WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 11.0 | Joe Morgan | CIN | 2B | MVP,AS,GG |
| +002+ | 8.4 | Jim Palmer | BAL | PITCH | CY,AS |
| +003+ | 8.2 | Rich Gossage | CHA | PITCH | AS |
| +004+ | 8.1 | Catfish Hunter | NYA | PITCH | AS |
| +005+ | 7.8 | Jim Kaat | CHA | PITCH | AS,GG |
| +005+ | 7.8 | Rod Carew | MIN | 2B-1B | AS |
| +005+ | 7.8 | Tom Seaver | NYN | PITCH | CY,AS |
| +008+ | 7.7 | Mike Schmidt | PHI | 3B-SS | |
| +009+ | 7.5 | Randy Jones | SDN | PITCH | AS |
| +010+ | 7.4 | Frank Tanana | ANA | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 7.3 | Bobby Grich | BAL | 2B | GG |
| +011+ | 7.3 | Fred Lynn | BOS | CF | MVP,AS,GG |
| +013+ | 7.2 | John Mayberry | KCA | 1B-DH | |
| +014+ | 7.1 | Toby Harrah | TEX | SS-3B-2B | AS |
| +015+ | 6.8 | John Montefusco | SFN | PITCH | |
| +016+ | 6.7 | Phil Niekro | ATL | PITCH | AS |
| +016+ | 6.7 | Reggie Jackson | OAK | RF | AS |
| +018+ | 6.6 | Johnny Bench | CIN | CR-LF | AS,GG |
| +018+ | 6.6 | Ron Cey | LAN | 3B | AS |
| +018+ | 6.6 | Thurman Munson | NYA | CR-DH | AS,GG |
| +021+ | 6.5 | Andy Messersmith | LAN | PITCH | AS,GG |
| +022+ | 6.3 | Dave Parker | PIT | RF | |
| +023+ | 6.1 | Bert Blyleven | MIN | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 6.1 | Carl Morton | ATL | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 6.1 | Steve Busby | KCA | PITCH | AS |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Tom Seaver |
| CY | AL | Jim Palmer |
| MVP | NL | Joe Morgan |
| MVP | AL | Fred Lynn |
| HOF | X | Earl Averill |
| HOF | X | Bucky Harris |
| HOF | X | Billy Herman |
| HOF | X | Ralph Kiner |
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