912-1925 | LF-OF |
| XXXXX | 20.62 | Dutch Leonard | 1913-1925 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 4.33 | Hooks Dauss | 1912-1926 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 3.47 | Willie Mitchell | 1909-1919 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 3.23 | Howard Ehmke | 1915-1930 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 2.18 | Doc Ayers | 1913-1921 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 1.72 | Donie Bush | 1908-1923 | SS |
| XXXXX | 0.50 | Snooks Dowd | 1919-1926 | BAT |
| XXXXX | 0.21 | Ben Dyer | 1914-1919 | 3B-SS |
| XXXXX | -0.57 | Bob Jones | 1917-1925 | 3B |
| XXXXX | -0.69 | Babe Ellison | 1916-1920 | 2B-OF |
| XXXXX | -1.71 | Chick Shorten | 1915-1924 | OF-RF-CF |
| XXXXX | -2.02 | Archie Yelle | 1917-1919 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -2.99 | Slim Love | 1913-1920 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -3.39 | Ira Flagstead | 1917-1930 | OF-RF |
| XXXXX | -4.22 | George Cunningham | 1916-1921 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -6.16 | Eric Erickson | 1914-1922 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -6.49 | Rudy Kallio | 1918-1925 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -8.17 | Eddie Ainsmith | 1910-1924 | CR |
| XXXXX | -8.74 | Bernie Boland | 1915-1921 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -8.85 | Bill James | 1911-1919 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -13.09 | Ralph Young | 1913-1922 | 2B |
| XXXXX | -18.39 | Oscar Stanage | 1906-1925 | CR |
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