WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.0 | Phil Niekro | ATL | PITCH | AS,GG |
| +002+ | 9.6 | Ron Guidry | NYA | PITCH | CY,AS |
| +003+ | 8.1 | Mike Caldwell | MIL | PITCH | |
| +004+ | 7.6 | Jim Rice | BOS | LF-DH-RF | MVP,AS |
| +005+ | 7.3 | Amos Otis | KCA | CF | |
| +005+ | 7.3 | Dennis Eckersley | BOS | PITCH | |
| +007+ | 7.0 | Dave Parker | PIT | RF | MVP,GG |
| +008+ | 6.8 | Doug DeCinces | BAL | 3B-2B | |
| +009+ | 6.6 | Dave Goltz | MIN | PITCH | |
| +010+ | 6.4 | Jon Matlack | TEX | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 6.3 | Jim Palmer | BAL | PITCH | AS,GG |
| +011+ | 6.3 | Bob Knepper | SFN | PITCH | |
| +013+ | 6.2 | Mike Schmidt | PHI | 3B | GG |
| +014+ | 5.9 | Carlton Fisk | BOS | CR | AS |
| +014+ | 5.9 | Jack Clark | SFN | RF | AS |
| +014+ | 5.9 | Roy Smalley | MIN | SS | |
| +017+ | 5.8 | Willie Randolph | NYA | 2B | |
| +017+ | 5.8 | Vida Blue | SFN | PITCH | AS |
| +019+ | 5.7 | Gary Carter | WAS | CR | |
| +019+ | 5.7 | Graig Nettles | NYA | 3B | AS,GG |
| +019+ | 5.7 | Larry Bowa | PHI | SS | AS,GG |
| +022+ | 5.6 | Luis Tiant | BOS | PITCH | |
| +022+ | 5.6 | Sal Bando | MIL | 3B-DH | |
| +022+ | 5.6 | Craig Swan | NYN | PITCH | |
| +022+ | 5.6 | Jason Thompson | DET | 1B | AS |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Gaylord Perry |
| CY | AL | Ron Guidry |
| MVP | NL | Dave Parker |
| MVP | AL | Jim Rice |
| HOF | X | Addie Joss |
| HOF | X | Eddie Mathews |
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