WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.6 | Kevin Brown | SDN | PITCH | AS |
| +002+ | 8.5 | Alex Rodriguez | SEA | SS | AS |
| +003+ | 8.1 | Roger Clemens | TOR | PITCH | CY,AS |
| +003+ | 8.1 | Barry Bonds | SFN | LF | AS,GG |
| +005+ | 7.6 | John Olerud | NYN | 1B | |
| +006+ | 7.5 | Derek Jeter | NYA | SS | AS |
| +006+ | 7.5 | Kenny Rogers | OAK | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 7.5 | Mark McGwire | SLN | 1B | AS |
| +009+ | 7.4 | Vladimir Guerrero | WAS | RF | |
| +009+ | 7.4 | Andruw Jones | ATL | CF | GG |
| +011+ | 7.2 | Chuck Finley | ANA | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 7.2 | Pedro Martinez | BOS | PITCH | AS |
| +013+ | 7.1 | Nomar Garciaparra | BOS | SS | |
| +014+ | 7.0 | Albert Belle | CHA | LF | |
| +014+ | 7.0 | Chipper Jones | ATL | 3B | AS |
| +014+ | 7.0 | Brian Jordan | SLN | RF-CF | |
| +017+ | 6.8 | Al Leiter | NYN | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 6.6 | Greg Maddux | ATL | PITCH | AS,GG |
| +018+ | 6.6 | Ken Griffey Jr. | SEA | CF | AS,GG |
| +018+ | 6.6 | Scott Rolen | PHI | 3B | GG |
| +021+ | 6.5 | Craig Biggio | HOU | 2B | AS |
| +022+ | 6.4 | Bobby Abreu | PHI | RF | |
| +022+ | 6.4 | Sammy Sosa | CHN | RF | MVP,AS |
| +022+ | 6.4 | Ivan Rodriguez | TEX | CR | AS,GG |
| +025+ | 6.3 | Mike Piazza | TOT | CR | AS |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Tom Glavine |
| CY | AL | Roger Clemens |
| MVP | NL | Sammy Sosa |
| MVP | AL | Juan Gonzalez |
| HOF | X | George Davis |
| HOF | X | Larry Doby |
| HOF | X | Don Sutton |
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