WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 11.5 | Cal Ripken | BAL | SS | MVP,AS,GG |
| +002+ | 8.5 | Tom Glavine | ATL | PITCH | CY,AS |
| +003+ | 7.9 | Roger Clemens | BOS | PITCH | CY,AS |
| +003+ | 7.9 | Barry Bonds | PIT | LF | GG |
| +005+ | 7.6 | Jim Abbott | ANA | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 7.3 | Mark Langston | ANA | PITCH | AS,GG |
| +007+ | 7.1 | Ken Griffey Jr. | SEA | CF | AS,GG |
| +007+ | 7.1 | Tom Candiotti | TOT | PITCH | |
| +009+ | 7.0 | Ryne Sandberg | CHN | 2B | AS,GG |
| +010+ | 6.9 | Frank Thomas | CHA | DH-1B | |
| +011+ | 6.8 | Kevin Tapani | MIN | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 6.7 | Lou Whitaker | DET | 2B | |
| +013+ | 6.4 | Wade Boggs | BOS | 3B | AS |
| +014+ | 6.3 | Devon White | TOR | CF | GG |
| +015+ | 6.2 | Julio Franco | TEX | 2B | AS |
| +016+ | 6.1 | Terry Pendleton | ATL | 3B | MVP |
| +016+ | 6.1 | Barry Larkin | CIN | SS | AS |
| +016+ | 6.1 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | 3B | |
| +019+ | 5.8 | Dennis Martinez | WAS | PITCH | AS |
| +020+ | 5.7 | Rafael Palmeiro | TEX | 1B | AS |
| +021+ | 5.6 | Tony Gwynn | SDN | RF | AS,GG |
| +021+ | 5.6 | Mickey Tettleton | DET | CR-DH | |
| +023+ | 5.5 | Jose Rijo | CIN | PITCH | |
| +024+ | 5.4 | Dave Henderson | OAK | CF | AS |
| +024+ | 5.4 | John Smoltz | ATL | PITCH |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Tom Glavine |
| CY | AL | Roger Clemens |
| MVP | NL | Terry Pendleton |
| MVP | AL | Cal Ripken |
| HOF | X | Rod Carew |
| HOF | X | Fergie Jenkins |
| HOF | X | Tony Lazzeri |
| HOF | X | Gaylord Perry |
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