WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.2 | Steve Carlton | PHI | PITCH | CY,AS |
| +002+ | 9.4 | George Brett | KCA | 3B | MVP,AS |
| +003+ | 8.8 | Mike Schmidt | PHI | 3B | MVP,AS,GG |
| +004+ | 8.7 | Rickey Henderson | OAK | LF | AS |
| +005+ | 8.5 | Willie Wilson | KCA | LF-CF | GG |
| +006+ | 7.1 | Robin Yount | MIL | SS | AS |
| +007+ | 7.0 | Britt Burns | CHA | PITCH | |
| +008+ | 6.8 | Andre Dawson | WAS | CF | GG |
| +008+ | 6.8 | Dwayne Murphy | OAK | CF | GG |
| +008+ | 6.8 | Cecil Cooper | MIL | 1B-DH | AS,GG |
| +011+ | 6.6 | Willie Randolph | NYA | 2B | AS |
| +011+ | 6.6 | Keith Hernandez | SLN | 1B | AS,GG |
| +013+ | 6.5 | Buddy Bell | TEX | 3B | AS,GG |
| +013+ | 6.5 | Dale Murphy | ATL | CF-RF | AS |
| +013+ | 6.5 | Gary Carter | WAS | CR | AS,GG |
| +013+ | 6.5 | Ben Oglivie | MIL | LF | AS |
| +017+ | 6.3 | Don Sutton | LAN | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 6.2 | Terry Puhl | HOU | RF-CF | |
| +018+ | 6.2 | Larry Gura | KCA | PITCH | AS |
| +020+ | 6.1 | Al Bumbry | BAL | CF | AS |
| +021+ | 5.9 | Mike Norris | OAK | PITCH | GG |
| +021+ | 5.9 | Steve Rogers | WAS | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 5.8 | Tony Armas | OAK | RF-CF | |
| +024+ | 5.7 | Doug Corbett | MIN | PITCH | |
| +024+ | 5.7 | Rick Reuschel | CHN | PITCH |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Steve Carlton |
| CY | AL | Steve Stone |
| MVP | NL | Mike Schmidt |
| MVP | AL | George Brett |
| HOF | X | Al Kaline |
| HOF | X | Chuck Klein |
| HOF | X | Duke Snider |
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