WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.4 | Lou Gehrig | NYA | 1B | |
| +002+ | 9.0 | Jimmie Foxx | OAK | 1B | |
| +003+ | 8.5 | Dizzy Dean | SLN | PITCH | |
| +004+ | 8.4 | Charlie Gehringer | DET | 2B | |
| +005+ | 8.3 | Curt Davis | PHI | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 8.2 | Lefty Gomez | NYA | PITCH | |
| +007+ | 7.4 | Mel Harder | CLE | PITCH | |
| +008+ | 7.3 | Mel Ott | SFN | OF-RF-CF | |
| +009+ | 7.2 | Carl Hubbell | SFN | PITCH | |
| +010+ | 6.8 | Earl Averill | CLE | CF-OF | |
| +011+ | 6.6 | Arky Vaughan | PIT | SS | |
| +012+ | 6.3 | Ripper Collins | SLN | 1B | |
| +013+ | 6.2 | Hank Greenberg | DET | 1B | |
| +014+ | 5.9 | Bobo Newsom | BAL | PITCH | |
| +014+ | 5.9 | Schoolboy Rowe | DET | PITCH | |
| +016+ | 5.8 | Bill Terry | SFN | 1B | |
| +016+ | 5.8 | Paul Waner | PIT | OF-RF | |
| +018+ | 5.6 | Tommy Bridges | DET | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 5.5 | Hal Trosky | CLE | 1B | |
| +020+ | 5.4 | Billy Werber | BOS | 3B-SS | |
| +021+ | 5.3 | Fritz Ostermueller | BOS | PITCH | |
| +022+ | 5.1 | Wally Berger | ATL | CF-OF | |
| +022+ | 5.1 | Babe Ruth | NYA | OF-RF-LF | |
| +024+ | 5.0 | Lon Warneke | CHN | PITCH | |
| +024+ | 5.0 | Bob Johnson | OAK | LF-OF |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Dizzy Dean |
| MVP | AL | Mickey Cochrane |
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