WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.6 | Lefty Grove | BOS | PITCH | |
| +002+ | 9.4 | Lefty Gomez | NYA | PITCH | |
| +003+ | 8.5 | Joe Medwick | SLN | LF-OF | |
| +004+ | 8.2 | Joe DiMaggio | NYA | CF-OF | |
| +005+ | 7.7 | Lou Gehrig | NYA | 1B | |
| +005+ | 7.7 | Hank Greenberg | DET | 1B | |
| +007+ | 7.4 | Charlie Gehringer | DET | 2B | |
| +008+ | 6.7 | Harlond Clift | BAL | 3B | |
| +009+ | 6.6 | Johnny Mize | SLN | 1B | |
| +009+ | 6.6 | Dick Bartell | SFN | SS | |
| +011+ | 6.4 | Red Ruffing | NYA | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 6.4 | Mel Ott | SFN | OF-RF-3B | |
| +011+ | 6.4 | Johnny Allen | CLE | PITCH | |
| +014+ | 6.2 | Bill Dickey | NYA | CR | |
| +014+ | 6.2 | Luke Appling | CHA | SS | |
| +014+ | 6.2 | Dolph Camilli | PHI | 1B | |
| +017+ | 5.7 | Billy Herman | CHN | 2B | |
| +018+ | 5.4 | Jim Turner | ATL | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 5.4 | Bob Johnson | OAK | OF-LF | |
| +020+ | 5.3 | Gene Moore | ATL | OF-RF | |
| +021+ | 5.1 | Jack Wilson | BOS | PITCH | |
| +021+ | 5.1 | Arky Vaughan | PIT | SS-LF-OF | |
| +023+ | 5.0 | Tony Cuccinello | ATL | 2B | |
| +024+ | 4.9 | Monty Stratton | CHA | PITCH | |
| +024+ | 4.9 | Gabby Hartnett | CHN | CR |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Joe Medwick |
| MVP | AL | Charlie Gehringer |
| HOF | X | Nap Lajoie |
| HOF | X | John McGraw |
| HOF | X | Tris Speaker |
| HOF | X | Cy Young |
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