WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.5 | Mickey Mantle | NYA | CF | |
| +002+ | 9.3 | Hank Aaron | ATL | CF-RF | |
| +003+ | 9.2 | Norm Cash | DET | 1B | |
| +004+ | 8.7 | Willie Mays | SFN | CF | |
| +005+ | 8.4 | Al Kaline | DET | RF-CF | |
| +006+ | 8.0 | Ken Boyer | SLN | 3B | |
| +007+ | 7.7 | Rocky Colavito | DET | LF-RF | |
| +007+ | 7.7 | Frank Robinson | CIN | RF-LF | |
| +009+ | 7.6 | Vada Pinson | CIN | CF | |
| +010+ | 7.2 | Eddie Mathews | ATL | 3B | |
| +011+ | 6.9 | Roger Maris | NYA | RF-CF | |
| +011+ | 6.9 | Jim Gentile | BAL | 1B | |
| +013+ | 6.3 | Roberto Clemente | PIT | RF | |
| +014+ | 6.1 | Don Cardwell | CHN | PITCH | |
| +014+ | 6.1 | Jack Kralick | MIN | PITCH | |
| +016+ | 5.7 | Orlando Cepeda | SFN | 1B-LF-RF | |
| +016+ | 5.7 | Sandy Koufax | LAN | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 5.6 | Harmon Killebrew | MIN | 1B-3B | |
| +019+ | 5.4 | Don Drysdale | LAN | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 5.4 | Camilo Pascual | MIN | PITCH | |
| +021+ | 5.3 | Elston Howard | NYA | CR | |
| +022+ | 5.2 | Ken McBride | ANA | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 5.1 | Jim O'Toole | CIN | PITCH | |
| +024+ | 4.9 | Jim Piersall | CLE | CF | |
| +025+ | 4.7 | Stan Williams | LAN | PITCH |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | AL | Whitey Ford |
| MVP | NL | Frank Robinson |
| MVP | AL | Roger Maris |
| HOF | X | Max Carey |
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