WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.8 | Ty Cobb | DET | OF | |
| +002+ | 9.7 | Eddie Collins | OAK | 2B | |
| +004+ | 9.1 | Honus Wagner | PIT | SS | |
| +010+ | 6.5 | Donie Bush | DET | SS | |
| +011+ | 6.4 | Nap Lajoie | CLE | 2B | |
| +012+ | 6.3 | Tris Speaker | BOS | OF | |
| +013+ | 6.1 | Ed Walsh | CHA | PITCH | |
| +014+ | 5.7 | Home Run Baker | OAK | 3B | |
| +015+ | 5.7 | Sam Crawford | DET | OF-1B | |
| +017+ | 5.6 | Harry Krause | OAK | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 5.5 | Al Bridwell | SFN | SS | |
| +018+ | 5.5 | Mike Mitchell | CIN | OF | |
| +021+ | 5.4 | Addie Joss | CLE | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 5.4 | Ed Reulbach | CHN | PITCH | |
| +024+ | 5.3 | Freddy Parent | CHA | SS-OF | |
| +025+ | 5.2 | Fred Clarke | PIT | OF | |
| +028+ | 4.8 | Ed Konetchy | SLN | 1B | |
| +029+ | 4.7 | Joe Tinker | CHN | SS | |
| +030+ | 4.6 | Dots Miller | PIT | 2B | |
| +032+ | 4.6 | Jack Warhop | NYA | PITCH | |
| +033+ | 4.5 | Art Devlin | SFN | 3B | |
| +036+ | 4.2 | Dick Hoblitzell | CIN | 1B | |
| +038+ | 4.1 | George Gibson | PIT | CR | |
| +037+ | 4.1 | Jack Powell | BAL | PITCH | |
| +040+ | 4.1 | Johnny Evers | CHN | 2B |
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