WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.5 | Willie Mays | SFN | CF | |
| +002+ | 8.7 | Frank Robinson | CIN | RF-LF | |
| +003+ | 8.4 | Hank Aaron | ATL | CF-RF | |
| +004+ | 7.3 | Hank Aguirre | DET | PITCH | |
| +004+ | 7.3 | Bob Purkey | CIN | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 7.0 | Turk Farrell | HOU | PITCH | |
| +007+ | 6.2 | Ernie Broglio | SLN | PITCH | |
| +008+ | 6.1 | Brooks Robinson | BAL | 3B | |
| +008+ | 6.1 | Maury Wills | LAN | SS | |
| +010+ | 6.0 | Tommy Davis | LAN | LF-3B-CF | |
| +010+ | 6.0 | Mickey Mantle | NYA | CF-RF | |
| +010+ | 6.0 | Johnny Callison | PHI | RF | |
| +013+ | 5.9 | Bob Friend | PIT | PITCH | |
| +013+ | 5.9 | Willie Davis | LAN | CF | |
| +015+ | 5.8 | Rocky Colavito | DET | LF | |
| +016+ | 5.6 | Eddie Mathews | ATL | 3B | |
| +016+ | 5.6 | Warren Spahn | ATL | PITCH | |
| +016+ | 5.6 | Bob Gibson | SLN | PITCH | |
| +016+ | 5.6 | Ken Boyer | SLN | 3B | |
| +020+ | 5.5 | Norm Siebern | KCA | 1B | |
| +020+ | 5.5 | Dick Radatz | BOS | PITCH | |
| +022+ | 5.4 | Jim Kaat | MIN | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 5.3 | Felipe Alou | SFN | RF-LF | |
| +023+ | 5.3 | Camilo Pascual | MIN | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 5.3 | Don Drysdale | LAN | PITCH |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Maury Wills |
| MVP | AL | Mickey Mantle |
| HOF | X | Bob Feller |
| HOF | X | Bill McKechnie |
| HOF | X | Jackie Robinson |
| HOF | X | Edd Roush |
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