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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +055+ | 81.57 | Charlie Gehringer | 1924-1942 | BAT |
| +112+ | 61.05 | Rudy York | 1934-1948 | 1B |
| +199+ | 49.45 | Hal Newhouser | 1939-1955 | PITCH |
| +384+ | 34.03 | Tommy Bridges | 1930-1946 | PITCH |
| +421+ | 32.31 | Dizzy Trout | 1939-1957 | PITCH |
| +455+ | 30.48 | Pinky Higgins | 1930-1946 | 3B |
| XXXXX | 28.21 | Virgil Trucks | 1941-1958 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 9.93 | Al Benton | 1934-1952 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 8.83 | Schoolboy Rowe | 1933-1949 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 8.69 | Rip Radcliff | 1934-1943 | OF-RF |
| XXXXX | 6.25 | Eric McNair | 1929-1942 | SS |
| XXXXX | 1.09 | Barney McCosky | 1939-1953 | OF-LF |
| XXXXX | 0.50 | Moe Franklin | 1941-1942 | SS |
| XXXXX | 0.27 | Bob Patrick | 1941-1942 | BAT |
| XXXXX | 0.18 | Ned Harris | 1941-1946 | OF-RF |
| XXXXX | -0.74 | Al Unser | 1942-1945 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -1.24 | Hal White | 1941-1954 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -1.36 | Roy Henshaw | 1933-1944 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -1.75 | Hal Manders | 1941-1946 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -1.83 | Hank Riebe | 1942-1949 | CR |
| XXXXX | -2.94 | Jimmy Bloodworth | 1937-1951 | 2B |
| XXXXX | -3.19 | Dutch Meyer | 1937-1946 | 2B |
| XXXXX | -4.07 | Dixie Parsons | 1939-1943 | CR |
| XXXXX | -5.55 | Doc Cramer | 1929-1948 | CF-OF |
| XXXXX | -5.78 | Charlie Fuchs | 1942-1944 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -6.03 | Billy Hitchcock | 1942-1953 | SS |
| XXXXX | -7.35 | Don Ross | 1938-1946 | OF-RF-3B |
| XXXXX | -7.64 | Johnny Gorsica | 1940-1947 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -8.11 | Johnny Lipon | 1942-1954 | SS |
| XXXXX | -9.26 | Birdie Tebbetts | 1936-1952 | CR |
| XXXXX | -9.30 | Jack Wilson | 1934-1942 | PITCH |
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