WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.4 | Roger Clemens | BOS | PITCH | CY |
| +002+ | 8.5 | Tony Gwynn | SDN | RF | AS,GG |
| +003+ | 8.2 | Alan Trammell | DET | SS | AS |
| +003+ | 8.2 | Wade Boggs | BOS | 3B | AS |
| +005+ | 8.1 | Frank Viola | MIN | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 8.0 | Bret Saberhagen | KCA | PITCH | AS |
| +007+ | 7.9 | Eric Davis | CIN | CF | AS,GG |
| +008+ | 7.7 | Dale Murphy | ATL | RF | AS |
| +009+ | 7.4 | Jimmy Key | TOR | PITCH | |
| +010+ | 7.1 | Bob Welch | LAN | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 6.7 | Tim Raines | WAS | LF | AS |
| +012+ | 6.5 | Teddy Higuera | MIL | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 6.5 | Doyle Alexander | TOT | PITCH | |
| +014+ | 6.4 | Orel Hershiser | LAN | PITCH | AS |
| +014+ | 6.4 | Ozzie Smith | SLN | SS | AS,GG |
| +014+ | 6.4 | Darryl Strawberry | NYN | RF | AS |
| +017+ | 6.1 | Mike Schmidt | PHI | 3B | AS |
| +017+ | 6.1 | Rick Sutcliffe | CHN | PITCH | AS |
| +019+ | 6.0 | Charlie Leibrandt | KCA | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 6.0 | Paul Molitor | MIL | DH-3B-2B | |
| +021+ | 5.9 | Mike Scott | HOU | PITCH | AS |
| +021+ | 5.9 | Mark Langston | SEA | PITCH | AS,GG |
| +023+ | 5.8 | Randy Ready | SDN | 3B-2B-LF | |
| +023+ | 5.8 | Barry Bonds | PIT | LF-CF | |
| +025+ | 5.6 | Devon White | ANA | RF-CF |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Steve Bedrosian |
| CY | AL | Roger Clemens |
| MVP | NL | Andre Dawson |
| MVP | AL | George Bell |
| HOF | X | Catfish Hunter |
| HOF | X | Billy Williams |
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