WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 12.1 | Dwight Gooden | NYN | PITCH | |
| +002+ | 9.9 | Rickey Henderson | NYA | CF | |
| +003+ | 9.1 | Wade Boggs | BOS | 3B | |
| +004+ | 8.2 | George Brett | KCA | 3B | |
| +005+ | 8.1 | John Tudor | SLN | PITCH | |
| +005+ | 8.1 | Willie McGee | SLN | CF | |
| +007+ | 7.9 | Pedro Guerrero | LAN | LF-3B-1B-CF | |
| +008+ | 7.6 | Tim Raines | WAS | LF | |
| +009+ | 7.3 | Bret Saberhagen | KCA | PITCH | |
| +010+ | 6.9 | Gary Carter | NYN | CR | |
| +011+ | 6.8 | Dave Stieb | TOR | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 6.8 | Jesse Barfield | TOR | RF | |
| +013+ | 6.7 | Charlie Leibrandt | KCA | PITCH | |
| +013+ | 6.7 | Bert Blyleven | TOT | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 6.4 | Don Mattingly | NYA | 1B | |
| +015+ | 6.4 | Ozzie Smith | SLN | SS | |
| +017+ | 6.3 | Charlie Hough | TEX | PITCH | |
| +017+ | 6.3 | Mike Moore | SEA | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 6.2 | Rick Reuschel | PIT | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 6.2 | Oil Can Boyd | BOS | PITCH | |
| +021+ | 6.1 | Tim Wallach | WAS | 3B | |
| +022+ | 5.9 | Orel Hershiser | LAN | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 5.8 | Ryne Sandberg | CHN | 2B | |
| +024+ | 5.6 | Tom Herr | SLN | 2B | |
| +024+ | 5.6 | Cal Ripken | BAL | SS |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Dwight Gooden |
| CY | AL | Bret Saberhagen |
| MVP | NL | Willie McGee |
| MVP | AL | Don Mattingly |
| HOF | X | Lou Brock |
| HOF | X | Enos Slaughter |
| HOF | X | Arky Vaughan |
| HOF | X | Hoyt Wilhelm |
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