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 September 3 of the 2025 Major League Baseball season, 320 players have reached a WAR value of 50.0 or higher, as detailed on this list.

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Babe Ruth is the all-time leader in WAR with a value of 182.6. Mike Trout is the active WAR leader with 87.0. [2] [3]

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 49th all-time in career WAR. Mike Trout of Anaheim on July 31, 2014.jpg
Mike Trout, the active leader and 49th all-time in career WAR.

Stats updated as of September 3, 2025.

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 101.7
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 Mike Trout (1.1)87.0
50 Tim Keefe*86.9
51 Robin Roberts*86.2
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 Justin Verlander (0.3)80.8
64 Tom Glavine*80.7
Clayton Kershaw (1.4)80.7
66 Jeff Bagwell*79.9
67 Pete Rose 79.6
68 Curt Schilling 79.5
69 Joe DiMaggio*79.1
70 Dan Brouthers*78.7
71 Brooks Robinson*78.5
72 Arky Vaughan*77.9
73 Zack Greinke 77.5
74 Luke Appling*77.4
Robin Yount*77.4
76 Ozzie Smith*76.9
77 Max Scherzer (1.1)76.5
78 Bobby Wallace*76.4
79 Jim McCormick 76.2
80 Paul Molitor*75.7
RankPlayer (2025 WAR)WAR
81 Sam Crawford*75.4
Charles Radbourn*75.4
83 Johnny Bench*75.2
Bill Dahlen 75.2
85 Lou Whitaker 75.1
86 Paul Waner*74.8
87 Mookie Betts (3.7)74.0
Reggie Jackson*74.0
89 Frank Thomas*73.8
90 Pud Galvin*73.4
91 Jim Thome*72.9
92 Larry Walker*72.7
93 Harry Heilmann*72.2
94 Frankie Frisch*72.0
95 Rafael Palmeiro 71.9
96 Derek Jeter*71.3
97 Bobby Grich 71.0
98 Ted Lyons*70.7
99 Alan Trammell*70.6
100 Barry Larkin*70.5
Johnny Mize*70.5
Ron Santo*70.5
103 Gary Carter*70.2
104 Carlos Beltrán 70.1
Scott Rolen*70.1
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 Joe Cronin*64.8
Andre Dawson*64.8
144 Reggie Smith 64.6
Chase Utley 64.6
146 Willie McCovey*64.5
147 Richie Ashburn*64.3
148 Roy Halladay*64.2
Dave Winfield*64.2
150 Paul Goldschmidt (1.4)64.0
151 Jackie Robinson*63.9
152 Red Faber*63.8
Clark Griffith*63.8
154 Billy Williams*63.7
155 Joey Votto 63.6
156 Bob Feller*63.4
157 Freddie Freeman (2.5)63.2
Billy Hamilton*63.2
Vic Willis*63.2
159 Lou Boudreau*63.1
RankPlayer (2025 WAR)WAR
161 Home Run Baker*62.8
Ken Boyer 62.8
Juan Marichal*62.8
Hal Newhouser*62.8
165 Andruw Jones 62.7
166 David Cone 62.3
CC Sabathia*62.3
John Montgomery Ward*62.3
Mickey Welch*62.3
170 Shoeless Joe Jackson 62.2
Mark McGwire 62.2
172 Dennis Eckersley*62.1
173 Stan Coveleski*61.9
174 Todd Helton*61.8
175 Jack Glasscock 61.6
Tommy John 61.6
177 Sal Bando 61.5
178 Manny Machado (3.7)61.3
Bullet Rogan*61.3
180 Jake Beckley*61.2
181 Tommy Bond 60.9
Early Wynn*60.9
183 Willie Davis 60.8
184 Charlie Buffinton 60.7
185 Gary Sheffield 60.5
186 Jim Edmonds 60.4
Harmon Killebrew*60.4
Dazzy Vance*60.4
Zack Wheat*60.4
190 Keith Hernandez 60.3
191 Bobby Abreu 60.2
Andy Pettitte 60.2
Al Spalding*60.2
194 Wes Ferrell 60.1
195 Aaron Judge (7.4)60.0
Ichiro Suzuki*60.0
197 Jesse Burkett*59.7
198 Mike Piazza*59.6
199 Yogi Berra*59.5
Bob Caruthers 59.5
Vladimir Guerrero*59.5
202 Jim Bunning*59.4
Sherry Magee 59.4
204 Mark Buehrle 59.0
Eddie Cicotte 59.0
Cole Hamels 59.0
Joe McGinnity*59.0
Urban Shocker 59.0
209 Evan Longoria 58.9
Bret Saberhagen 58.9
211 Dick Allen*58.7
Darrell Evans 58.7
213 Jack Quinn 58.6
Sammy Sosa 58.6
215 Rube Waddell*58.4
216 John Olerud 58.1
217 Mordecai Brown*58.0
Bobby Bonds 57.9
Chuck Finley 57.9
Tim Hudson 57.9
221 Billy Herman*57.7
Joe Torre*57.7
223 Willie Stargell*57.6
224 Enos Slaughter*57.5
225 Nolan Arenado (1.0)57.4
226 George Sisler*57.2
227 Frank Tanana 57.1
228 Whitey Ford*57.0
229 Larry Doby*56.7
230 Bill Terry*56.6
231 Will Clark 56.5
232 Bill Dickey*56.4
Chris Sale (3.1)56.4
Dave Stieb 56.4
235 Johnny Damon 56.3
José Ramírez (4.5)56.3
Mariano Rivera*56.3
238 Robin Ventura 56.1
239 Orel Hershiser 56.0
Jim Whitney 56.0
RankPlayer (2025 WAR)WAR
241 Luis Aparicio*55.9
Eppa Rixey*55.9
Jimmy Wynn 55.9
244 Bob Johnson 55.7
Chet Lemon 55.7
George Uhle 55.7
247 Max Carey*55.6
Joe Gordon*55.6
Joe Mauer*55.6
250 Hank Greenberg*55.5
Gabby Hartnett*55.5
Jeff Kent 55.5
253 Bobby Mathews 55.4
254 Stan Hack 55.3
Jack Powell 55.3
256 David Ortiz*55.0
256 Joe Sewell*54.9
258 Kevin Appier 54.5
Joe Medwick*54.5
260 José Cruz 54.4
Sam Rice*54.4
262 Willie Keeler*54.3
263 Francisco Lindor (4.3)54.1
Vada Pinson 54.1
265 Bryce Harper (3.0)53.9
Tony Pérez*53.9
267 Jose Altuve (0.9)53.8
Ian Kinsler 53.8
269 Ron Cey 53.7
Jerry Koosman 53.7
271 Harry Hooper*53.6
Bucky Walters 53.6
273 Wilbur Cooper 53.4
Billy Pierce 53.4
David Wells 53.4
276 Jimmy Collins*53.3
Joe Tinker*53.3
278 Minnie Miñoso*53.2
279 Bert Campaneris 53.1
Jack Clark 53.1
281 César Cedeño 53.0
Dwight Gooden 53.0
283 Burleigh Grimes*52.9
284 Elmer Flick*52.7
285 Babe Adams 52.6
Fred McGriff*52.6
Bid McPhee*52.5
288 Waite Hoyt*52.4
289 Jim O'Rourke*52.3
290 Norm Cash 52.0
Larry Jackson 52.0
292 Lance Berkman 51.9
Dustin Pedroia 51.9
294 Johan Santana 51.7
295 Earl Averill*51.6
Luis Gonzalez 51.6
297 Brian Downing 51.5
298 Toby Harrah 51.4
299 Bobby Doerr*51.3
Carl Mays 51.3
Al Orth 51.3
302 Brian Giles 51.1
Kirby Puckett*51.1
304 Bob Elliott 50.9
Tony Phillips 50.9
306 Ted Breitenstein 50.6
Torii Hunter 50.6
308 Jason Giambi 50.5
Jim Kaat*50.5
Kenny Rogers 50.5
Mark Teixeira 50.5
312 Tommy Bridges 50.4
Joe Kelley*50.4
Silver King 50.4
Ted Simmons*50.4
316 Fred Lynn 50.2
317 Orlando Cepeda*50.1
Mark Langston 50.1
319 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. [1]

References

  1. "Baseball-Reference.com WAR Explained". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  2. "Career Leaders & Records for Wins Above Replacement". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  3. "Active Leaders & Records for Wins Above Replacement". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-06-20.