WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.4 | Teddy Higuera | MIL | PITCH | |
| +002+ | 8.9 | Roger Clemens | BOS | PITCH | |
| +003+ | 8.4 | Mike Scott | HOU | PITCH | |
| +004+ | 7.9 | Wade Boggs | BOS | 3B | |
| +005+ | 7.6 | Jesse Barfield | TOR | RF-CF | |
| +006+ | 7.4 | Mark Eichhorn | TOR | PITCH | |
| +007+ | 7.2 | Don Mattingly | NYA | 1B | |
| +008+ | 6.6 | Tony Gwynn | SDN | RF | |
| +008+ | 6.6 | Rick Rhoden | PIT | PITCH | |
| +008+ | 6.6 | Cal Ripken | BAL | SS | |
| +011+ | 6.3 | Rickey Henderson | NYA | CF-LF | |
| +011+ | 6.3 | Alan Trammell | DET | SS | |
| +013+ | 6.2 | Mike Witt | ANA | PITCH | |
| +014+ | 6.1 | Mike Schmidt | PHI | 3B-1B | |
| +015+ | 5.7 | Gary Gaetti | MIN | 3B | |
| +015+ | 5.7 | Joe Carter | CLE | RF-1B-LF | |
| +017+ | 5.6 | Ozzie Smith | SLN | SS | |
| +017+ | 5.6 | Kirby Puckett | MIN | CF | |
| +019+ | 5.5 | Tim Raines | WAS | LF | |
| +019+ | 5.5 | Jim Rice | BOS | LF | |
| +019+ | 5.5 | Keith Hernandez | NYN | 1B | |
| +022+ | 5.4 | Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 5.3 | Eric Davis | CIN | LF-CF-RF | |
| +024+ | 5.2 | Kevin Bass | HOU | RF-CF | |
| +025+ | 5.1 | Jack Morris | DET | PITCH |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| CY | NL | Mike Scott |
| CY | AL | Roger Clemens |
| MVP | NL | Mike Schmidt |
| MVP | AL | Roger Clemens |
| HOF | X | Bobby Doerr |
| HOF | X | Ernie Lombardi |
| HOF | X | Willie McCovey |
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