WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 11.5 | Honus Wagner | PIT | SS | |
| +008+ | 7.9 | Joe Tinker | CHN | SS | |
| +009+ | 7.8 | Nap Lajoie | CLE | 2B | |
| +010+ | 7.1 | Eddie Plank | OAK | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 6.3 | Bobby Wallace | BAL | SS | |
| +012+ | 6.2 | Ty Cobb | DET | OF | |
| +014+ | 6.0 | Mike Donlin | SFN | OF | |
| +016+ | 6.0 | Matty McIntyre | DET | OF | |
| +017+ | 5.9 | Roger Bresnahan | SFN | CR | |
| +020+ | 5.6 | Johnny Evers | CHN | 2B | |
| +022+ | 5.2 | Bugs Raymond | SLN | PITCH | |
| +021+ | 5.2 | Bill Dahlen | ATL | SS | |
| +023+ | 5.1 | Hans Lobert | CIN | 3B-SS-OF | |
| +024+ | 5.1 | Sam Crawford | DET | OF-1B | |
| +025+ | 5.1 | Walter Johnson | MIN | PITCH | |
| +027+ | 4.8 | Fred Clarke | PIT | OF | |
| +029+ | 4.8 | Tommy Leach | PIT | 3B | |
| +028+ | 4.8 | Fielder Jones | CHA | OF | |
| +030+ | 4.7 | Sherry Magee | PHI | OF | |
| +031+ | 4.6 | Doc Gessler | BOS | OF | |
| +033+ | 4.6 | Al Bridwell | SFN | SS | |
| +032+ | 4.6 | Bill Donovan | DET | PITCH | |
| +034+ | 4.4 | Jack Powell | BAL | PITCH | |
| +035+ | 4.4 | George McBride | MIN | SS | |
| +036+ | 4.3 | Art Devlin | SFN | 3B | 
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