This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "List of Major League Baseball career Wins Above Replacement leaders" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

This is a list of Major League Baseball (MLB) players to have accumulated a value of 50 or more career Wins Above Replacement (bWAR).[1] As of the end of the 2022 Major League Baseball season, 314 players have reached a WAR value of 50 or higher, as detailed in this list.

Babe Ruth is the all-time leader in WAR with a value of 183.1.

Key

Rank Rank amongst leaders in career Wins Above Replacement. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2022 WAR) Name of the player. Amount of WAR accumulated during 2022 MLB season
WAR Total career Wins Above Replacement.
* Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold Denotes active player.

List

Stats updated as of October 7, 2022

Rank Player WAR
1 Babe Ruth * 183.1
2 Walter Johnson * 164.8
3 Cy Young * 163.6
4 Barry Bonds 162.7
5 Willie Mays * 156.1
6 Ty Cobb * 151.5
7 Hank Aaron * 143.1
8 Roger Clemens 139.2
9 Tris Speaker * 134.7
10 Honus Wagner * 130.8
11 Stan Musial * 128.7
12 Rogers Hornsby * 127.3
13 Eddie Collins * 124.4
14 Ted Williams * 122.1
15 Grover Cleveland Alexander * 119
16 Alex Rodriguez 117.6
17 Kid Nichols * 116.3
18 Lou Gehrig * 113.7
19 Rickey Henderson * 111.2
20 Mel Ott * 110.9
21 Mickey Mantle * 110.2
22 Tom Seaver * 109.9
23 Frank Robinson * 107.2
24 Nap Lajoie * 106.9
Mike Schmidt * 106.9
26 Lefty Grove * 106.8
27 Greg Maddux * 106.6
28 Christy Mathewson * 106.5
29 Albert Pujols 101.6
30 Randy Johnson * 101.1
31 Joe Morgan * 100.4
32 Warren Spahn * 100.1
33 Carl Yastrzemski * 96.5
34 Eddie Mathews * 96.1
35 Phil Niekro * 95.9
Cal Ripken Jr. * 95.9
37 Roberto Clemente * 94.8
38 Bert Blyleven * 94.5
39 Cap Anson * 94.3
40 Adrián Beltré 93.5
41 Jimmie Foxx * 93.1
42 Al Kaline * 92.8
43 Wade Boggs * 91.4
44 Eddie Plank * 90.9
45 Steve Carlton * 90.2
46 Gaylord Perry * 90
47 Bob Gibson * 89.1
48 George Brett * 88.6
49 Tim Keefe * 86.9
50 Robin Roberts * 86.1
51 Chipper Jones * 85.3
52 Charlie Gehringer * 84.7
53 George Davis * 84.5
54 Roger Connor * 84.3
55 Ferguson Jenkins * 84.1
56 Pedro Martínez * 83.9
57 Ken Griffey Jr. * 83.8
58 John Clarkson * 83.2
59 Mike Mussina * 82.8
60 Mike Trout (6.3) 82.4
61 Nolan Ryan * 81.3
62 Rod Carew * 81.2
63 Tom Glavine * 80.7
64 Jeff Bagwell * 79.9
65 Pete Rose 79.6
66 Curt Schilling 79.5
67 Joe DiMaggio * 79.2
68 Dan Brouthers * 78.7
69 Brooks Robinson * 78.4
70 Arky Vaughan * 78
71 Justin Verlander (5.9) 77.7
72 Luke Appling * 77.6
73 Robin Yount * 77.3
74 Ozzie Smith * 76.9
75 Zack Greinke (2.5) 76.4
76 Bobby Wallace * 76.3
77 Jim McCormick 76.2
78 Clayton Kershaw (3.8) 75.9
79 Paul Molitor * 75.7
80 Charles Radbourn * 75.4
Rank Player WAR
81 Sam Crawford * 75.3
82 Bill Dahlen 75.2
83 Johnny Bench * 75.1
Lou Whitaker 75.1
85 Paul Waner * 74.7
86 Reggie Jackson * 73.9
87 Frank Thomas * 73.8
88 Pud Galvin * 73.4
89 Jim Thome * 73.1
90 Larry Walker * 72.7
91 Harry Heilmann * 72.5
Rafael Palmeiro 71.9
93 Frankie Frisch * 71.8
94 Max Scherzer (1.9) 71.7
95 Derek Jeter * 71.3
96 Bobby Grich 71
97 Alan Trammell * 70.7
98 Johnny Mize * 70.6
99 Barry Larkin * 70.5
Ted Lyons * 70.5
Ron Santo * 70.5
102 Carlos Beltrán 70.1
Gary Carter * 70.1
Scott Rolen * 70.1
105 Ed Delahanty * 69.6
106 Rick Reuschel 69.5
107 Tim Raines * 69.4
108 Manny Ramirez 69.3
109 Tony Gwynn * 69.2
110 John Smoltz * 69
Iván Rodríguez * 68.7
112 Eddie Murray * 68.6
Red Ruffing * 68.6
114 Carl Hubbell * 68.5
Jim Palmer * 68.5
Pee Wee Reese * 68.5
117 Carlton Fisk * 68.4
Kenny Lofton 68.4
Edgar Martínez * 68.4
120 Al Simmons * 68.2
121 Robinson Canó (– 1.5) 68.1
122 Fred Clarke * 67.9
Graig Nettles 67.9
Ryne Sandberg * 67.9
125 Kevin Brown 67.8
126 Miguel Cabrera (– 1.0) 67.7
Ernie Banks * 67.7
128 Don Drysdale * 67.1
Dwight Evans 67.1
130 Roberto Alomar * 67
131 Don Sutton * 66.7
132 Tony Mullane 66.6
133 Goose Goslin * 66.4
134 Buddy Bell 66.3
135 Luis Tiant 66.1
136 Willie Randolph 65.9
Duke Snider * 65.9
Ed Walsh * 65.9
129 Amos Rusie * 65.8
140 Craig Biggio * 65.4
141 Andre Dawson * 64.8
142 Joe Cronin * 64.7
143 Reggie Smith 64.5
Willie McCovey * 64.5
Chase Utley 64.5
146 Joey Votto (– 0.3) 64.3
147 Richie Ashburn * 64.2
Roy Halladay * 64.2
Dave Winfield * 64.2
150 Red Faber * 64
151 Jackie Robinson * 63.9
152 Clark Griffith * 63.7
Billy Williams * 63.7
154 Lou Boudreau * 63.6
155 Bob Feller * 63.5
156 Billy Hamilton * 63.2
Vic Willis * 63.2
158 Juan Marichal * 62.9
159 Home Run Baker * 62.8
Ken Boyer 62.8
Rank Player WAR
161 Andruw Jones 62.7
Hal Newhouser * 62.7
163 CC Sabathia 62.3
David Cone 62.3
John Montgomery Ward * 62.3
Mickey Welch * 62.3
167 Shoeless Joe Jackson 62.2
Mark McGwire 62.2
169 Dennis Eckersley * 62.1
170 Todd Helton 61.8
171 Jack Glasscock 61.6
Tommy John 61.6
173 Sal Bando 61.5
Stan Coveleski * 61.5
Bullet Rogan * 61.5
176 Jake Beckley * 61.1
Early Wynn * 61.1
178 Tommy Bond 60.9
179 Charlie Buffinton 60.7
Willie Davis 60.7
181 Gary Sheffield 60.5
Zack Wheat * 60.5
183 Jim Edmonds 60.4
Harmon Killebrew * 60.4
185 Keith Hernandez 60.3
Al Spalding * 60.3
187 Bobby Abreu 60.2
Andy Pettitte 60.2
Dazzy Vance * 60.3
190 Wes Ferrell 60.1
191 Ichiro Suzuki 60
192 Jesse Burkett * 59.7
193 Yogi Berra * 59.6
194 Bob Caruthers 59.5
Vladimir Guerrero * 59.5
Mike Piazza * 59.5
197 Jim Bunning * 59.4
Sherry Magee 59.4
199 Mark Buehrle 59.1
200 Eddie Cicotte 59
Cole Hamels 59
Joe McGinnity * 59
203 Bret Saberhagen 58.9
204 Darrell Evans 58.8
205 Dick Allen 58.7
Jack Quinn 58.6
207 Urban Shocker 58.6
Sammy Sosa 58.6
209 Paul Goldschmidt (7.8) 58.5
210 Mordecai Brown * 58.4
Rube Waddell * 58.4
212 John Olerud 58.2
213 Evan Longoria (0.6) 58.1
214 Bobby Bonds 57.9
Chuck Finley 57.9
Tim Hudson 57.9
217 Enos Slaughter * 57.7
218 Willie Stargell * 57.5
Joe Torre * 57.5
220 Billy Herman * 57.4
221 George Sisler * 57.1
Frank Tanana 57.1
223 Whitey Ford * 57
224 Will Clark 56.5
Larry Doby * 56.5
Bill Terry * 56.5
227 Bill Dickey * 56.4
Mookie Betts (6.4) 56.4
Dave Stieb 56.4
230 Johnny Damon 56.3
Mariano Rivera * 56.3
232 Robin Ventura 56.1
233 Orel Hershiser 56
Jim Whitney 56
235 Gabby Hartnett * 55.9
Eppa Rixey * 55.9
237 Luis Aparicio * 55.8
Joe Gordon * 55.8
Bob Johnson 55.8
Jimmy Wynn 55.8
Rank Player WAR
241 George Uhle 55.7
242 Chet Lemon 55.6
243 Hank Greenberg * 55.5
Stan Hack 55.5
Jeff Kent 55.5
246 Max Carey * 55.3
David Ortiz * 55.3
Jack Powell 55.3
249 Joe Mauer 55.2
250 Bobby Mathews 55.1
251 Joe Sewell * 54.7
252 Joe Medwick * 54.6
253 Kevin Appier 54.5
254 José Cruz 54.4
Sam Rice * 54.4
256 Willie Keeler * 54.2
257 Ian Kinsler 54.1
Vada Pinson 54.1
259 Tony Pérez * 54
260 Ron Cey 53.8
Wilbur Cooper 53.8
Minnie Miñoso * 53.8
263 Jerry Koosman 53.7
264 Harry Hooper * 53.6
265 Bucky Walters 53.5
266 Billy Pierce 53.4
David Wells 53.4
268 Jimmy Collins * 53.3
269 Joe Tinker * 53.2
270 Bert Campaneris 53.1
Jack Clark 53.1
272 Dwight Gooden 52.9
273 César Cedeño 52.8
Burleigh Grimes * 52.8
275 Babe Adams 52.7
Elmer Flick * 52.7
277 Fred McGriff * 52.6
278 Bid McPhee * 52.5
279 Waite Hoyt * 52.3
280 Jim O'Rourke 52.2
Nolan Arenado (7.9) 52.2
282 Lance Berkman 52
Norm Cash 52
Larry Jackson 52
Manny Machado (6.8) 52
286 Dustin Pedroia 51.9
287 Johan Santana 51.7
288 Earl Averill * 51.6
Bobby Doerr * 51.6
Luis Gonzalez 51.6
291 Brian Downing 51.5
292 Toby Harrah 51.4
Carl Mays 51.4
294 Al Orth 51.3
295 Kirby Puckett * 51.2
296 Bob Elliott 51.1
Brian Giles 51.1
Willie Wells * 51.1
299 Tony Phillips 50.9
Torii Hunter 50.7
301 Ted Breitenstein 50.6
Mark Teixeira 50.6
303 Tommy Bridges 50.5
Jason Giambi 50.5
Jim Kaat * 50.5
Kenny Rogers 50.5
307 Joe Kelley * 50.4
Silver King 50.4
309 Ted Simmons * 50.3
310 Fred Lynn 50.2
311 Orlando Cepeda * 50.1
Mark Langston 50.1
313 Roy Oswalt 50
Wilbur Wood 50

See also

Sources

  1. ^ There are three ways to calculate WAR. WARP is calculated by Baseball Prospectus, fWAR is calculated by FanGraphs, and bWAR is calculated by Baseball-Reference.
Category