WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.6 | Pete Alexander | PHI | PITCH | |
| +002+ | 9.7 | Walter Johnson | MIN | PITCH | |
| +003+ | 8.7 | Babe Ruth | BOS | PITCH | |
| +004+ | 8.6 | Tris Speaker | CLE | CF-OF | |
| +005+ | 8.0 | Ty Cobb | DET | CF-OF | |
| +006+ | 7.1 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | CHA | OF-LF-RF | |
| +006+ | 7.1 | Eddie Collins | CHA | 2B | |
| +008+ | 6.9 | Bob Shawkey | NYA | PITCH | |
| +009+ | 6.5 | Hippo Vaughn | CHN | PITCH | |
| +010+ | 6.4 | Harry Coveleski | DET | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 6.3 | Jeff Pfeffer | LAN | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 6.2 | Art Fletcher | SFN | SS | |
| +013+ | 6.1 | Zack Wheat | LAN | LF-OF | |
| +014+ | 5.9 | Wilbur Cooper | PIT | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 5.7 | Bullet Joe Bush | OAK | PITCH | |
| +016+ | 5.5 | Amos Strunk | OAK | OF-CF-RF | |
| +017+ | 5.3 | Heinie Groh | CIN | 3B-2B | |
| +018+ | 5.2 | Rabbit Maranville | ATL | SS | |
| +019+ | 5.1 | Max Carey | PIT | OF-CF-LF | |
| +020+ | 5.0 | Dutch Leonard | BOS | PITCH | |
| +020+ | 5.0 | Bobby Veach | DET | LF-OF | |
| +022+ | 4.9 | Harry Harper | MIN | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 4.8 | Larry Gardner | BOS | 3B | |
| +023+ | 4.8 | Rogers Hornsby | SLN | 3B-SS-1B | |
| +025+ | 4.7 | Del Pratt | BAL | 2B |
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