WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.5 | Lefty Grove | BOS | PITCH | |
| +002+ | 9.2 | Arky Vaughan | PIT | SS | |
| +003+ | 8.7 | Lou Gehrig | NYA | 1B | |
| +005+ | 8.3 | Jimmie Foxx | OAK | 1B-CR | |
| +006+ | 7.8 | Charlie Gehringer | DET | 2B | |
| +007+ | 7.7 | Hank Greenberg | DET | 1B | |
| +008+ | 7.3 | Mel Harder | CLE | PITCH | |
| +009+ | 7.2 | Cy Blanton | PIT | PITCH | |
| +010+ | 7.1 | Mel Ott | SFN | OF-RF-3B | |
| +011+ | 6.9 | Billy Herman | CHN | 2B | |
| +011+ | 6.9 | Curt Davis | PHI | PITCH | |
| +013+ | 6.8 | Luke Appling | CHA | SS | |
| +014+ | 6.7 | Dizzy Dean | SLN | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 6.4 | Ivy Andrews | BAL | PITCH | |
| +016+ | 6.1 | Buddy Myer | MIN | 2B | |
| +016+ | 6.1 | Joe Medwick | SLN | LF-OF | |
| +018+ | 5.9 | Joe Vosmik | CLE | OF-LF | |
| +019+ | 5.6 | Wally Berger | ATL | CF-OF | |
| +020+ | 5.2 | Paul Dean | SLN | PITCH | |
| +021+ | 5.1 | Hank Leiber | SFN | CF-OF | |
| +021+ | 5.1 | Augie Galan | CHN | LF-OF | |
| +021+ | 5.1 | Billy Rogell | DET | SS | |
| +021+ | 5.1 | Willis Hudlin | CLE | PITCH | |
| +025+ | 5.0 | Mickey Cochrane | DET | CR | |
| +025+ | 5.0 | Syl Johnson | PHI | PITCH |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Gabby Hartnett |
| MVP | AL | Hank Greenberg |
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