WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 11.2 | Hal Newhouser | DET | PITCH | |
| +002+ | 8.6 | Snuffy Stirnweiss | NYA | 2B | |
| +003+ | 8.0 | Tommy Holmes | ATL | OF-RF-LF | |
| +004+ | 7.3 | Preacher Roe | PIT | PITCH | |
| +005+ | 7.0 | Nels Potter | BAL | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 6.8 | Eddie Lake | BOS | SS | |
| +007+ | 6.0 | Phil Cavarretta | CHN | 1B-OF-LF | |
| +007+ | 6.0 | Stan Hack | CHN | 3B | |
| +009+ | 5.9 | Roger Wolff | MIN | PITCH | |
| +010+ | 5.5 | Roy Cullenbine | TOT | OF-RF | |
| +010+ | 5.5 | Steve Gromek | CLE | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 5.4 | Vern Stephens | BAL | SS | |
| +012+ | 5.4 | Red Barrett | TOT | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 5.4 | Augie Galan | LAN | 1B-LF-OF-3B | |
| +015+ | 5.0 | Hank Wyse | CHN | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 5.0 | Claude Passeau | CHN | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 5.0 | Eddie Stanky | LAN | 2B | |
| +018+ | 4.9 | Dixie Walker | LAN | OF-RF | |
| +019+ | 4.8 | Whitey Kurowski | SLN | 3B | |
| +019+ | 4.8 | Goody Rosen | LAN | CF-OF | |
| +021+ | 4.7 | Ken Burkhart | SLN | PITCH | |
| +022+ | 4.6 | Harry Brecheen | SLN | PITCH | |
| +022+ | 4.6 | Eddie Mayo | DET | 2B | |
| +024+ | 4.5 | Mel Ott | SFN | RF-OF | |
| +025+ | 4.4 | Wally Moses | CHA | OF-RF |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Phil Cavarretta |
| MVP | AL | Hal Newhouser |
| HOF | X | Roger Bresnahan |
| HOF | X | Fred Clarke |
| HOF | X | Jimmy Collins |
| HOF | X | Hughie Jennings |
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