WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.1 | Bobby Shantz | OAK | PITCH | |
| +002+ | 8.5 | Jackie Robinson | LAN | 2B | |
| +003+ | 8.3 | Robin Roberts | PHI | PITCH | |
| +004+ | 8.0 | Stan Musial | SLN | OF-CF-1B-LF | |
| +005+ | 7.1 | Billy Pierce | CHA | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 7.0 | Larry Doby | CLE | CF-OF | |
| +007+ | 6.7 | Warren Spahn | ATL | PITCH | |
| +007+ | 6.7 | Solly Hemus | SLN | SS | |
| +009+ | 6.4 | Mickey Mantle | NYA | OF-CF-RF | |
| +010+ | 6.1 | Ken Raffensberger | CIN | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 6.0 | Al Rosen | CLE | 3B | |
| +012+ | 5.8 | Warren Hacker | CHN | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 5.8 | Al Dark | SFN | SS | |
| +014+ | 5.7 | Hank Sauer | CHN | LF-OF | |
| +015+ | 5.5 | Gil Hodges | LAN | 1B | |
| +015+ | 5.5 | Yogi Berra | NYA | CR | |
| +017+ | 5.3 | Red Schoendienst | SLN | 2B-3B | |
| +017+ | 5.3 | Mike Garcia | CLE | PITCH | |
| +017+ | 5.3 | Phil Rizzuto | NYA | SS | |
| +017+ | 5.3 | Bob Porterfield | MIN | PITCH | |
| +021+ | 5.0 | Pee Wee Reese | LAN | SS | |
| +021+ | 5.0 | Murry Dickson | PIT | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 4.9 | Sid Gordon | ATL | LF-OF | |
| +024+ | 4.8 | Enos Slaughter | SLN | OF-RF | |
| +024+ | 4.8 | Bob Lemon | CLE | PITCH |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Hank Sauer |
| MVP | AL | Bobby Shantz |
| HOF | X | Harry Heilmann |
| HOF | X | Paul Waner |
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