WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 7.7 | Mike Schmidt | PHI | 3B | |
| +002+ | 7.4 | Andre Dawson | WAS | CF | |
| +003+ | 6.7 | Dwight Evans | BOS | RF | |
| +004+ | 6.6 | Rickey Henderson | OAK | LF | |
| +005+ | 6.2 | Buddy Bell | TEX | 3B | |
| +006+ | 5.6 | Bert Blyleven | CLE | PITCH | |
| +007+ | 5.5 | Steve Carlton | PHI | PITCH | |
| +008+ | 5.4 | Bobby Grich | ANA | 2B | |
| +009+ | 4.9 | Robin Yount | MIL | SS | |
| +010+ | 4.8 | Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 4.7 | Nolan Ryan | HOU | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 4.6 | Steve McCatty | OAK | PITCH | |
| +013+ | 4.5 | Rick Burleson | ANA | SS | |
| +013+ | 4.5 | Dave Stieb | TOR | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 4.3 | Tom Paciorek | SEA | LF-RF-CF | |
| +015+ | 4.3 | Dwayne Murphy | OAK | CF | |
| +017+ | 4.2 | Rollie Fingers | MIL | PITCH | |
| +017+ | 4.2 | Keith Hernandez | SLN | 1B | |
| +017+ | 4.2 | Tony Armas | OAK | RF | |
| +017+ | 4.2 | Jerry Reuss | LAN | PITCH | |
| +017+ | 4.2 | Cecil Cooper | MIL | 1B | |
| +022+ | 4.1 | Willie Wilson | KCA | LF-CF | |
| +023+ | 4.0 | Britt Burns | CHA | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 4.0 | Chet Lemon | CHA | CF | |
| +023+ | 4.0 | Tom Seaver | CIN | PITCH |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Fernando Valenzuela |
| CY | AL | Rollie Fingers |
| MVP | NL | Mike Schmidt |
| MVP | AL | Rollie Fingers |
| HOF | X | Bob Gibson |
| HOF | X | Johnny Mize |
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