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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +262+ | 42.86 | Darrell Evans | 1969-1989 | DH-1B-3B |
| +277+ | 41.64 | Kirk Gibson | 1979-1995 | RF |
| +418+ | 32.38 | Lou Whitaker | 1977-1995 | 2B |
| XXXXX | 27.04 | Howard Johnson | 1982-1995 | 3B |
| XXXXX | 23.64 | Lance Parrish | 1977-1995 | CR-DH |
| XXXXX | 19.98 | Alan Trammell | 1977-1996 | SS-DH |
| XXXXX | 15.47 | Chet Lemon | 1975-1990 | CF |
| XXXXX | 12.66 | Ruppert Jones | 1976-1987 | LF-CF |
| XXXXX | 11.93 | Willie Hernandez | 1977-1989 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 9.47 | Dave Rozema | 1977-1986 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 6.27 | Aurelio Lopez | 1974-1987 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 4.94 | Sid Monge | 1975-1984 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 4.29 | Doug Bair | 1976-1990 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 1.95 | Barbaro Garbey | 1984-1988 | 1B-3B-DH |
| XXXXX | 1.04 | Jack Morris | 1977-1994 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 0.88 | Larry Herndon | 1974-1988 | LF |
| XXXXX | 0.41 | Rusty Kuntz | 1979-1985 | RF-CF-LF-DH |
| XXXXX | 0.19 | Doug Baker | 1984-1990 | SS |
| XXXXX | 0.01 | Roger Mason | 1984-1994 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -0.07 | Rod Allen | 1983-1988 | DH |
| XXXXX | -0.15 | Dwight Lowry | 1984-1988 | CR |
| XXXXX | -0.32 | Nelson Simmons | 1984-1987 | X |
| XXXXX | -0.40 | Mike Laga | 1982-1990 | X |
| XXXXX | -0.40 | Scott Earl | 1984-1984 | 2B |
| XXXXX | -0.84 | Juan Berenguer | 1978-1992 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -1.12 | Johnny Grubb | 1972-1987 | DH-LF |
| XXXXX | -1.22 | Bill Scherrer | 1982-1988 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -1.42 | Tom Brookens | 1979-1990 | 3B-SS-2B |
| XXXXX | -1.95 | Marty Castillo | 1981-1985 | CR-3B |
| XXXXX | -2.10 | Carl Willis | 1984-1995 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -3.76 | Dan Petry | 1979-1991 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -4.24 | Randy O'Neal | 1984-1990 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -6.61 | Dave Bergman | 1975-1992 | 1B |
| XXXXX | -14.94 | Milt Wilcox | 1970-1986 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -17.52 | Glenn Abbott | 1973-1984 | PITCH |
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