WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.9 | Ted Williams | BOS | LF-OF | |
| +002+ | 9.5 | Ewell Blackwell | CIN | PITCH | |
| +002+ | 9.5 | Warren Spahn | ATL | PITCH | |
| +004+ | 8.3 | Ralph Kiner | PIT | LF-OF | |
| +005+ | 7.4 | Lou Boudreau | CLE | SS | |
| +006+ | 7.1 | Johnny Mize | SFN | 1B | |
| +007+ | 6.9 | Ralph Branca | LAN | PITCH | |
| +007+ | 6.9 | Joe Gordon | CLE | 2B | |
| +009+ | 6.7 | Bob Elliott | ATL | 3B | |
| +010+ | 6.6 | Dutch Leonard | PHI | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 6.1 | Pee Wee Reese | LAN | SS | |
| +012+ | 6.0 | Harry Walker | TOT | OF | |
| +013+ | 5.9 | Whitey Kurowski | SLN | 3B | |
| +013+ | 5.9 | Hal Newhouser | DET | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 5.4 | Eddie Lopat | CHA | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 5.4 | Walt Masterson | MIN | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 5.4 | Willard Marshall | SFN | OF-RF | |
| +018+ | 5.3 | Walker Cooper | SFN | CR | |
| +019+ | 5.1 | Larry Jansen | SFN | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 5.1 | Bob Feller | CLE | PITCH | |
| +021+ | 4.8 | Joe DiMaggio | NYA | CF-OF | |
| +022+ | 4.7 | Dick Fowler | OAK | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 4.6 | Luke Appling | CHA | SS | |
| +023+ | 4.6 | Stan Musial | SLN | 1B | |
| +023+ | 4.6 | Tommy Henrich | NYA | OF-RF |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Bob Elliott |
| MVP | AL | Joe DiMaggio |
| HOF | X | Mickey Cochrane |
| HOF | X | Frankie Frisch |
| HOF | X | Lefty Grove |
| HOF | X | Carl Hubbell |
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