WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.1 | Eddie Stanky | SFN | 2B | |
| +002+ | 7.5 | Jackie Robinson | LAN | 2B | |
| +003+ | 7.3 | Robin Roberts | PHI | PITCH | |
| +003+ | 7.3 | Ned Garver | BAL | PITCH | |
| +003+ | 7.3 | Stan Musial | SLN | OF-1B-LF-CF-RF | |
| +006+ | 7.2 | Ewell Blackwell | CIN | PITCH | |
| +007+ | 6.7 | Phil Rizzuto | NYA | SS | |
| +008+ | 6.6 | Andy Pafko | CHN | OF-CF-RF | |
| +008+ | 6.6 | Larry Doby | CLE | CF-OF | |
| +010+ | 6.3 | Sid Gordon | ATL | LF-OF-3B | |
| +011+ | 6.1 | Art Houtteman | DET | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 5.9 | Duke Snider | LAN | CF-OF | |
| +012+ | 5.9 | Earl Torgeson | ATL | 1B | |
| +014+ | 5.8 | Al Rosen | CLE | 3B | |
| +015+ | 5.7 | Mel Parnell | BOS | PITCH | |
| +016+ | 5.6 | Ralph Kiner | PIT | LF-OF | |
| +016+ | 5.6 | Yogi Berra | NYA | CR | |
| +018+ | 5.5 | Larry Jansen | SFN | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 5.4 | Preacher Roe | LAN | PITCH | |
| +020+ | 5.3 | Joe DiMaggio | NYA | CF-OF | |
| +021+ | 5.2 | Warren Spahn | ATL | PITCH | |
| +022+ | 5.1 | Hank Thompson | SFN | 3B-OF-RF | |
| +022+ | 5.1 | Murry Dickson | PIT | PITCH | |
| +024+ | 5.0 | Del Ennis | PHI | OF-RF-LF | |
| +024+ | 5.0 | Vern Bickford | ATL | PITCH |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Jim Konstanty |
| MVP | AL | Phil Rizzuto |
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