WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.7 | Rod Carew | MIN | 1B | MVP,AS |
| +002+ | 9.4 | Rick Reuschel | CHN | PITCH | AS |
| +003+ | 8.9 | Phil Niekro | ATL | PITCH | |
| +003+ | 8.9 | Mike Schmidt | PHI | 3B | AS,GG |
| +005+ | 8.4 | George Foster | CIN | LF-CF | MVP,AS |
| +006+ | 8.3 | Frank Tanana | ANA | PITCH | AS |
| +007+ | 8.0 | Tom Seaver | TOT | PITCH | AS |
| +008+ | 7.8 | Nolan Ryan | ANA | PITCH | AS |
| +009+ | 7.6 | George Brett | KCA | 3B | AS |
| +010+ | 7.5 | Jim Palmer | BAL | PITCH | AS,GG |
| +011+ | 7.4 | Dave Parker | PIT | RF | AS,GG |
| +011+ | 7.4 | John Candelaria | PIT | PITCH | AS |
| +013+ | 7.0 | Carlton Fisk | BOS | CR | AS |
| +014+ | 6.5 | Bruce Sutter | CHN | PITCH | AS |
| +015+ | 6.0 | Mitchell Page | OAK | LF | |
| +015+ | 6.0 | Rich Gossage | PIT | PITCH | AS |
| +015+ | 6.0 | Reggie Smith | LAN | RF | AS |
| +018+ | 5.9 | Steve Carlton | PHI | PITCH | CY,AS |
| +019+ | 5.8 | Joe Morgan | CIN | 2B | AS,GG |
| +019+ | 5.8 | Chet Lemon | CHA | CF | |
| +019+ | 5.8 | Bert Blyleven | TEX | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 5.8 | Lyman Bostock | MIN | CF-LF | |
| +023+ | 5.7 | Toby Harrah | TEX | 3B | |
| +023+ | 5.7 | Dave Goltz | MIN | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 5.7 | George Hendrick | SDN | CF |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Steve Carlton |
| CY | AL | Sparky Lyle |
| MVP | NL | George Foster |
| MVP | AL | Rod Carew |
| HOF | X | Ernie Banks |
| HOF | X | Al Lopez |
| HOF | X | Joe Sewell |
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