WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 11.2 | Willie Mays | SFN | CF | MVP,AS,GG |
| +002+ | 10.3 | Juan Marichal | SFN | PITCH | AS |
| +003+ | 8.1 | Jim Maloney | CIN | PITCH | AS |
| +003+ | 8.1 | Sandy Koufax | LAN | PITCH | CY,AS |
| +003+ | 8.1 | Jim Bunning | PHI | PITCH | |
| +003+ | 8.1 | Sam McDowell | CLE | PITCH | AS |
| +007+ | 7.8 | Hank Aaron | ATL | RF | AS |
| +007+ | 7.8 | Billy Williams | CHN | RF-LF-CF | AS |
| +009+ | 7.7 | Ron Santo | CHN | 3B | AS,GG |
| +010+ | 7.4 | Jim Wynn | HOU | CF | |
| +011+ | 7.2 | Zoilo Versalles | MIN | SS | MVP,AS,GG |
| +012+ | 7.1 | Roberto Clemente | PIT | RF | AS,GG |
| +013+ | 7.0 | Chris Short | PHI | PITCH | |
| +013+ | 7.0 | Don Buford | CHA | 2B-3B | |
| +015+ | 6.8 | Mel Stottlemyre | NYA | PITCH | AS |
| +016+ | 6.4 | Dick Allen | PHI | 3B | AS |
| +017+ | 6.3 | Bob Gibson | SLN | PITCH | AS,GG |
| +018+ | 6.1 | Johnny Callison | PHI | RF | AS |
| +019+ | 5.8 | Willie McCovey | SFN | 1B | |
| +020+ | 5.7 | Joe Morgan | HOU | 2B | |
| +021+ | 5.6 | Pete Rose | CIN | 2B | AS |
| +022+ | 5.4 | Tony Oliva | MIN | RF-CF | AS |
| +022+ | 5.4 | Eddie Mathews | ATL | 3B | |
| +022+ | 5.4 | Felipe Alou | ATL | 1B-LF-CF | |
| +022+ | 5.4 | Vada Pinson | CIN | CF |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Willie Mays |
| MVP | AL | Zoilo Versalles |
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