WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 11.7 | Wilbur Wood | CHA | PITCH | |
| +002+ | 10.3 | Fergie Jenkins | CHN | PITCH | |
| +003+ | 10.1 | Tom Seaver | NYN | PITCH | |
| +004+ | 9.0 | Vida Blue | OAK | PITCH | |
| +005+ | 8.6 | Mickey Lolich | DET | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 7.9 | Willie Stargell | PIT | LF | |
| +007+ | 7.5 | Graig Nettles | CLE | 3B | |
| +008+ | 7.4 | Dave Roberts | SDN | PITCH | |
| +009+ | 7.3 | Hank Aaron | ATL | 1B-RF | |
| +010+ | 7.2 | Roberto Clemente | PIT | RF | |
| +011+ | 6.7 | Roy White | NYA | LF | |
| +011+ | 6.7 | Bobby Bonds | SFN | RF-CF | |
| +013+ | 6.5 | Bobby Murcer | NYA | CF | |
| +013+ | 6.5 | Reggie Jackson | OAK | RF | |
| +015+ | 6.4 | Bert Blyleven | MIN | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 6.4 | Sal Bando | OAK | 3B | |
| +017+ | 6.3 | Willie Mays | SFN | CF-1B | |
| +018+ | 6.2 | Tom Bradley | CHA | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 6.1 | Don Wilson | HOU | PITCH | |
| +020+ | 6.0 | Brooks Robinson | BAL | 3B | |
| +021+ | 5.9 | Milt Pappas | CHN | PITCH | |
| +021+ | 5.9 | Joe Torre | SLN | 3B | |
| +021+ | 5.9 | Rusty Staub | WAS | RF | |
| +021+ | 5.9 | Merv Rettenmund | BAL | RF-LF-CF | |
| +025+ | 5.6 | Reggie Smith | BOS | CF-RF |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Fergie Jenkins |
| CY | AL | Vida Blue |
| MVP | NL | Joe Torre |
| MVP | AL | Vida Blue |
| HOF | X | Dave Bancroft |
| HOF | X | Chick Hafey |
| HOF | X | Harry Hooper |
| HOF | X | Joe Kelley |
| HOF | X | Rube Marquard |
| HOF | X | Satchel Paige |
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