WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.1 | Al Rosen | CLE | 3B | |
| +002+ | 9.8 | Robin Roberts | PHI | PITCH | |
| +003+ | 9.3 | Duke Snider | LAN | CF-OF | |
| +004+ | 8.9 | Warren Spahn | ATL | PITCH | |
| +005+ | 8.3 | Eddie Mathews | ATL | 3B | |
| +006+ | 7.7 | Stan Musial | SLN | OF-LF-RF | |
| +007+ | 7.1 | Roy Campanella | LAN | CR | |
| +008+ | 6.9 | Jackie Robinson | LAN | OF-LF-3B | |
| +009+ | 6.5 | Red Schoendienst | SLN | 2B | |
| +010+ | 6.4 | Harvey Haddix | SLN | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 6.3 | Billy Pierce | CHA | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 6.1 | Virgil Trucks | TOT | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 6.1 | Richie Ashburn | PHI | CF-OF | |
| +014+ | 5.9 | Ray Boone | TOT | 3B | |
| +015+ | 5.5 | Solly Hemus | SLN | SS | |
| +016+ | 5.3 | Mickey Vernon | MIN | 1B | |
| +016+ | 5.3 | Mickey Mantle | NYA | OF-CF | |
| +018+ | 5.2 | Eddie Yost | MIN | 3B | |
| +018+ | 5.2 | Jim Busby | MIN | CF-OF | |
| +020+ | 5.1 | Pee Wee Reese | LAN | SS | |
| +021+ | 5.0 | Ted Kluszewski | CIN | 1B | |
| +022+ | 4.9 | Yogi Berra | NYA | CR | |
| +023+ | 4.8 | Al Dark | SFN | SS-2B-OF-LF | |
| +023+ | 4.8 | Hank Bauer | NYA | OF-RF | |
| +025+ | 4.7 | Carl Furillo | LAN | OF-RF |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Roy Campanella |
| MVP | AL | Al Rosen |
| HOF | X | Chief Bender |
| HOF | X | Dizzy Dean |
| HOF | X | Al Simmons |
| HOF | X | Bobby Wallace |
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