WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.2 | Jimmie Foxx | OAK | 1B | |
| +002+ | 8.8 | Carl Hubbell | SFN | PITCH | |
| +003+ | 7.7 | Lefty Grove | OAK | PITCH | |
| +004+ | 7.5 | Chuck Klein | PHI | OF-RF | |
| +005+ | 7.2 | Bump Hadley | BAL | PITCH | |
| +005+ | 7.2 | Charlie Gehringer | DET | 2B | |
| +005+ | 7.2 | Joe Cronin | MIN | SS | |
| +008+ | 7.0 | Arky Vaughan | PIT | SS | |
| +009+ | 6.9 | Lou Gehrig | NYA | 1B | |
| +010+ | 6.8 | Wally Berger | ATL | CF-OF | |
| +011+ | 6.5 | Lon Warneke | CHN | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 6.4 | Babe Ruth | NYA | OF-RF-LF | |
| +013+ | 6.3 | Mickey Cochrane | OAK | CR | |
| +014+ | 5.9 | Mel Harder | CLE | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 5.6 | Dizzy Dean | SLN | PITCH | |
| +016+ | 5.5 | Mel Ott | SFN | OF-RF-CF | |
| +017+ | 5.3 | Firpo Marberry | DET | PITCH | |
| +017+ | 5.3 | Ed Brandt | ATL | PITCH | |
| +017+ | 5.3 | Billy Rogell | DET | SS | |
| +017+ | 5.3 | Hal Schumacher | SFN | PITCH | |
| +021+ | 5.2 | Pepper Martin | SLN | 3B | |
| +022+ | 5.1 | Al Simmons | CHA | OF-LF | |
| +022+ | 5.1 | Luke Appling | CHA | SS | |
| +024+ | 5.0 | Van Mungo | LAN | PITCH | |
| +024+ | 5.0 | Monte Pearson | CLE | PITCH |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Carl Hubbell |
| MVP | AL | Jimmie Foxx |
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