WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.7 | Jackie Robinson | LAN | 2B | |
| +002+ | 9.1 | Stan Musial | SLN | OF-LF-1B-CF | |
| +003+ | 8.1 | Ralph Kiner | PIT | LF-OF-1B | |
| +004+ | 8.0 | Robin Roberts | PHI | PITCH | |
| +005+ | 7.8 | Warren Spahn | ATL | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 7.2 | Ted Williams | BOS | LF-OF | |
| +007+ | 6.9 | Monte Irvin | SFN | OF-LF-1B-RF | |
| +008+ | 6.7 | Roy Campanella | LAN | CR | |
| +008+ | 6.7 | Sal Maglie | SFN | PITCH | |
| +010+ | 6.5 | Richie Ashburn | PHI | CF-OF | |
| +011+ | 6.4 | Larry Doby | CLE | OF-CF | |
| +012+ | 6.1 | Al Dark | SFN | SS | |
| +013+ | 6.0 | Eddie Joost | OAK | SS | |
| +014+ | 5.7 | Gil Hodges | LAN | 1B | |
| +015+ | 5.6 | Ned Garver | BAL | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 5.6 | Larry Jansen | SFN | PITCH | |
| +017+ | 5.5 | Minnie Minoso | TOT | BAT | |
| +018+ | 5.4 | Early Wynn | CLE | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 5.4 | Eddie Stanky | SFN | 2B | |
| +020+ | 5.3 | Bobby Thomson | SFN | OF-3B-LF-CF | |
| +021+ | 5.2 | Preacher Roe | LAN | PITCH | |
| +022+ | 5.1 | Ellis Kinder | BOS | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 5.0 | Pee Wee Reese | LAN | SS | |
| +024+ | 4.9 | Saul Rogovin | TOT | PITCH | |
| +024+ | 4.9 | Ken Raffensberger | CIN | PITCH |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Roy Campanella |
| MVP | AL | Yogi Berra |
| HOF | X | Jimmie Foxx |
| HOF | X | Mel Ott |
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