WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.7 | Sandy Koufax | LAN | PITCH | CY,MVP,AS |
| +002+ | 10.6 | Willie Mays | SFN | CF | AS,GG |
| +003+ | 10.2 | Dick Ellsworth | CHN | PITCH | |
| +004+ | 9.1 | Hank Aaron | ATL | RF | AS |
| +005+ | 8.1 | Johnny Callison | PHI | RF | |
| +006+ | 8.0 | Eddie Mathews | ATL | 3B-LF | |
| +007+ | 7.7 | Juan Marichal | SFN | PITCH | AS |
| +008+ | 7.4 | Bob Allison | MIN | RF | AS |
| +009+ | 7.1 | Dick Groat | SLN | SS | AS |
| +010+ | 6.7 | Ron Santo | CHN | 3B | AS |
| +011+ | 6.6 | Carl Yastrzemski | BOS | LF | AS,GG |
| +012+ | 6.5 | Billy Williams | CHN | LF | |
| +012+ | 6.5 | Willie McCovey | SFN | LF-1B | AS |
| +014+ | 6.4 | Vada Pinson | CIN | CF-RF | |
| +015+ | 6.2 | Camilo Pascual | MIN | PITCH | |
| +016+ | 6.0 | Bill White | SLN | 1B | AS,GG |
| +017+ | 5.9 | Gary Peters | CHA | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 5.8 | Bob Friend | PIT | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 5.8 | Curt Flood | SLN | CF | GG |
| +020+ | 5.7 | Dick Radatz | BOS | PITCH | AS |
| +021+ | 5.6 | Orlando Cepeda | SFN | 1B | AS |
| +022+ | 5.4 | Jimmie Hall | MIN | CF-LF-RF | |
| +022+ | 5.4 | Al Kaline | DET | RF | AS,GG |
| +024+ | 5.2 | Felipe Alou | SFN | RF-CF | |
| +024+ | 5.2 | Roberto Clemente | PIT | RF | AS,GG |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Sandy Koufax |
| MVP | AL | Elston Howard |
| HOF | X | Elmer Flick |
| HOF | X | Sam Rice |
| HOF | X | Eppa Rixey |
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