WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.2 | Cal Ripken | BAL | SS | |
| +002+ | 7.8 | Wade Boggs | BOS | 3B | |
| +003+ | 7.4 | John Denny | PHI | PITCH | |
| +003+ | 7.4 | Dickie Thon | HOU | SS | |
| +005+ | 7.2 | Robin Yount | MIL | SS | |
| +006+ | 7.1 | Dale Murphy | ATL | CF-LF | |
| +006+ | 7.1 | Gary Carter | WAS | CR | |
| +008+ | 7.0 | Dave Stieb | TOR | PITCH | |
| +009+ | 6.9 | Rickey Henderson | OAK | LF | |
| +010+ | 6.8 | Mario Soto | CIN | PITCH | |
| +010+ | 6.8 | Andre Dawson | WAS | CF | |
| +010+ | 6.8 | Mike Schmidt | PHI | 3B | |
| +013+ | 6.7 | Lou Whitaker | DET | 2B | |
| +014+ | 6.6 | Eddie Murray | BAL | 1B | |
| +015+ | 6.2 | Jose Cruz | HOU | LF | |
| +015+ | 6.2 | Chet Lemon | DET | CF | |
| +017+ | 6.0 | Lloyd Moseby | TOR | CF | |
| +017+ | 6.0 | Alan Trammell | DET | SS | |
| +019+ | 5.9 | Tim Raines | WAS | LF | |
| +020+ | 5.6 | Keith Hernandez | TOT | 1B | |
| +020+ | 5.6 | Jim Rice | BOS | LF | |
| +022+ | 5.5 | Pedro Guerrero | LAN | 3B | |
| +022+ | 5.5 | Steve Carlton | PHI | PITCH | |
| +022+ | 5.5 | Dan Quisenberry | KCA | PITCH | |
| +025+ | 5.4 | Scott McGregor | BAL | PITCH |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | John Denny |
| CY | AL | LaMarr Hoyt |
| MVP | NL | Dale Murphy |
| MVP | AL | Cal Ripken |
| HOF | X | Walter Alston |
| HOF | X | George Kell |
| HOF | X | Juan Marichal |
| HOF | X | Brooks Robinson |
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