WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 7.9 | Mike Trout | ANA | CF | MVP,AS |
| +002+ | 7.5 | Clayton Kershaw | LAN | PITCH | CY,MVP,AS |
| +003+ | 7.4 | Corey Kluber | CLE | PITCH | CY |
| +003+ | 7.4 | Josh Donaldson | OAK | 3B | AS |
| +005+ | 7.0 | Adrian Beltre | TEX | 3B-DH | AS |
| +005+ | 7.0 | Michael Brantley | CLE | LF-CF | AS |
| +007+ | 6.8 | Felix Hernandez | SEA | PITCH | AS |
| +008+ | 6.7 | Jonathan Lucroy | MIL | CR-1B | AS |
| +009+ | 6.6 | Cole Hamels | PHI | PITCH | |
| +009+ | 6.6 | Alex Gordon | KCA | LF | AS,GG |
| +009+ | 6.6 | Chris Sale | CHA | PITCH | AS |
| +012+ | 6.5 | Giancarlo Stanton | MIA | RF | AS |
| +012+ | 6.5 | Anthony Rendon | WAS | 3B-2B | |
| +014+ | 6.4 | Robinson Cano | SEA | 2B | AS |
| +014+ | 6.4 | Andrew McCutchen | PIT | CF | AS |
| +014+ | 6.4 | Johnny Cueto | CIN | PITCH | AS |
| +017+ | 6.3 | Jason Heyward | ATL | RF | GG |
| +018+ | 6.1 | Adam Wainwright | SLN | PITCH | AS |
| +019+ | 6.0 | Jose Bautista | TOR | RF-DH-1B-CF | AS |
| +019+ | 6.0 | Jose Altuve | HOU | 2B | AS |
| +019+ | 6.0 | Steve Pearce | BAL | 1B-LF | |
| +019+ | 6.0 | Max Scherzer | DET | PITCH | AS |
| +023+ | 5.8 | Jhonny Peralta | SLN | SS | |
| +023+ | 5.8 | Kyle Seager | SEA | 3B | AS,GG |
| +025+ | 5.5 | Jose Abreu | CHA | 1B-DH | AS |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Clayton Kershaw |
| CY | AL | Corey Kluber |
| MVP | NL | Clayton Kershaw |
| MVP | AL | Mike Trout |
| HOF | X | Bobby Cox |
| HOF | X | Tom Glavine |
| HOF | X | Tony LaRussa |
| HOF | X | Greg Maddux |
| HOF | X | Frank Thomas |
| HOF | X | Joe Torre |
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