WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.7 | Mike Schmidt | PHI | 3B | AS |
| +002+ | 9.1 | Jon Matlack | NYN | PITCH | AS |
| +003+ | 8.6 | Gaylord Perry | CLE | PITCH | AS |
| +003+ | 8.6 | Joe Morgan | CIN | 2B | AS,GG |
| +005+ | 7.9 | Bert Blyleven | MIN | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 7.8 | Luis Tiant | BOS | PITCH | AS |
| +006+ | 7.8 | Phil Niekro | ATL | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 7.8 | Johnny Bench | CIN | CR-3B | AS,GG |
| +009+ | 7.7 | Fergie Jenkins | TEX | PITCH | |
| +009+ | 7.7 | Jim Wynn | LAN | CF | AS |
| +011+ | 7.4 | Rod Carew | MIN | 2B | AS |
| +012+ | 7.3 | Bobby Grich | BAL | 2B | AS,GG |
| +013+ | 7.2 | Darrell Evans | ATL | 3B | |
| +014+ | 7.1 | Jim Kaat | CHA | PITCH | GG |
| +015+ | 6.9 | Catfish Hunter | OAK | PITCH | CY,AS |
| +016+ | 6.5 | Steve Busby | KCA | PITCH | AS |
| +017+ | 6.3 | Jim Barr | SFN | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 6.1 | Tom Seaver | NYN | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 5.9 | Nolan Ryan | ANA | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 5.9 | Pete Rose | CIN | LF | AS |
| +021+ | 5.7 | Reggie Jackson | OAK | RF-DH | AS |
| +021+ | 5.7 | Cesar Cedeno | HOU | CF | AS,GG |
| +023+ | 5.6 | Wilbur Wood | CHA | PITCH | AS |
| +024+ | 5.5 | Dave Concepcion | CIN | SS | GG |
| +024+ | 5.5 | Reggie Smith | SLN | RF | AS |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Mike Marshall |
| CY | AL | Catfish Hunter |
| MVP | NL | Steve Garvey |
| MVP | AL | Jeff Burroughs |
| HOF | X | Jim Bottomley |
| HOF | X | Jocko Conlan |
| HOF | X | Whitey Ford |
| HOF | X | Mickey Mantle |
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