WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 11.1 | Lefty Grove | BOS | PITCH | AS |
| +002+ | 9.6 | Carl Hubbell | SFN | PITCH | MVP,AS |
| +003+ | 9.1 | Lou Gehrig | NYA | 1B | MVP,AS |
| +004+ | 7.8 | Mel Ott | SFN | OF-RF | AS |
| +005+ | 7.7 | Arky Vaughan | PIT | SS | AS |
| +006+ | 7.4 | Charlie Gehringer | DET | 2B | AS |
| +007+ | 7.1 | Joe Medwick | SLN | LF-OF | AS |
| +008+ | 7.0 | Johnny Allen | CLE | PITCH | |
| +009+ | 6.9 | Paul Waner | PIT | OF-RF | |
| +009+ | 6.9 | Luke Appling | CHA | SS | AS |
| +009+ | 6.9 | Wes Ferrell | BOS | PITCH | |
| +009+ | 6.9 | Dizzy Dean | SLN | PITCH | AS |
| +013+ | 6.7 | Billy Herman | CHN | 2B | AS |
| +014+ | 6.5 | Earl Averill | CLE | CF-OF | AS |
| +015+ | 6.3 | Tommy Bridges | DET | PITCH | AS |
| +015+ | 6.3 | Van Mungo | LAN | PITCH | AS |
| +015+ | 6.3 | Dick Bartell | SFN | SS | |
| +018+ | 6.0 | Harry Kelley | OAK | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 5.9 | Jimmie Foxx | BOS | 1B-OF-LF | AS |
| +020+ | 5.8 | Dolph Camilli | PHI | 1B | |
| +021+ | 5.7 | Danny MacFayden | ATL | PITCH | |
| +021+ | 5.7 | Tony Cuccinello | ATL | 2B | |
| +023+ | 5.4 | Gus Suhr | PIT | 1B | AS |
| +024+ | 5.3 | Harlond Clift | BAL | 3B | |
| +025+ | 5.2 | Bill Dickey | NYA | CR | AS |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Carl Hubbell |
| MVP | AL | Lou Gehrig |
| HOF | X | Ty Cobb |
| HOF | X | Walter Johnson |
| HOF | X | Christy Mathewson |
| HOF | X | Babe Ruth |
| HOF | X | Honus Wagner |
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