WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 11.4 | Eddie Cicotte | CHA | PITCH | |
| +001+ | 11.4 | Ty Cobb | DET | OF-CF-RF | |
| +003+ | 9.9 | Rogers Hornsby | SLN | SS | |
| +004+ | 9.3 | Pete Alexander | PHI | PITCH | |
| +005+ | 8.3 | Jim Bagby | CLE | PITCH | |
| +005+ | 8.3 | Stan Coveleski | CLE | PITCH | |
| +007+ | 7.8 | Ray Chapman | CLE | SS | |
| +008+ | 7.7 | Tris Speaker | CLE | CF-OF | |
| +009+ | 7.4 | Art Fletcher | SFN | SS | |
| +010+ | 7.0 | Heinie Groh | CIN | 3B | |
| +011+ | 6.9 | Wilbur Cooper | PIT | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 6.8 | Walter Johnson | MIN | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 6.8 | Hippo Vaughn | CHN | PITCH | |
| +014+ | 6.6 | Bobby Veach | DET | LF-OF | |
| +015+ | 6.5 | Babe Ruth | BOS | PITCH | |
| +016+ | 6.1 | George Burns | SFN | LF-OF | |
| +017+ | 5.9 | George Sisler | BAL | 1B | |
| +018+ | 5.8 | Carl Mays | BOS | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 5.8 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | CHA | OF-LF-RF | |
| +020+ | 5.3 | Heinie Zimmerman | SFN | 3B | |
| +020+ | 5.3 | Jeff Pfeffer | LAN | PITCH | |
| +022+ | 5.2 | Dutch Leonard | BOS | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 5.1 | Max Carey | PIT | CF-OF | |
| +024+ | 5.0 | Eddie Collins | CHA | 2B | |
| +025+ | 4.9 | Edd Roush | CIN | CF-OF |
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