WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.3 | Sandy Koufax | LAN | PITCH | |
| +002+ | 9.1 | Juan Marichal | SFN | PITCH | |
| +003+ | 9.0 | Willie Mays | SFN | CF | |
| +004+ | 8.9 | Jim Bunning | PHI | PITCH | |
| +004+ | 8.9 | Ron Santo | CHN | 3B | |
| +006+ | 8.2 | Roberto Clemente | PIT | RF | |
| +007+ | 7.8 | Hank Aaron | ATL | RF | |
| +008+ | 7.6 | Frank Robinson | BAL | RF-LF | |
| +009+ | 7.5 | Dick Allen | PHI | 3B-LF | |
| +010+ | 7.1 | Jim Maloney | CIN | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 6.6 | Jim Ray Hart | SFN | 3B-LF | |
| +012+ | 6.4 | Joe Torre | ATL | CR-1B | |
| +012+ | 6.4 | Tommie Agee | CHA | CF | |
| +012+ | 6.4 | Tony Oliva | MIN | RF-CF | |
| +015+ | 6.3 | Felipe Alou | ATL | 1B-LF-CF | |
| +016+ | 6.1 | Bob Gibson | SLN | PITCH | |
| +016+ | 6.1 | Earl Wilson | TOT | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 6.0 | Dick McAuliffe | DET | SS-3B | |
| +019+ | 5.9 | Willie McCovey | SFN | 1B | |
| +019+ | 5.9 | Harmon Killebrew | MIN | 3B-1B-LF | |
| +021+ | 5.6 | Al Kaline | DET | CF-RF | |
| +021+ | 5.6 | Mike Cuellar | HOU | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 5.5 | Jim Fregosi | ANA | SS | |
| +023+ | 5.5 | Carl Yastrzemski | BOS | LF | |
| +025+ | 5.4 | Tom Tresh | NYA | LF-3B-CF |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Roberto Clemente |
| MVP | AL | Frank Robinson |
| HOF | X | Casey Stengel |
| HOF | X | Ted Williams |
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