List of Major League Baseball career Wins Above Replacement leaders explained

This is a list of Major League Baseball (MLB) players to have accumulated a value of 50 or more career Wins Above Replacement (WAR). As of August 20 of the 2024 Major League Baseball season, 319 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 86.2.

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 20, 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		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 (1.0)	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	Justin Verlander (0.7)	81.5
62	Nolan Ryan	81.3
63	Rod Carew	81.2
64	Tom Glavine	80.7
65	Jeff Bagwell	79.9
	Clayton Kershaw (0.3)	79.9
67	Pete Rose	79.5
	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	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 (0.4)	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	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	Mookie Betts (4.3)	69.1
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

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
	Shoeless Joe Jackson	62.2
169	Dennis Eckersley	62.1
	Mark McGwire	62.1
171	Stan Coveleski	62.0
172	Paul Goldschmidt (0.4)	61.9
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
	Freddie Freeman (4.0)	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	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	Manny Machado (1.5)	56.2
234	Nolan Arenado (1.9)	56.1
	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

Rank	Player (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
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	Jose Altuve (2.7)	52.1
285	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
	Chris Sale (4.5)	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
300	Bob Elliott	50.9
	Tony Phillips	50.9
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	José Ramírez (4.7)	50.3
313	Fred Lynn	50.2
314	Orlando Cepeda	50.1
	Mark Langston	50.1
316	Dave Bancroft	50.0
	Aaron Judge (8.6)	50.0
	Roy Oswalt	50.0
	Wilbur Wood	50.0

Sources

Web site: Career Leaders & Records for Wins Above Replacement. Baseball-Reference.com. April 13, 2021.

List of Major League Baseball career Wins Above Replacement leaders explained

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