List of Major League Baseball career Wins Above Replacement leaders

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 August 3 of the 2024 Major League Baseball season, 317 players have reached a WAR value of 50.0 or higher, as detailed on this list.

Babe Ruth is the all-time leader in WAR with a value of 182.6. Mike Trout is the active WAR leader with 86.1.

Key

Rank	Rank 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
WAR	Total career Wins Above Replacement.
*	Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold	Denotes active player.

List

Stats updated as of August 3, 2024.

Rank	Player (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	Robin Roberts*	86.1
51	Mike Trout (0.9)	86.0
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	Justin Verlander (0.7)	81.6
62	Nolan Ryan*	81.3
63	Rod Carew*	81.2
64	Tom Glavine*	80.7
65	Jeff Bagwell*	79.9
66	Pete Rose	79.5
	Curt Schilling	79.5
68	Clayton Kershaw (-0.4)	79.3
69	Joe DiMaggio*	79.1
70	Dan Brouthers*	78.7
71	Brooks Robinson*	78.5
72	Arky Vaughan*	77.9
73	Zack Greinke (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

Rank	Player (2024 WAR)	WAR
	Charles Radbourn*	75.4
	Max Scherzer (0.3)	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	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*	69.0
111	Mookie Betts (3.9)	68.7
	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 (0)	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

Rank	Player (2024 WAR)	WAR
	Ken Boyer	62.8
	Hal Newhouser *	62.8
163	Andruw Jones	62.7
164	David Cone	62.3
	CC Sabathia	62.3
	John Montgomery Ward*	62.3
	Mickey Welch*	62.3
168	Shoeless Joe Jackson	62.2
169	Dennis Eckersley*	62.1
	Paul Goldschmidt (0.6)	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	Keith Hernandez	60.3
	Harmon Killebrew*	60.3
	Dazzy Vance*	60.3
189	Bobby Abreu	60.2
	Andy Pettitte	60.2
	Al Spalding*	60.2
192	Wes Ferrell	60.1
193	Ichiro Suzuki	60.0
194	Freddie Freeman (3.8)	59.8
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 (0)	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	Billy Herman*	57.4
223	George Sisler*	57.2
224	Whitey Ford*	57.1
	Frank Tanana	57.1
226	Larry Doby*	56.8
227	Bill Terry*	56.6
228	Will Clark	56.5
229	Bill Dickey*	56.4
	Dave Stieb	56.4
231	Johnny Damon	56.3
	Mariano Rivera*	56.3
233	Robin Ventura	56.1
234	Orel Hershiser	56.0
	Manny Machado (1.2)	56..0
	Jim Whitney	56.0
237	Luis Aparicio*	55.9
	Eppa Rixey*	55.9
239	Jimmy Wynn	55.8
240	Chet Lemon	55.7

Rank	Player (2024 WAR)	WAR
241	Max Carey*	55.6
	Joe Gordon*	55.6
	Bob Johnson	55.6
244	Hank Greenberg*	55.5
	Stan Hack	55.5
	Gabby Hartnett *	55.5
	George Uhle	55.5
248	Jeff Kent	55.4
	Bobby Mathews	55.4
250	David Ortiz*	55.3
	Jack Powell	55.3
252	Nolan Arenado (1.0)	55.2
	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
271	Billy Pierce	53.2
	Joe Tinker*	53.2
273	César Cedeño	53.1
	Jack Clark	53.1
275	Bert Campaneris	53.0
	Dwight Gooden	53.0
277	Burleigh Grimes*	52.9
278	Elmer Flick*	52.7
279	Babe Adams	52.6
	Fred McGriff*	52.6
281	Bid McPhee*	52.5
282	Waite Hoyt*	52.4
283	Jim O'Rourke*	52.3
284	José Altuve (2.6)	52.0
	Norm Cash	52.0
	Larry Jackson	52.0
287	Lance Berkman	51.9
	Dustin Pedroia	51.9
289	Johan Santana	51.7
290	Earl Averill*	51.6
	Luis Gonzalez	51.6
	Brian Downing	51.5
	Toby Harrah	51.5
294	Bobby Doerr*	51.4
295	Carl Mays	51.3
	Al Orth	51.3
297	Brian Giles	51.1
	Kirby Puckett*	51.1
299	Bob Elliott	50.9
	Tony Phillips	50.9
301	Chris Sale (3.7)	50.8
302	Torii Hunter	50.7
303	Ted Breitenstein	50.6
	Mark Teixeira	50.6
305	Jason Giambi	50.5
	Jim Kaat*	50.5
	Kenny Rogers	50.5
308	Tommy Bridges	50.4
	Joe Kelley*	50.4
	Silver King	50.4
	Ted Simmons*	50.4
312	Fred Lynn	50.2
313	Orlando Cepeda*	50.1
	Mark Langston	50.1
315	Dave Bancroft*	50.0
	Roy Oswalt	50.0
	Wilbur Wood	50.0

Sources

"Career Leaders & Records for Wins Above Replacement". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

^ 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] 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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