WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.2 | Albert Pujols | SLN | 1B | |
| +002+ | 9.0 | Chase Utley | PHI | 2B | |
| +003+ | 7.9 | Tim Lincecum | SFN | PITCH | |
| +004+ | 7.8 | Mark Teixeira | TOT | 1B | |
| +005+ | 7.5 | Nick Markakis | BAL | RF | |
| +006+ | 7.3 | Chipper Jones | ATL | 3B | |
| +007+ | 7.1 | Johan Santana | NYN | PITCH | |
| +008+ | 7.0 | Ryan Dempster | CHN | PITCH | |
| +009+ | 6.9 | Cliff Lee | CLE | PITCH | |
| +009+ | 6.9 | Carlos Beltran | NYN | CF | |
| +009+ | 6.9 | Dustin Pedroia | BOS | 2B | |
| +012+ | 6.8 | David Wright | NYN | 3B | |
| +012+ | 6.8 | Lance Berkman | HOU | 1B | |
| +012+ | 6.8 | Hanley Ramirez | MIA | SS | |
| +012+ | 6.8 | CC Sabathia | TOT | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 6.8 | Alex Rodriguez | NYA | 3B | |
| +017+ | 6.4 | John Danks | CHA | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 6.3 | Kevin Youkilis | BOS | 1B-3B | |
| +019+ | 6.2 | Roy Halladay | TOR | PITCH | |
| +020+ | 6.1 | Dan Haren | ARI | PITCH | |
| +020+ | 6.1 | Jon Lester | BOS | PITCH | |
| +022+ | 6.0 | Rich Harden | TOT | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 5.9 | Grady Sizemore | CLE | CF | |
| +023+ | 5.9 | Alex Rios | TOR | RF-CF | |
| +023+ | 5.9 | Manny Ramirez | TOT | LF |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Tim Lincecum |
| CY | AL | Cliff Lee |
| MVP | NL | Albert Pujols |
| MVP | AL | Dustin Pedroia |
| HOF | X | Rich Gossage |
| HOF | X | Billy Southworth |
| HOF | X | Dick Williams |
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