WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 12.1 | Steve Carlton | PHI | PITCH | CY,AS |
| +002+ | 11.0 | Gaylord Perry | CLE | PITCH | CY,AS |
| +003+ | 10.7 | Wilbur Wood | CHA | PITCH | AS |
| +004+ | 9.3 | Joe Morgan | CIN | 2B | AS |
| +005+ | 8.6 | Dick Allen | CHA | 1B | MVP,AS |
| +005+ | 8.6 | Johnny Bench | CIN | CR-RF | MVP,AS,GG |
| +007+ | 8.1 | Bobby Murcer | NYA | CF | AS,GG |
| +008+ | 8.0 | Cesar Cedeno | HOU | CF | AS,GG |
| +009+ | 7.4 | Mickey Lolich | DET | PITCH | AS |
| +010+ | 7.3 | Carlton Fisk | BOS | CR | AS,GG |
| +011+ | 7.0 | Bob Gibson | SLN | PITCH | AS,GG |
| +012+ | 6.6 | Luis Tiant | BOS | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 6.6 | Don Sutton | LAN | PITCH | AS |
| +014+ | 6.2 | Billy Williams | CHN | LF | AS |
| +014+ | 6.2 | Nolan Ryan | ANA | PITCH | AS |
| +016+ | 6.1 | Joe Rudi | OAK | LF | AS |
| +016+ | 6.1 | Pete Rose | CIN | LF | |
| +018+ | 6.0 | Bobby Grich | BAL | SS-2B-1B | AS |
| +018+ | 6.0 | Chris Speier | SFN | SS | AS |
| +018+ | 6.0 | Jon Matlack | NYN | PITCH | |
| +021+ | 5.9 | Fergie Jenkins | CHN | PITCH | AS |
| +022+ | 5.6 | Willie Davis | LAN | CF | GG |
| +022+ | 5.6 | Sal Bando | OAK | 3B | AS |
| +022+ | 5.6 | Reggie Jackson | OAK | CF-RF | AS |
| +022+ | 5.6 | Catfish Hunter | OAK | PITCH | AS |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Steve Carlton |
| CY | AL | Gaylord Perry |
| MVP | NL | Johnny Bench |
| MVP | AL | Dick Allen |
| HOF | X | Yogi Berra |
| HOF | X | Lefty Gomez |
| HOF | X | Sandy Koufax |
| HOF | X | Early Wynn |
| HOF | X | Ross Youngs |
_