WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.4 | Stan Musial | SLN | OF-RF-LF-CF | |
| +002+ | 7.9 | Lou Boudreau | CLE | SS | |
| +003+ | 7.6 | Luke Appling | CHA | SS | |
| +004+ | 6.9 | Bill Nicholson | CHN | OF-RF | |
| +005+ | 6.8 | Joe Gordon | NYA | 2B | |
| +006+ | 6.7 | Charlie Keller | NYA | LF-OF | |
| +007+ | 6.5 | Spud Chandler | NYA | PITCH | |
| +008+ | 6.3 | Rudy York | DET | 1B | |
| +009+ | 5.9 | Mort Cooper | SLN | PITCH | |
| +010+ | 5.8 | Lou Klein | SLN | 2B-SS | |
| +011+ | 5.5 | Tex Hughson | BOS | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 5.4 | Augie Galan | LAN | OF-CF-LF-1B | |
| +013+ | 5.3 | Hi Bithorn | CHN | PITCH | |
| +014+ | 5.2 | Dizzy Trout | DET | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 5.1 | Bobby Doerr | BOS | 2B | |
| +015+ | 5.1 | Tommy Bridges | DET | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 5.1 | Nate Andrews | ATL | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 5.0 | Rip Sewell | PIT | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 4.9 | Tiny Bonham | NYA | PITCH | |
| +020+ | 4.8 | Roy Cullenbine | CLE | OF-RF-1B | |
| +020+ | 4.8 | Max Lanier | SLN | PITCH | |
| +022+ | 4.7 | Billy Herman | LAN | 2B-3B | |
| +023+ | 4.6 | Arky Vaughan | LAN | SS-3B | |
| +024+ | 4.5 | Bob Elliott | PIT | 3B | |
| +024+ | 4.5 | Lonny Frey | CIN | 2B |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Stan Musial |
| MVP | AL | Spud Chandler |
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