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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 168.66 | Lou Gehrig | 1923-1939 | 1B |
| +108+ | 62.32 | Bobby Veach | 1912-1925 | OF-RF-LF |
| +210+ | 48.27 | Bob Meusel | 1920-1930 | OF-LF-RF-3B |
| +230+ | 46.24 | Waite Hoyt | 1918-1938 | PITCH |
| +336+ | 36.67 | Urban Shocker | 1916-1928 | PITCH |
| +446+ | 30.84 | Wally Pipp | 1913-1928 | 1B |
| +479+ | 29.71 | Earle Combs | 1924-1935 | OF-CF-LF |
| XXXXX | 26.38 | Bob Shawkey | 1913-1927 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 23.15 | Herb Pennock | 1912-1934 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 21.31 | Fred Merkle | 1907-1926 | BAT |
| XXXXX | 8.94 | Wally Schang | 1913-1931 | CR |
| XXXXX | 7.54 | Ben Paschal | 1915-1929 | OF-RF-LF-CF |
| XXXXX | 7.21 | Sad Sam Jones | 1914-1935 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 1.76 | Garland Braxton | 1921-1933 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -0.02 | Heinie Odom | 1925-1925 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -0.04 | Roy Luebbe | 1925-1925 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -0.25 | Ernie Johnson | 1912-1925 | 2B-SS |
| XXXXX | -0.78 | Charlie Caldwell | 1925-1925 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -0.94 | Jim Marquis | 1925-1925 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -1.26 | Walter Beall | 1924-1929 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -3.74 | Ben Shields | 1924-1931 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -4.12 | Ray Francis | 1922-1925 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -6.38 | Aaron Ward | 1917-1928 | 2B-3B |
| XXXXX | -6.69 | Pee-Wee Wanninger | 1925-1927 | SS |
| XXXXX | -7.66 | Fred Hofmann | 1919-1928 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -8.95 | Mark Koenig | 1925-1936 | SS |
| XXXXX | -9.06 | Joe Dugan | 1917-1931 | 3B |
| XXXXX | -10.15 | Howie Shanks | 1912-1925 | 3B-2B |
| XXXXX | -10.26 | Whitey Witt | 1916-1926 | OF |
| XXXXX | -10.59 | Benny Bengough | 1923-1932 | CR |
| XXXXX | -13.41 | Hank Johnson | 1925-1939 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -16.90 | Steve O'Neill | 1911-1928 | CR |
| XXXXX | -24.63 | Alex Ferguson | 1918-1929 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -24.87 | Everett Scott | 1914-1926 | SS |
| XXXXX | -29.60 | Leo Durocher | 1925-1945 | BAT |
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