WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.2 | Wade Boggs | BOS | 3B | |
| +002+ | 7.7 | Kirby Puckett | MIN | CF | |
| +002+ | 7.7 | Frank Viola | MIN | PITCH | CY |
| +002+ | 7.7 | Mark Gubicza | KCA | PITCH | |
| +005+ | 7.5 | Mike Greenwell | BOS | LF-DH | |
| +006+ | 7.4 | Teddy Higuera | MIL | PITCH | |
| +007+ | 7.3 | Jose Canseco | OAK | RF-DH | MVP |
| +008+ | 7.2 | Orel Hershiser | LAN | PITCH | CY |
| +009+ | 7.1 | Roger Clemens | BOS | PITCH | |
| +010+ | 7.0 | Barry Larkin | CIN | SS | |
| +011+ | 6.8 | Brett Butler | SFN | CF | |
| +012+ | 6.6 | Ozzie Smith | SLN | SS | |
| +012+ | 6.6 | Will Clark | SFN | 1B | |
| +014+ | 6.5 | Kirk Gibson | LAN | LF | MVP |
| +015+ | 6.4 | Andy Van Slyke | PIT | CF | |
| +016+ | 6.3 | Rickey Henderson | NYA | LF | |
| +016+ | 6.3 | Dave Henderson | OAK | CF | |
| +018+ | 6.2 | Fred McGriff | TOR | 1B | |
| +018+ | 6.2 | Barry Bonds | PIT | LF | |
| +020+ | 5.9 | Greg Swindell | CLE | PITCH | |
| +020+ | 5.9 | Alan Trammell | DET | SS | |
| +022+ | 5.7 | Robin Yount | MIL | CF | |
| +022+ | 5.7 | Andres Galarraga | WAS | 1B | |
| +022+ | 5.7 | Cal Ripken | BAL | SS | |
| +022+ | 5.7 | Tom Candiotti | CLE | PITCH |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Orel Hershiser |
| CY | AL | Frank Viola |
| MVP | NL | Kirk Gibson |
| MVP | AL | Jose Canseco |
| HOF | X | Willie Stargell |
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