WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.6 | Ted Williams | BOS | OF-LF | |
| +002+ | 8.4 | Mort Cooper | SLN | PITCH | |
| +003+ | 8.2 | Joe Gordon | NYA | 2B | |
| +004+ | 6.7 | Charlie Keller | NYA | LF-OF | |
| +005+ | 6.3 | Mel Ott | SFN | OF-RF | |
| +006+ | 6.2 | Tex Hughson | BOS | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 6.2 | Enos Slaughter | SLN | OF-RF | |
| +008+ | 6.1 | Joe DiMaggio | NYA | CF-OF | |
| +008+ | 6.1 | Johnny Mize | SFN | 1B | |
| +010+ | 5.8 | Bill Nicholson | CHN | OF-RF | |
| +011+ | 5.7 | Phil Rizzuto | NYA | SS | |
| +012+ | 5.6 | Hal White | DET | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 5.6 | Pee Wee Reese | LAN | SS | |
| +012+ | 5.6 | Al Benton | DET | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 5.5 | Ray Starr | CIN | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 5.5 | Johnny Pesky | BOS | SS | |
| +015+ | 5.5 | Bobby Doerr | BOS | 2B | |
| +018+ | 5.3 | Stan Musial | SLN | OF-LF | |
| +019+ | 5.2 | Lonny Frey | CIN | 2B | |
| +020+ | 5.1 | Wally Judnich | BAL | CF-OF | |
| +020+ | 5.1 | Dom DiMaggio | BOS | CF-OF | |
| +022+ | 4.9 | Stan Hack | CHN | 3B | |
| +022+ | 4.9 | Elbie Fletcher | PIT | 1B | |
| +024+ | 4.8 | Dolph Camilli | LAN | 1B | |
| +025+ | 4.7 | Marty Marion | SLN | SS |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Mort Cooper |
| MVP | AL | Joe Gordon |
| HOF | X | Rogers Hornsby |
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