WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 11.3 | Mickey Mantle | NYA | CF | |
| +002+ | 9.7 | Ted Williams | BOS | LF | |
| +003+ | 8.3 | Willie Mays | SFN | CF | |
| +004+ | 8.0 | Hank Aaron | ATL | RF-CF | |
| +005+ | 7.9 | Nellie Fox | CHA | 2B | |
| +006+ | 7.4 | Eddie Mathews | ATL | 3B | |
| +007+ | 6.9 | Frank Robinson | CIN | LF-CF-1B | |
| +008+ | 6.4 | Ernie Banks | CHN | SS-3B | |
| +009+ | 6.3 | Frank Sullivan | BOS | PITCH | |
| +009+ | 6.3 | Jim Bunning | DET | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 6.1 | Stan Musial | SLN | 1B | |
| +011+ | 6.1 | Don Drysdale | LAN | PITCH | |
| +013+ | 5.8 | Gil McDougald | NYA | SS-2B | |
| +013+ | 5.8 | Johnny Podres | LAN | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 5.7 | Red Schoendienst | TOT | 2B | |
| +016+ | 5.5 | Richie Ashburn | PHI | CF | |
| +016+ | 5.5 | Al Kaline | DET | RF-CF | |
| +018+ | 5.4 | Minnie Minoso | CHA | LF | |
| +018+ | 5.4 | Don Blasingame | SLN | 2B | |
| +020+ | 5.1 | Charlie Maxwell | DET | LF | |
| +021+ | 5.0 | Duke Snider | LAN | CF | |
| +022+ | 4.7 | Warren Spahn | ATL | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 4.6 | Roy Sievers | MIN | LF-1B | |
| +023+ | 4.6 | Jack Sanford | PHI | PITCH | |
| +025+ | 4.5 | Moe Drabowsky | CHN | PITCH |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Hank Aaron |
| MVP | AL | Mickey Mantle |
| HOF | X | Sam Crawford |
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