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 |
| +210+ | 48.27 | Bob Meusel | 1920-1930 | OF-LF-RF |
| +212+ | 48.13 | Tony Lazzeri | 1926-1939 | 2B |
| +230+ | 46.24 | Waite Hoyt | 1918-1938 | PITCH |
| +336+ | 36.67 | Urban Shocker | 1916-1928 | PITCH |
| +479+ | 29.71 | Earle Combs | 1924-1935 | OF-CF |
| 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 | 15.46 | Dutch Ruether | 1917-1927 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 7.54 | Ben Paschal | 1915-1929 | OF-RF-CF-LF |
| XXXXX | 7.21 | Sad Sam Jones | 1914-1935 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 1.76 | Garland Braxton | 1921-1933 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 0.51 | Roy Carlyle | 1925-1926 | OF-RF |
| XXXXX | 0.46 | Bill Skiff | 1921-1926 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -0.02 | Honey Barnes | 1926-1926 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -0.69 | Herb McQuaid | 1923-1926 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -0.91 | Spencer Adams | 1923-1927 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -1.26 | Walter Beall | 1924-1929 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -1.49 | Mike Gazella | 1923-1928 | 3B-SS |
| XXXXX | -1.69 | Nick Cullop | 1926-1931 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -2.34 | Pat Collins | 1919-1929 | CR |
| XXXXX | -2.96 | Kiddo Davis | 1926-1938 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -4.48 | Myles Thomas | 1926-1930 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -6.38 | Aaron Ward | 1917-1928 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -8.08 | Hank Severeid | 1911-1926 | CR |
| XXXXX | -8.95 | Mark Koenig | 1925-1936 | SS |
| XXXXX | -9.06 | Joe Dugan | 1917-1931 | 3B |
| XXXXX | -10.59 | Benny Bengough | 1923-1932 | CR |
| XXXXX | -13.41 | Hank Johnson | 1925-1939 | PITCH |
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