WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.5 | Robin Yount | MIL | SS | MVP,AS,GG |
| +002+ | 8.6 | Gary Carter | WAS | CR | AS,GG |
| +003+ | 7.9 | Andre Dawson | WAS | CF | AS,GG |
| +004+ | 7.7 | Steve Rogers | WAS | PITCH | AS |
| +004+ | 7.7 | Dave Stieb | TOR | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 7.6 | Doug DeCinces | ANA | 3B | |
| +007+ | 7.5 | Mario Soto | CIN | PITCH | AS |
| +008+ | 7.4 | Mike Schmidt | PHI | 3B | AS,GG |
| +009+ | 6.8 | Pedro Guerrero | LAN | RF-CF-3B | |
| +009+ | 6.8 | Joe Niekro | HOU | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 6.7 | Rickey Henderson | OAK | LF-CF | AS |
| +012+ | 6.5 | Toby Harrah | CLE | 3B | AS |
| +013+ | 6.4 | Dwight Evans | BOS | RF | GG |
| +014+ | 6.3 | Willie Wilson | KCA | LF-CF | AS |
| +015+ | 6.2 | Paul Molitor | MIL | 3B | |
| +015+ | 6.2 | Bill Madlock | PIT | 3B | |
| +017+ | 6.1 | Dale Murphy | ATL | CF-LF-RF | MVP,AS,GG |
| +017+ | 6.1 | Lonnie Smith | SLN | LF-CF | AS |
| +017+ | 6.1 | Dickie Thon | HOU | SS | |
| +020+ | 6.0 | George Brett | KCA | 3B-LF | AS |
| +021+ | 5.9 | Dwayne Murphy | OAK | CF | GG |
| +021+ | 5.9 | Sixto Lezcano | SDN | RF | |
| +023+ | 5.8 | Joaquin Andujar | SLN | PITCH | |
| +024+ | 5.7 | Rick Sutcliffe | CLE | PITCH | |
| +025+ | 5.6 | Brian Downing | ANA | LF |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Steve Carlton |
| CY | AL | Pete Vuckovich |
| MVP | NL | Dale Murphy |
| MVP | AL | Robin Yount |
| HOF | X | Hank Aaron |
| HOF | X | Travis Jackson |
| HOF | X | Frank Robinson |
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