List of Major League Baseball career WAR leaders

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Babe Ruth, the all-time leader in career Wins Above Replacement. Babe Ruth by Paul Thompson, 1920.jpg
Babe Ruth, the all-time leader in career Wins Above Replacement.

This is a list of Major League Baseball (MLB) players to have accumulated a value of 50 or more career Wins Above Replacement (WAR) using the Baseball Reference calculation. [a] As of the conclusion of the 2024 Major League Baseball season, 320 players have reached a WAR value of 50.0 or higher, as detailed on this list.

Contents

Babe Ruth is the all-time leader in WAR with a value of 182.6. Mike Trout is the active WAR leader with 86.2.

Key

RankRank amongst leaders in career Wins Above Replacement. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2025 WAR)Name of the player. Amount of WAR accumulated during the 2025 MLB season
WARTotal career Wins Above Replacement.
*Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
BoldDenotes active player.

List

Mike Trout, the active leader and 50th all-time in career WAR. Mike Trout of Anaheim on July 31, 2014.jpg
Mike Trout, the active leader and 50th all-time in career WAR.

Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.

RankPlayer (2025 WAR)WAR
1 Babe Ruth*182.6
2 Walter Johnson*166.9
3 Cy Young*163.6
4 Barry Bonds 162.8
5 Willie Mays*156.2
6 Ty Cobb*151.5
7 Hank Aaron*143.1
8 Roger Clemens 139.2
9 Tris Speaker*134.9
10 Honus Wagner*131.0
11 Stan Musial*128.5
12 Rogers Hornsby*127.0
13 Eddie Collins*124.3
14 Ted Williams*121.8
15 Grover Cleveland Alexander*119.6
16 Alex Rodriguez 117.6
17 Kid Nichols*116.3
18 Lou Gehrig*113.7
19 Rickey Henderson*111.1
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 Christy Mathewson*106.7
28 Greg Maddux*106.6
29 Albert Pujols 104.2
30 Randy Johnson*101.1
31 Joe Morgan*100.6
32 Warren Spahn*100.1
33 Carl Yastrzemski*96.5
34 Eddie Mathews*95.9
Phil Niekro*95.9
Cal Ripken Jr.*95.9
37 Roberto Clemente*94.9
38 Bert Blyleven*94.5
39 Cap Anson*94.3
40 Adrián Beltré*93.5
41 Jimmie Foxx*93.0
42 Al Kaline*92.8
43 Wade Boggs*91.4
44 Eddie Plank*90.9
45 Steve Carlton*90.2
46 Gaylord Perry*90.0
47 Bob Gibson*89.2
48 George Brett*88.6
49 Tim Keefe*86.9
50 Mike Trout (0.0)86.2
51 Robin Roberts*86.1
52 Chipper Jones*85.3
53 Charlie Gehringer*84.7
54 George Davis*84.5
55 Roger Connor*84.3
56 Ferguson Jenkins*84.2
57 Pedro Martínez*83.9
58 Ken Griffey Jr.*83.8
59 John Clarkson*83.2
60 Mike Mussina*82.8
61 Nolan Ryan*81.3
62 Rod Carew*81.2
63 Tom Glavine*80.7
64 Justin Verlander (0.0)80.5
65 Jeff Bagwell*79.9
66 Pete Rose 79.5
Curt Schilling 79.5
68 Clayton Kershaw (0.0)79.4
69 Joe DiMaggio*79.1
70 Dan Brouthers*78.7
71 Brooks Robinson*78.5
72 Arky Vaughan*77.9
73 Zack Greinke (0.0)77.5
74 Luke Appling*77.4
Robin Yount*77.4
76 Ozzie Smith*76.9
77 Bobby Wallace*76.4
78 Jim McCormick 76.2
79 Paul Molitor*75.6
80 Max Scherzer (0.0)75.5
RankPlayer (2025 WAR)WAR
81 Sam Crawford*75.4
Charles Radbourn*75.4
83 Bill Dahlen 75.3
84 Johnny Bench*75.1
Lou Whitaker 75.1
86 Paul Waner*74.8
87 Reggie Jackson*74.0
88 Frank Thomas*73.8
89 Pud Galvin*73.4
90 Jim Thome*73.1
91 Larry Walker*72.7
92 Harry Heilmann*72.2
93 Rafael Palmeiro 71.9
94 Frankie Frisch*71.8
95 Derek Jeter*71.3
96 Bobby Grich 71.1
97 Ted Lyons*70.6
Johnny Mize*70.6
Alan Trammell*70.6
100 Barry Larkin*70.5
Ron Santo*70.5
102 Gary Carter*70.2
103 Carlos Beltrán 70.1
Scott Rolen*70.1
105 Mookie Betts (0.0)69.6
Ed Delahanty*69.6
107 Rick Reuschel 69.5
108 Tim Raines*69.4
109 Manny Ramirez 69.3
110 Tony Gwynn*69.2
111 John Smoltz*69.0
112 Eddie Murray*68.7
Iván Rodríguez*68.7
114 Red Ruffing*68.6
115 Carlton Fisk *68.5
Carl Hubbell*68.5
Jim Palmer*68.5
118 Kenny Lofton 68.4
Edgar Martínez*68.4
Pee Wee Reese*68.4
121 Al Simmons*68.3
122 Robinson Canó 68.1
123 Fred Clarke*68.0
124 Graig Nettles 67.9
Ryne Sandberg*67.9
126 Kevin Brown 67.8
127 Ernie Banks*67.7
128 Dwight Evans 67.2
129 Miguel Cabrera 67.1
Don Drysdale*67.1
131 Roberto Alomar*67.0
132 Don Sutton*66.7
133 Tony Mullane 66.6
134 Ed Walsh *66.5
135 Buddy Bell 66.3
136 Luis Tiant 66.1
137 Goose Goslin*66.0
138 Willie Randolph 65.9
Duke Snider *65.9
140 Amos Rusie*65.8
141 Craig Biggio*65.5
142 Andre Dawson*64.9
143 Joe Cronin*64.7
144 Reggie Smith 64.5
Chase Utley 64.5
Joey Votto 64.5
147 Willie McCovey*64.4
148 Richie Ashburn*64.2
Roy Halladay*64.2
Dave Winfield*64.2
151 Jackie Robinson*63.9
152 Red Faber*63.8
Clark Griffith*63.8
154 Billy Williams*63.6
155 Bob Feller*63.4
156 Lou Boudreau*63.2
Billy Hamilton*63.2
Vic Willis*63.2
159 Juan Marichal*62.9
160 Home Run Baker*62.8
RankPlayer (2025 WAR)WAR
Ken Boyer 62.8
Paul Goldschmidt (0.0)62.8
Hal Newhouser *62.8
164 Andruw Jones 62.7
165 David Cone 62.3
CC Sabathia*62.3
John Montgomery Ward*62.3
Mickey Welch*62.3
Shoeless Joe Jackson 62.2
170 Dennis Eckersley*62.1
Mark McGwire 62.1
172 Stan Coveleski*62.0
173 Todd Helton*61.8
174 Jack Glasscock 61.6
Tommy John 61.6
176 Sal Bando 61.5
177 Bullet Rogan*61.3
178 Jake Beckley*61.2
179 Early Wynn*61.0
180 Tommy Bond 60.9
181 Charlie Buffinton 60.7
Willie Davis 60.7
Freddie Freeman (0.0)60.7
184 Gary Sheffield 60.5
185 Jim Edmonds 60.4
Zack Wheat*60.4
187 Keith Hernandez 60.3
Harmon Killebrew*60.3
Dazzy Vance*60.3
190 Bobby Abreu 60.2
Andy Pettitte 60.2
Al Spalding*60.2
193 Wes Ferrell 60.1
194 Ichiro Suzuki*60.0
195 Jesse Burkett*59.7
196 Yogi Berra*59.5
Jim Bunning*59.5
Bob Caruthers 59.5
Vladimir Guerrero*59.5
Mike Piazza*59.5
201 Sherry Magee 59.4
202 Mark Buehrle 59.1
Eddie Cicotte 59.1
204 Cole Hamels 59.0
Joe McGinnity*59.0
Urban Shocker 59.0
207 Bret Saberhagen 58.9
208 Dick Allen*58.7
Darrell Evans 58.7
Jack Quinn 58.7
211 Evan Longoria 58.6
Sammy Sosa 58.6
213 Rube Waddell*58.4
214 Mordecai Brown*58.2
John Olerud 58.2
216 Chuck Finley 57.9
Tim Hudson 57.9
Manny Machado (0.0)57.9
219 Bobby Bonds 57.8
220 Enos Slaughter*57.6
Willie Stargell*57.6
Joe Torre*57.6
223 Billy Herman*57.4
224 George Sisler*57.2
225 Whitey Ford*57.1
Frank Tanana 57.1
227 Larry Doby*56.8
228 Nolan Arenado (0.0)56.7
229 Bill Terry*56.6
230 Will Clark 56.5
231 Bill Dickey*56.4
Dave Stieb 56.4
233 Johnny Damon 56.3
Mariano Rivera*56.3
235 Robin Ventura 56.1
236 Orel Hershiser 56.0
Jim Whitney 56.0
238 Luis Aparicio*55.9
Eppa Rixey*55.9
240 Jimmy Wynn 55.8
RankPlayer (2025 WAR)WAR
241 Chet Lemon 55.7
Max Carey*55.6
Joe Gordon*55.6
Bob Johnson 55.6
245 Hank Greenberg*55.5
Stan Hack 55.5
Gabby Hartnett*55.5
George Uhle 55.5
249 Jeff Kent 55.4
Bobby Mathews 55.4
251 David Ortiz*55.3
Jack Powell 55.3
Joe Mauer*55.2
254 Joe Sewell*54.7
255 Kevin Appier 54.5
Joe Medwick*54.5
257 José Cruz 54.4
258 Willie Keeler*54.3
Sam Rice *54.3
260 Vada Pinson 54.2
261 Ian Kinsler 54.0
262 Tony Pérez*53.9
263 Ron Cey 53.7
264 Harry Hooper*53.6
Jerry Koosman 53.6
266 Bucky Walters 53.5
David Wells 53.5
268 Wilbur Cooper 53.4
269 Jimmy Collins*53.3
Minnie Miñoso*53.3
Chris Sale (0.0)53.3
272 Billy Pierce 53.2
Joe Tinker*53.2
274 César Cedeño 53.1
Jack Clark 53.1
276 Bert Campaneris 53.0
Dwight Gooden 53.0
278 Burleigh Grimes*52.9
279 Jose Altuve (0.0)52.8
280 Elmer Flick*52.7
281 Babe Adams 52.6
Fred McGriff*52.6
283 Bid McPhee*52.5
284 Waite Hoyt*52.4
José Ramírez (0.0)52.4
286 Jim O'Rourke*52.3
287 Aaron Judge (0.0)52.2
288 Norm Cash 52.0
Larry Jackson 52.0
290 Lance Berkman 51.9
Dustin Pedroia 51.9
292 Johan Santana 51.7
293 Earl Averill*51.6
Luis Gonzalez 51.6
295 Brian Downing 51.5
Toby Harrah 51.5
297 Bobby Doerr*51.4
298 Carl Mays 51.3
Al Orth 51.3
300 Brian Giles 51.1
Bryce Harper (0.0)51.1
Kirby Puckett*51.1
303 Bob Elliott 50.9
Tony Phillips 50.9
305 Torii Hunter 50.7
306 Ted Breitenstein 50.6
Mark Teixeira 50.6
308 Jason Giambi 50.5
Jim Kaat*50.5
Kenny Rogers 50.5
311 Tommy Bridges 50.4
Joe Kelley*50.4
Silver King 50.4
Ted Simmons*50.4
315 Fred Lynn 50.2
316 Orlando Cepeda*50.1
Mark Langston 50.1
318 Dave Bancroft*50.0
Roy Oswalt 50.0
Wilbur Wood 50.0

See also

Notes

  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.

References

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