List of Major League Baseball career Wins Above Replacement 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). [1] As of September 14 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 (2024 WAR)Name of the player. Amount of WAR accumulated during 2024 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 September 14, 2024.

RankPlayer (2024 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 101.4
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 (1.1)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 Justin Verlander (0.0)80.8
64 Tom Glavine*80.7
65 Jeff Bagwell*79.9
66 Pete Rose 79.5
Curt Schilling 79.5
68 Clayton Kershaw (-0.3)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 Sam Crawford*75.4
RankPlayer (2024 WAR)WAR
Charles Radbourn*75.4
Max Scherzer (0.4)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 (5.1)69.9
106 Ed Delahanty*69.6
107 Rick Reuschel 69.5
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 (2024 WAR)WAR
Ken Boyer 62.8
Hal Newhouser *62.8
163 Paul Goldschmidt (1.2)62.7
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
183 Gary Sheffield 60.5
184 Jim Edmonds 60.4
Zack Wheat*60.4
186 Freddie Freeman (4.2)60.3
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
218 Bobby Bonds 57.8
219 Enos Slaughter*57.6
Willie Stargell*57.6
Joe Torre*57.6
222 Manny Machado (2.7)57.5
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 Bill Terry*56.6
229 Will Clark 56.5
230 Nolan Arenado (2.2)56.4
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 (2024 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
Chris Sale (6.3)53.4
270 Jimmy Collins*53.3
Minnie Miñoso*53.3
272 Billy Pierce 53.2
Joe Tinker*53.2
274 César Cedeño 53.1
Jack Clark 53.1
276 Jose Altuve (3.7)53.0
277 Bert Campaneris 53.0
Dwight Gooden 53.0
279 Burleigh Grimes*52.9
280 Elmer Flick*52.7
281 Babe Adams 52.6
Fred McGriff*52.6
283 Bid McPhee*52.5
284 Waite Hoyt*52.4
285 Jim O'Rourke*52.3
286 Norm Cash 52.0
Larry Jackson 52.0
288 Lance Berkman 51.9
Dustin Pedroia 51.9
290 Johan Santana 51.7
291 Earl Averill*51.6
Luis Gonzalez 51.6
293 Brian Downing 51.5
Toby Harrah 51.5
295 Bobby Doerr*51.4
296 Carl Mays 51.3
Al Orth 51.3
298 Brian Giles 51.1
Kirby Puckett*51.1
José Ramírez (5.6)51.1
301 Bob Elliott 50.9
Aaron Judge (9.6)50.9
Tony Phillips 50.9
304 Bryce Harper (4.5)50.8
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

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.

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