WAA column represents total career value. Only top 500 players from 1900-present get ranked. Name links show career for that player.
| Rank | WAA | Name | Years | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +003+ | 163.16 | Ty Cobb | 1905-1928 | OF-CF-RF |
| +038+ | 90.59 | Harry Heilmann | 1914-1932 | OF-RF-CF-1B |
| +051+ | 84.17 | Sam Crawford | 1899-1917 | 1B |
| +108+ | 62.32 | Bobby Veach | 1912-1925 | LF-OF |
| +436+ | 31.76 | George Burns | 1914-1929 | 1B |
| XXXXX | 12.26 | George Harper | 1916-1929 | OF-RF |
| XXXXX | 11.49 | Harry Coveleski | 1907-1918 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 4.33 | Hooks Dauss | 1912-1926 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 3.47 | Willie Mitchell | 1909-1919 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 3.23 | Howard Ehmke | 1915-1930 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | 1.72 | Donie Bush | 1908-1923 | SS |
| XXXXX | 1.51 | Fred Nicholson | 1917-1922 | BAT |
| XXXXX | 0.21 | Ben Dyer | 1914-1919 | SS |
| XXXXX | -0.17 | Tony DeFate | 1917-1917 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -0.57 | Bob Jones | 1917-1925 | 2B |
| XXXXX | -0.69 | Babe Ellison | 1916-1920 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -0.93 | Deacon Jones | 1916-1918 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -1.13 | Ossie Vitt | 1912-1921 | 3B |
| XXXXX | -1.66 | Frank Walker | 1917-1925 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -1.80 | Tubby Spencer | 1905-1918 | CR |
| XXXXX | -2.02 | Archie Yelle | 1917-1919 | CR |
| XXXXX | -3.39 | Ira Flagstead | 1917-1930 | BAT |
| XXXXX | -4.22 | George Cunningham | 1916-1921 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -8.52 | Johnny Couch | 1917-1925 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -8.74 | Bernie Boland | 1915-1921 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -8.85 | Bill James | 1911-1919 | PITCH |
| XXXXX | -13.09 | Ralph Young | 1913-1922 | 2B |
| XXXXX | -18.39 | Oscar Stanage | 1906-1925 | CR |
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