WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.6 | Mark Fidrych | DET | PITCH | AS |
| +001+ | 9.6 | Joe Morgan | CIN | 2B | MVP,AS,GG |
| +003+ | 7.9 | Graig Nettles | NYA | 3B | |
| +003+ | 7.9 | Mike Schmidt | PHI | 3B | AS,GG |
| +005+ | 7.7 | Vida Blue | OAK | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 7.5 | George Brett | KCA | 3B | AS |
| +006+ | 7.5 | Frank Tanana | ANA | PITCH | AS |
| +008+ | 7.0 | Pete Rose | CIN | 3B | AS |
| +009+ | 6.9 | John Montefusco | SFN | PITCH | AS |
| +010+ | 6.8 | Rod Carew | MIN | 1B | AS |
| +011+ | 6.6 | Bert Blyleven | TOT | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 6.6 | Jim Palmer | BAL | PITCH | CY,GG |
| +011+ | 6.6 | Phil Niekro | ATL | PITCH | |
| +014+ | 6.5 | Mark Belanger | BAL | SS | AS,GG |
| +015+ | 6.3 | Mickey Rivers | NYA | CF | AS |
| +015+ | 6.3 | Luis Tiant | BOS | PITCH | AS |
| +015+ | 6.3 | Garry Maddox | PHI | CF | GG |
| +018+ | 6.1 | Bobby Grich | BAL | 2B | AS,GG |
| +018+ | 6.1 | Ron Cey | LAN | 3B | AS |
| +020+ | 5.9 | George Foster | CIN | LF-CF-RF | AS |
| +020+ | 5.9 | Cesar Cedeno | HOU | CF | AS,GG |
| +022+ | 5.8 | Sal Bando | OAK | 3B | |
| +022+ | 5.8 | Gaylord Perry | TEX | PITCH | |
| +024+ | 5.5 | Jim Barr | SFN | PITCH | |
| +024+ | 5.5 | Tom Seaver | NYN | PITCH | AS |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Randy Jones |
| CY | AL | Jim Palmer |
| MVP | NL | Joe Morgan |
| MVP | AL | Thurman Munson |
| HOF | X | Bob Lemon |
| HOF | X | Freddie Lindstrom |
| HOF | X | Robin Roberts |
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