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Statistic Description: Wins Above Replacement for position players A single number that presents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com
This statistic is computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these lists.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | WAR Position Players | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 36) | 110.4 | R |
| 2. | Albert Pujols (12, 32) | 84.5 | R |
| 3. | Chipper Jones (19, 40) | 80.0 | B |
| 4. | Derek Jeter (18, 38) | 68.1 | R |
| 5. | Jim Thome (22, 41) | 67.4 | L |
| 6. | Scott Rolen (17, 37) | 65.8 | R |
| 7. | Manny Ramirez (19, 40) | 64.8 | R |
| 8. | Carlos Beltran (15, 35) | 60.8 | B |
| 9. | Andruw Jones (17, 35) | 59.3 | R |
| 10. | Todd Helton (16, 38) | 58.6 | L |
| 11. | Bobby Abreu (17, 38) | 57.9 | L |
| 12. | Adrian Beltre (15, 33) | 55.6 | R |
| 13. | Vladimir Guerrero (16, 37) | 55.2 | R |
| 14. | Ichiro Suzuki (12, 38) | 54.3 | L |
| 15. | Johnny Damon (18, 38) | 51.4 | L |
| 16. | Chase Utley (9, 33) | 50.4 | L |
| 17. | Lance Berkman (14, 36) | 49.1 | B |
| 18. | Jason Giambi (18, 41) | 48.1 | L |
| 19. | Mark Teixeira (10, 32) | 42.6 | B |
| 20. | Miguel Tejada (15, 38) | 42.3 | R |
| 21. | Omar Vizquel (24, 45) | 41.1 | B |
| 22. | Torii Hunter (16, 36) | 39.7 | R |
| 23. | Placido Polanco (15, 36) | 39.0 | R |
| 24. | Rafael Furcal (13, 34) | 38.4 | B |
| 25. | Miguel Cabrera (10, 29) | 38.3 | R |
| 26. | Jimmy Rollins (13, 33) | 38.0 | B |
| 27. | David Wright (9, 29) | 34.9 | R |
| 28. | David Ortiz (16, 36) | 34.8 | L |
| 29. | Matt Holliday (9, 32) | 34.1 | R |
| 30. | Joe Mauer (9, 29) | 33.8 | L |
| 31. | Carl Crawford (10, 30) | 33.1 | L |
| 32. | Eric Chavez (15, 34) | 32.5 | L |
| 33. | Curtis Granderson (9, 31) | 30.0 | L |
| 34. | Kevin Youkilis (9, 33) | 29.3 | R |
| 35. | Orlando Hudson (11, 34) | 28.6 | B |
| 36. | Robinson Cano (8, 29) | 28.3 | L |
| 37. | Ryan Braun (6, 28) | 27.8 | R |
| Dustin Pedroia (7, 28) | 27.8 | R | |
| 39. | Evan Longoria (5, 26) | 27.5 | R |
| 40. | Brian Roberts (11, 34) | 27.4 | B |
| 41. | Mark Ellis (10, 35) | 27.2 | R |
| 42. | Ian Kinsler (7, 30) | 27.1 | R |
| 43. | Jose Reyes (10, 29) | 26.6 | B |
| 44. | Grady Sizemore (8, 29) | 26.5 | L |
| 45. | Paul Konerko (16, 36) | 26.0 | R |
| 46. | Hanley Ramirez (8, 28) | 25.9 | R |
| 47. | Adrian Gonzalez (9, 30) | 25.8 | L |
| Troy Tulowitzki (7, 27) | 25.8 | R | |
| 49. | Carlos Lee (14, 36) | 25.5 | R |
| 50. | Ryan Zimmerman (8, 27) | 25.4 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | WAR Position Players | Bats |
| 51. | Vernon Wells (14, 33) | 24.9 | R |
| 52. | Victor Martinez (10, 33) | 24.8 | B |
| 53. | Michael Young (13, 35) | 24.1 | R |
| 54. | Josh Hamilton (6, 31) | 23.7 | L |
| 55. | Carlos Pena (12, 34) | 23.4 | L |
| Joey Votto (6, 28) | 23.4 | L | |
| 57. | Jason Bay (10, 33) | 23.1 | R |
| 58. | Aramis Ramirez (15, 34) | 22.9 | R |
| Alfonso Soriano (14, 36) | 22.9 | R | |
| 60. | Travis Hafner (11, 35) | 22.5 | L |
| 61. | Shane Victorino (9, 31) | 21.7 | B |
| Jack Wilson (12, 34) | 21.7 | R | |
| 63. | Ben Zobrist (7, 31) | 21.0 | B |
| 64. | Mark Kotsay (16, 36) | 20.9 | L |
| 65. | Jayson Werth (10, 33) | 20.7 | R |
| 66. | Nick Markakis (7, 28) | 20.4 | L |
| 67. | Hideki Matsui (10, 38) | 20.1 | L |
| 68. | Ramon Hernandez (14, 36) | 19.9 | R |
| Brian McCann (8, 28) | 19.9 | L | |
| 70. | Alex Rios (9, 31) | 19.6 | R |
| 71. | Chone Figgins (11, 34) | 19.4 | B |
| 72. | Justin Morneau (10, 31) | 18.5 | L |
| 73. | Adam Kennedy (14, 36) | 18.3 | L |
| 74. | Coco Crisp (11, 32) | 18.2 | B |
| 75. | David DeJesus (10, 32) | 18.1 | L |
| 76. | Ryan Howard (8, 32) | 18.0 | L |
| Brandon Phillips (11, 31) | 18.0 | R | |
| Dan Uggla (7, 32) | 18.0 | R | |
| 79. | Hunter Pence (6, 29) | 17.9 | R |
| Jhonny Peralta (10, 30) | 17.9 | R | |
| 81. | Shin-Soo Choo (8, 29) | 17.8 | L |
| 82. | Russell Martin (7, 29) | 17.7 | R |
| 83. | Yunel Escobar (6, 29) | 17.5 | R |
| Matt Kemp (7, 27) | 17.5 | R | |
| 85. | J.J. Hardy (8, 29) | 17.2 | R |
| Aaron Hill (8, 30) | 17.2 | R | |
| Raul Ibanez (17, 40) | 17.2 | L | |
| 88. | A.J. Pierzynski (15, 35) | 17.1 | L |
| 89. | Aubrey Huff (13, 35) | 16.8 | L |
| 90. | Jason Bartlett (9, 32) | 16.7 | R |
| 91. | Brandon Inge (12, 35) | 16.4 | R |
| 92. | Asdrubal Cabrera (6, 26) | 16.1 | B |
| Prince Fielder (8, 28) | 16.1 | L | |
| Mike Napoli (7, 30) | 16.1 | R | |
| 95. | Marco Scutaro (11, 36) | 16.0 | R |
| 96. | Michael Bourn (7, 29) | 15.7 | L |
| 97. | Lyle Overbay (12, 35) | 15.1 | L |
| 98. | Howie Kendrick (7, 28) | 14.9 | R |
| 99. | Yadier Molina (9, 29) | 14.8 | R |
| 100. | Kelly Johnson (7, 30) | 14.6 | L |
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