WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.9 | Bob Feller | CLE | PITCH | |
| +002+ | 7.6 | Bobo Newsom | DET | PITCH | |
| +003+ | 7.4 | Johnny Mize | SLN | 1B | |
| +004+ | 7.3 | Joe DiMaggio | NYA | CF-OF | |
| +005+ | 7.1 | Hank Greenberg | DET | LF-OF | |
| +006+ | 6.6 | Johnny Rigney | CHA | PITCH | |
| +007+ | 6.4 | Claude Passeau | CHN | PITCH | |
| +007+ | 6.4 | Arky Vaughan | PIT | SS | |
| +007+ | 6.4 | Bucky Walters | CIN | PITCH | |
| +010+ | 6.3 | Ted Williams | BOS | OF-LF-RF | |
| +011+ | 6.0 | Lou Boudreau | CLE | SS | |
| +012+ | 5.9 | Lonny Frey | CIN | 2B | |
| +013+ | 5.8 | Joe Gordon | NYA | 2B | |
| +014+ | 5.7 | Frank McCormick | CIN | 1B | |
| +015+ | 5.4 | Charlie Keller | NYA | OF-RF-LF | |
| +015+ | 5.4 | Stan Hack | CHN | 3B | |
| +017+ | 5.3 | Luke Appling | CHA | SS | |
| +017+ | 5.3 | Rudy York | DET | 1B | |
| +019+ | 5.2 | Jimmie Foxx | BOS | 1B-CR | |
| +019+ | 5.2 | Dutch Leonard | MIN | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 5.2 | Mel Ott | SFN | OF-RF-3B | |
| +019+ | 5.2 | Schoolboy Rowe | DET | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 5.1 | Tommy Bridges | DET | PITCH | |
| +024+ | 5.0 | Dolph Camilli | LAN | 1B | |
| +024+ | 5.0 | Elbie Fletcher | PIT | 1B |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Frank McCormick |
| MVP | AL | Hank Greenberg |
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