WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.6 | Roger Clemens | BOS | PITCH | AS |
| +002+ | 9.9 | Rickey Henderson | OAK | LF-DH | MVP,AS |
| +003+ | 9.7 | Barry Bonds | PIT | LF | MVP,AS,GG |
| +004+ | 8.9 | Lenny Dykstra | PHI | CF | AS |
| +005+ | 7.6 | Chuck Finley | ANA | PITCH | AS |
| +006+ | 7.5 | Cal Ripken | BAL | SS | AS |
| +007+ | 7.1 | Ryne Sandberg | CHN | 2B | AS,GG |
| +008+ | 7.0 | Ed Whitson | SDN | PITCH | |
| +009+ | 6.8 | Julio Franco | TEX | 2B | AS |
| +010+ | 6.7 | Alan Trammell | DET | SS | AS |
| +011+ | 6.6 | Cecil Fielder | DET | 1B-DH | AS |
| +012+ | 6.4 | Frank Viola | NYN | PITCH | AS |
| +013+ | 6.3 | Darryl Strawberry | NYN | RF | AS |
| +014+ | 6.1 | Mike Boddicker | BOS | PITCH | GG |
| +015+ | 5.8 | Dave Stieb | TOR | PITCH | AS |
| +016+ | 5.7 | Bip Roberts | SDN | LF-3B-SS | |
| +016+ | 5.7 | Jose Rijo | CIN | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 5.6 | Barry Larkin | CIN | SS | AS |
| +018+ | 5.6 | Mark McGwire | OAK | 1B | AS,GG |
| +020+ | 5.5 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | 3B | |
| +020+ | 5.5 | Roberto Kelly | NYA | CF-LF | |
| +020+ | 5.5 | Ron Gant | ATL | CF-LF | |
| +023+ | 5.3 | Danny Darwin | HOU | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 5.3 | Jose Canseco | OAK | RF-DH | AS |
| +025+ | 5.2 | Fred McGriff | TOR | 1B |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Doug Drabek |
| CY | AL | Bob Welch |
| MVP | NL | Barry Bonds |
| MVP | AL | Rickey Henderson |
| HOF | X | Joe Morgan |
| HOF | X | Jim Palmer |
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