WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 11.2 | Bob Gibson | SLN | PITCH | CY,MVP,AS,GG |
| +002+ | 10.4 | Carl Yastrzemski | BOS | LF | AS,GG |
| +003+ | 8.4 | Brooks Robinson | BAL | 3B | AS,GG |
| +003+ | 8.4 | Luis Tiant | CLE | PITCH | AS |
| +005+ | 8.1 | Roberto Clemente | PIT | RF | GG |
| +006+ | 7.4 | Denny McLain | DET | PITCH | CY,MVP,AS |
| +007+ | 7.0 | Willie McCovey | SFN | 1B | AS |
| +007+ | 7.0 | Bill Freehan | DET | CR-1B | AS,GG |
| +009+ | 6.8 | Hank Aaron | ATL | RF-1B | AS |
| +009+ | 6.8 | Tom Seaver | NYN | PITCH | AS |
| +011+ | 6.7 | Bert Campaneris | OAK | SS | AS |
| +012+ | 6.5 | Felipe Alou | ATL | CF | AS |
| +013+ | 6.4 | Stan Bahnsen | NYA | PITCH | |
| +013+ | 6.4 | Ron Santo | CHN | 3B | AS,GG |
| +015+ | 6.3 | Jerry Koosman | NYN | PITCH | AS |
| +016+ | 6.2 | Willie Mays | SFN | CF | AS,GG |
| +016+ | 6.2 | Fergie Jenkins | CHN | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 6.1 | Dean Chance | MIN | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 6.0 | Dave McNally | BAL | PITCH | |
| +020+ | 5.9 | Tony Perez | CIN | 3B | AS |
| +020+ | 5.9 | Jim Northrup | DET | RF-CF-LF | |
| +022+ | 5.8 | Lou Brock | SLN | LF | |
| +023+ | 5.6 | Glenn Beckert | CHN | 2B | GG |
| +023+ | 5.6 | Tommy John | CHA | PITCH | AS |
| +023+ | 5.6 | Dick McAuliffe | DET | 2B |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Bob Gibson |
| CY | AL | Denny McLain |
| MVP | NL | Bob Gibson |
| MVP | AL | Denny McLain |
| HOF | X | Kiki Cuyler |
| HOF | X | Goose Goslin |
| HOF | X | Joe Medwick |
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