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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +030+ | 99.79 | Hank Greenberg | 1930-1947 | 1B |
| +055+ | 81.57 | Charlie Gehringer | 1924-1942 | 2B |
| +066+ | 78.01 | Goose Goslin | 1921-1938 | OF-LF |
| +112+ | 61.05 | Rudy York | 1934-1948 | BAT |
| +289+ | 40.83 | Mickey Cochrane | 1925-1937 | CR |
| +383+ | 34.03 | Tommy Bridges | 1930-1946 | PITCH |
| +431+ | 31.44 | Gee Walker | 1931-1945 | OF-CF-RF |
| XXXXX | 25.60 | Firpo Marberry | 1923-1936 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 22.04 | Pete Fox | 1933-1945 | OF-RF-CF |
| XXXXX | 8.83 | Schoolboy Rowe | 1933-1949 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 7.79 | Luke Hamlin | 1933-1944 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 4.63 | General Crowder | 1926-1936 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 1.30 | Heinie Schuble | 1927-1936 | BAT |
| XXXXX | 0.61 | Frank Doljack | 1930-1943 | OF-CF-RF |
| XXXXX | 0.38 | Steve Larkin | 1934-1934 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -0.02 | Icehouse Wilson | 1934-1934 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -0.15 | Frank Reiber | 1933-1936 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -0.92 | Jo-Jo White | 1932-1944 | OF-CF |
| XXXXX | -1.22 | Flea Clifton | 1934-1937 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -3.00 | Marv Owen | 1931-1940 | 3B |
| XXXXX | -4.65 | Billy Rogell | 1925-1940 | SS |
| XXXXX | -4.96 | Red Phillips | 1934-1936 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -6.70 | Vic Sorrell | 1928-1937 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -9.87 | Ray Hayworth | 1926-1945 | CR |
| XXXXX | -10.18 | Carl Fischer | 1930-1937 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -13.38 | Elden Auker | 1933-1942 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -18.85 | Cy Perkins | 1915-1934 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -19.79 | Chief Hogsett | 1929-1944 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -22.90 | Vic Frazier | 1931-1939 | PITCH |
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