WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.7 | Barry Bonds | SFN | LF | |
| +002+ | 9.6 | Ken Griffey Jr. | SEA | CF | |
| +003+ | 9.3 | Alex Rodriguez | SEA | SS | |
| +004+ | 8.6 | Chuck Knoblauch | MIN | 2B | |
| +005+ | 8.5 | Pat Hentgen | TOR | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 8.1 | Bernard Gilkey | NYN | LF | |
| +007+ | 8.0 | Kevin Brown | MIA | PITCH | |
| +008+ | 7.9 | Ellis Burks | COL | LF-CF | |
| +009+ | 7.7 | Roger Clemens | BOS | PITCH | |
| +010+ | 7.5 | Jeff Bagwell | HOU | 1B | |
| +010+ | 7.5 | Ken Caminiti | SDN | 3B | |
| +010+ | 7.5 | Jim Thome | CLE | 3B | |
| +013+ | 7.3 | John Smoltz | ATL | PITCH | |
| +014+ | 7.2 | Lance Johnson | NYN | CF | |
| +014+ | 7.2 | Barry Larkin | CIN | SS | |
| +016+ | 7.1 | Greg Maddux | ATL | PITCH | |
| +017+ | 6.9 | Brady Anderson | BAL | CF | |
| +018+ | 6.8 | Juan Guzman | TOR | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 6.7 | Charles Nagy | CLE | PITCH | |
| +020+ | 6.6 | Ken Hill | TEX | PITCH | |
| +021+ | 6.4 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | DH | |
| +021+ | 6.4 | Mark McGwire | OAK | 1B-DH | |
| +021+ | 6.4 | Alex Fernandez | CHA | PITCH | |
| +024+ | 6.2 | Chipper Jones | ATL | 3B-SS | |
| +025+ | 6.1 | Ivan Rodriguez | TEX | CR |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | John Smoltz |
| CY | AL | Pat Hentgen |
| MVP | NL | Ken Caminiti |
| MVP | AL | Juan Gonzalez |
| HOF | X | Jim Bunning |
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