WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.9 | Ted Williams | BOS | LF-OF | MVP,AS |
| +002+ | 9.9 | Bob Feller | CLE | PITCH | AS |
| +003+ | 9.5 | Hal Newhouser | DET | PITCH | AS |
| +004+ | 8.6 | Stan Musial | SLN | 1B-LF-OF | MVP,AS |
| +005+ | 7.4 | Dizzy Trout | DET | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 7.0 | Johnny Sain | ATL | PITCH | |
| +007+ | 6.6 | Howie Pollet | SLN | PITCH | AS |
| +008+ | 6.5 | Hank Greenberg | DET | 1B | |
| +008+ | 6.5 | Johnny Pesky | BOS | SS | AS |
| +010+ | 6.3 | Johnny Mize | SFN | 1B | AS |
| +011+ | 6.1 | Charlie Keller | NYA | OF-LF | AS |
| +012+ | 6.0 | Pee Wee Reese | LAN | SS | AS |
| +013+ | 5.9 | Tex Hughson | BOS | PITCH | |
| +013+ | 5.9 | Luke Appling | CHA | SS | AS |
| +015+ | 5.8 | Eddie Stanky | LAN | 2B | |
| +016+ | 5.6 | Fritz Ostermueller | PIT | PITCH | |
| +016+ | 5.6 | Bobby Doerr | BOS | 2B | AS |
| +018+ | 5.5 | Spud Chandler | NYA | PITCH | AS |
| +018+ | 5.5 | Mickey Vernon | MIN | 1B | AS |
| +020+ | 5.4 | Harry Brecheen | SLN | PITCH | |
| +021+ | 5.2 | Johnny Schmitz | CHN | PITCH | AS |
| +022+ | 5.1 | Joe DiMaggio | NYA | OF-CF | AS |
| +022+ | 5.1 | Phil Cavarretta | CHN | OF-RF-1B-CF | AS |
| +022+ | 5.1 | Bill Bevens | NYA | PITCH | |
| +025+ | 5.0 | Roy Cullenbine | DET | OF-RF-1B-LF |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Stan Musial |
| MVP | AL | Ted Williams |
| HOF | X | Frank Chance |
| HOF | X | Jack Chesbro |
| HOF | X | Johnny Evers |
| HOF | X | Clark Griffith |
| HOF | X | Joe McGinnity |
| HOF | X | Eddie Plank |
| HOF | X | Joe Tinker |
| HOF | X | Rube Waddell |
| HOF | X | Ed Walsh |
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