WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.9 | Mel Ott | SFN | 3B-OF-RF | |
| +002+ | 8.6 | Arky Vaughan | PIT | SS | |
| +003+ | 7.7 | Bill Lee | CHN | PITCH | |
| +004+ | 7.6 | Jimmie Foxx | BOS | 1B | MVP |
| +005+ | 7.0 | Hank Greenberg | DET | 1B | |
| +006+ | 6.8 | Johnny Mize | SLN | 1B | |
| +007+ | 6.3 | Joe Cronin | BOS | SS | |
| +008+ | 6.1 | Harlond Clift | BAL | 3B | |
| +009+ | 5.9 | Ival Goodman | CIN | OF-RF | |
| +010+ | 5.6 | Ernie Lombardi | CIN | CR | MVP |
| +011+ | 5.4 | Joe DiMaggio | NYA | CF-OF | |
| +011+ | 5.4 | Paul Derringer | CIN | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 5.4 | Thornton Lee | CHA | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 5.4 | Buddy Myer | MIN | 2B | |
| +015+ | 5.3 | Red Ruffing | NYA | PITCH | |
| +016+ | 5.2 | Mel Harder | CLE | PITCH | |
| +016+ | 5.2 | Stan Hack | CHN | 3B | |
| +018+ | 5.1 | Lefty Grove | BOS | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 5.1 | Bob Feller | CLE | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 5.1 | Bill Dickey | NYA | CR | |
| +018+ | 5.1 | Charlie Gehringer | DET | 2B | |
| +022+ | 5.0 | Cecil Travis | MIN | SS | |
| +022+ | 5.0 | Earl Averill | CLE | OF-CF-RF | |
| +024+ | 4.9 | Clay Bryant | CHN | PITCH | |
| +025+ | 4.8 | Bobo Newsom | BAL | PITCH |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Ernie Lombardi |
| MVP | AL | Jimmie Foxx |
| HOF | X | Pete Alexander |
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