WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.7 | Bret Saberhagen | KCA | PITCH | CY,GG |
| +002+ | 8.8 | Lonnie Smith | ATL | LF | |
| +003+ | 8.6 | Will Clark | SFN | 1B | AS |
| +003+ | 8.6 | Rickey Henderson | TOT | LF | |
| +005+ | 8.4 | Wade Boggs | BOS | 3B | AS |
| +006+ | 8.0 | Barry Bonds | PIT | LF | |
| +007+ | 7.3 | Ozzie Smith | SLN | SS | AS,GG |
| +008+ | 7.0 | Orel Hershiser | LAN | PITCH | AS |
| +009+ | 6.9 | Howard Johnson | NYN | 3B-SS | AS |
| +009+ | 6.9 | Kevin Mitchell | SFN | LF | MVP,AS |
| +011+ | 6.7 | Fred McGriff | TOR | 1B | |
| +011+ | 6.7 | Bruce Hurst | SDN | PITCH | |
| +013+ | 6.6 | Cal Ripken | BAL | SS | AS |
| +013+ | 6.6 | Ed Whitson | SDN | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 6.4 | Mark Langston | TOT | PITCH | |
| +016+ | 6.3 | Mark Gubicza | KCA | PITCH | AS |
| +017+ | 6.1 | Robby Thompson | SFN | 2B | |
| +017+ | 6.1 | Ryne Sandberg | CHN | 2B | AS,GG |
| +019+ | 6.0 | Bert Blyleven | ANA | PITCH | |
| +020+ | 5.9 | Ruben Sierra | TEX | RF | AS |
| +021+ | 5.8 | Robin Yount | MIL | CF-DH | MVP |
| +022+ | 5.7 | Roger Clemens | BOS | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 5.6 | Paul Molitor | MIL | 3B-DH-2B | |
| +024+ | 5.5 | Chris Bosio | MIL | PITCH | |
| +024+ | 5.5 | Mike Moore | OAK | PITCH | AS |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Mark Davis |
| CY | AL | Bret Saberhagen |
| MVP | NL | Kevin Mitchell |
| MVP | AL | Robin Yount |
| HOF | X | Johnny Bench |
| HOF | X | Red Schoendienst |
| HOF | X | Carl Yastrzemski |
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